Sheperd Simmons

Message Consulting

Understand, so you don’t underperform.

A smarter message. A smarter team.

I’m here to help you make your message work. I’d be delighted to give you and your colleagues a little guidance and watch you succeed on your own. But if you need more power, I’ve got you… with an entire team of experts, ready to go.

Three ways to get the help you need.

1

Do It Yourself

You take advantage of all the resources on this site.

Free
No commitment

This is your free version — just read my blog. Or, I can tailor a one-hour presentation (not free!) with Q&A for you and your team. We can cover Message Strategy principles, any of my frameworks, or a custom topic.

2

Diagnosis & Direction

You inform me, I analyze, I recommend which way to go.

$600/hour
Short engagement

Grant me some discovery time with you, and give me all your comms. I’ll tell you what’s working and what’s not. It’s sure to help your internal team or existing agency perform better. And if you need better help, I can hook you up.

3

Done For You

Counterpart strategizes and executes anything you need.

Estimated by scope
Long-term success

Same as #2, except your load is a whole lot lighter. Award-winning Counterpart is highly experienced in all the principles and frameworks of Message Strategy. They’ll help you execute for success in any medium.

Not sure which way to go?

I wrote something to help you weigh the advantages of done by you vs. done for you.

Let’s make your message work.

I love helping people get their message right. How can I help you?

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