Agency Ops

The agency margin math nobody publishes

If you're reselling fulfillment at less than 55% gross margin, you do not have a margin problem. You have a pricing problem.

Murphy Consulting January 14, 2026 9 min read

Fulfillment margin starts before the client ever sees a proposal. If your retail price is just the production cost plus a thin markup, you have already capped the business.

The healthier model is to price against client value and competitive alternatives, then use agency-cost fulfillment as the margin engine underneath.

Murphy publishes agency cost and suggested retail price on every line so partners can quote quickly without guessing where the margin lives.