§ 02 · The matrix
Four phases,
four disciplines.
The phases repeat identically across every pillar: audit to understand your starting point, strategy to decide where you want to go, build to construct what is needed, run to execute and iterate every day — with a weekly, monthly and quarterly review built into the phase.
Phase
Advertising
SEO
Consulting
Brand & Content
Audit
Account audit, baseline CPA & ROAS, signal quality
Technical, on-page, backlink and competitive gap audit
Touchpoint audit, brand reputation, market analysis
Strategy
Media plan, audience signals, creative framework
Topical map, content calendar, link strategy
12-month roadmap, OKRs, business case
Build
Server-side tracking setup, Conversion API, creative system
Schema, internal linking, content production, on-page
Operating model, dashboarding, processes & RACI
Run
Day-to-day bidding, budget and creative management; weekly tests, attribution, monthly calibration
Content calendar publication, link acquisition; content refresh, content gap, core update monitoring
Roadmap implementation, team support; quarterly business review, KPI tracking, advisory