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Advisory Services

The United Republic is built to be easy to work with. Each service has a defined shape, a clear scope and a realistic timeframe, and the right specialist partners to bring the strategy to life.

We don't keep a fixed team. We build the right people around each challenge, bringing together specialist partners based on what the work needs, not what we happen to have in-house.

Engagement Pathways

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Fractional CMO

Ongoing senior marketing leadership embedded in your organisation, without the overhead of a full time employee.

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Strategic Diagnostic

Define the real problem before you invest

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Strategy Build

Create the plan that guides everything

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Strategic Lead

Carry the strategy through delivery

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Review and Refine

Evaluate what worked and improve what's next

Start anywhere. Most clients begin with a Diagnostic. Some arrive with the problem already clear and start at the Strategy Build, or they need a Strategic Lead - a senior project implementation specialist and creative director to bring their established strategy to life.

What we offer

Fractional CMO

Senior marketing leadership without the full-time overhead

Ongoing retainer

Experienced senior marketing leadership on a fractional basis, embedded in your business to own the strategy, lead the team and drive commercial outcomes, without the cost of a full-time executive hire.

What's included

Marketing strategy ownership and accountability
Brand positioning and messaging direction
Team leadership and capability development
Partner and supplier management
Budget planning and channel allocation
Performance reporting and optimisation
Board and executive-level reporting

When to use this

When you need senior marketing leadership but aren't ready or resourced for a full-time CMO. Suited to growth-stage businesses, organisations in transition, or teams that need experienced direction.

Strategic Diagnostic

Define the objectives and understand the real problems before you invest

2–4 weeks

A focused diagnostic to understand the challenge, map the landscape, and define where strategic focus will have the greatest impact. Can be run as a facilitated workshop programme where the priority is aligning a team quickly, or as a research-led diagnostic where the priority is establishing the truth.

What's included

Audience and stakeholder insight analysis
Problem definition and strategic framing
Communications landscape review
Barrier and opportunity mapping
Strategic recommendations and next steps
Facilitated sessions where alignment is the constraint

When to use this

When you need clarity on the objectives and problems before committing to strategy or execution. Or when your team is at a crossroads and needs structured thinking to unblock a decision.

Execution support

Leads directly into Strategy Build, or works as a standalone diagnostic to inform internal planning.

Strategy Build

Create the plan that guides everything

6–12 weeks

A complete communications or campaign strategy, from problem definition through to delivery frameworks, partner briefing and implementation guidance.

What's included

Full communications or campaign strategy
Message frameworks and narrative architecture
Channel and media strategy
Campaign architecture and phasing
Creative and content direction (Ideas Brief)
Partner briefing materials
Implementation roadmap

When to use this

When you have a clear challenge and need a comprehensive strategy to guide execution. Includes identification of delivery partners and briefing support.

Execution support

Delivered as a handover, or with ongoing strategic oversight during implementation.

Strategic Lead

Ongoing strategic guidance from problem to delivery

3–12 months or longer

Embedded strategic leadership across a program, from problem definition through strategy development, partner briefing and implementation oversight. Your Strategic Lead owns the strategy across a body of work.

What's included

Full diagnostic and strategy development
Identification and briefing of delivery partners
Strategic project leadership
Implementation oversight and review
Creative and content direction
Stakeholder alignment and management
Performance tracking and refinement

When to use this

For high-stakes, complex or long-term programmes that need senior strategic and implementation leadership from start to finish.

Review and Refine

Evaluate what worked and improve what's next

2–4 weeks

Post-campaign evaluation, performance analysis and strategic refinement, to learn from what worked and plan smarter next steps.

What's included

Campaign performance evaluation
Audience and stakeholder feedback analysis
Message effectiveness review
Strategic debrief and learnings
Refinement recommendations

When to use this

After a campaign or programme, to evaluate performance and feed insight back into future strategy.

Not sure which one you need?

Start a conversation, let's grab a coffee or tell us what you're trying to achieve, and we'll tell you honestly which service fits, or whether you need one at all.