Retained Advisory Services

In addition to our Rapid Advisory Services, Tagoras offers a deeper level of Retained Advisory Services to help organizations achieve their strategic goals over time.

Retained Advisory Services are different from our general consulting activities in that they are not focused on specific project work or deliverables. Rather, as an advisory client, you have unlimited access by phone and e-mail to Tagoras managing directors Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele. You initiate the contact, as needed, and we provide answers to questions, feedback and general guidance as appropriate.

Situations in which Retained Advisory Services can be highly valuable include:

  • You want to run a project using internal resources, but expertise and experience – in areas like marketing, social media, learning technologies, product innovation, and general strategy – are needed to complement or enhance your team’s skills;
  • Outside expertise and perspective are needed as your organization considers new strategic options;
  • Following initial project work with Tagoras, you want support for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of a new program or initiative;

In general, the Retained Advisory Service program gives you access to the deep expertise and years of experience of Jeff and Celisa. In addition to e-mail and phone access, the program can include any or all of the following activities:

  • In-person meetings;
  • Scheduled phone call meetings (e.g., weekly status call);
  • Feedback on written communications and key project documents;
  • Support for single or multiple contacts within your organization.

We respond to all communications on the same day they are received during normal weekday office hours (9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Eastern time). If one or both of us are traveling or otherwise unavailable for a period of time, we will alert you to that fact in advance so that we may schedule communications around it.

We work together to determine the appropriate set of advisory options to help you achieve your goals. The basic program starts at $3,000 a month, with a three-month minimum commitment, and goes up depending on the options we mutually decide to include.

Contact us for more information or to get started today!