Growth Systems

Start with a question your current report cannot answer

My client work includes SEO/AEO, paid-search audits, and HubSpot measurement. These starting points help you frame what to inspect before commissioning work.

The examples here focus on B2B marketing. Apply the recommendations to the buying process and business question you are investigating.

Review the questions around your marketing data

The marketing self-assessment asks ten questions about the way your team works. Its output is a list of review points based on your answers, not a verified audit.

Inspect what an AI answer says about the buyer you want

The AI prompt worksheet helps you prepare buyer-specific questions. The AI discovery guide explains how to inspect the answers. Use it to distinguish an inaccurate description from a claim about lost revenue.

Where these starting points stop

A questionnaire doesn't inspect the underlying records. A single AI response doesn't establish a stable competitive position. Bring the evidence to a conversation about the actual decision.

About Mark

Mark Barrera runs Mark Barrera Consulting LLC in Austin, Texas. His experience includes audience and review generation at TrustRadius, portfolio integration at Ziff Davis, and board-facing reporting at Newfold Digital. He built and sold an agency. He also served as president of SMC Dallas, and as chairman and president of DFWSEM, the Dallas-Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Association. He was founding chairman of the State of Search Conference in Dallas.