Services

PR, social media and content services for small businesses and startups

One announcement or a year-long push: pick the level of PR, social media and content support that fits, and the iStories team runs it with AI doing the heavy lifting behind them. Retainers are quoted on scope after a short brief.

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Retainers

Three ways to work with iStories

iStories Lite

Senior PR with AI on the tools. For a launch, an announcement or a first sustained push into the media.

  • Story angle development
  • AI-assisted trend analysis and audience insights
  • Press release writing
  • SEO-optimised blog writing
  • AI-optimised social post generation
  • Local distribution and pitching, with AI-powered journalist matching
  • Global newswire distribution
  • Interview coordination
  • Media monitoring and reporting with AI analytics
  • Weekly status meetings
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iStories Pro

Everything in Lite, plus the strategic layer for a business with a bigger story to tell over a longer period.

  • Story development with AI trend forecasting
  • Key message development
  • AI-powered competitor benchmarking
  • Story matrix mapping
  • Media kit creation, with an AI visual asset pack
  • Social media scheduling, monitoring and analysis
  • Thought leadership development, with AI-assisted research and ideation
  • Monthly strategy sessions
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Content Nexus

From $2,000 a month

Ongoing content and social media on a retainer: strategic content planning, AI-assisted blog and social posts, monthly performance reporting and continuous optimisation. Best for companies that need consistent, good content without hiring an in-house team.

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Start with a consultation

AI Readiness Consultation

$495one-off

Ninety minutes, one-off. An assessment of your current marketing tools and where AI fits: a custom implementation roadmap, tool recommendations, a workflow plan and ROI projections. For businesses exploring AI without committing to a retainer.

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On a retainer

What the AI does

Planning and scheduling
AI reads your audience's engagement patterns and builds the content calendar, with posting-time recommendations. The iStories team sets the themes.
Audience and trend analysis
Segmentation, sentiment and early trend-spotting, so the strategy is built on what your audience is doing this month rather than last year.
Monitoring
Brand mentions, competitor activity and sentiment across platforms, continuously, with an alert when something changes.
Drafting
First drafts of posts, articles and press releases, edited by a person before publication.
Competitive intelligence (Pro)
Tracking competitor campaigns and the gaps they're leaving.
Forecasting (Pro)
Performance projections, so the strategy can move before the results land.

Prefer to run it yourself?

AI-Stories gives you specialist AI teams built on the same PR practice, from $19 + GST a campaign or $29 + GST a month for all of them. The PR team is free to try.

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The difference

A typical retainer, or iStories?

CapabilityTypical retainer modeliStories
Monthly retainerPriced for a team's hoursPriced for senior judgement; software does the admin
Content outputLimited by writer hoursAI first drafts, human edit
Media monitoringBusiness hoursContinuous, with alerts
Journalist matchingManual researchAI-assisted, checked by the iStories team
Trend analysisPeriodic reportsOngoing
OptimisationQuarterly reviewsContinuous
Scaling upHire more staffAdd tools
Campaign setupWeeksDays

What clients say

“iStories' professionalism, depth of knowledge, and ability to provide unique angles are impressive.”

National Marketing Manager, Asuria

“iStories gets results on challenging materials.”

Managing Director, Bonsai Films

“The experience in formulating and executing PR ideas, and the contacts all impressed.”

Founder & CEO, iWonder

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Common questions

How much do retainers cost?

All retainers, Lite, Pro and Content Nexus, start from $2,000 a month and are quoted on scope after a short brief, because a product launch and a twelve-month thought leadership program cost different amounts to run well. The AI Readiness Consultation is $495, one-off.

Which level should I choose?

One announcement or a launch: Lite. Ongoing coverage across more than one audience: Pro. Content and social only: Content Nexus. If you're unsure, a 15-minute call will sort it.

Do you work outside Sydney?

Yes. iStories works remotely with clients across Australia.

What if my budget is smaller than a retainer?

AI-Stories gives you the AI teams directly, from $19 + GST a campaign.

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Send us your brief

Tell us the story, the audience and the deadline. We reply within 24 hours, Monday to Friday.

Send us your briefOr email info@istories.com.au