Every Sterling Society engagement is priced as a fixed-scope project so you know the investment before you commit — no hourly billing surprises.
Our three engagement tiers reflect the most common starting points we see among Irish marketing teams — from audit-only to a full factory build.
Sterling Society charges fixed project fees, not day rates. Every tier below includes a defined scope, a documented set of deliverables, and a 30-day post-handover support window. VAT at the standard Irish rate of 23% applies to all invoices. We typically work with marketing teams and founders at Irish SMEs, Series A–B startups, and professional services firms with between five and one hundred employees. If your situation sits between tiers, get in touch — we scope custom engagements regularly and can combine modules to match your budget and timeline.
Three fixed-scope engagements designed to meet you where your content operation is today and move it decisively forward.
€1,500 one-time
For teams that want clarity before commitment
€7,500 one-time
Our core engagement and strongest value
€2,200/mo
For teams that want ongoing strategic oversight
“We went with the Factory Build in February and by May we had the analytics dashboard showing €38,000 in pipeline attributed to content that cost us €7,500 to systematise. The midnight-coral slides in the final presentation were a nice touch — our board actually remembered the deck.”
Rónán McCarthy, COO, Brightpath Consulting, Limerick
Common questions from finance and procurement teams evaluating a content factory investment.
The Factory Build is a one-time fixed fee. After handover, your team operates the system independently at no ongoing cost to Sterling Society. Tool costs — Notion, n8n, Looker Studio — are typically under €100 per month and are billed directly to you by the tool providers. The Scale Partner retainer is optional and separate.
Yes, and roughly 70% of our Diagnostic clients proceed to the Factory Build within six weeks. The Diagnostic fee is credited in full against the Factory Build price if you proceed within 90 days, so the €1,500 is not a sunk cost.
Yes. The Factory Build can be split into three milestone payments: 40% at project kick-off, 40% at the midpoint milestone, and 20% at final handover. The Scale Partner is billed monthly in advance. Diagnostic engagements are invoiced in full upfront.
No commitment required. We will map your current content operation and show you the ROI case for building a factory — whether or not you work with us.