Digital Core Growth Assessment™
Stop Guessing. Start Diagnosing.
The Digital Core Growth Assessment™ reveals exactly where your business is leaking revenue, missing visibility, and underutilizing AI — before you scale the wrong systems.
The DC Growth Assessment™ shows you exactly where your business is leaking revenue, missing visibility, and underutilizing AI — so you invest in what matters instead of hoping the next campaign works.
Diagnose Before You Deploy
Before investing in marketing, sales hires, or AI tools, you need clarity.
Our Growth Assessment identify
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Structural bottlenecks
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Revenue leakage
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AI inefficiencies
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Visibility gaps
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Hidden opportunity cost
These are clarity products — not implementation.
Most Businesses Invest in Growth Without Knowing What's Actually Broken
Most businesses don’t have a growth problem.
You've spent money on marketing. You've hired salespeople. You've tried new software. But revenue still feels unpredictable — and you can't pinpoint why.
Here's what typically happens:
"We're running ads but can't tell if they're working."
"Leads are coming in, but they don't convert into clients."
"We bought a CRM six months ago — nobody uses it."
"We know we should be using AI, but we don't know where to start."
"We're growing, but it feels heavier and more expensive every quarter."
The problem isn't effort. It's clarity.
You're investing without a diagnosis — and that's the most expensive kind of growth.
That's exactly what the Growth Assessment fixes.
A Consulting-Grade Diagnosis Across the Three Systems That Drive Every Business
Every engagement begins with clarity.
The Digital Core Growth Assessment™ evaluates your business across three core systems — and tells you exactly what's working, what's broken, and what to fix first.
Digital Visibility Assessment™
Diagnose how discoverable, authoritative, and AI-ready your brand is.
Includes:
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SEO / GEO / AEO analysis
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Content & authority gaps
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Competitor benchmarking
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90-day visibility roadmap
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How Your Business Gets Found Are the right people discovering you?
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Are you showing up in Google, AI search engines, and the platforms where your buyers are looking?
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Is your content building authority or just adding noise?
Revenue System Assessment™
Identify where leads stall and revenue leaks.
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Offer & funnel review
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CRM & pipeline analysis
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Sales process bottlenecks
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Revenue optimization roadmap
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How Your Business Converts and Scales Are leads being captured, followed up, and converted?
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Is your sales process structured or dependent on individual effort?
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Is your pipeline giving you real data or just a messy list of names?
AI Readiness & Efficiency Assessment™
Find time, cost, and efficiency gains through AI.
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Workflow analysis
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AI leverage opportunities
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Tool stack recommendations
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90-day AI implementation plan
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How Your Business Operates Are you spending hours on work that should take minutes?
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Is your team doing manually what AI could handle?
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Do you have clear reporting — or are you making decisions from gut feel?
Growth OS™ Master Assessment
All three Assessments combined into one unified roadmap. A complete, integrated diagnosis across all three growth pillars.
Every Assessment produces a structured executive report with a prioritized 90-day roadmap — not a generic PDF, not a sales pitch.
A clear plan with sequenced priorities you can act on immediately.
Choose the Assessment That Matches Where You Need Clarity Most
Digital Visibility Assessment™
Find out why your competitors show up and you don't.
We diagnose how discoverable, authoritative, and AI-ready your business is across Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and every platform where your buyers are researching before they ever contact you.
What you get: full visibility scorecard, SEO/GEO/AEO analysis, content authority map, competitor benchmarking, and a 90-day visibility roadmap.
Best for: businesses that know they should be ranking higher, getting more inbound traffic, and showing up in AI-generated answers — but aren't.
Revenue System Assessment™
Find out where your leads go to die.
We diagnose why leads aren't converting into revenue — mapping every stage from first contact to closed deal to find the leaks, bottlenecks, and friction points your team can't see from the inside.
What you get: pipeline analysis, offer and pricing assessment, CRM adoption review, sales process friction report, follow-up breakdown analysis, and a 90-day revenue stabilization plan.
Best for: businesses that are generating leads but can't make revenue predictable — or that know their sales process is held together with duct tape and willpower.
AI Readiness & Efficiency Assessment™
Find out how much time and money you're wasting that AI could save.
We diagnose where AI can deliver real operational leverage — not as a shiny experiment, but as infrastructure that reduces cost, eliminates manual work, and gives leadership better data for decisions.
What you get: AI leverage scorecard, automation opportunity map, tool stack assessment, workflow analysis, risk assessment, and a 90-day AI implementation roadmap.
Best for: businesses that know AI is important but don't know where to start — or that have tried AI tools and found they just added complexity without results.
Growth OS™ Master Assessment™
The full diagnosis. All three engines. One unified roadmap.
This is the complete assessment — visibility, revenue, and intelligence evaluated together as one interconnected system. For businesses that are done with piecemeal fixes and want to see the whole picture.
What you get: full growth system scorecard, prioritized roadmap across all three engines, ROI modeling, 12-month system architecture outline, and an executive presentation walkthrough.
Best for: businesses scaling aggressively, multi-department teams, organizations preparing for acquisition, or companies investing $50K+ annually in growth and wanting every dollar to count.
This Is What Clarity Looks Like
What every assessment delivers for you and your company
Every assessment delivers a structured executive report that includes:
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Your Growth Scorecard — a clear picture of where you stand across visibility, revenue, and operations, rated against industry benchmarks.
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Bottleneck Analysis — the specific friction points that are stalling growth, costing revenue, or consuming time your team doesn't have.
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Priority Roadmap — a sequenced, 90-day action plan that tells you what to fix first, second, and third — based on impact and ROI, not guesswork.
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Strategic Recommendations — clear guidance on where to invest, what to stop doing, and what to build next.
This is not a pitch in disguise. You receive actionable findings and a roadmap you can use — whether or not you ever work with us again.
Sam Wainwright
Rick & his team are fantastic. They work hard to provide top level services. We are grateful for all the hard work they provide our company to reach the level of promotion we are looking for.
Pascale Hansen
Working with Rick at Digital Core Media Marketing has been a pleasure. He consistently went above and beyond expectations and his ideas and creativity are outstanding!
Companies We Serve
This Assessment Was Built for Businesses That Are Tired of Guessing
This is for you if:
✔ You've invested in marketing, sales, or technology and aren't seeing the return you expected.
✔ You know something is stalling growth but can't pinpoint exactly what it is from the inside.
✔ Revenue feels unpredictable — strong one quarter, slow the next — and you can't explain why.
✔ You're considering a major investment in marketing, hiring, or AI and want to make sure you're investing in the right thing first.
✔ You're a founder, business owner, or leadership team member who wants data-driven clarity before committing more capital.
This is for SMEs, mid-market companies, professional services firms, construction and trades businesses, and multi-location organizations.
From First Call to Your 90-Day Roadmap
"Is This Just a Sales Pitch Disguised as an Assessment?"
No.
Here's why:
The Assessment is a standalone diagnostic product. You receive a complete executive report with scored findings, specific bottleneck analysis, and a 90-day roadmap — regardless of whether you ever work with us for implementation.
We built the Growth Assessment this way because we believe in the same philosophy we preach: diagnose before you deploy. If we can't show you the value in the diagnosis, we have no business asking you to trust us with the implementation.
That said — yes, many assessment clients do choose to engage us for implementation because the Assessment reveals exactly what needs to be built and we already understand their business. But that's a decision you make with full clarity, not pressure.
Step 1
Book a complimentary consultation
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We review your current systems
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We determine which Growth Assessment™ is the right fit
Step 4
Assessment is performed and delivered
FAQ
What exactly is a Growth Assessment?
A consulting-grade diagnostic that evaluates your business across three core systems — visibility, revenue, and operations — and delivers a scored assessment with a prioritized 90-day action plan.
Is the Growth Assessment really free?
The initial strategy call and high-level assessment are complimentary. Detailed Assessment engagements are scoped based on business size and complexity. We'll tell you upfront what's included at no cost and what requires investment.
Which assessment should I start with?
If you're not sure, start with the free strategy call. We'll determine together whether a Visibility, Revenue, AI, or Master Assessment is the highest-leverage starting point for your business.
What do I actually receive?
A structured executive report including your Growth Scorecard, bottleneck analysis, strategic recommendations, and a prioritized 90-day roadmap. Delivered in a walkthrough session, not just emailed as a PDF.
How long does the assessment take?
Individual assessments are typically completed within 2–3 weeks. The Master Assessment takes 3–4 weeks depending on complexity. The Assessment strategy call happens within a few days of booking.
Is this just a sales pitch?
No. The Assessment is a standalone product. You receive actionable findings and a roadmap you can use independently. Many clients do choose to engage us for implementation afterward — but that's their decision, made with full information.
What industries do you work with?
SMEs, mid-market companies, professional services firms (law, finance, accounting, consulting), construction and trades businesses, financial advisors, and multi-location organizations across Canada and North America.
What if I'm not ready for implementation after the assessment?
That's perfectly fine. The roadmap is designed so your team can execute it, or you can come back to us when timing is right. The findings don't expire.