The Machine
Strategic OS v2.0
Strategic Operating System v2.0

We Turn Marketing Science
Into Strategy

18 strategic modules that tell you how much to spend, where to spend it, whether your creative is working, and what it's all worth. Input your numbers. Get the strategy.

Built on evidence

The numbers behind the system

18
Strategic Modules

From objective setting and market sizing through budget modelling, channel optimisation and creative effectiveness. One connected system.

70+
Years of Research

Grounded in the academic canon — Ehrenberg-Bass, the IPA Databank, and the modern science of attention and creative quality.

20,000+
Real-World Cases

Every model is calibrated against real effectiveness data, not opinion. The numbers behind the numbers.

4
Strategic Areas

Strategic Imperatives. Growth Planning. Advanced Optimizations. Continuous Learning. A full strategy-to-execution pipeline.

Four questions every strategy must answer

Budget
How much to spend

Task-based budget modelling, share-of-voice dynamics and payback curves size the investment before a dollar moves.

Channels
Where to spend it

Multi-screen optimisation weighted by attention, reach and cost — allocation driven by evidence, not habit.

Creative
Whether it's working

Creative effectiveness scored against the proven drivers of long-term brand growth and short-term activation.

Value
What it's all worth

Discounted cash flow, causal impact and regression sense-checks turn marketing activity into financial evidence.

Built on the foundational works of
EhrenbergSharpBinetFieldRoachAmblerRitson
Built by strategists behind campaigns for
WPPOmnicomPublicis
AppleGoldman SachsWells FargoSAPHeinekenPfizerSony Pictures

The Machine senses.
You decide.

Every module is built to sharpen strategic judgment, not replace it. Honest, caveated outputs that show their working — so the final call is always yours.