The Consense method
Before we make something,
we make sense of it.
A clear brief starts with the right problem. Our first job is to find it.
Research. Diagnosis. Strategy and execution. Measurement. The process stays clear; the plan follows the evidence.
01 / Research
First, listen
past the brief.
Polling, message testing, opposition research, and field analysis reveal what people believe—and how firmly they believe it.
First, we find out where you stand. Then we decide what needs to change.
You leave with a starting point, a defined audience, and better questions.
Illustrative field model, not client data.
02 / Diagnosis
A bigger budget
is not a diagnosis.
“We need more leads” might mean “we’re reaching the wrong people.” “We need a new look” might mean “we haven’t agreed on what we stand for.”
We name the problem, set priorities, and write a clear brief.
The brief is a starting point.
It is allowed to be wrong.
03 / Strategy & execution
Now make
it count.
We turn what we learn into a clear position—and into words, images, and experiences people can act on.
See what we doGive the creative a job.
A brand to clarify. An argument to make. An audience to reach. Good-looking work should have an answer when asked what it’s doing here.
Keep the thinking in the making.
Message testing reshapes a media buy. Field results change where we spend. The plan moves when the evidence does.
04 / Measurement
Did it
change anything?
We measure again. What changed? What didn’t? What should happen next?
We distinguish what changed from what the work can be shown to have caused. That keeps the next decision honest.
A dashboard is not a victory lap.
See measurement in practiceSame discipline.
Different questions.
See how the method shows up in a campaign, a festival, a school, and a standing creative partnership.
See the case studies