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Bret Starr

Bret Starr

Founder & CEO

Fort Worth, Texas

Bret Starr founded The Starr Conspiracy in 1999 on a principle that still drives the agency: you shouldn't have to teach your agency what your company does for a living. Over 25 years, he has helped thousands of B2B technology companies grow through world-class brand strategy, go-to-market architecture, and demand generation.

A recognized authority at the intersection of B2B marketing and artificial intelligence, Bret has spent recent years rebuilding how marketing is conceived and executed from the ground up. Under his leadership, TSC has developed AI-native marketing solutions that don't just augment existing processes but fundamentally reimagine them.

He is the author of A Humble Guide to Fixing Everything in Brand, Marketing, and Sales, a book that challenges the performance-optimization mindset that has trapped most B2B companies in a cycle of diminishing returns. He also publishes A Humble Newsletter and narrated the audiobook himself.

Bret previously served on the Vista Equity Partners External Board of Directors, advising one of the world's largest technology-focused private equity firms. Under his leadership, TSC has received more than a dozen national and international innovation awards, including recognition from Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators.

Areas of Expertise

B2B Brand Strategy
Go-to-Market Architecture
AI-Native Marketing
Category Creation
Messaging Frameworks
Experience Model Design

Education

BA in English Literature

Southwestern University

Business Foundations in Business

UT Austin McCombs School of Business

MA in Criminology

University of North Texas

Published Work

Book + Audiobook

A Humble Guide to Fixing Everything in Brand, Marketing, and Sales

Nearly every tech company is experiencing performance declines from their tried-and-true sales and marketing strategies, and most don't know why. The blocking and tackling era is over, and the road to hell is paved with performance optimizations. This book identifies the root cause and provides a new framework for growth.

Published September 2023 · 128 pages · Audiobook available

Latest Insights

Guide

How to Build a Key Messaging Framework That Sticks

Build a key messaging framework that aligns brand, sales, and content. The Starr Conspiracy's 5-step method for B2B marketers who want messaging that works.

Guide

How to Use AI for Demand Generation

How to use AI for demand generation, from audience intelligence to pipeline measurement. A practical, sequenced framework for B2B marketers.

Guide

AI Tools for Demand Generation Compared

The Starr Conspiracy evaluated the top AI tools for B2B demand generation. Compare features, use cases, and verdicts. No vendor spin, just expert analysis.

Guide

B2B Lead Generation Cost Benchmarks: 5 Procedures

Five named procedures for setting CPL baselines, choosing pricing models, auditing channel costs, and forecasting qualified pipeline under budget scrutiny.

Guide

Marketing Messaging Framework Template for B2B

Build a marketing messaging framework that drives alignment and converts. The Starr Conspiracy's step-by-step template for B2B teams, with examples.

Guide

How to Build a Demand Generation Program

Build a B2B demand generation program that creates real pipeline, not vanity leads. The Starr Conspiracy's stage-gated framework for 2025.

Guide

How to Build a Brand Messaging Framework That Sticks

How to build a brand messaging framework that drives real alignment. The Starr Conspiracy's step-by-step process for B2B brands, with structure and examples.

Guide

B2B Messaging Framework Template That Actually Works

Build a B2B messaging framework that sticks. The Starr Conspiracy's step-by-step template covers positioning, proof, and demand state alignment in one system.

Guide

B2B Brand Equity Measurement, 5 Procedures

5 step-by-step procedures for B2B brand equity measurement: baselines, tracking surveys, SOV, LinkedIn lift, and board reporting. From The Starr Conspiracy.

Guide

How to Select and Operationalize a B2B Demand Gen Agency

Five practitioner procedures for selecting, contracting, and activating an ABM-led demand generation agency that drives predictable enterprise pipeline.

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