What a good agency delivers
A good agency brings experience, tools, and dedicated attention to your marketing. They'll do comprehensive research, interview your team, and deliver a professional strategy document. The best ones also handle execution.
That expertise has real value. The question is whether you need all of it right now.
When an agency makes sense
- You have budget ($5K+ for strategy, $1-2K/month for execution)
- You need someone to actually run your marketing, not just plan it
- You want a human accountable for results
- You need credibility with investors or stakeholders
When Boost makes sense
- You need a plan this week, not next month
- Your budget is hundreds, not thousands
- You want to execute yourself and just need direction
- You want the competitive research an agency starts with — at 1% of the cost
They're not the same thing
Boost gives you the plan. You execute it. If you need someone to run your marketing for you, an agency is the better call.
But if you know how to do the work and just need to know what work to do — that's what Boost is for. Some founders use Boost first, then bring the plan to an agency for execution.