Scope Projects Accurately from the First Client Message

Sift extracts budget, timeline, deliverables, and brand requirements from client briefs and RFPs so your team can quote faster and scope tighter.

65%

Brief-to-proposal time reduction

42%

Scope accuracy improvement

3.1x

Fewer scope change orders per project

The intake problem in agencies

  • Client briefs arrive as unstructured emails, voice notes, or messy Google Docs with critical details buried
  • Account managers spend hours distilling a brief into a scoping document before the strategy team even sees it
  • Budget and timeline expectations are implied but never stated explicitly, leading to misquotes
  • Scope creep starts at intake when requirements are captured vaguely

See how Sift handles agencies intake

What users type

Hey! We're launching a new DTC skincare line called 'Dew' targeting women 25-40. We need a full brand identity (logo, colors, packaging for 6 SKUs), a Shopify store, and a launch campaign across Instagram and TikTok. Our competitors are Glossier, Drunk Elephant, and The Ordinary but we want to feel more premium/clinical. Budget is $80-100K all in. We need to be live by September 1st for a fall launch. Our founder Dr. Maya Liu wants to be the face of the brand. Main contact is me, Jess Thornton, jess@dewskin.co, 415-555-0281.

What you get

Project Name

Dew - DTC Skincare Launch

96%
Contact

Jess Thornton

99%
Deliverables

Brand identity, logo, packaging (6 SKUs), Shopify store, Instagram + TikTok launch campaign

97%
Target Audience

Women 25-40

98%
Budget

$80,000 - $100,000

98%
Deadline

September 1st (fall launch)

97%
Competitors

Glossier, Drunk Elephant, The Ordinary

99%
Brand Direction

Premium/clinical positioning

93%

Recommended form fields for agencies

Recommended Form Fields

Project Nametext

Creates a clean reference for proposals, invoices, and internal tracking

Client Contacttext

Identifies the decision-maker or day-to-day point of contact

Deliverablestext

Defines scope boundaries upfront to prevent creep later

Budgettext

Determines which team configuration and approach is viable

Deadlinedate

Drives resourcing decisions and identifies timeline conflicts early

Target Audiencetext

Shapes creative direction and media strategy from day one

Competitorstext

Gives the strategy team immediate context for positioning

Emailemail

Primary channel for proposals, contracts, and approvals

Frequently asked questions

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