Entrepreneur · Marketing Strategist · Content Systems Builder

Helping businesses turn content, automation, and AI into measurable growth.

I'm Eric Barker — entrepreneur, former agency owner, and content systems builder. For twenty years I've helped businesses attract attention, generate leads, and build smarter systems that drive revenue.

Eric Barker speaking at a marketing conference ERIC BARKER · SPEAKING ON DIGITAL MARKETING
20+
Years in business
3
Companies founded
1000s
Projects shipped
100M+
Views generated
Experience & credibility

Two decades of work that ranked, shipped, and sold.

Before consulting on growth systems, I spent a decade building and operating one of Chicago's most visible design and marketing agencies — then proved content strategy at national scale in Thailand's entertainment industry.

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  • Built and operated a Chicago design & marketing agency for nearly a decade (Blueprint Design Studio, 2006–2015).
  • Worked with major organizations including Google, Sysco Foods, Subway, Tyson Foods, Northwestern University, Tribune Media, and the City of Chicago.
  • Ranked at the top of highly competitive search terms in web design and digital marketing — sustained for years, not months.
  • Designed and marketed thousands of websites, campaigns, and digital experiences for clients from startups to national brands — work that consistently drove measurable revenue growth.
  • Now focused on AI consulting, automation systems, and content growth infrastructure for businesses in the US and Asia.
Featured projects

Built, ranked, and proven — not theorized.

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2006–2015 · Chicago

Blueprint Design Studio

Design and marketing studio serving startups through national brands — Subway, Unilever, Tyson, Northwestern, the City of Chicago.

#1 "Chicago web design" for ~10 years

iTunes Thailand chart showing a client release at number one ahead of Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran
2015–2023 · Thailand

National-scale content

Music marketing in Thailand's entertainment industry — releases driven to #1 on iTunes Thailand ahead of Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran, client pages grown past 1M followers.

Hundreds of millions of views

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Current · United States

Design Delulu

Builds and runs managed content growth systems that help businesses consistently generate attention, authority, leads, and customers.

Founder · designdelulu.com

About Eric

Operator first. Strategist second. Tool-agnostic always.

I'm a Chicago-born creative strategist and entrepreneur, based in Bangkok for the past decade. I've run a top-ranked design agency, driven music releases to #1 on national charts, and now help businesses build the marketing, content, and automation systems that big teams take for granted.

I don't sell creativity as magic. I build repeatable systems — for visibility, for leads, for production efficiency — and hold them accountable to results.

Entrepreneur Former Agency Owner Marketing Strategist Content Systems Builder Automation Consultant
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How I work

  • 01 · DiagnoseEvery engagement starts with an honest audit — including "I'm not the right fit" when that's true.
  • 02 · BuildStrategy becomes a working system with clear milestones and zero black boxes.
  • 03 · Hand overDocumentation and training so the system keeps producing after I leave.
What clients say

Results people talk about

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Ready to build a smarter growth system?

Let's discuss how content, automation, and AI can support your business goals. Two sentences about your situation is enough to start.

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