Revenue Systems Architect

Is your business prepared for AI?

Product discovery is moving from search engines to AI interfaces. Before a customer Googles anything, they’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini what to buy — and most brands are completely invisible inside those conversations.

Steve Mansfield
Revenue Systems
Architect

“I design revenue systems that capture demand wherever it emerges — from AI discovery to repeat purchase.”

Selected work for
JD Sports IKEA Booking.com Burger King Microsoft
The shift

AI is now the first touchpoint.

For a decade, the buying journey began with a Google search. That’s changing faster than most teams realise — and by the time a customer lands on your product page, the decision has usually already been narrowed.

Old model · 2010–2023
Problem Google Website Purchase
New model · 2024–now
Problem AI Shortlist Website Purchase

The shortlist is formed somewhere you can’t see, can’t measure, and probably aren’t tracking. If you’re not present there, you’re invisible.

The framework

A revenue system has six layers.

Most teams operate as if it had three. The gap between what they optimise and what actually drives revenue is where the opportunity sits.

“Most businesses only optimise layers 2 and 3. The biggest shift of the decade is that Layer 1 now exists — and it influences everything.”

01

AI-Led Discovery New

Demand formation
  • Where customers actually decide what to buy
  • Happens inside ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini
  • Most brands are structurally invisible here
02

High-Intent Search

Demand capture
  • Part numbers, brand searches, price comparison
  • Google still dominates — for now
  • Best practice is well-documented and mature
03

On-Site Conversion

Decision layer
  • Product pages, trust signals, pricing clarity
  • UX that removes hesitation, not adds decoration
  • Tested against intent, not internal preference
04

Checkout

Friction layer
  • Cart → payment → delivery
  • The quietest revenue leak in most businesses
  • Measurable, fixable, usually under-resourced
05

Lifecycle Marketing

Recovery layer
  • Cart & browse abandonment, back-in-stock, price drops
  • Triggered flows that recover revenue already half-earned
  • Compounds quietly when built around behaviour, not calendars
06

Retention

LTV layer
  • Repeat purchase, cross-sell, segmentation
  • The difference between a business and a campaign
  • Where acquisition cost is finally earned back
Most consultancies sell services for a single layer. I build and connect the whole stack — because revenue is a system, not a line item.
What I do

Three pillars. One system.

Most of my engagements focus on one pillar and then expand. The point of the system is that each layer makes the others more profitable.

01

AI Visibility & Positioning

How your brand shows up when buyers ask an AI what to use, what to buy, or who to trust.

  • Prompt auditing across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini
  • Understanding what signals shape inclusion and ranking
  • Fixing invisibility at the source — content, structured data, PR presence
  • Tracking brand mentions as a real KPI
02

Conversion Rate Optimisation

Product pages and checkout flows that convert the traffic you already paid for.

  • UX, pricing presentation, and trust signal design
  • Quantitative + qualitative research, not gut feel
  • Structured experimentation programs, not one-off tests
  • Checkout diagnostics and friction removal
03

Lifecycle & Revenue Systems

Triggered messaging and retention architecture that compounds over time.

  • Klaviyo, HubSpot and Mailchimp lifecycle programs
  • Cart, browse, back-in-stock and winback flows
  • Retention, segmentation and cross-sell strategy
  • The infrastructure behind owned revenue at 20–35% of total
Proof

Numbers, not vibes.

A selection of outcomes from recent engagements across ecommerce, B2B and publishing.

Booking.com

+3.4% Conversion rate
Problem

A payment experience with measurable drop-off at the final step, resistant to obvious fixes.

What was built

A continuous A/B programme combining behavioural analytics and qualitative insight to identify and remove friction across the checkout journey.

LastObject

22% Owned revenue share
Problem

An early-stage DTC sustainability brand with no email channel and heavy reliance on paid acquisition.

What was built

End-to-end lifecycle programme from scratch — campaigns, flows, acquisition forms and retention architecture — scaled into a high-performing owned channel.

The Listings Factory

50%+ Faster production
Problem

A property-marketing team bottlenecked by slow, technical email production, limiting campaign velocity.

What was built

A bespoke templating engine that halved build time and let non-technical staff launch polished campaigns independently.

Private DTC Client

6.4× Return on audit spend
Problem

A seven-figure ecommerce brand losing revenue across checkout and lifecycle — invisible inside AI search queries for their own category.

What was built

A full AI-visibility and funnel audit, a 90-day prioritised roadmap, and implementation of the top three revenue fixes in quarter one.

How we work

A simple engagement.

No 90-page decks. No three-month discovery phases. Three steps, designed to turn into action.

01

Audit

I map the full funnel — AI visibility, search presence, conversion points, lifecycle flows and revenue leaks — and benchmark it against what’s achievable.

02

Strategy

A prioritised plan. What to fix first, what to build next, what to leave alone. The output is decisions, not deliverables.

03

Implementation

Hands-on execution across AI visibility, CRO and lifecycle. I either build it with your team or run it alongside them — but it gets shipped.

Work with me

Let’s see what’s actually possible.

I take on a small number of engagements at any one time. If the fit is right, I’ll reply within two business days with a next step. If it isn’t, I’ll tell you that too — and point you somewhere useful.

No pitch decks. No sales funnel. Just a direct reply from me.

The window

The businesses that figure this out first will own the decade.

AI is changing how customers decide — quietly, quickly, and mostly out of view. Most teams aren’t ready. The brands that move now, before invisibility becomes expensive, will own their category. If you’d like to be one of them, let’s start with a conversation.

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