Ritchie PETTAUER

🟦 "I smuggle doggies into your feed!" ➡️ LinkedIn™️ Certified // Social Media Lecturer @ University of Vienna ➡️ Social Selling / B2B Trainings for Sales/Marketing/HR teams ➡️ Thought Leadership for CxOs ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

Most B2B marketing strategies fail because they treat LinkedIn as a distribution channel rather than a Trust Infrastructure. For CMOs in the DACH region, the challenge is shortening the sales cycle through Semantic Authority.

If your team’s content lacks a distinct "Topic Fingerprint," it is labeled as background noise and buried. I help executives and teams extract their deep expertise and structure it so the Knowledge Graph recognizes them as indispensable authorities.

The 3-Step Authority Framework:
1) Audit for Entity Clarity to ensure search algorithms categorize you correctly.
2) Deploy a PAR-based content system to build proof-of-work.
3) Automate the "noise" while personalizing the "signal" to increase high-value lead conversion.

I help marketing leaders transform their executive teams into thought leaders, ensuring your brand is the "First-Mover" in your vertical's digital ecosystem.

My 3×3 Authority System

🔷 Profile (The Anchor): Beyond keywords. We build a conversion path based on proof and your unique value line.
🔷 Network (The Graph): Targeted ICP mapping and trust-building DMs that treat your network as a high-value asset, not a list.
🔷 Content (The Fingerprint): Moving from generic updates to Actionable and Structured Expertise. We focus on depth that survives semantic scrutiny.

The 12-Week Roadmap

Weeks 1–5: Extraction. Kickoff, goal setting, and profile optimization to establish your baseline authority.
Weeks 6–9: Refinement. Building your content pillars and testing CTAs against the "Knowledge Graph" logic.
Weeks 10–12: Scaling. Handover of a sustainable quarterly plan and KPI tracking that measures real business impact.

Proofs of Concept (Anonymized)

❇️ Industry: Metals (DACH region), 11-person team.
✅ Result: +41% target-audience reach via semantic authority (zero media spend).
✅ Outcome: +12 qualified demo requests and an earned C-level speaking slot.

❇️ Industry: Finance (DACH region), 2k+ employees.
✅Result: +280% internal interaction, +220% reach for the company page

Stop creating background noise. Start building your Topic Fingerprint.
Ready to shift from the Social Graph to the Knowledge Graph?

🟧 Personal Context 🟧

I’ve been dissecting digital trends since the early days of blogging. That same curiosity drives me today. Whether I’m analyzing LLMs, sharpen knives or tend to my garden: I believe that clear thinking leads to clear results, both in personal life and in business.

📩 Send me a DM or email: ritchie@pettauer.net 
I’ll reply with my Authority Checklist and a link for a 20-minute strategy slot.

3x3 LinkedIn™️ Workshops & Coachings für Unternehmen | Individuelle Beratung für CEOs

Organisches LinkedIn-Marketing hat sich zu einem komplexen, aber lohnenden Set von Aufgaben entwickelt. 𝗠𝗼̈𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝘂 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗯𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻?

Ja, LinkedIn ist zeitaufwändig.
Ja, ich bin ein teurer Berater.

Aber hast du dich schon einmal gefragt:
Welche LinkedIn-Routinen & Kniffe sind absolut essenziell für meinen Erfolg?
In anderen Worten: 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻-𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲?

Ich kann folgendes für dein Unternehmen tun:

A) Fundierte Antworten auf komplexe LinkedIn-(Strategie)-Fragen liefern.
B) Dein Sales- und Marketing-Team zu effizienten LinkedIn-Nutzer:innen qualifizieren.
C) Deinen Mitarbeiter:innen zeigen, was sie mit dem Sales Navigator alles tun können.

Wie schaut unsere Zusammenarbeit aus?

Online-Workshops und individuelle Beratungs-Sessions: Flexibel und an deine Bedürfnisse angepasst.

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 1-2h | Level: Einsteiger
LinkedIn-Grundlagen, Funktionsweise des Algorithmus und Profil-Optimierung.

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝟯𝘅𝟯 3x2h | Level: Fortgeschritten
Session 1: Personal-Branding (Grundlagen & Profil-Optimierung)
Session 2: Social-Selling (Lead-Recherche und Netzwerkaufbau)
Session 3: Content-Strategy (Themenplanung und Best Practices für Postings)

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 2h | Level: Einsteiger
Funktionsweise des LinkedIn AdManagers, Kampagnenziele, Targeting & Sujets

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 individuell | Level: Fortgeschritten bis Profi
Ich gehe mit dir deine Kampagnen(planung) durch und bringe dich auf neue Ideen.

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 2h bis 3x2h | Einsteiger bis Profi
Dein Team hat die Lizenz, aber noch keine Ergebnisse? Onboarding, Setup und alle Tricks zu Alerts, Suche und Leadlisten. Individuelles Angebot auf Anfrage.

Möchtest du mehr wissen? Schick mir eine Direktnachricht oder eine E-Mail: ritchie@pettauer.net.

Ritchie Pettauer

Senior Director Global Digital Experience | International Author & Speaker | Marketing Futurist | Follow me for Digital Marketing content

I’m a strategic and digital-driven marketing leader with experience managing growth and transformation across the IT, telecommunications, SaaS, and hospitality industries. With full P&L responsibility and a proven record of delivering measurable business impact, I specialize in implementing innovative digital technologies that optimize processes, enhance customer experience, and accelerate revenue growth.

My expertise spans global digital experience strategy, stakeholder management, and digital business model development. I’m known for building high-performing teams, shaping customer-centric strategies, and positioning companies as innovation leaders in their industries. As a servant leader, I empower people to perform at their best, fostering collaboration and agility in complex matrix environments.

I’m a digital native, strategist, and innovator who thrives on combining creativity, analytics, and technology to drive performance. Over my career, I’ve led major website relaunches, portal management initiatives, and cross- and up-selling programs that significantly boosted revenue and profitability. I’m equally comfortable “flying high and flying low”, from shaping executive-level digital strategies to understanding the tactical details of campaign execution.

Having held leadership roles at organizations such as T-Online International, Deutsche Telekom, T-Systems, Steigenberger Hotel Group, Sabre, and Quadient, as well as scaling my own digital start-up, I bring a unique perspective that bridges corporate strategy and entrepreneurial agility.

Fluent in French, English, and German, I thrive at the intersection of marketing strategy, digital innovation, and business leadership.

I’m deeply curious about innovation in digital marketing and always eager to exchange ideas about the future of online business. Follow me for insights on digital strategy, marketing, and innovation.

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