Brand strategist based in Salamanca, Spain.
I research, position, and build content systems for DTC brands —
finding the gap competitors leave open, then making it the brand's strongest ground.
Бренд-стратег, Саламанка, Испания.
Исследую, позиционирую и строю контент-системы для DTC-брендов —
нахожу пространство, которое конкуренты оставляют открытым, и делаю его главным козырем бренда.
Brand strategist en Salamanca, España.
Investigo, posiciono y construyo sistemas de contenido para marcas DTC —
encuentro el hueco que los competidores dejan abierto y lo convierto en la fortaleza de la marca.
My name is Andrei Trusau. Before I touch a single post, I spend weeks inside the competitive landscape. I track which ads have been running for 3+ months and why they work. I study what organic content breaks through and what falls flat. I map the emotional territory every competitor already occupies — the promises they make, the fears they trigger, the gaps they leave.
Not because it's empty — but because the audience is already looking for it and finding nothing. The brand I build doesn't compete on the same ground as everyone else. It makes competitor weaknesses irrelevant by simply not playing that game.
That research becomes the foundation of everything that follows: brand storytelling, a 12-month content architecture, weekly production formats, and the creative assets themselves — photo and video included.
My background spans web management, SEO, and e-commerce strategy — which means I think about content not just as posts, but as a system that serves a business goal.
Based in Salamanca. Working remotely across Europe.
Most brands position themselves by looking inward — at their product, their values, their story. I start by looking outward. I map what every competitor already owns: emotionally, visually, tonally. What triggers they use. What promises they make. What they're silent about.
That silence is the opportunity. The brand I position doesn't imitate what's working — it occupies what's missing.
A position without a system collapses. I design the full content architecture: recurring formats, weekly rhythms, monthly themes, post templates, and caption frameworks — built around the brand's position and proven to work in the niche.
I produce the photo and video assets the strategy calls for. Not generic content — visuals built around the brand's narrative logic and the formats proven to perform in the niche.
For physical businesses or new brands launching online: the full digital go-to-market plan. Market analysis, audience segmentation, acquisition strategy, loyalty system, and a week-by-week operational launch roadmap.
An established sustainable fashion retailer with a loyal local following in Salamanca — strong offline, zero digital. Task: design a complete strategy for launching an online store, from market analysis to 12-week operational roadmap.
The Spanish e-commerce landscape shows fashion at 6.6% of national volume, growing 13.1% YoY. After benchmarking 5 competitors, one position was unoccupied: local authenticity at accessible price points. No major player owned it.
Market analysis · Financial planning (€2,920–3,520 launch budget) · Kit Digital funding strategy · Cross-channel acquisition plan · Círculo Eco-Urbano loyalty programme · 5-email automated post-purchase sequence · Returns policy: Garantía Eco-Flexible · 12-week launch roadmap
"Your project stands clearly above the average. The integration of real data, the competitive analysis, the advanced segmentation… What you have delivered is outstanding and demonstrates a deep understanding of e-commerce and digital marketing applied to a real case."
José Sánchez Mosquera, Course Instructor · FEMXA / SEPE · March 2026A science-backed scalp care brand with strong product credentials and a molecule-level story — but no system for telling it in a way that felt human rather than clinical. Build a content architecture that makes complex science feel like quiet confidence.
After monitoring 6 competitor ad libraries and tracking ads alive for 90+ days: fear and urgency, status aesthetics, clinical authority. One position completely unoccupied — calm, science-backed self-care. No competitor was speaking to the audience that wanted to understand, not be scared into buying.
"The molecule your body already knows. Not a treatment — a replenishment."
Competitor ad library analysis — 6 brands, 90+ day performers · Emotional trigger mapping · Brand manifesto & storytelling framework · 6-format weekly content system · Single Post Template · Evergreen formats library · 12-month strategic roadmap · Seasonal & cultural calendar · Monthly content plans — 2 months, every post written out · Highlights architecture · Story Brief · Caption & hook library · Photo & video creative assets
A sunglasses brand with a genuine founding story, handcrafted frames from sustainable materials, and a growing customer base — but social media that read like a product catalogue. Turn a product brand into a story brand without losing the product.
The category split between aspirational luxury lifestyle and discount-driven urgency — both crowded. The gap: authentic material storytelling with a cultural anchor. No competitor owned a city, a founding moment, or a material philosophy.
"The Rebellion" — a content concept anchoring each month's storytelling in a chapter of the founding city's cultural history.
Competitor gap analysis · Brand manifesto & founding story · Brand Story Blueprint · 4-pillar content system · Evergreen formats library · 12-month strategic roadmap · Masterplan 2026 (EN + RU) · Monthly content plans — 2 months, every post written out · 100 hooks library · Caption & hook framework · Photo & video creative assets
A slow fashion brand making garments from natural wool — genuine craft credentials, a philosophy built around longevity and ethical production. Build a content system for a brand that refuses to be loud, in a category that rewards exactly that restraint.
Sustainable fashion split between eco-preaching (alienating) and pure aesthetics (shallow). Both left the same audience underserved: people who buy slowly, deliberately, and want to feel the thinking behind what they wear.
"Clothing that ages with you. Not fashion — an investment."
Competitor gap analysis · Brand manifesto & storytelling framework · 4-theme weekly content rhythm · 12-month strategic roadmap · Seasonal & cultural calendar · Monthly content plans — 2 months, every post written out · Caption & hook library · Photo & video creative assets
A women's clothing brand specialising in lightweight trousers — quality product, loyal early customers, but no coherent brand voice or content direction. Everything looked like a product catalogue. The task: build a brand identity and content system from scratch that gives the product a life beyond the hanger.
The women's leisurewear space splits between high-gloss aspirational content and budget-driven promotional noise. Neither owned the territory of everyday elegance — movement, comfort, and quiet confidence worn by real women in real moments. That gap became Holly's position.
"Weightless. Effortless." — A content concept built around the feeling of wearing the product, not the product itself.
Competitor gap analysis · Brand narrative & positioning statement · 4-pillar content system · 12-month strategic roadmap · Seasonal & cultural calendar · Monthly content plans — 2 months, every post written out · Story Creative Brief — 100+ SKUs (hook, angle, EN/DE copy, frame direction, colour palette per product) · Caption & hook framework · Photo & video creative assets
A selection of photo and video content produced across brand projects — each piece built around the brand's position, not a generic template.
All visuals shown are produced as part of brand strategy projects. Brand identifiers have been removed where applicable.
If your brand needs more than posts — a strategy, a position, a creative direction that holds together over time — I'd like to hear about it.
Tell me what you're building, where you're stuck, or what you're trying to own. I'll come back with a perspective.
trusauweb@gmail.comSalamanca, Spain · Remote