Short answer: Beacon prices video production as scoped project work (creative + shoot + edit). Optional Growth Pilot digital packages with BuellEA are billed as a separate, capped media and ops fee — not as unbounded agency retainers.
How is core video production priced?
Production is quoted per project after discovery. A typical quote covers pre-production, production days, post-production, and agreed deliverables (master cuts, social cuts, captions as specified).
There is no single public “menu price” that fits every plant tour or training series. Finance rule: no production work is treated as sold until a quote or proposal exists on the opportunity.
How are Growth Pilots priced?
When Beacon video is paired with BuellEA digital for a manufacturing growth pilot, the package is scoped in advance. A known pilot pattern uses a fixed daily media envelope (example: about $65/day over ~90 days, with BuellEA digital at a pilot day rate inside that envelope). Video production may be included at an agreed pilot rate or as Beacon’s contribution — the commercial terms must be written on the quote.
What does finance need before spend starts?
- Signed or accepted quote / proposal
- Named billing owner (Beacon client vs agency pass-through)
- Cap on media spend and written OK for any overage
- Clear who owns LinkedIn and GA4 access (see ownership FAQ)
Related
- [Who owns LinkedIn and GA4 on Beacon pilots?](04-linkedin-ga4-ownership.md)
- Internal design notes: billing lifecycle (Zoho Books as accounting authority; BuellEA for time/expense capture)