Consulting at The DDC
Digital marketing consulting to know where you stand before you invest.
We review where you show up in search engines and in AI answers, how you compare with your competitors and whether your measurement is reliable, and we tell you which services make sense and which don't. The first consultation is free.
First the assessment, then the investment.
Digital positioning diagnostic
Your brand
Where the brand stands today, and where to start
Initial consultation · at no cost · six sections, one recommendation
- 01
Search engine rankingsFrom outside
Only shows up when people search the brand by name.
- 02
AI visibilityFrom outside
Two competitors appear in the answers instead.
- 03
Competitor advertisingFrom outside
Three competitors advertise with the same price message.
- 04
The website in ten secondsFrom outside
What the ad promises isn't visible without scrolling.
- 05
Spend and performanceWith access
Nearly all spend goes to a channel that can't be evaluated.
- 06
Measurement reliabilityWith access
Every purchase is counted twice.
Recommendation, in this order
- 1Fix measurement
- 2Search, with a test budget
- 3Content for the category questions
What we don't recommend
Video and social, until measurement is fixed.
How it works
From the form to the recommendation, in four steps
No commitment to hire anything afterwards: if we are not the agency you need, we'll tell you.
You request it
You fill in the form and we reply within 24-48 hours.
You give us access
Read-only access to your ad platforms, your analytics and your store or CRM.
Assessment
In one or two weeks, a document with what we found.
Recommendation
Which services fit, in what order, and which ones don't. You decide.
The first step is the form below. The audit is free of charge.
Get your free auditBefore the first assessment
Frequently asked questions
What we get asked most before the first assessment. If yours is not here, just ask us.
Another question? Write to usIs there a fee for the consultation?
No. The initial consultation is free: until we look at the data, we don't know whether we can add value, and charging to find out would push us to find something even if there was nothing there. It ends with an assessment and a recommendation of services. If you decide to hire any of them, the ongoing support stays included for the whole engagement, with no separate billing.
What do you need from us to get started?
For a first read, nothing: what can be seen from the outside is enough to get an idea. A useful assessment needs read-only access to the ad platforms, the analytics and the store or CRM. The more complete the access, the fewer assumptions and the more data.
How long does it take?
Between one and two weeks from the moment we have access, depending on how many platforms there are and how many years of setup have piled up. If what you need is a quick first read to decide whether to keep talking, that takes days.
What if we already have an agency?
That is common and not a problem. The assessment is done the same way, and what comes out of it works both for switching agencies and for asking your current agency for what it is not doing. We don't start from the assumption that we are the solution.
Is this the same as the audit in the form?
Yes, it is the same thing under another name: the initial strategic audit you can request from any page of this website is this consultation. We say so here because the two used to appear separately and could look like different services.
Let's talk
Grow
your business.
We'll get back to you within 24–48h for a first, no-commitment conversation. If we can add value, we'll tell you clearly.
Initial strategic audit, at no cost
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