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Digital Agencies & Consultancies

Digital agencies and consultancies are service businesses that deliver projects for clients. They operate on fixed budgets, tight timelines, and reputation-dependent revenue streams.

Segment Profile

Size & Distribution (estimates)

  • UK Market: ~25,000 digital agencies (< 50 employees avg)
  • US Market: ~50,000 digital agencies
  • Growth: ~8% CAGR (industry reports vary)
  • Addressable: Agencies with 5-50 staff and £500k-£5M annual revenue

These numbers are rough estimates from industry reports and job board analysis. Actual figures vary by how “digital agency” is defined.

Pain Points

Delivery risk is existential. A missed deadline damages client relationships, triggers penalty clauses, and creates costly overtime. Agencies absorb this risk personally—there’s no enterprise buffer.

Tool fatigue is real. Agencies typically use many SaaS tools (estimates range from 10-20+). Each new tool requires training, integration, and ongoing maintenance. Agencies are skeptical of “yet another platform.”

Margins are thin. Agency gross margins are typically in the 40-60% range. Any efficiency gain drops directly to the bottom line.

Talent is expensive. Senior developers cost £60-100k/year. Agencies can’t afford idle time, but they also can’t afford to miss specialist skills.

Buying Behavior

  • Decision maker: Operations Director, Delivery Lead, or Founder
  • Budget owner: Often the same person (small orgs)
  • Procurement cycle: 2-4 weeks for tools under £500/mo
  • Trial requirement: Must see value before committing
  • Reference dependent: Ask peers before buying

Success Metrics

Agencies measure tool value by:

  • Hours saved per project
  • Delivery accuracy improvement
  • Client satisfaction scores
  • Margin protection

Why Our Products

Murphy

Primary fit. Murphy’s delivery control directly addresses the agency pain of missed deadlines and client surprise. The ROI case is clear: catch one slip early and Murphy pays for itself.

Key value props for agencies:

  • Client-facing confidence views
  • Multi-project portfolio visibility
  • Early warning before scope creep becomes crisis

SmartBoxes

Strong fit. Agencies need to prototype fast and deploy reliably. SmartBoxes provide:

  • Rapid prototyping without DevOps overhead
  • Consistent environments across client projects
  • Capability packs for common agency tasks

Nomos Cloud

Platform enabler. Agencies building custom AI solutions for clients benefit from:

  • Auditable agent execution
  • Client-facing decision traces
  • White-label deployment options

Acquisition Strategy

Channels

  1. Agency networks: Partnerships with agency associations (DMA, BDA, AAR)
  2. Delivery consultants: People who advise agencies on ops
  3. Case studies: “How [Agency X] caught a £50k slip before it happened”
  4. Tool review sites: G2, Capterra presence

Messaging

  • Lead with delivery risk and margin protection
  • Avoid “AI” hype—agencies are cynical
  • Show concrete time savings in hours/week
  • Reference similar agencies by size and vertical

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