Capability 02 · One source, every channel

Write it once. Publish it everywhere, correctly.

Content & Communication Infrastructure is the plumbing under marketing: a structured content model, a governed asset library, localisation that scales, and messaging set up so email, SMS and WhatsApp arrive. Change a price, a claim or a logo in one place and every channel follows.

Typical build
8–16 weeks
Scope
CMS · DAM · messaging
Approach
Structured, versioned, reusable
Message router · order.shippedYour platform

Route: email, WhatsApp and push sent, SMS suppressed for lack of consent, and the in-app banner queued for the next session.

Illustrative. Consent is checked at the moment of sending, per purpose and channel, not when the list was built.

What we build · 6 parts

Content as data, not as documents

When content is modelled as fields rather than pages, the same fact can serve a website, an email, an ad and an assistant without being retyped.

Rows of blue network cables run into a rack of lit ports in the dark
  1. 01Infrastructure

    Content model & headless CMS

    Content typed as structured fields with reusable blocks, versioning and preview, so a product fact, price or claim exists once and is referenced everywhere.

    Structured · reusable
  2. 02Infrastructure

    Digital asset management

    One library for photography, video, logos and templates, with usage rights, licence expiry and market restrictions held as metadata rather than in someone’s memory.

    Rights · metadata
  3. 03Infrastructure

    Localisation & translation pipeline

    Machine translation with in-market human review, locale variants, right-to-left support and regional legal lines, delivered as part of publishing rather than a project.

    Locales · review
  4. 04Infrastructure

    Messaging infrastructure

    Email, SMS and WhatsApp senders configured properly: SPF, DKIM, DMARC and BIMI, dedicated IP warm-up, approved WhatsApp templates and the 24-hour service window respected.

    Deliverable by design
  5. 05Infrastructure

    Channel component library

    Modular email, landing page and message components built on your brand tokens, tested for accessibility, dark mode and the clients your audience actually uses.

    Tokens · tested
  6. 06Infrastructure

    Editorial workflow & governance

    Roles, review stages, legal and compliance sign-off, scheduled publishing and a full audit trail of who changed what, in the tools the team already opens.

    Approvals · audit trail

Where it sits in the engine

One source, every channel it reaches.

How one message moves from the content model to a delivered send. The highlighted step is where this capability works.

  1. 01 · Source Content model Structured types and approved blocks in a headless CMS, not pasted copy.
  2. 02 · Assemble One message Rendered per channel from the same source, in every language you publish in.
  3. 03 · Check Consent per channel Each channel is sent only where the person agreed to it, for that purpose.
  4. 04 · Route Channel adapters Email, SMS, WhatsApp templates, push and in-app through one sending layer. Infrastructure
  5. 05 · Record Delivery log Sent, held, suppressed and failed recorded with the reason.

How it runs · 4 stages

Model first, migrate second

The content model is agreed and tested against real pages and real campaigns before anything is migrated into it. Timings are typical, not promised.

Stage 01 of 4Wk 01–04

Model

Content audit, channel inventory and the model itself: types, fields, relationships and reuse rules, tested against your hardest existing pages and campaigns.

Produces

  • Content audit
  • Content model
  • Governance plan

Stage 02 of 4Wk 04–10

Build

CMS and asset library configured, components and templates built on brand tokens, messaging senders authenticated and warmed, workflows and permissions set.

Produces

  • CMS build
  • Component library
  • Sender set-up

Stage 03 of 4Wk 09–14

Migrate

Content and assets moved with mapping and rights metadata, redirects in place, gaps fixed rather than carried over. Editors trained on real work.

Produces

  • Migration
  • Redirect map
  • Editor training

Stage 04 of 4Wk 14–16

Operate

Handover with documentation, an owner per content type, and a quarterly review of the model as new channels appear.

Produces

  • Documentation
  • Ownership map
  • Review cadence

Template coverage · what you will see

Every message type, every channel, one status.

The coverage map teams publish from: which message types exist per channel, in which languages, and which are still waiting for approval.

Template registry · Your company · 4 languagesIllustrative
Template registry · Your company · 4 languages
Message typeEmailSMSWhatsAppPushIn-app
Order confirmed4 of 4 (on track)4 of 4 (on track)Approved (on track)4 of 4 (on track)—not applicable
Delivery update4 of 4 (on track)4 of 4 (on track)Pending review (needs attention)4 of 4 (on track)4 of 4 (on track)
Price drop alert3 of 4 (needs attention)—not applicableRejected: wording (gap)4 of 4 (on track)4 of 4 (on track)
Account security4 of 4 (on track)4 of 4 (on track)—not applicable—not applicable4 of 4 (on track)
WhatsApp template resubmitted with revised wordingIllustrative example. WhatsApp business templates need approval before use; the registry tracks it.

What you own

Content models and adapters. Documented to be extended.

A content model, channel adapters and a delivery log, configured in your accounts with the runbook to add the next channel.

A person in a dark coat holds a phone in both hands against a pale wall
One messageevery channel it is allowed on
Content & Communication Infrastructure deliverables and their formats
#DeliverableFormat
01Content model & type documentationSchema · docs
02Configured CMS & asset libraryPlatform build
03Email, landing & message component libraryTemplates · tokens
04Localisation workflow & glossaryWorkflow · sheet
05Sender authentication & deliverability set-upDNS · report
06Editorial workflow & permissionsConfig · RACI
07Migration mapping & redirect planSheet

What changes

Faster to publish, consistent everywhere.

Infrastructure succeeds when a message ships to every channel from one source, in every language, with each send accounted for. They are aims, not guarantees.

  1. 01

    One fact, one place

    A price, claim or disclaimer is changed once and is correct in every channel that references it.

  2. 02

    Localisation stops being a project

    New markets reuse the model, the glossary and the review workflow instead of starting again.

  3. 03

    Messages that arrive

    Authenticated senders, warmed IPs and clean lists, so the work put into a campaign is not lost at the inbox.

Time to publishWithWithoutIllustrative

Hours from approved copy to live, per release. Shape only. The solid line is a release process on shared content and channel adapters; the dashed line is the same work copied into each channel by hand.

Technologies we work with

Headless CMS to channel API. Chosen for your team.

Content platforms, search, messaging and edge tools we build communication infrastructure on. Named as technologies we work with, not partnerships; model providers run inside an approval step, never around it.

  • Contentful
  • Sanity
  • Strapi
  • WordPress
  • Webflow
  • Figma
  • Algolia
  • WhatsApp
  • Cloudflare
  • Vercel
  • n8n
  • Twilio

Frameworks we build to

Accessible, fast and consented. In every channel.

Frameworks every template and page is built against. Frameworks we build to, not certifications we hold.

  • WCAG 2.2 AA — Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

    Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

    Emails, landing pages and in-app messages checked for contrast, alt text, reading order and keyboard use before they are approved for send.

  • Core Web Vitals — Loading, interactivity and visual stability

    Loading, interactivity and visual stability

    Landing pages and tag containers held to LCP ≤ 2.5 s, INP ≤ 200 ms and CLS ≤ 0.1 at p75, with tags audited so tracking never costs the page.

  • GDPR — General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679

    General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679

    Consent captured per purpose and channel, tracking tags fired only after consent (Consent Mode v2 where Google is used), and erasure requests reaching every connected tool.

  • DPDP Act 2023 — Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

    Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

    Notices and consent records for India-based customers, with withdrawal honoured in every journey and channel within the same working day.

  • ISO/IEC 27701 — Privacy information management systems

    Privacy information management systems

    Every marketing tool that holds personal data listed with its purpose, retention and processor terms, and kept current as tools are added.

Services & packages

One source of content. Every channel reads from it.

We build the layer marketing runs on: a structured content model, a governed asset library with usage rights, localisation that scales to new markets, and messaging infrastructure configured so email, SMS and WhatsApp actually arrive.

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How to buy

  1. 01Pick services. Enquire about one, or add several to a brief.
  2. 02Choose how to engage. A sprint, a fixed project or an ongoing team.
  3. 03Send the brief. We reply within one working day.

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Timelines are typical. Every quote follows a written scope.

01Content foundations

4 services
Typical timeline: 4–6 weeks

Content model & architecture

Design content as structured, reusable data instead of as pages, so the same fact can serve a website, an email, an ad and an assistant.

What’s included

  • Content audit across channels
  • Content types, fields and relationships
  • Reuse and variant rules
  • Validation against your hardest real examples
  • Model
  • Reuse
  • Structured

Best forTeams whose content cannot be reused without a copy and paste.

Typical timeline: 8–14 weeks

Headless CMS build

A CMS your editors can work in and your developers can build on, with preview, versioning and roles that match how your team works.

What’s included

  • Platform selection and set-up
  • Content types and editing experience
  • Preview, versioning and scheduled publishing
  • Roles, permissions and approval stages
  • Editor documentation and training
  • Headless
  • Preview
  • Workflow

Best forBrands publishing across more than one site, app or channel.

Typical timeline: 6–12 weeks

CMS migration

Move years of content into a new model without losing search visibility, structure or the things that were working.

What’s included

  • Content inventory with performance data
  • Field-level mapping and transformation
  • Keep, merge, rewrite or retire decision per page
  • Redirects and post-launch monitoring
  • Migration
  • Redirects
  • Mapping

Best forSites replatforming with a decade of content behind them.

Typical timeline: 3–6 weeks

Editorial workflow & governance

Who writes, who reviews, who approves and who is accountable, set up inside the tools the team already opens.

What’s included

  • Roles, review stages and sign-off rules
  • Legal and compliance review paths
  • Planning calendar and briefing templates
  • Audit trail of every change
  • Workflow
  • Approvals
  • Audit
  • Slack

Best forTeams where approval happens in email threads and nobody can find the final version.

02Assets & rights

3 services
Typical timeline: 6–10 weeks

Digital asset management

One searchable library for photography, video, logos and templates, organised so people find the right asset instead of remaking it.

What’s included

  • Taxonomy and metadata schema
  • Bulk migration, tagging and deduplication
  • Derivative formats and delivery
  • Access rules by team and market
  • DAM
  • Taxonomy
  • Search

Best forBrands whose assets live across drives, inboxes and chat threads.

Typical timeline: 3–6 weeks

Usage rights & licence tracking

Record what each asset is licensed for, where and until when, and stop expired material going out again.

What’s included

  • Rights, territory, channel and expiry metadata
  • Model and property release records
  • Expiry alerts and automatic blocking
  • Report of assets in use past their licence
  • Rights
  • Expiry
  • Compliance

Best forBrands using stock, talent or influencer material across markets.

Typical timeline: 6–10 weeks

Self-serve brand portal

A place where partners, agencies and regional teams get the correct, current assets and templates without asking anyone.

What’s included

  • Portal with guidelines, assets and templates
  • Editable templates within brand rules
  • Access control by partner and market
  • Download and usage reporting
  • Portal
  • Partners
  • Self-serve

Best forBrands with franchisees, distributors or many regional teams.

03Localisation

3 services
Typical timeline: 6–10 weeks

Localisation pipeline

Translation built into publishing rather than bolted on: machine translation, in-market human review and locale variants that stay in sync.

What’s included

  • Locale model and fallback rules
  • Machine translation with human review steps
  • Glossary, tone and do-not-translate lists
  • Right-to-left and script support
  • Locales
  • Review
  • Glossary
  • OpenAI

Best forBrands adding markets faster than their translation process can cope.

Typical timeline: Per campaign, ongoing

Transcreation programme

Adapt campaigns for meaning rather than for words, with local writers and in-market review, so the idea survives the border.

What’s included

  • Local writer and reviewer network
  • Market-specific tone and reference guidance
  • Cultural and regulatory review
  • Back-translation where legal review needs it
  • Transcreation
  • In-market
  • Cultural review

Best forBrands whose translated campaigns read like translations.

Typical timeline: 4–8 weeks per market

Market launch kit

Everything a new market needs on day one: templates, legal lines, channel set-up and a launch checklist that has been used before.

What’s included

  • Localised template and component set
  • Regional legal and advertising lines
  • Channel and sender set-up for the market
  • Launch checklist and handover to the local team
  • New market
  • Templates
  • Checklist
  • Twilio

Best forBrands entering a new country or language this year.

04Messaging infrastructure

4 services
Typical timeline: 3–6 weeks

Email infrastructure & authentication

Sending domains, authentication and reputation set up the way mailbox providers now require, then monitored.

What’s included

  • SPF, DKIM, DMARC and BIMI configuration
  • Subdomain strategy for marketing and transactional mail
  • Dedicated IP warm-up plan
  • One-click unsubscribe and complaint feedback loops
  • Placement and reputation monitoring
  • Authentication
  • Warm-up
  • Reputation
  • Twilio

Best forAnyone sending at volume, or moving to a new sending platform.

Typical timeline: 4–8 weeks

WhatsApp Business set-up

A compliant WhatsApp channel: verified sender, approved templates, opt-in records and a clear route to a human.

What’s included

  • Business verification and sender set-up
  • Template design and approval
  • Opt-in capture and consent storage
  • Service window handling and agent handover
  • WhatsApp
  • Templates
  • Opt-in
  • Twilio

Best forBrands in WhatsApp-first markets such as India, Brazil and the Gulf.

Typical timeline: 3–6 weeks

SMS, RCS & push set-up

Short-form channels configured correctly: sender registration, consent, quiet hours and the rules that differ by country.

What’s included

  • Sender ID and registration per market
  • Consent, opt-out and quiet hour rules
  • Push notification set-up for app and web
  • Cost modelling per market and volume
  • SMS
  • Push
  • Per-market rules
  • Twilio

Best forBrands adding time-sensitive channels to an email-only programme.

Typical timeline: 6–12 weeks

Deliverability remediation

Diagnose and fix a sending reputation that has already gone wrong, then rebuild it with a disciplined sending plan.

What’s included

  • Authentication, blocklist and complaint diagnosis
  • List hygiene, validation and sunset policy
  • Re-engagement and staged volume recovery
  • Weekly monitoring until stable
  • Remediation
  • Blocklists
  • Recovery
  • Twilio

Best forSenders whose email suddenly stopped reaching the inbox.

05Templates & components

2 services
Typical timeline: 4–8 weeks

Email & message template system

A modular template set built on your brand tokens, tested across the clients and devices your audience actually uses.

What’s included

  • Modular components on brand tokens
  • Accessibility, dark mode and plain-text versions
  • Rendering tests across major clients
  • Editor-friendly building blocks
  • Templates
  • Accessible
  • Dark mode
  • Salesforce

Best forTeams rebuilding an email from scratch for every campaign.

Typical timeline: 6–10 weeks

Landing page system

A page builder your marketers can use without a developer, made of components that stay on brand, fast and accessible.

What’s included

  • Component library on brand tokens
  • Page templates for campaign, gated and event pages
  • Form, consent and tracking handling
  • Performance and WCAG 2.2 AA checks
  • Landing pages
  • Components
  • Self-serve

Best forMarketing teams waiting on engineering for every campaign page.

Your brief

Tick “Add to brief” on any service, choose a package, then continue. Or enquire about one service directly.

Start a project

Ways to engage. Same team, same standard.

Three ways in, from a two-minute question to a formal RFQ. Each is read in full by the lead for the work, and anything already in your brief goes with it.

Or book a thirty-minute call

What are you sending?

  1. 01

    About 2 minutes4 required answers

    For a first conversation, a press request, or anything that does not need a scope yet.

    You get A reply from a lead, not a sales queue

  2. 02Most useful

    About 8 minutes5 short steps

    Goals, audiences, a budget band and timing. Enough for us to come back with a shape, not only questions.

    You get Options and a first scope after one call

  3. 03

    About 15 minutesYour documents attached

    Your pack, your deadlines, and the procurement and security rules the work must meet.

    You get Receipt confirmed and a named bid lead

How it is priced

Each package shows how it is priced. Every engagement starts with a written scope and a quote agreed before work begins.

  • Typical length
    4–12 weeks
    Pricing
    Fixed price
  • Typical length
    3–9 months
    Pricing
    Fixed price per milestone
  • Typical length
    Ongoing · 6-month minimum
    Pricing
    Monthly fee
  • Typical length
    1–3 weeks
    Pricing
    Fixed fee
Compare what each package includes
What every engagement package includes, and who it suits
PackageEvery engagement includesBest for
ProjectA defined scope, delivered for a fixed price.
  • Statement of work with deliverables and acceptance criteria
  • A named project lead and a fixed team
  • A shared plan with dated checkpoints
  • Source files and IP transferred on delivery
Work you can describe up front: an identity, a system, a set of tools
MilestoneA larger build, split into gated phases you approve and pay for one at a time.
  • Phases with their own scope, output and sign-off
  • A go or no-go review at every gate
  • Re-planning between phases as you learn
  • Payment tied to accepted milestones
Programmes too big to fix in one contract, and teams that want control at each step
RetainerReserved monthly capacity to run, improve and extend what we built.
  • A reserved block of team time every month
  • Agreed response times for requests and fixes
  • A monthly review and a rolling backlog
  • Continuous improvement, not just upkeep
Brands and products after launch that need a steady team without hiring one
SprintOne fixed question, answered in one to three weeks.
  • Scope and outcome agreed before day one
  • One senior lead and the specialists the question needs
  • A working review every week
  • A decision-ready output, not a status deck
Discovery, a diagnostic, a prototype or a decision you need to make soon

Questions

What teams ask about infrastructure.

Anything else, ask us directly. A short call is usually quicker than a long email.

01Is this the same as building a website?

No. Websites & Apps, in Technology & Intelligence, builds the site or app. This builds the content and messaging layer underneath it, which that site, your emails, your ads and your assistants all read from. The two are often delivered together.

02Which CMS do you recommend?

The one your editors will use and your developers can build on. We work with headless platforms such as Contentful, Sanity and Strapi, with WordPress and with Webflow, and choose on content model, localisation, workflow and total cost rather than on preference.

03Why does a content model matter for marketing?

Because unstructured content cannot be reused. Modelled content can be assembled automatically into emails, ads and landing pages, fed to AI systems with the right context, and corrected in one edit. It is what makes personalisation at scale affordable.

04Can AI write directly into the CMS?

Yes, as a draft. Generation runs against your model and your approved facts, lands in a draft state, and moves through the same review as anything else. Nothing is published without a named person approving it.

05What about content rights and licences?

Usage rights, territory, channel and expiry are held as metadata on every asset, and assets past their licence are blocked from new campaigns and flagged where they are already in use.

Let’s build what happens next.

Tell us what you’re building. We’ll answer straight.

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Three ways to start

Every engagement starts with a written scope and a quote agreed before work begins.

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