EST. — 2022
Officiating since day 1

The Independent Calls on What The H$cK Is Going On

Your team stopped paying attention, or shifted it to stuff that doesn't sell, and now you're stuck in the sludge. Get an independent review of your ads, website, SEO and tracking, the way a referee reviews the game: by the rulebook, with the evidence on tape, and with nothing to sell you afterward.

Independent calls on: Search & AI Visibility - Paid Media - Analytics & Tracking
● LIVE REVIEWCH 4.1 — THE BOOTH
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Q3 — TIME REMAINING
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FIELD POSITION
RULE OF THE WEEK

Rule 17 — Vanity Stats. Impressions are not revenue.

PLAY OF THE GAME

Clean attribution build. Every dollar traced to a job.

The Bench

Expert Services

✓ Marketing Audits
✓ Strategy Calls
✓ Fractional Advisory
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The Archive

Knowledge Repository

✓ The Official Rulebook
✓ Flagged Campaign Library
✓ Historical Play Archive
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01 / FOUL

"It Feels Like It's Working"

Impressions are up. Clicks are coming in. But the phone isn't ringing (emails aren't dinging - texts aren't chiming) and revenue isn't moving. You're measuring the wrong scoreboard.

02 / FOUL

Pieces Without A Playbook

You have SEO, Ads, Email, maybe Social – but no documented strategy tying them together. Every channel is running it's own game.

03 / FOUL

No Outside Perspective

Agencies want to sell execution. Your team is too close to it. You need a Ref – someone who calls it objectively and tells you the truth. A 'Human-in-the-loop' to keep you in the game.

🚩 FLAG ON THE PLAY · VANITY METRICS · 15-YARD PENALTY 🚩 UNTRACKED SPEND · LOSS OF DOWN 🚩 DARK-PATTERN UX · UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT 🚩 NO ATTRIBUTION · DELAY OF GAME 🚩 FLAG ON THE PLAY · VANITY METRICS · 15-YARD PENALTY 🚩 UNTRACKED SPEND · LOSS OF DOWN 🚩 DARK-PATTERN UX · UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT 🚩 NO ATTRIBUTION · DELAY OF GAME
⎯ How It Works

From First Flag To A Clear Fix List.

01
Free

The Flag Check

A free assessment based on our Rulebook. You get scores, 4-10 flags on the field, and winning plays – in a 5-minute read. No CC - No Obligation

02
free→paid

Scoping Call

A 30-45 minute call where we walk through your marketing live, call what we see — good, bad, and ugly — and scope the right audit.

04
Ongoing

Fractional Advisor

Ongoing advice by the hour: the Ref guides your team or agency, reviews campaigns before they launch and keeps the scoreboard honest. No implementation, no markups.

— Our Services

Offers Built For Leaders Who Want Answers

Free

Flag Check

A free scan of your homepage, graded A to F in about a minute

Founders and marketing leaders who want a quick, honest first look at their website before paying for an audit or an agency.

About a minute
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Core Offer

Marketing Audit

An independent audit of your search, paid media and analytics, with a prioritized fix list your team can act on

Founders, CEOs and marketing leaders spending $5k-$150k/month on marketing who suspect something isn't working but can't pinpoint where. The Ref doesn't sell implementation, so the findings are never a sales pitch.

7-14 business days from kickoff
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Retainer

Fractional Marketing Advisor

Senior, independent marketing guidance by the hour: one call, a block of hours, or an ongoing retainer

Companies that need a senior, objective marketing opinion without hiring a CMO or another agency. Start with one question, try a block of hours, or keep an advisor on retainer.

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17+
platforms reviewed
90
Day Roadmap
5
categories graded A–F
60s
flag check turnaround
— Film Room

Breaking Down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.

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Flag on the Field
Yellow Flag

Two Ways to Change Behavior: Manipulation or Inspiration

There are only two ways to move a customer to act: manipulate them or inspire them. Both work in the short term. Only one builds a business that compounds.

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Flag on the Field
Yellow Flag

The $9 Problem: When Price Sets the Expectation

Once a fast-food meal or a loaded coffee crosses the $9 line, the customer’s tolerance changes. The price sets an expectation — and now the order has to be perfect.

Read The full entry→
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Stop Guessing What's Working

Book a Marketing Audit. It starts with a 30 to 45 minute Scoping Call where we tell you what we see — the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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