The Activ Partner Franchise
Your marketing business, powered by Activ
You built something real. Now let’s build it bigger, without hiring a team you don’t want to manage, without turning away clients because you’ve run out of capacity, and without losing the brand and business that are entirely, unapologetically yours.
Card details required to start. Cancel anytime within your first 30 days.
Your brand. Your clients. Your business.
Always. No rebranding. No compromises.
A real team behind you.
Delivery, tech, AI and systems, on tap whenever you need them.
Scale up. Scale down.
No fixed payroll. Use more when you’re busy, pay less when you’re quiet.
“I’ve got more clients now, but I’ve got more time to myself. I don’t know how that works.”
Sian Price, I Need Marketing, Activ Partner
Who's this perfect for?
Established marketers ready for real delivery power
Who's this perfect for?
Established marketers already trading under their own brand who are stretched on capacity, turning down work they can’t fulfil alone, or ready to add real delivery power without taking on a team.
Why this route?
Keep your own brand and your own clients while adding a genuine delivery team behind you. Scale up when you’re busy and down when you’re quiet, with no fixed payroll and no recruitment risk.
What you get
- Delivery capacity across 150+ services, briefed in whenever you need it
- A full back-office business system: CRM, marketing, training modules and resources
- AI and marketing subscription packages to build recurring income and sell to your client base
- A flexible margin model: deliver it yourself, manage the client while we deliver, or hand it fully to head office
- A community of fellow Partners who understand exactly what you do
Your future
A stronger version of the business you already have, saying yes to more, working fewer late nights, and building genuine recurring revenue, all under a brand that stays entirely yours.
We see exactly where you are
Whichever one you are, this is the same answer
You say "we."
And right now, that’s not entirely true.
You’ve built a reputation. You position yourself as an agency. Your proposals say “our team.” But when a big client says yes, it’s still you, alone, at your desk at 10pm. When you partner with Activ, “we” becomes true. There is a real team behind you, real specialists, real delivery capacity.
You're a freelancer.
And you’re brilliant at what you do.
You’ve never pretended to be something you’re not. But there is a ceiling. When something is outside your specialism, you refer it away or quietly decline, and every time, you leave money on the table. Partner with Activ and that ceiling disappears. You stay exactly who you are.
Your business. Your brand. Powered by Activ infrastructure behind the scenes.
“I was able to step back and work on the business, rather than working in the business all the time.”
Sian Price, Activ Partner
The support problem nobody talks about
Who do you actually talk to?
Networking contacts?
Half of them are potential clients. You can’t be fully open.
Business peers?
They don’t run your type of business. Wrong context.
Activ Partner community?
Fellow marketers who understand exactly what you do. Genuine peer understanding, whenever you want it.
“I feel like I’m part of a team again, which I have missed. I love being self employed, but I do feel like I’ve missed being part of a team as well.”
Sian Price, Activ Partner
The decision you've been circling
Every option comes with a cost
The work is there. The clients are there. But building your own team, or leaning on freelancers, both come with a cost, financial or personal, that makes you hesitate.
Option 1: Build your own agency team
The real cost adds up fast
Salaries, employer costs and pension contributions for even a small team run well into six figures a year, before a single client is delivered for.
Recruitment isn't free either
Agency and advertising fees to build that team typically add thousands more, on top of the ongoing payroll.
And it takes time to land
Three to six months before a new hire is fully productive, plus sick pay, holiday cover and redundancy risk sitting with you the whole way through.
Option 2: Keep outsourcing to freelancers
Inconsistent quality
You spend hours checking and fixing. Your correction time is your lost billing time.
Missed deadlines
You take the client consequences. Client trust eroded, revenue at risk.
Briefing time
Often exceeds time saved. No net gain, just risk you carry alone.
The output of an agency. The overhead of a sole trader.
Delivery capacity that flexes with you
When you partner with Activ, you get delivery capacity that scales up when you’re busy and down when you’re not, with no fixed payroll, no recruitment risk and no management overhead. You stay in control. We are there when you need us.
| The situation | With your own agency team | When you partner with Activ |
|---|---|---|
| Busy month, three clients need websites | Scramble. Team at capacity. Freelancer on top. | Brief head office. Get specialist support without hiring. |
| Quiet month, a client pauses | Fixed payroll still runs. You absorb the shortfall. | You use less. You pay less. No fixed overhead. |
| A client needs a specialism you don't have | Hire, train, wait three to six months, or refer it away. | Brief head office. Get specialist support without hiring. |
| You want two weeks off | Someone has to manage the team. Probably you. | Head office holds the fort. You switch off. |
| You land your biggest client yet | Panic. Do you hire? What if they leave? | Scale up delivery immediately. No new headcount. |
Agency team (3 people)
Salaries and employer costs
£8,911/month
Office space
£1,000/month
Marketing subscriptions
£200 to £1,200+ / month
Recruitment cost
£8k to £24k
Time to productivity
3 to 6 months
Activ Partner Franchise
Monthly management fee
£250/month
Office space
Work from anywhere
Marketing subscriptions
Included
Recruitment cost
£0
Time to productivity
Induction day
The Activ Partner monthly management fee also carries fixed delegation fees that maintain margin and allow for client scale with very little time input from you, where required.
How it actually works
A simple breakdown of the commercial model
What you sell
Your own brand, your own clients. 150+ services across web, SEO, social, paid ads, branding, copywriting, email and strategy, plus Activ Flow CRM and Activ Thrive packages. Marketing subscription services are also available, needing very little ongoing input and building genuinely recurring revenue.
What head office delivers
You choose how much you deliver yourself and how much you brief in. For anything briefed to head office, our specialist team delivers to brand and brief, with realistic timelines agreed upfront against our fixed price list, so profitability on each client is assured.
How the margin works
Three routes, the same as our Consultant and Location models: deliver it yourself and keep the full margin (less a hosting fee for web projects), manage the client while we deliver (50% margin), or hand it fully to head office (30% margin). You choose, per client.
Who owns the client
You do. Always. The relationship, the contract and the brand all sit with you. Activ powers delivery behind the scenes, we are not a visible part of your client relationship unless you want us to be.
The briefing process
A structured brief through the Activ Ticket System covering what the client needs, brand guidelines, deadline and scope. Our team picks it up, delivers to brief, and keeps you updated through to completion.
If something needs amending
Revisions are raised through the same ticket system and actioned by the delivery team, clear, tracked and resolved without you having to chase.
See your own numbers
The 36 Month Revenue Forecast Tool
A tool you can use yourself, so you can model your own business, not just take our word for the opportunity. Enter your expected client numbers, add any retainers already in your pipeline, and get a full 36 month forecast with Year 1, 2 and 3 totals.
Bring your completed forecast to your discovery call, it gives you a real, personalised starting point for the conversation.
What changes when you partner with Activ
Before and after
Before
- Working until midnight to keep up with delivery
- Saying no to clients, or referring them elsewhere
- Leaving money on the table every single week
- Freelancers you outsource to, who miss deadlines and damage your reputation
- Saying "we" when you mean "me"
- Revenue tied entirely to your hours
- Imposter syndrome, appearing bigger than you feel
After
- Head office takes the overflow. You close your laptop on time.
- Say yes to more. Keep more clients. Capture more of the opportunity.
- 150+ services on your menu. A far wider range of client needs you can meet.
- One accountable team. Briefed clearly. No chasing. No fixing.
- When you say "we," it's true. There is a team behind you.
- Subscription sites, hosting, retainers. Income that builds every month.
- You are not pretending. You are augmented. That is entirely different.
You are in control. It is your business, your clients, your brand. We are here when you need us, and completely in the background when you don’t.
“My husband can’t believe that since I’ve joined Activ, I’m not working every night.”
Sian Price, Activ Partner
The tools. The AI. The time you get back.
A complete business operating system
Kora, your AI business partner
Have a quick call with Kora. She listens, asks the right questions, then drops a fully written, professional, ready to send proposal into your inbox, often in as little as 30 minutes depending on complexity, pricing defined, conversion built in. Kora also helps with content ideas, campaign structures, client briefs, social media planning and business answers, on demand, without adding to your working week.
Activ Flow CRM and Marketing Hub
One platform for your business, saving 45+ hours of admin a month, and a product you can sell to your own clients monthly.
Marketing Automation
Lead capture, nurture sequences, onboarding and renewal reminders, running automatically while you focus on clients.
AI Search Optimisation
Your clients need to be found in AI powered search results. You offer it from day one, we build the strategy and deliver it.
Website and Marketing Subscriptions
Faster, smarter website builds integrated with Activ Flow. An easier route for clients, with subscription packages that mean recurring income from every site you sell.
Activation Station
Training hub, resource library and community space. Templates, frameworks and guidance to run your business with confidence.
150+ Services Ready to Sell
SEO, paid ads, social, branding, copywriting, hosting and web development, delivered by specialists at head office.
The investment
Straightforward, from day one
Upfront Franchise Fee
£3,995
+ VAT
Monthly Management Fee
£250
/month + VAT, from month 7
The monthly management fee starts in month 7. A single retainer client can cover it. An optional Partner Launch Package is available at £1,750 + VAT: your website under your brand, Activ Flow fully customised to your business, and automations live from day one.
Is this for you?
Be honest with yourself before your call
This is for you if
- You are already trading, this is an upgrade, not a startupYou are already trading, this is an upgrade, not a startup
- You want to say yes to more, not refer work away
- You want recurring revenue built into how you operate
- You want a supportive community around you
- You want a ready made system, not one you have to build yourself
- You want to deliver full service marketing, across a mix of clients
Or, build something from scratch
You are starting from scratch, and what you actually want is to build something bigger under the Activ name, your own territory, your own team, and hands on support from Katie and head office along the way. That is not Activ Partner, that is our Location or Consultant routes.
If this sounds more like you, the Activ Consultant or Location model may be the better fit. We are happy to walk you through both.
This is not for you if
You want to do this entirely without Activ, employing and managing your own team, building every system from scratch, and operating in your own developed way. If that is you, the honest answer is to set up your own agency and build the team yourself.
Your path from here
Five simple steps
Start with a discovery call, a system demo, or both
However you'd rather begin, both routes lead to the same place.
Discovery call
Thirty minutes with our team. No hard sell, just an honest conversation about fit.
System demo
Hands on access to the backend system. Card details required, cancel anytime within 30 days.
You can also do both, in any order, it’s entirely up to you.
Sign an NDA
Unlock our internal financials, Partner performance data, full platform walkthrough and the commercial picture.
Call with Katie
Our CEO and Franchisor started as an Activ franchise Partner herself and scaled her agency to 50 clients on a partner basis. She will be straight with you about whether this fits.
Agreement
Review and sign the franchise agreement, and confirm you're ready to move forward.
Online induction date
A structured online induction with Katie and the team, at a date that works for you.
Being clear about what this is not
No surprises later
Activ Partner is a genuinely different model to our Consultant and Location franchises, built for a different stage of business. In the spirit of being upfront, here’s what isn’t included.
One to one sessions with Katie
Support runs through group sessions and the wider community instead.
The Accelerator Programme
A lighter touch onboarding replaces this structured training route.
Bespoke one to one training
Not part of the Activ Partner package, though mentoring can be provided for a fee.
Activ branded materials and campaigns
You provide your own branded materials and templates, or edit the Activ branded resources. Your own logo sits alongside a "Powered by Activ" mark in places of contractual importance, so clients see you have national infrastructure behind you, without the Activ brand front and centre.
Head office generated leads
Built around the client base you already have, and those you build via the approach we share with you after launch. This is exactly why the monthly management fee is lower than Consultant and Location, you are not paying for elements the model doesn't include.
A protected territory
Activ Partner does not include territory protection, you trade as you have been.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions, answered honestly
Do I have to give up my own brand?
No. Your brand, your clients and your business stay entirely yours. Your own logo sits alongside a “Powered by Activ” mark in places of contractual importance, so clients see the infrastructure behind you without the Activ brand taking over.
Can I sign the agreement under a Limited Company?
Yes, this is the preferred route for VAT reclaim. A family member or business partner can act as the public facing director or day to day admin contact, provided they’re included in induction.
When does the monthly management fee start, and what does it cover?
From month 7. It covers your ongoing access to Activ Flow, Kora, the Activation Station, tech support and the wider systems that sit behind the model, so you’re not paying for anything before you’ve had time to get set up.
What does the system demo actually include?
Hands on access to the backend system Partners use day to day, including Activ Flow. Card details are required to start, but you can cancel anytime within your first 30 days, so it’s a genuine way to get a feel for how it works before you commit.
What does the Kora demo include?
A hands on look at Kora specifically, Activ’s AI powered assistant, so you can see how it works before you commit to anything. No card details needed for this one.
How does my existing client data get set up in Activ Flow?
There’s no fee for this. You complete a simple template, head office matches the fields, creates any custom fields you need, and connects your social channels as part of onboarding.
What if I want head office to deliver a client's work entirely?
That’s the third margin route. Hand a client fully to head office and we deliver end to end on your behalf, you keep the relationship and the brand, we handle the delivery.
What happens if I decide it isn't for me?
A break clause is built into the agreement at the 24 month point of the 3 year minimum term, giving you time to properly settle in and see the model working before that decision point arrives.
Ready to find out more?
Book a discovery call, or start a demo of the system yourself. Card details required, cancel anytime within your first 30 days.