Know exactly where AI actually pays off in your business
Stop drowning in AI hype. Every designbox AI project starts with a strategy: a 12-month roadmap of where AI saves time and money in your business, with which tools, in what order, and the ROI modelled honestly.
Your AI strategy is one written document, built in six stages. Each stage is built from the one before it, so you get all six, and it’s yours to keep.
Your 12-month plan, stage by stage. Prepared for your business.
We map how work really gets done, task by task, and score where AI helps and where a human should stay.
Illustrative. Yours is built from how your team actually spends its week.
Every opportunity scored on hours saved, cost and risk, then put in order. Some start now, some wait.
Scored on hours saved, cost to build and risk, for your business specifically.
A realistic 12-month forecast of hours and money back, with the build and running costs beside it.
Illustrative. Every forecast shows the cost to build and run beside the saving, so you can challenge every assumption.
Spend split across build, tools and training, set month by month and sized to the forecast.
Illustrative split. Yours is set month by month, with what changes if budget changes.
A pilot first, humans checking every output, then roll out. Dated, owned, ready to run.
Every action dated and owned, whether we build it or you do.
The numbers we agree to be judged on, reported monthly in plain English.
Illustrative dashboard. Hours, turnaround and cost per task, reported monthly, never vanity metrics.
We map how work actually gets done in your business, task by task, and show exactly where hours and money are leaking. Most teams are surprised how much is quietly automatable, and what should stay human.
Everything else is built from thisEvery opportunity scored on hours saved, cost to build and risk. What to automate, what to assist, what to keep human, in the right order, so week one is obvious.
Built from the auditWhat each automation should save in hours and money, and what it costs to build and run, so you can see the return before anything is built. An honest word if something won’t pay for itself.
Built from your prioritiesBuild costs, tools, running costs and training, month by month, with the reasoning on the page. No “AI transformation” hand-waving.
Sized to the forecastYour first 90 days as concrete actions: a pilot with one team, humans checking every output, then roll out. Dated and owned, whether we build it or you do.
Turns stages 1 to 4 into weeksHours back, turnaround times and cost per task, agreed before anything is built. Reported monthly in plain English, never “AI adoption” vanity metrics.
Closes the loop on the forecastYou might only want one automation today. But a budget is only as good as the audit behind it, and a pilot is only as good as the forecast it’s built on. So the strategy covers every area, in order, and you get the whole roadmap, not one piece of it.
From first conversation to finished roadmap in about two weeks. Here's what working with us on it actually looks like.
It starts with you: a proper conversation about your business, customers and goals. Then we get into the data.
We go away and build: AI-assisted research, human judgement, every recommendation costed and prioritised.
We present the strategy to you live, walk through every recommendation, and answer everything.
You leave with the document and a clear 90-day plan. Run it with us, in-house, or anywhere.
Everyone's telling you to 'use AI' but nobody says where it actually pays off. Tool demos look like magic, then stall in real work. Most AI disappoints because it starts with a tool instead of a plan, and here's what the difference looks like.
Thirty minutes with a strategist, not a salesperson. No pitch, nothing to prepare: we look at how your business actually runs today, tell you honestly what's working and what isn't, and you leave with clear next steps either way.
Book your free consultation →★★★★★ 5.0 across 52 Google reviewsThree clients, three different routes, each one built from a written strategy first.
An established talent acquisition partner who needed a refreshed brand and website that reflected their expertise, made their services easier to understand and positioned them as a trusted authority.
Visibility planned for AI answers as well as blue links, so the same content earns both.
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A mobile coffee bar hire company serving conferences, exhibitions and corporate events. With AI increasingly shaping how search engines understand content, they needed a strategy that could keep pace.
The plan started from how their buyers actually search, then the content followed it.
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One of the world's leading online guitar learning platforms. They came to us to grow subscribers through paid media, then returned with a bigger challenge: a bespoke member portal to give their community a real home online.
Paid media first to prove the demand, then we built the platform the numbers justified.
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A few honest reasons clients choose us, and stay with us.
No account managers relaying messages from someone you've never met. Your dedicated strategist writes your plan, does the work and answers your questions, and they know your business properly because it's theirs to look after.
We embed in your business, learn how the work comes in and treat your goals as our own. Most clients stop thinking of us as an agency fairly quickly, which is exactly what we're aiming for.
A clever demo isn't the point. Every recommendation ties back to hours saved, costs cut and what it does for your team and your customers, never AI for the sake of it.
We design and build websites, run paid campaigns and handle email and social alongside SEO. That context means your AI strategy fits how your whole business actually runs, not just what a tool demo looks like.
Sarah Aspinall
Breaking Ballet
“We have seen great work from the team at designbox. From WordPress development to liaising with our in-house and remote dev teams, to paid search, the results have been great. I would highly recommend them.”
Kim Waller
Lick Library
“I have been working with designbox for the past two years and have always had exceptional customer service and support. We used them initially to redesign our website. The work is always delivered to the highest standard and the team are fantastic. Highly recommend.”
Emily Bryant
Amberjack
Nicole Osborne
Wunderstars
“Great hands-on service from start to finish. From idea generation, logo and branding through to a functioning website, the team were always on hand with suggestions and high quality implementation. Would happily recommend to all.”
Richard Combs
Intrinsic Capital
“designbox have been brilliant in supporting us in both marketing and web development. The team have been reliable and efficient in everything they have done for us.”
Esther Smith
Battlesbridge Horse & Country
Tommie Hession-Harris
Player Path
“designbox have been a huge support for me and my business for the past five years. Their up-to-date knowledge of digital design, marketing and the tech industry itself is fantastic, and I would recommend them to anyone.”
Samantha Wells
Tern Heads
“We’re absolutely delighted with the service we receive from designbox, who manage my website and SEO among other things. They have helped us to grow the business over the last few years with a website to be proud of and a steady stream of new clients. Would highly recommend.”
Penny Hawker
CHC Aesthetics
Dale Harris
Greenoaks
“Very helpful and professional company with some of the most friendly and talented staff I’ve met. They made us a beautiful website and have been cooperative with any assistance that we’ve needed since. Would highly recommend!”
Danny Whitefoord
Chiltern Co
“We have been working with Brandon and the team for the last few years and are very happy with their work. Brandon is very responsive and easy to work with.”
Tom Billings
Beach Equity
Kirsty Pile
KA Naturals
“Excellent service, highly professional staff who are all more than happy to give an extensive insight into online marketing campaigns in a digestible, understandable presentation. We have since moved all of my online marketing over to designbox across multiple companies.”
Robert Foster-Jones
Sunshine Co
“designbox completely saved my website and have created a completely unique website tailored to my needs. The support is second to none, nothing is ever too much to ask, and they go above and beyond to provide solutions or meet my design requirements. I have had nothing but great feedback from customers and the team are always at the end of the phone if we have any queries.”
Daisy Lethbridge
Mermaids Swimwear
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