Start from a structure built for the work
Use Actual’s Branded Content / Agency Lite template to organize creative, production, post, deliverables, business costs, and fees.
All production types
Branded content
Branded-content budgets that survive changing scope. Every decision stays attached.
Start from Actual’s Branded Content / Agency Lite structure, then keep scope revisions, Service Bids from production partners, client approvals, POs, and live costs connected from brief through delivery.
actual / client review
Spring campaign · v6Budget review
Awaiting decisionProduction total$482,600
$86,400
$72,800
$54,200
$68,500
$41,300
Reviewers
AMRL+2
“Looks good. Approved for production.”
Where the process breaks
More stakeholders should not mean less control.
Give clients a decision-ready view
Publish only the detail clients need to review while the production team keeps control of the live working budget.
Find the right production partner for the job
Invite outside companies to estimate the services your production needs, such as local production support or post. Compare their Service Bids and bring the selected costs into your budget.
From first estimate to final costs
Turn every revision into a visible business decision.
Keep scope, service-company estimates, client approvals, and the live cost impact connected instead of reconstructing the decision from decks, email, and spreadsheets.
Price the scope
Start from the built-in branded-content structure, then adapt it to the deliverables and production approach.
Compare production partners
Review each service company’s estimate, scope, exclusions, and revisions together.
Record the decision
Tie client feedback and approval to the exact budget version they reviewed.
actual / client review
Spring campaign · v6Budget review
Awaiting decisionProduction total$482,600
$86,400
$72,800
$54,200
$68,500
$41,300
Reviewers
AMRL+2
“Looks good. Approved for production.”
What changes
Clients see a clear choice. Production keeps the detail that protects delivery.
Actual gives outside stakeholders a focused approval experience while preserving the working assumptions, commitments, and actuals your team needs to protect the job.
- Scope and budget versions stay side by side
- Service Bids remain attached to the partner you select
- Client approvals do not expose the working file
Choose what your company needs
Scale with the number of decisions you need to coordinate.
Core budgets and digital POs are available on every plan. Pro and Studio add deeper outside collaboration and company-level controls.
Actual for Branded Content
Put your next branded-content approval in one clear lane.
Show us how scope, vendors, and client sign-off move today. We’ll show you where Actual removes the handoff risk.