What to verify before you commit.
Twenty-two items across four areas. Run them during the 14-day money-back guarantee on one retainer client. Anything that fails is a real reason to walk; anything that passes is a number you can defend in the partner conversation.
Brand fit.
Does it land on-brand for the work we actually ship? Run these checks on a live retainer client, not a sample brand.
- Brand DNA extract from a current client URL produces a palette and type that a senior designer recognizes without correction.
- Voice samples capture both formal and informal registers used by the client.
- Imagery references (good + bad) are concrete enough that a designer agrees with the do-not-use list.
- Two simultaneous client workspaces show no cross-brand leakage when both are open.
- A manual brand the client cares about (custom font, niche palette) extracts cleanly.
Workflow fit.
Does it match how the team already ships work, or does it force a process rewrite the team will resist?
- A designer can run brief to client-ready in under one workday for a known retainer.
- Approval workflow maps to the existing RACI without role gymnastics.
- Guest reviewer magic links replace at least one PDF email round-trip per campaign.
- Branded client surfaces (Studio+) are a workspace-level setting on the Client-facing surfaces (review, delivery, share), so a member cannot accidentally hand a client a Brandflux-branded review link.
- Versioning lives with the variation, not in shared drive folders the AM has to maintain.
- Studio-tier API or webhooks fit our existing automation, if we are running any.
Commercial fit.
Does the pricing math work at our actual usage, not a vendor projection?
- Credit calculator output matches first-month actual usage within 15%.
- Recommended tier holds across the first 14 days; we are not forced to upgrade in week two.
- Overage at $0.30 per credit, if any, is small relative to the designer-hours reclaimed.
- Annual pricing saves enough to justify the up-front commitment for our cash flow.
- No per-seat surprise billing across reviewer or guest invitations.
Risk and exit.
What does it look like to walk away in three months if it does not work, or in three years if it does?
- Customer content is not used to train shared models, in writing.
- DPA is signable for our EU clients without a legal back-and-forth that takes weeks.
- Brand DNAs and campaigns are exportable on cancellation in a format we can use.
- Guest reviewer flow can be revoked per client at any time.
- A documented incident response path exists; we know who to email if something breaks.
- Status of compliance work (SOC2, GDPR posture) is documented on the trust page, even if items are roadmap.
Print it or paste it into a doc the team shares. Tick items as you verify them during your first 14 days. At day 12, count what passed. Six or fewer pass means walk. Sixteen or more pass means commit. Ten to fifteen means you have a clear list of questions for us to answer before the 14-day window closes.
Verify it. Then commit.
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