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takasho® is a creative subscription service that works as your outsourced creative partner. We combine the best designers with purpose-built technology to deliver amazing designs at scale.
Everything you need to finally focus on strategy instead of hiring & execution.
Unbottleneck creative marketing operations, reduce costs and maximize campaigns efficiency.
Its like hiring an in-house team, but with no-time to hire, faster delivery, much lower costs, all-in-one capabilities, ready expertise and top-notch quality designs right out of the box.
Recruiting and onboarding internal design experts is a lengthy and intricate process, typically taking 3-6 months or more. This includes searching for candidates, conducting interviews, and integrating new hires into your team. The challenge is compounded by often inaccurate assessments of design skills and a scarcity of suitable talent in the market. For startups in their early stages, attracting established designers can be particularly daunting, as they may be reluctant to leave stable freelance or agency positions for a risky new venture.
Employing an in-house designer involves significant ongoing expenses. The annual cost for a UX/UI designer, for instance, can range from $80,000 to over $140,000, factoring in salary and benefits. Moreover, the cost of a poor hire—typically around 30% of the employee’s annual salary—adds financial risk. These costs are amplified by the likelihood of making an erroneous hiring decision, which can escalate expenses further.
It is unrealistic to expect a single designer to master every aspect of design needed by most companies. This includes developing a brand identity, visualizing UX/UI experiences, designing websites, creating marketing materials, and producing videos and animations. The quality necessary across these diverse areas usually requires a team of 5-7 specialized designers, not just one individual.
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When it comes to something as important as your visual appeal and overall marketing effectiveness, why settle for anything less than a dedicated, transparent, and trustworthy design partner that delivers amazing creatives at scale?
The quality of work delivered by freelancers can be inconsistent. Issues such as missed deadlines, the need for multiple revisions, and the delivery of work that doesn’t meet expectations are common. This directly impacts brand consistency and customer perception.
Scaling operations with freelancers can be problematic. As your business grows, managing an increasing number of freelancers and ensuring consistent results across projects can become increasingly complex and inefficient.
Working with freelancers requires significant management effort. Coordinating tasks, providing feedback, and ensuring alignment with project goals can demand a substantial amount of time and resources from your team.
Freelancers often operate independently, which can lead to communication gaps. This can result in infrequent updates, leaving clients uncertain about the progress of their projects.
Freelancers may juggle multiple projects, and their commitment can vary, especially if they find other projects more financially or professionally rewarding. This affects their dedication to a single client’s project and can lead to inconsistencies in project execution.
Without the oversight of a formal management structure, freelancers might struggle with accountability. The risk of freelancers becoming uncontactable during a project raises concerns about reliability and the security of the client’s investment.
Freelancers managing multiple clients often face challenges in prioritizing projects, which can lead to missed deadlines. Their autonomy in scheduling can conflict with a company’s timeline, potentially leading to project delays.
Maintaining confidentiality is crucial, yet challenging, with freelancers who handle multiple clients. The potential reuse of ideas and strategies across different projects poses a risk to business confidentiality and creative integrity.
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Your brand deserves more than being served by a long list of freelancers, with no other context. Some could be good, but most of them won’t be. Some might be a good fit, but most of them aren’t. Every freelancer is a self-proclaimed "expert", however, they’re unvetted, and reviews are hard to believe these days.
The cost of working with agencies can be prohibitively high, often comparable to the salary of a full-time employee for a year or even the cost of a luxury car. In contrast, a design subscription service operates under a unique business model that allows for more cost-effective solutions, delivering projects within a shorter timeframe and at a fraction of the cost typically charged by traditional agencies.
The quality of work provided by creative agencies can be highly variable. While there are some excellent agencies, many fail to deliver the expected quality. The inherent unpredictability in agency performance means that even extensive scouting and procurement efforts may not guard against substandard outcomes. Agencies often prioritize short-term achievements over the consistent quality that supports long-term client growth, leading to frequent disappointments.
Traditional agencies often prioritize increasing revenue and enhancing their own reputations over the specific needs of their clients. They might focus on short-term gains from a current project to attract more lucrative or prestigious future work. This approach can lead to a misalignment of interests, where the agency's goal is to maximize immediate returns rather than fostering a long-term partnership aimed at delivering consistent, high-quality solutions tailored to the client's needs.
Agencies may produce inconsistent designs due to a lack of familiarity with a client’s existing design infrastructure. This inconsistency can manifest in a company’s websites, apps, and ads appearing disjointed, which is often a result of multiple agencies working independently rather than a unified strategy. Such discrepancies can confuse users, slow down design and development processes, and complicate the integration of new design team members.
Once a project is delivered, agencies typically move on, with little interest in ongoing maintenance or future enhancements unless it promises additional revenue. This practice forces clients to start from scratch with each new agency, increasing costs and effort as no continuous improvement or updates are provided to the existing work.
Agencies generally possess limited understanding of their clients' businesses and user base. While more competent agencies may invest effort into learning about their clients, there remains an inherent limitation to how well they can truly understand and represent the client's needs compared to internal teams who are fully immersed in the company’s context and strategy.
Comparative Overview
When it comes to something as important as your visual appeal and overall marketing effectiveness, why settle for anything less than a dedicated, transparent, and trustworthy design partner that delivers amazing creatives at scale?
Handling design tasks can significantly detract from focusing on strategic activities such as campaign planning, market analysis, and performance optimization. This shift can lead to missed opportunities and less effective marketing strategies.
Designing without specialized skills often extends project timelines and consumes valuable time that could be better utilized in core marketing functions or high-level decision-making.
Without formal design training, the quality of self-produced digital assets may fall short of professional standards, potentially undermining the brand’s credibility and the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
Balancing design tasks alongside strategic marketing responsibilities can lead to increased workload and stress, impacting personal well-being and leading to decreased productivity and creativity.
Utilizing general design tools cannot replace the nuanced skills of a professional designer. This often results in outputs that lack the precision and creative flair crucial for impactful marketing materials.
Maintaining consistent branding across various materials becomes challenging without professional design input, potentially resulting in a disjointed brand identity that can confuse customers and dilute brand impact.
Investing time in learning and mastering various design tools detracts from engaging in more impactful marketing activities, reducing overall marketing effectiveness.
When it comes to something as important as your visual appeal and overall marketing effectiveness, why settle for anything less than a dedicated, transparent, and trustworthy design partner that delivers amazing creatives at scale?
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