C40 Digital

Service: Consultation

Senior counsel on the decisions that drive your growth.

When you need experienced perspective on a marketing, brand, sales, social, website, or SEO decision, we're the second set of eyes that's seen this problem before.

The problem

Most marketing problems aren't tactical, they're decisions made without enough context.

Your team makes real bets every week: which channels to invest in, how to position the next launch, whether the website rebuild is worth it, what to do about a competitor eating share. The cost of those decisions compounds quickly when nobody senior is in the room asking the right questions. We're that voice on call, plus the analytical horsepower to back it up.

Our approach

How we consult

Focused engagements (usually four to twelve weeks) or ongoing monthly advisory. No bloated discovery, no decks for the sake of decks. Real conversations, documented decisions, follow-through. Most engagements are single-topic. SEO Analysis & Strategy is our most popular standalone consultation.

  1. 01

    Diagnose

    We understand where you are: the data, the team, the recent decisions, the competitive context, the actual performance.

  2. 02

    Recommend

    Specific recommendations tied to specific decisions. Documented so your team can act on them after we leave.

  3. 03

    Support

    Optional ongoing advisory: monthly retainer, on-call for big decisions, quarterly strategic review.

What you get

Deliverables

  • Diagnostic report on current state
  • Specific, documented recommendations
  • Decision frameworks your team can reuse
  • For SEO engagements: full audit (technical, content, backlinks, schema, AEO, GEO, AI citations)
  • Prioritized 90-day action plan
  • Optional ongoing monthly advisory
  • Quarterly strategic review (if retained)

What’s included

Sub-services

SEO Analysis & Strategy
Want to know how you rank compared to your competitors? What happened to your keywords? How to grow your traffic? Full SEO analysis with a focus on AEO, GEO, and AI citations. We help you understand where you rank now, what's changed, and what your opportunities are for getting back on top.
Marketing
Strategy, channel mix, budget allocation, team structure, vendor selection, growth opportunity mapping.
Branding
Positioning, brand audits, identity decisions, voice and messaging direction.
Performance Marketing / Advertising
Paid media strategy, attribution, budget optimization, agency selection and oversight.
Social Media
Strategy, channel selection, content direction, and measurement framework. Advisory level work: we shape what gets posted and how it's measured. Your team or vendors execute.
Sales
Sales process design, pipeline structure, enablement, sales-marketing alignment.
Customer Service
Service operations, tooling, escalation flows, CSAT measurement, retention design.
Website Strategy
Advisory on website strategy, vendor selection, redesign decisions, performance triage. (See Website Design pillar for actual builds.)

Engagement

Built for your scope, not a template.

Single-topic consultation engagements typically run four to twelve weeks. SEO analysis engagements typically run four to six weeks. Monthly advisory retainers also available. Book a call for a quote.

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