Identity & Authority: Brainstorm* – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Brainstorm*

(https://brainstorm.ie) 📸 Data Snapshot: June 18, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
15 Impact Weight: 15 / 100
100% Reputation

Authority is exceptionally high with no gaps in digital footprint. The structured data (JSON-LD) explicitly defines the Organization and its Creative Director, Dave Curtin, including sameAs links to verified social profiles and Google Maps. Physical address data and established 2010 markers provide historical and geographic legitimacy.

There is a tight connection between performance claims and demonstrated work. Bold assertions of high-performance websites are backed by a portfolio of named Irish institutions and specific dates (2023-2026), moving beyond vague marketing promises. The technical specificity in the Growth Engine service description further validates the performance-led tone.

Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.

🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@graph": [
            {
                "@type": [
                    "DesignAgency",
                    "LocalBusiness"
                ],
                "@id": "https://brainstorm.ie/#business",
                "name": "Brainstorm*",
                "alternateName": "Brainstorm Design Studio",
                "url": "https://brainstorm.ie/",
                "description": "Senior-led branding and web design studio in Limerick building high-performance websites and brand systems for Irish businesses.",
                "email": "info@brainstorm.ie",
                "telephone": "+35361539353",
                "address": {
                    "@type": "PostalAddress",
                    "streetAddress": "Penthouse Floor, Rivercourt HQ, Cornmarket Row",
                    "addressLocality": "Limerick",
                    "postalCode": "V94 FVH4",
                    "addressCountry": "IE"
                },
                "areaServed": {
                    "@type": "Country",
                    "name": "Ireland"
                },
                "sameAs": [
                    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/davebrainstorm/",
                    "https://x.com/BrainstormDave",
                    "https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5279544319048664896"
                ]
            },
            {
                "@type": "Person",
                "@id": "https://brainstorm.ie/#dave-curtin",
                "name": "Dave Curtin",
                "jobTitle": "Founder & Creative Director",
                "worksFor": {
                    "@id": "https://brainstorm.ie/#business"
                }
            },
            {
                "@type": "WebSite",
                "@id": "https://brainstorm.ie/#website",
                "url": "https://brainstorm.ie/",
                "name": "Brainstorm*",
                "publisher": {
                    "@id": "https://brainstorm.ie/#business"
                },
                "inLanguage": "en-IE"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@graph": [
            {
                "@type": "WebPage",
                "@id": "https://brainstorm.ie/#homepage",
                "url": "https://brainstorm.ie/",
                "name": "Brainstorm* | Branding & Web Design Agency Limerick",
                "description": "Senior-led branding and web design agency in Limerick delivering high-performance websites and brand systems for Irish businesses. Built to convert.",
                "isPartOf": {
                    "@id": "https://brainstorm.ie/#website"
                },
                "about": {
                    "@id": "https://brainstorm.ie/#business"
                },
                "mainEntity": {
                    "@id": "https://brainstorm.ie/#business"
                },
                "inLanguage": "en-IE"
            },
            {
                "@type": "Service",
                "@id": "https://brainstorm.ie/#service-home",
                "name": "Branding and web design in Limerick",
                "serviceType": "Brand strategy, web design and website development",
                "description": "Senior-led branding and web design in Limerick for Irish businesses that need high-performance websites and brand systems built to convert.",
                "provider": {
                    "@id": "https://brainstorm.ie/#business"
                },
                "areaServed": [
                    {
                        "@type": "City",
                        "name": "Limerick"
                    },
                    {
                        "@type": "Country",
                        "name": "Ireland"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "@type": "FAQPage",
                "@id": "https://brainstorm.ie/#homepage-faq",
                "mainEntity": [
                    {
                        "@type": "Question",
                        "name": "What distinguishes Brainstorm from other agencies?",
                        "acceptedAnswer": {
                            "@type": "Answer",
                            "text": "Brainstorm is a senior-led studio where clients work directly with the Creative Director and technical leads rather than junior account teams."
                        }
                    },
                    {
                        "@type": "Question",
                        "name": "Do you work with local businesses or just enterprise?",
                        "acceptedAnswer": {
                            "@type": "Answer",
                            "text": "Brainstorm works with ambitious Irish businesses of different sizes while maintaining the same standard of strategic and technical execution."
                        }
                    },
                    {
                        "@type": "Question",
                        "name": "Can you handle branding and website work together?",
                        "acceptedAnswer": {
                            "@type": "Answer",
                            "text": "Yes. Brainstorm works across brand strategy, identity systems, website design and website build so the brand and digital experience stay aligned."
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
]
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
54Review mentions (all pages)
0External proof links (all pages)
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