Programmatic operations for agencies across Southeast Asia

Your agency owns the relationship.Zefyr powers the programmatic execution.

Senior programmatic execution across planning, activation, optimisation, governance and reporting—working behind your brand, embedded in your team, or alongside it when the brief requires.

Agency-safe · Confidential · White-label available

LIVE BRIEFACCOUNT ACCESSMEDIA / AUDIENCE INPUTSAPPROVAL / GOVERNANCECONTROLLED EXECUTION

Zefyr does not independently approach or solicit an agency partner's clients.

Agency extension

Extend what your agency can deliver - without building a full trading desk.

When an opportunity calls for programmatic depth, Zefyr adds a calm, senior operating layer that lets your team respond with more scope and control.

EXPANDABLE DELIVERY CAPACITY

01

Add senior programmatic capacity when a brief requires it.

02

Retain more media scope within the agency relationship.

03

Respond confidently to display, video, native, CTV and B2B briefs.

04

Increase specialist capacity without permanent headcount.

05

Strengthen operations, QA, optimisation and reporting.

06

Support pitches, live campaigns and defined delivery windows.

Ways to work with Zefyr

One specialist operating layer.
Four ways to use it.

MODEL 01

White-Label Trading Desk

Zefyr operates behind the agency. The agency remains fully client-facing.

BEST FORInvisible senior capacity
MODEL 02

Embedded Agency Support

Zefyr works alongside your media, strategy and account teams.

BEST FORAdditional specialist capacity
MODEL 03

Managed Programmatic Campaigns

Zefyr operates as an approved specialist partner on selected client activity.

BEST FORDefined operating scope
MODEL 04

Pitch, Audit & Rescue Support

Time-boxed support for briefs, reviews, difficult campaigns or urgent delivery gaps.

BEST FORFast specialist intervention

Operating workflow

From live brief to client-ready reporting.

One accountable route through the campaign lifecycle - with clear approvals and agency-ready handovers at every stage.

  1. STAGE 01

    Brief

    Translate objectives, access requirements, timelines and commercial constraints.

  2. STAGE 02

    Plan

    Define channels, audiences, budgets, platforms, measurement and campaign architecture.

  3. STAGE 03

    Activate

    Build, QA, approve and launch through the agreed account structure.

  4. STAGE 04

    Optimise

    Monitor pacing, quality, inventory, delivery and campaign performance.

  5. STAGE 05

    Report

    Provide clear agency-ready findings, recommendations and next actions.

Agency economics

Designed to work with agency economics.

Zefyr operates as a wholesale programmatic partner, giving the agency room to retain its client relationship, control end-client pricing and preserve a commercial margin.

COMMERCIAL MODELAgreed upfront. Transparent throughout.

01Wholesale partner pricing.

02Agency controls end-client pricing.

03Campaign, retainer and embedded commercial models.

04Commercial structure agreed upfront.

05Transparent treatment of platform, data and service costs.

06Volume-based partner arrangements available.

07No long-term commitment required for an initial campaign.

AGENCY CONTROL LAYER

You retain the client relationship, strategic ownership, approval rights and commercial control.

01Client relationship
02Strategic ownership
03Approval rights
04Commercial control
ZEFYR OPERATES THE EXECUTION LAYER
PlanningActivationOptimisationQAReporting

Core capabilities

Senior programmatic execution across the campaign lifecycle.

MODULE 01

Strategy and Planning

Brief interpretation, audience strategy, budget allocation, platform recommendations and measurement planning.

MODULE 02

Activation and Trading

Campaign architecture, trafficking, targeting, marketplace selection, launch and pacing.

MODULE 03

Optimisation and Pacing

Delivery control, performance review, inventory quality, frequency and budget shifts.

MODULE 04

QA and Governance

Pre-launch QA, naming standards, suitability, documentation and escalation protocols.

MODULE 05

Reporting and Insight

Reconciliation, client-ready commentary, recommendations and post-campaign analysis.

MODULE 06

Pitch and Audit Support

Planning, account reviews, campaign rescue, technical input and strategic recommendations.

Accountability

Specialist expertise, directly accountable.

Zefyr is built around senior programmatic oversight, disciplined campaign operations and clear ownership from brief through reporting. Partner campaigns are not passed through layers of disconnected delivery teams.

OPERATING COMMITMENTS

Senior oversight throughout

Clear ownership from brief through reporting, with campaign decisions held accountable.

Direct communication and escalation

Agreed communication routes, named escalation paths and agency-controlled client communication.

Assurance throughout the campaign

Pre-launch approval, campaign monitoring expectations and incident protocols are agreed before launch.

PRE-LAUNCH APPROVAL · MONITORING EXPECTATIONS · INCIDENT PROTOCOLS · AGENCY-CONTROLLED CLIENT COMMUNICATION

Operations & Technology

Experienced traders. A more disciplined operating layer.

Zefyr combines senior programmatic expertise with a proprietary campaign operations layer developed by Performa AI.

Technology supports the process. Senior expertise remains accountable for the decisions.

HUMAN DECISIONS
StrategyTrading decisionsOptimisation decisionsClient judgement
SUPPORTED BY
PERFORMA AI — OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

Designed to reduce repetitive campaign administration, improve operational visibility and give experienced traders more time for judgement and optimisation.

Campaign documentation

Less repetitive campaign administration

QA workflows

More consistent pre-launch checks

Pacing visibility

Faster delivery and budget review

Reporting assistance

Less manual reporting preparation

Discrepancy detection

Earlier visibility of potential issues

Optimisation review

More structured trading decisions

A confidential first conversation

Need programmatic expertise for a live brief, client pitch, or stretched delivery window?

Bring Zefyr into the requirement without changing who owns the relationship.

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