Social Media Management Retainer, 5 Platforms
Social media management retainer: 5 platforms, 20-25 posts/month, community management, paid boost strategy, monthly reporting
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Procurement playbook
What moves the price
- Scope clarity: revision rounds and deliverable counts move flat bids more than rates do
- Materials and specification of the item
- Quantity and where it falls against a vendor's price breaks
- Finishing, customization, or add-on services
Check before signing
- Setup or one-time fees charged per unit or repeated on reorders
- A specification quietly changed from what you asked for
- Rush surcharges applied to a standard timeline
- Line items bundled into a single total so individual prices can't be compared
Negotiation levers
- Standardize the specification so vendors quote like-for-like
- Consolidate volume or designs to share fixed costs
- Offer schedule flexibility in exchange for a better rate
About social media management retainer, 5 platforms pricing
Quoted as a project total. Scope definition is the whole game.
Why do two quotes for the same item differ so much?
Usually a specification or finishing difference, not the core work. Ask both vendors to quote the identical spec and the gap normally narrows.
Tracked variants
Related variants of this product are tracked as separate benchmark lines. Match the spec before comparing quotes.
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