Positioning
Can a buyer tell within seconds whom you help, what you do, and why you are different?
TW3 Marketing’s six-factor authority framework
The TW3 Marketing Authority Framework™ turns expertise into recognized authority.
A six-factor model for identifying the Authority Gap: the distance between a firm’s earned expertise and what buyers can find and verify. Bobby applies the TW3 Marketing Authority Framework™ to established professional service firms.
The authority problem
Being excellent is not the same as being recognized.
Many established professional-service firms have deep expertise, strong relationships and years of results. Yet their digital footprint still resembles that of a capable vendor. The TW3 Marketing Authority Framework™ closes the gap between the authority you have earned and the authority your market can see.
What causes the gap?
- Your point of view is buried inside generic service language.
- Your strongest proof is scattered, vague or difficult to verify.
- Your expertise is inconsistent across search, AI and professional profiles.
What changes when it closes?
- Prospects understand your distinction faster.
- Referrals find evidence that reinforces the introduction.
- Search engines and AI systems encounter consistent, attributable signals.
The six authority factors
Positioning. Proof. Expertise. Visibility. Engagement. Experience.
Proof
Do reviews, recommendations, case evidence, and results support your claims?
Expertise
Do you share useful insights that demonstrate your judgment and depth?
Visibility
Can buyers find you when they search or ask AI about your field?
Engagement
Do people interact with and respond to your ideas?
Experience
Does every interaction with your site and firm reinforce trust?
How the framework is applied
From authority gap to trusted recommendation.
Diagnose
Measure clarity, visibility, proof, consistency and the signals available to buyers and AI answer engines.
Engineer
Strengthen positioning, content, metadata, entities, schema, reviews and case evidence around one coherent authority position.
Validate
Test whether the market can find, understand and substantiate the expertise you want to be known for.
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Who it is for
Built for leaders whose reputation should carry more weight online.
A strong fit
- Founders, CEOs and principals of established service firms
- Experts pursuing larger, higher-trust engagements
- Leaders with real results but an underdeveloped digital authority footprint
Not the right fit yet
- Early-stage offers still searching for product-market fit
- Organizations looking only for a short-lived traffic tactic
- Businesses unwilling to substantiate their claims with evidence
Frequently asked questions
Clear answers about the Authority Framework.
What is the TW3 Marketing Authority Framework™?
It is TW3 Marketing’s six-factor diagnostic model: Positioning, Proof, Expertise, Visibility, Engagement, and Experience. Bobby applies it to established professional service firms.
What is the Authority Gap?
It is the difference between expertise a firm has earned and the authority buyers can find and verify across its site, professional profiles, search results, reviews, and other sources.
How is the framework different from SEO?
SEO helps people find a website. The Authority Framework also evaluates positioning, proof, expertise, engagement, and the experience that helps buyers decide whom to trust.
Where should I begin?
Start with the free Authority Level, delivered immediately after the six-factor questions. The $497 TW3 Marketing Authority Audit™ provides the full 100-point Authority Score™, evidence-based gap analysis, and prioritized roadmap.
Find the gaps keeping your authority from carrying its full weight.
Start with a structured assessment of the signals buyers and AI systems can see.
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