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Mission: Purple
Operations consultants for marketing agencies
Fractional Operations for your business
Helping growing agencies streamline operations, protect profit,
and scale sustainably
It's our mission to get you to that purple patch of operational excellence.
Offering fractional operations leadership, process optimisation,
and project management expertise
Process & workflow consulting
Every team has room for improvement. Whether you want to become more efficient in delivery, improve reporting, or just get some standard processes and templates in place, we can help.
Interim Operations lead
Set your business up to deliver more quickly and efficiently. Define, control, measure, optimise - we'll put in place processes and tools that will drive tangible business outcomes.
Project management
Need a complex project set-up, planned and delivered? We offer experienced project, programme and resource management. Maternity / paternity cover. Full- or part-time.
[Their] dedication to developing and implementing best-practice processes significantly improved efficiency and effectiveness across multiple areas of the business
Aimée
Agent3
Kate plays a critical role in keeping operations and programmes running smoothly, efficiently and effectively. It is easy to take this for granted - because you know that Kate is at the controls and you have complete trust in her abilities
Shaun
The Craft Consulting
Working with Kate has been a genuinely valuable experience; her recommendations were both practical and insightful. The process gave us a clearer view of our operations and a solid foundation to start making real improvements
Jennifer
Sharp Ahead
Articles
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There's a moment in many growing agencies when the numbers look good but the work doesn't feel good.
Don't stay submerged; fix mistakes quickly
26/09/2025
"You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it." – Paulo Coelho
Ask most agency leaders how things are going, and you'll hear the same word:
September can be considered a 'second new year' in agency life. After summer breaks, clients return with fresh budgets, new campaigns, and heightened expectations. For many agency leaders, it's exciting. But it can also be overwhelming.