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Pricing

One engine. One price. No retainers.

The agency model charges you six retainers for six channels that do not talk to each other. The engine model gives you one operator, one roadmap, and one price. Here is what that costs.

Engine
$3,500/mo
One discipline. One operator. Month to month.
  • One growth discipline (you pick)
  • One dedicated operator
  • Real-time dashboard — one screen, not six logins
  • Bi-weekly strategy review (30 min)
  • All creative + copy included
  • Monthly pipeline report
  • Slack or email, your choice
  • Cross-channel attribution
  • Dedicated analyst
  • Custom integrations
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Growth Engine
$8,500/mo
Three disciplines, integrated. The core product.
  • Three growth disciplines, run as one system
  • One dedicated operator
  • Real-time dashboard with cross-channel view
  • Weekly strategy review (45 min)
  • All creative + copy + CRO included
  • Weekly pipeline report + Slack channel
  • Cross-channel attribution (modeled)
  • Competitive monitoring
  • Dedicated analyst
  • Custom integrations
Start with Growth Engine
Scale Engine
$18,500/mo
All five disciplines. Full growth operation.
Quarter-to-quarter.
  • All five growth disciplines
  • One dedicated operator + analyst
  • Custom dashboard + full attribution model
  • Weekly review + daily Slack (async)
  • Creative, copy, CRO, brand — all included
  • Daily pipeline visibility
  • Full cross-channel attribution
  • Competitive + market intelligence
  • Custom integrations (CRM, CDP, data warehouse)
  • Quarterly board-ready growth report
Start with Scale Engine
Growth disciplines

Pick the channels. We run the engine.

Every tier includes your choice of disciplines. Mix them. They run as one system because one operator owns the whole map.

🔍
Search + AI Visibility
SEO. AI search presence. Content architecture.
🎯
Paid + Conversion
Google. Meta. LinkedIn. Landing pages. CRO.
📧
Content + Email
Newsletters. Nurture sequences. Lead magnets.
📊
Analytics + Attribution
Dashboards. Modeling. Pipeline visibility.
♟️
Strategy + Operations
Roadmap. Positioning. Brand architecture.
The math

What the agency model costs vs the engine.

Three channels, six retainers, six PMs, six dashboards. Or one engine, one operator, one price. Here is the difference.

Typical agency Bufflo Engine
Monthly cost (3 channels) $15,000–$25,000 $8,500
People you talk to 3–5 account managers 1 operator
Dashboards to check 3–6 separate tools 1 screen
Strategy meetings 1 per channel, per month 1 per week, all channels
Channels talk to each other? Rarely By design
Attribution Per-channel, siloed Cross-channel, modeled
Contract lock-in 6–12 months Month to month
Creative + copy Extra, per deliverable Included
You own the data? Often no Always

Agency cost estimates based on industry averages for SEO, paid media, and content retainers at mid-market agencies. Your actual costs may vary.

FAQ

Questions about pricing.

What does "month to month" mean? ▼
It means there is no long-term contract. You can cancel with 30 days notice. We do not lock you in because the engine model earns renewal every month. If the engine stops working, you should stop paying for it.
What if I need to change disciplines later? ▼
You can swap disciplines at any time. If you start with Search + AI and want to shift budget to Paid + Conversion, your operator adjusts the engine. No re-scoping fee. No new contract.
Is there an onboarding or setup fee? ▼
Growth Engine and Scale Engine include a 2-week onboarding sprint at no extra cost. Engine tier includes a 1-week setup. This covers audit, tool access, dashboard build, and strategy alignment.
Do you handle ad spend separately? ▼
Yes. Ad spend (Google, Meta, LinkedIn, etc.) is billed directly to your accounts. We manage the campaigns. You own the accounts and the data. We never mark up media spend.
How does this compare to hiring in-house? ▼
A senior growth marketer costs $120,000–$180,000 per year plus benefits. They run one channel well, maybe two. An engine operator runs three to five channels as one system — for less than the cost of one senior hire. And you get dashboards, creative, and strategy built in.
What happens if results do not come? ▼
Growth takes time. We set 90-day milestones in the first week. If we miss them without a clear reason, we adjust the roadmap at no cost. If the engine consistently underperforms after two quarters, we will tell you — and help you find a better fit. We do not bill for engines that do not run.
Next step

See if an engine fits.

We audit your current stack, channels, and pipeline. Then we tell you honestly whether the engine model makes sense for where you are. No pitch. Just math.

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