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The Playbook for AI Brand Building™

Build an iconic brand with AI

Big-brand AI-marketing workflowsCustomised to your brand or businessFlexible 12-week programme

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THE PLAYBOOK IN 60 SECONDS

Start with a product.
Leave with a brand.

A flexible 12-week programme that puts big-brand AI-marketing workflows in the hands of founders and lean teams.

Fully customised to your business, the Playbook trains your AI to do the heavy lifting, helps you make better-informed decisions and transform your idea, product or business into an iconic brand.

STEP 1

Customise Your Playbook

Tell us what you're building. Your specific business context — everything from your category to your goals — triggers full customisation of your Playbook's workflows, examples, prompts and workspace.

Customisation + foundations · Weeks 1–2

The Playbook for AI Brand Building

Let’s customise
your Playbook.

Tell us what you’re building.

Your venture
acme.ai
Your category
Consumer product
Your route to market
Direct to consumer
Your ambition
Build and launch
Your Playbook, personalised.Four foundations. Ten stages.

Illustrative Acme customisation

STEP 2

Learn how modern iconic brands are built — and how to do it with AI.

Discover what makes brands grow — and how to put that knowledge to work. The Four Foundations show you how to brief, challenge and check your AI, so you stay in control of the decisions.

Customisation + foundations · Weeks 1–2

The actual Foundation I illustrative growth model after its buyers control changes 100 buyers to 110; revenue changes from £4,000 to £4,400.

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STEP 3

Build your brand stage by stage.

With your AI, work through 10 stages at your own pace, from insights to strategy, identity development to launch. In each stage, you will learn, analyse and brief your AI to deliver the work which used to require huge teams and huge budgets. AI does the heavy lifting and helps you make the right decisions.

Ten stages · About one week per stage

acme.aiAD
Authored illustrative acme.ai Rocket Skates Air ad application; one Stage07 design-system example.
acme.aiDELIVERY
Illustrative acme.ai Rocket Skates Air delivery: a small ink stamp follows the wood grain on the central crate panel.
acme.aiUNBOXING
Authored illustrative acme.ai Rocket Skates Air unboxing application; one Stage07 design-system example.

Stage 07 · Rocket Skates Air · Illustrative applications

EARLY READERS

Testimonials.

Wow this is amazing! I thought this might just be an expensive list of copy-paste ChatGPT prompts. It isn't. The briefing frameworks force AI to think like a seasoned brand director. In Stage 02 and 03, the Playbook stress-tested our positioning in ways that prevented us from burning thousands on the wrong audience. Such a clever way to leverage industry knowledge with accessible technology.

Connie, London, UKVerified customer
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I’ve done a few online courses before but this is so much more than that. Instead of a one size fits all approach, the playbook adapts everything to my brand, from the examples it uses to overcoming the specific challenges brands like mine encounter. Incredible value for money.

Oscar, Manchester, UKVerified customer
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Launching my brand while working my day job 9-to-5 left me with analysis paralysis for months. The structured sequence breaks down the entire mountain into 10 manageable steps, and I finished stages 1 to 4 in 2 weeks.

Jake, London, UKVerified customer
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If you don't have the funding for agency support this is a game-changing option. … It gives small startups enterprise-grade thinking without enterprise spend.

Ben, New York, USAVerified customer
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In my opinion, this should be compulsory reading for anyone about to launch a brand. This brilliant playbook showed me the easy-to-make mistakes before I made them. It predicted the common founder behaviour and made me rethink my entire roadmap before launch.

Hannah, London, UKVerified customer
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I don't have a marketing background or much experience with AI. The Playbook helped me understand how to launch my brand, step by step, what to do at each stage and how to check the work coming back from my AI was good.

Geoff, London, UKVerified customer
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Ready to start building your brand?

  1. Customise your experience around your business.
  2. Explore the Four Foundations and learn how to build your brand with AI.
  3. Start building with Stage One: The Evidence.
What full membership includes
  • Instant access
  • Full customisation
  • Four foundations and ten stages
  • Your customised Launch Book
  • Typically 12 weeks, at your own pace, with your own AI assistant.4
  • 14-day money-back guarantee5

No card. No commitment. No hassle.

Try the Four Foundations and Stage One free for seven days. Then choose whether to buy lifetime access for £395. Your trial ends automatically. You won’t be charged.

THE SITUATION

Most new brands fail.

40 million+

New brands and businesses launch every year.6

76%

76% of new launches fail.1

6%

Only 6% fail at businesses using a formal brand-building workflow.2

There is a better way. The biggest businesses use a formal brand-building workflow to turn promising ideas into brands that last.

Until now, those workflows have taken huge teams and huge budgets to run, but AI is changing the world of brand building...

THE IDEA

Build your brand
the way icons are built.

The Playbook for AI Brand Building codifies the workflow used by some of the most iconic brands and businesses in the world and adapts it for the age of AI.

Founders and lean teams can now run those workflows with their own AI, improving their chances of building a successful, iconic brand without needing huge teams or huge budgets.

Build an iconic brand.

Give your brand up to 4× more chance of success by building it with a formal brand-building workflow.3

In just 12 weeks.

Around 2 weeks for customisation and foundations, then around 1 week per stage, working at your own pace with your preferred AI assistant.

For £395.

A fraction of the cost of a senior consultant, who could charge up to £150,000 for a 12-week programme.7

The work you build

Your personalised Launch Book

See the workflow come to life through an inspirational brand example.

THE BUSINESS

acme.ai

  • Products

    Six physical products: Bird Seed to Anvil Pro.

  • Customer

    One long-standing desert Southwest customer, ready for the next idea.

  • Route

    Mail order and direct storefront; billboard, catalogue and service communications.

  • Evidence

    Illustrative order ledger, product revenue and Anvil Pro cost breakdown.

THE BUSINESS

acme.ai

Authored fictional acme.ai Rocket Skates Air worked example

Consumer Goods / Multi-channel

  • Six physical products
  • Mail order + direct storefront
Fictional worked example · Authored project inputs.

STAGE 01

Evidence

  • Demand sweeps and source register

  • Six-lens rival teardown, claim/phrase log and opportunity lists

  • Contribution model, scenarios and cash implications

  • Probe design and evidence summary

STAGE 01 · Evidence

Test the demand. Check the numbers.

Authored fictional acme.ai Evidence worked example

Find out whether people want your idea—and whether the commercial numbers work.

Fictional worked example · Trial access: Four Foundations + Stage One.

STAGE 02

Insight

  • Scored moments and launch-leader recommendation

  • Conversation guide, listening sheet, invitation and screener

  • Candidate tensions and ranked barrier map

  • Insight Platform with research-basis statement

STAGE 02 · Insight

Find the reason they choose.

Authored fictional acme.ai Insight worked example

Understand your buyers’ needs, tensions and barriers.

Fictional worked example · Full-membership work. Trial access: Four Foundations + Stage One.

STAGE 03

Strategy

  • Strategy options and stress tests

  • Price floor, ladder and designed willingness-to-pay test

  • Promotional stance and ambition

  • One-Page Strategy with trade-offs and refusals

STAGE 03 · Strategy

Choose how you’ll win.

Authored fictional acme.ai Strategy worked example

Set your audience, advantage, price and priorities.

Fictional worked example · Full-membership work. Trial access: Four Foundations + Stage One.

STAGE 04

Brand

  • Proposition candidates and stress test

  • Story territories and story

  • Naming work and clearance triage where needed

  • Brand-on-a-Page and proof points

STAGE 04 · Brand

Define what your brand stands for.

Authored fictional acme.ai Brand worked example

Build your proposition, story and name.

Fictional worked example · Full-membership work. Trial access: Four Foundations + Stage One.

STAGE 05

Identity

  • Sensory map and voice rules

  • Codes audit and keep/evolve/break map

  • Identity directions and diagnostic protocol

  • Asset register and Identity Sheet

STAGE 05 · Identity

Make your brand recognisable.

Authored fictional acme.ai Identity worked example

Create the sensory cues buyers can recognise and remember.

Fictional worked example · Full-membership work. Trial access: Four Foundations + Stage One.

STAGE 06

Connections

  • Journey maps and scored channels

  • Channel strategy and asset briefs

  • Budget/phasing proposal and story engine

  • Message matrix and Connections on a Page

STAGE 06 · Connections

Reach the people most likely to buy.

Authored fictional acme.ai Connections worked example

Give every channel a clear job in your customer journey.

Fictional worked example · Full-membership work. Trial access: Four Foundations + Stage One.

STAGE 07

Design System

  • Executional territories/routes where needed and sample assets

  • Route diagnostic and choice record

  • Tokens, components, templates and applications

  • Image method and minimum rule set

STAGE 07 · Design System

Bring one brand to every touchpoint.

Authored fictional acme.ai Design System worked example

Turn your identity into consistent assets and templates.

Fictional worked example · Full-membership work. Trial access: Four Foundations + Stage One.

STAGE 08

Launch

  • Launch arc and dated calendar

  • Performance board and baselines

  • Claims file and readiness poll

  • Runbook, protocols and week-one commitments

STAGE 08 · Launch

Make a launch plan you can deliver.

Authored fictional acme.ai Launch worked example

Align readiness, timing, roles and measurement.

Fictional worked example · Full-membership work. Trial access: Four Foundations + Stage One.

STAGE 09

Retention

  • Retention rhythm and first-success flow

  • Return trigger, value ladder and privacy/renewal rules

  • Review/referral system and ritual decision

  • Retention Plan, cohort measures and test list

STAGE 09 · Retention

Give buyers a reason to return.

Authored fictional acme.ai Retention worked example

Plan first success, repeat buying and customer value.

Fictional worked example · Full-membership work. Trial access: Four Foundations + Stage One.

STAGE 10

Performance Cycle

  • Cohort board and qualitative customer read

  • Review pack and adequate-evidence checks

  • Keep/Adjust/Replace decisions and ledger

  • Revised Launch Book and next-period brief

STAGE 10 · Performance Cycle

Turn results into your next move.

Authored fictional acme.ai Performance Cycle worked example

Use weekly, monthly and quarterly reviews to decide what comes next.

Fictional worked example · Full-membership work. Trial access: Four Foundations + Stage One.

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Andy Parton, founder of Destreza

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andy Parton.

16+
years building iconic global brands
6+
years pioneering AI
60+
markets
See selected work

Brands Andy has launched or built

Retailers & marketplaces Andy has activated

Agencies & consultancies Andy has engaged

Platforms Andy has worked with

Questions?

Is my business a fit?

Almost certainly.

The workflow covers physical products, digital products and subscriptions, consumer services, and venues or experiences. It adapts to your venture, route to market and ambition. For regulated sectors, use it alongside the specialist advice your business needs.

What if I have already started building the brand?

No problem at all.

Bring the work you have already done into Stage 01. The Playbook helps you assess the evidence, identify any gaps and decide where to pick up. Work you have already done well does not need redoing.

Can I not just do this myself with ChatGPT?

Absolutely, and you’ll probably get an answer which sounds great.

The issue is that to get the best out of AI assistants like ChatGPT, you need to know what to ask them to do, which models, skills and loops to use, in what sequence, and how to assess the work.

The Playbook gives you that workflow, with ready-to-use briefs, a clear sequence and decision points, so you can put your AI to work on your brand.

Do I need to know how to use AI?

No.

All the AI tools we recommend are easy to use, and we include a setup guide to help you get the most out of them.

Does the price include AI tools or an agency?

No. You choose your own AI assistant.

The price includes the complete Playbook. Any AI subscription, research or specialist support you choose is paid for separately, so you can use the tools and support that suit your business.

How long does it take?

Typically 12 weeks, working at your own pace.

Allow around two weeks for customisation and foundations, then around one week per stage. You can move faster or take longer, depending on your starting point and the time you have available.

What is the difference between Full and Core?

You choose how deep to go.

Full Build takes every stage through its complete set of passes. Core Build reaches the same ten outcomes with fewer passes at each stage. Both retain the stage sequence and founder decisions. Choose the build depth in your workspace.

What makes it personalised?

It is built around your venture.

Your venture, route to market and build depth shape the work, from the examples and evidence sources to the commercial questions you explore. Your free trial lets you see how the Playbook adapts to your own business.

Is this an AI-generated document?

No.

The Playbook for AI Brand Building is an authored methodology with teaching, working prompts and decision points. Your AI uses the workflow to research and develop the work for your business, while you assess the evidence and make the decisions.

Can I get direct consulting support from Andy?

Yes.

Direct consulting is available. For more information, please visit destreza.ai →.

How does Playbook pricing work?

The Playbook costs £395, VAT included, as one payment. Your AI assistant's subscription is not included.

When will I receive it, and what are the terms?

The Playbook is available now.

For terms and conditions, see here.

Do you offer a guarantee?

14-day money-back guarantee5. Read the guarantee details in Sources and disclaimers.

Can I use it on my phone?

Yes.

The Playbook is optimised for use across multiple platforms including mobile phones, tablets, laptops and desktop computers. All content can be accessed across all of these platforms.

For the optimal experience working with your AI assistant, we recommend setting up your workspace on a laptop or desktop computer.

Ready to start building your brand?

Try the Four Foundations and Stage One free for seven days. Then choose whether to buy lifetime access for £395. Your trial ends automatically. You won’t be charged.