: fees and charges

We are happy to discuss our fees and charges. Our fee schedule is available upon request.

Special Fee Arrangements

We will make discounts from current fee schedules to clients who will be active over a period not less than six months. Agreements are flexible and can be tailored to individual circumstances.

Generally they take one of three forms: (1) a retainer of a certain sum of money for an agreed-upon number of hours or services, with a provision for billing time over and above the agreed-upon amount; (2) a specified discount to the standard rate when the billable hours exceed an agreed-upon dollar amount, or (3) a negotiated, specified discount to the standard rate when billable hours exceed 75 hours per month for a period of six months or more. Monthly service agreements and fee packages are available upon request.

Special Projects

We are happy to respond to requests for special projects.

Production Costs

Mechanical Supplies, Photo Scans, Graphic File Origination and Editing, Color and BW Lasering, Photography, Postage, Mailing, Printing and other out-of-pocket costs are billed when presented from suppliers. In some extraordinary cases, a vendor may require partial payment in advance of production. All expenses of this nature are itemized. In the case of direct mail or telephone telemarketing, postage and toll charges must be paid in advance.    Generally, travel, lodging and tolls, as part of the normal account maintenance process, are not billed. However, in extraordinary circumstances, auto travel will be billed at $.95 per mile; air travel at cost of fares; lodging will be billed at costs; employee time will be billed at $50 per hour for each travel hour, maximum $300 per day or $500 per trip, whichever is less.

Media Costs

Advertising media amounts are usually billed in advance of scheduled placement date and must be paid prior to placement unless other arrangements are made in writing and are acceptable to all parties. In some cases, cancellation of media schedules may result in penalties, which will be billed to the client. In other cases, media schedule cancellation is not possible and a substitute advertising message must be run.

Worried about costs? Often we've been able to save our clients enough just in media management to justify our fee. Schedule a call or conference and we'll show you what we can do.