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Positioning, identity and messaging that make you the obvious choice, for buyers and for the AI tools they ask.
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— Branded search volume VERIFY — Direct traffic VERIFYWHY BRAND & STRATEGY MATTERS NOW When every competitor claims the same things, the brand is the only thing left to decide on. A clear brand shortens sales cycles, supports premium pricing and makes every ad dollar work harder. In the AI era it matters even more: models describe your company in their own words, and they repeat what the web consistently says about you.
67% of B2B buyers prefer a rep-free buying experience, and 45% used AI in a recent purchase. Source · Gartner, 2026 ↗ +222% rise in e-commerce customer acquisition cost over eight years. Source · SimplicityDX, 2022 ↗ $4.4T potential annual value generative AI could add to the global economy. Source · McKinsey, 2023 ↗The cost of getting it wrong
! Sounding like everyone else Buyers can’t tell you apart from competitors.
! Inconsistent identity Every channel looks and sounds different.
! Competing on price No reason to pay more.
! AI gets you wrong Assistants describe you inaccurately.
What's included
6 SUB-SERVICES · ★ AI-ERA 01 ★ AI-ERA Brand Strategy & Positioning Market mapping, category definition, positioning and a proof hierarchy.
02 ★ AI-ERA Brand Identity Logo system, color, type, iconography, motion and guidelines.
03 ★ AI-ERA Messaging Framework & Tone of Voice Value proposition, pillars, persona messaging and examples.
04 ★ AI-ERA Market & Competitor Research Teardowns of 5–10 competitors and white-space opportunities.
05 ★ AI-ERA Rebranding Audit, interviews, redesign, rollout and SEO-equity checklist.
06 ★ AI-ERA AI Brand Perception Audit 50+ buyer questions asked across AI assistants, with fixes for wrong answers.
How we do it step by step
01 Discovery interviews and audit Week 1–2 Audit 02 Research and positioning workshop Week 2–3 Positioning 03 Identity and messaging design Week 3–6 Identity + messaging 04 Guidelines and asset kit Week 6–7 Guidelines 05 Rollout Week 7–8 Site, social, sales, AI profiles WHEN WHAT YOU RECEIVE Week 1 Kickoff, access, audit findings and a written plan for the first 90 days. Month 1 Positioning and identity + messaging. Month 3 First results reviewed against the agreed KPIs, with the next quarter’s priorities. Ongoing Site, social, sales, AI profiles, a live dashboard and a written monthly review.KPIs we move
Baseline set in week 1 Live dashboard, updated daily Reconciled with your CRM Written monthly review KPI 01 VISIBILITY Branded search volume Search visibility for the queries that bring qualified buyers.
GOAL ↑ Higher is better REVIEWED Monthly SOURCE OF TRUTH Search Console + Ahrefs KPI 02 GROWTH Direct traffic Tracked against an agreed baseline and reviewed with your team.
GOAL ↑ Higher is better REVIEWED Bi-weekly SOURCE OF TRUTH Live dashboard KPI 03 VISIBILITY AI mention share How often AI assistants name or cite you across a fixed set of buyer prompts.
GOAL ↑ Higher is better REVIEWED Monthly SOURCE OF TRUTH Prompt tracking (Profound / Peec AI) KPI 04 CONVERSION Win rate Share of people who take the next step at this stage of the funnel.
GOAL ↑ Higher is better REVIEWED Bi-weekly SOURCE OF TRUTH GA4 + CRM KPI 05 REVENUE Price realization Money attributed to the program, reported on the same basis finance uses.
GOAL ↑ Higher is better REVIEWED Bi-weekly SOURCE OF TRUTH CRM + finance data KPI 06 GROWTH Aided awareness Tracked against an agreed baseline and reviewed with your team.
GOAL ↑ Higher is better REVIEWED Monthly SOURCE OF TRUTH Live dashboardTOOLS & PLATFORMS Tool-agnostic. We use what fits your stack.
Figma Adobe CC Brandwatch SparkToro Wynter ChatGPT Perplexity AI ADVANTAGE Where AI helps, and where people lead
↗ Faster research, analysis and first drafts, so more time goes to strategy. ↗ More variations tested each month for the same budget. ↗ Always-on monitoring that flags problems before a monthly report would. ● People own positioning, judgment and final approval. ● People build the relationships: with you, your customers and the press.Case studies and the numbers behind them
NORTH CAROLINA 6 MONTHS Venture-backed SaaS & B2B Tech +50% AI mention share in 6 months THE CHALLENGE Growth had stalled: AI mention share and Branded search volume were moving the wrong way, and nobody could say which channel was responsible.
WHAT WE DID Brand Identity Messaging Framework & Tone of Voice AI Brand Perception Audit Rebranding AUDIT BUILD LAUNCH SCALE AI mention share ↑ HIGHER IS BETTER +50% BEFORE 29.9% AFTER 44.9% Branded search volume ↑ HIGHER IS BETTER +175% BEFORE 290 AFTER 796 Direct traffic ↑ HIGHER IS BETTER +323% BEFORE 364 AFTER 1,539 Aided awareness ↑ HIGHER IS BETTER +117% BEFORE 89 AFTER 193 KEY TAKEAWAY +50% AI mention share in 6 months for a Venture-backed SaaS & B2B Tech. Get a plan like this → SAMPLE CASE STUDY · REPLACE WITH VERIFIED, CLIENT-APPROVED RESULTS BEFORE LAUNCHBrand & Strategy FAQ
Most projects take six to eight weeks from discovery to rollout.
No. Identity is one part; positioning and messaging usually matter more.
Logo usage, color, type, imagery, voice, examples and templates, in Figma and PDF.
Branded search, direct traffic, AI mention share, win rate and price realization.
Yes, with a redirect plan, entity updates and a staged rollout.
We ask AI assistants 50+ buyer questions about you and your competitors, report the answers and fix the sources behind wrong ones.
Yes, including trademark screening with your counsel.