Built for digital marketing agencies

Project tools weren't built for retainer work.

Monthly reports. Content cycles. Recurring deliverables. Your project tool handles campaigns — but not the monthly grind. HotKup manages it all, tied to every client.

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Sound familiar?

We hear this from agencies every week.

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Client asked for their monthly report. Nobody had started it.

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Three people working on the same client. Nobody knew what the others were doing.

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Lost a R20,000/month retainer because deliverables kept being late.

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Our project tool is great for campaigns. Terrible for the monthly grind.

Retainer work is different. Your tools should be too.

Project tools like Monday, Asana, and ClickUp were designed for discrete projects — campaigns, launches, one-off initiatives with a start and end date.

But agency retainer work is continuous. Monthly reports. Weekly content. Recurring deliverables for the same clients, month after month. Project tools don't model this — so you end up rebuilding boards, duplicating tasks, and losing client context.

Traditional CRMs track leads and deals, but stop when the retainer starts. Your actual client work still lives in spreadsheets, email, and WhatsApp.

Project Tools

Monday / Asana / ClickUp

Great for campaigns. Not built for recurring monthly deliverables tied to clients.

Traditional CRM

Zoho / HubSpot / Salesforce

Tracks leads and deals. Stops when the retainer starts. No delivery management.

Spreadsheets

Excel / Google Sheets

Content calendars nobody updates. No automation. No accountability.

Chat Apps

WhatsApp / Slack

Client briefs lost in threads. Approvals via voice notes. Zero audit trail.

HotKup: retainer management that actually works.

Client management + recurring work cycles + team visibility — in one platform designed for agencies managing ongoing client work.

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Recurring Content Cycles

Monthly reports, social calendars, blog posts — tasks auto-generate per client each period. No manual recreation.

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Everything Tied to the Client

Every task, document, brief, and conversation links to the retainer client it belongs to. One view of everything.

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Client Brief Forms

Send content topic forms to clients. Responses auto-create tasks assigned to your team. No more chasing via email.

Digital Approvals

Client sign-off captured through structured forms — not WhatsApp voice notes. Full audit trail on every approval.

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Retainer Dashboard

All retainer clients at a glance. Who's on track? Who's behind? Filter by client, team member, or deadline.

Workflow Automation

Brief → draft → review → approval → publish — automated with handoffs and escalations. No coding required.

Before HotKup vs. with HotKup

Before
With HotKup
Content calendar in a spreadsheet nobody updates
Recurring tasks auto-created per client each month
Client briefs scattered across email and WhatsApp
Structured brief forms — all captured per client
No idea which retainer clients are on track
Retainer dashboard — real-time status per client
Account manager leaves, all client context gone
Full client history accessible to the whole team
Client approvals via WhatsApp voice notes
Digital approval forms with audit trail
Separate tools for CRM, tasks, and files
One system — everything tied to the client

Live in hours. Not months.

No consultants. No IT department. No months of setup.

1

Set Up Clients

Import your retainer clients. Capture brand guidelines, scope, and key contacts.

2

Configure Cycles

Set up monthly deliverables — reports, social content, blog posts. Tasks auto-trigger each period.

3

Capture Briefs

Send content topic forms to clients. Responses auto-create tasks assigned to your team.

4

Deliver & Report

Track progress on dashboards. Get client approvals digitally. Nothing slips through.

We've gained a single source of truth for our projects. Game changer.
Waide Bester — COO, Cheeky Socials
Santos Business Services Cheeky Socials Packology
R100
per user / month
Minimum 5 users

Simple pricing. Serious value.

  • Full functionality included
  • No add-ons or hidden costs
  • No contracts — month to month
  • Free onboarding
  • Local support

"Worth it if it saves you just 1 hour per person per week."

Ready to see HotKup in action?

Book a demo and we'll build your monthly content cycle live — using your agency as the example.

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