Making the most out of your Retainer

If you are considering (or would like to have) a dedicated presentation designer on your team in the form of a retainer, then this post is for you. Here is everything you need to know about making the most out of your retainer.

What is a retainer?

A retainer provides you, your organisation and/or team members access to the services of a dedicated presentation designer for a specified number of hours per month.

What are the benefits to you?

There are many benefits of having a dedicated presentation designer, someone you can call on, on an ad-hoc basis, at any time during the week.

1. Discounted fees: Our rates for retainers are lower than the standard hourly rate so you automatically enjoy cost advantages.

2. Tailored packages: The retainer is tailored to your specific requirements. If you only need 5 hours of support per month then that’s what we’ll give you, on the other hand, if you require 20 hours a week, we’re also here for you.

3. Efficiency and focus: Outsourcing your presentations gives you more time to focus your energy and productivity on other areas.

4. Time-saving: How long would you say it takes you to design a 20-slide presentation from scratch? Ensuring that everything is absolutely spot on, on brand, nothing out of alignment, with the best visuals, and custom diagrams? A day, two days, maybe more. What if an expert could do it in a fraction of that time?

5. Savings on infrastructure and technology: Picture eliminating the need to recruit, hire, train and purchase the required hardware and software.

6. Better support and fast turnarounds: We prioritise your job and provide outstanding presentations each and every time.

7. Businesses, large and small: Whether you’re a sole trader, an SME, or a large corporate we have the expertise to support all your presentation needs.

8. We know you and your requirements: Over time we get to know your brand, your likes and dislikes, and your individual quirks when it comes to your presentations and design specifications.

9. And there's more... Peace of mind... Quality and consistent style... Queue jumping!... Simpler budgeting... Less paperwork. Have we convinced you yet?

And then there are all the perks! Yes, lots of them!

• A dedicated designer that understands your brand and needs

• Fast turnarounds

• Presentation design and formatting of existing slides

• Word design and formatting of reports, etc

• Visualisation of data and content-heavy slides

• Infographics and iconography

• Design of digital invitations

• Design of social media tiles

• Stock photo images

• One point of contact for coordination of bookings

• Shared Dropbox

• Unlimited email and phone support

• Bi-monthly newsletter and tip sheets

• Knowing that you are supporting an Australian business

• AND a complimentary template audit

What are the conditions?

We make it as simple as possible.

• We tailor the number of hours to your specific needs

• There are no locked-in contracts, cancel at any time

• We roll over unused hours once

• You don’t pay a thing until the end of the month

What you can do to get the most out of your retainer.

OUR TIPS!

1. Take a moment to plan ahead. What are your presentation needs for the upcoming month?

2. What are the needs of your peers for the upcoming month? Remember that the retainer can be used by anyone in the business!

3. What other needs does the business have in terms of the provision of digital assets such as social media, invitations, webinars, conferences, infographics, etc?

4. Provide us with a glimpse of what’s ahead for the month and we’ll pencil in the dates and get back to you with a booking confirmation.

5. Are you leaving your presentations to the last minute and then running out of time to send them in for formatting? Consider having them ready 24 hours prior, even two hours of formatting can make a huge difference!

6. Have you taken advantage of the complimentary template audit?