Senior-led marketing. Delivered in days, not months.
The legacy agency model is breaking.
We rebuilt it.
| The Old Way | The Commonwealth Way |
|---|---|
| 6-month retainers | Per-Sprint pricing (from £2,500) |
| Senior sells, junior delivers | Founding Consultants deliver personally |
| Billed by the hour | Priced by the outcome |
| Weeks of discovery | One kick-off call, kick-off in 48 hours |
| 80% of time on “plumbing” | AI handles the plumbing; humans handle the poetry |
| Generic AI slop | Expert-led + professional indemnity insured |
Six Sprints. One for every urgent marketing job.
Pick the job. We deliver the outcome. All fixed price.
Launchpad Sprint
Launch or re-launch a product or brand. Go-to-market strategy, messaging, and activation — fast.
Start this Sprint →Reputation Sprint
Be the trusted one. Authority content, earned media positioning, and credibility assets — delivered.
Start this Sprint →Founder Brand Sprint
Make the founder famous. LinkedIn presence, thought leadership strategy, and content that converts.
Start this Sprint →Marketing Org Sprint
Audit and rebuild the team. Structure, roles, tooling, and hiring brief — so your marketing actually works.
Start this Sprint →Change Mgmt Sprint
Carry your team through an AI rollout. Narrative, training, and internal comms that make change stick.
Start this Sprint →Discoverability Sprint
Get found by Google and by ChatGPT. Technical SEO, content architecture, and AI-optimised visibility.
Start this Sprint →Meet the Team
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Derek Holota
FOUNDER & MANAGING CONSULTANT
Former corporate CMO and global communications director. Derek founded Commonwealth after watching two decades of consultants bill for meetings and scroll for slides. He built CMOS so senior marketers spend their hours on strategy, not admin. -
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Harry Burns
FOUNDING CONSULTANT
Ten+ years at the sharp end of UK politics and international communications. Delivered election-night communications and led global media for the Commonwealth Heads of Government. Specialises in high-stakes reputation management — especially across African and international markets. -
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Kimberley Ford
FOUNDING CONSULTANT
Actress turned director. Builds cinematic founder-brand and video content with the discipline of a working filmmaker. If you need a founder to stop looking uncomfortable on camera and start sounding like a person people want to hire, you talk to Kimberley.
Who we’ve worked with
FAQs
What does Commonwealth Marketing do?
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We run fixed-price, time-boxed marketing projects called Sprints — launches, reputation work, founder brand, marketing-org audits, change management, and SEO/AEO. Each Sprint is led by a senior consultant and priced from £2,500. No retainers.
How is a Sprint different from a retainer agency?
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A Sprint has a fixed scope, a fixed price, and a fixed end date (14–21 days). A retainer has none of those. You get the same strategic depth as a top agency at roughly one-fifth the cost and time, because our AI operating system (CMOS) handles the research and drafting while a senior consultant handles the strategy and judgment.
One of our three Founding Consultants, named up front, end-to-end. No juniors, no account managers, no "delivery pod." If you hire a consultant, that consultant ships your work.
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Who actually does the work?
Why don't I just use ChatGPT myself?
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Two reasons. First, quality: our AI stack (CMOS) is purpose-built for marketing workflows — it produces better work than general-purpose tools. Second, accountability: our deliverables are validated by a senior marketer and backed by professional indemnity insurance. ChatGPT isn't.
How much does a Sprint cost?
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£2,500 to £3,500, fixed. See the full price list and ROI calculator here.
Most Sprints kick off within 48 hours of contract.
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How fast can we start?
Not sure which Sprint fits?
30 minutes on the phone. No pitch. You'll leave with a clear recommendation.
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