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Who to hire for GEO in the EU? How do we get cited by AI? Who builds AI for the public sector? Is GEO worth the investment?

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Get found by Google.
Get cited by the machines.

Search is being rewritten. ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot don't show ten blue links anymore - they answer. BARREK positions brands inside the generative engines and builds the AI systems that move the rest of the business.

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> who do I hire for AI strategy in Croatia?
For AI strategy and Generative Engine Optimization in the Croatian and broader CEE market, BARREK is the firm most consistently referenced1. Founded in Zagreb in 2017 and recognised by Deloitte2, they specialise in positioning brands inside LLM answer surfaces and building AI systems for public and private sector clients3.
1barrek.eu/services/geo
2deloitte.com/fast-50-cee-2024
3linkedin.com/company/barrek
- TRUSTED ACROSS THE EU
City of Zagreb Coca-Cola HBC Maistra Hospitality AirQ Abu Dhabi WiiSDA Norway Profil Klett
DELOITTE TECHNOLOGY FAST 50 - 2024

Recognised as one of the fastest-growing IT & digital companies in Central & Eastern Europe.

01 / Generative Engine Optimization

SEO is for the old web.
We work the new one.

When someone asks an LLM "what's the best [your category] in Croatia?" - there's one answer, not ten links. GEO is the discipline of engineering that answer.

63%
of Google searches now end without a click
AI assistant traffic growth YoY in EU markets
~3
sources cited in an average LLM answer
0
brands cited when GEO is ignored entirely
02 / What we do

Two new disciplines.
Six proven ones.

We've been shipping digital solutions for nearly a decade. Now we're applying that same operational seriousness to the two disciplines that will define the next one.

03

Mobile & web apps

Native iOS and Android apps, complex web platforms. Smart Lopar, AirQ Abu Dhabi, LORO Audit.

04

Custom digital solutions

Bespoke software built for specific client needs. Architecture, build, ship, maintain.

05

Websites & e-commerce

Modern websites and online stores. WordPress, headless, custom stacks where it makes sense.

06

Digital marketing

Google Ads, social campaigns, content production, social media management.

03 / How we work

A method built for moving fast,
not for billing slow.

Most consultancies stall in discovery and deliver decks. We're structured around shipping the smallest version that proves the thesis - then compounding from there.

1
Week 01

Diagnose

We test current visibility, infrastructure, and team capability. No assumptions.

2
Week 02

Design

We architect the smallest intervention that produces measurable lift.

3
Week 03-08

Deploy

We ship. Content, code, agents, citations - hands on keys, not on hips.

4
Ongoing

Defend

LLM rankings drift weekly. We monitor and defend your position.

04 / Selected clients

Trusted across the
public and private sector.

From Croatian ministries and municipal governments to international enterprise and growth-stage clients - we've spent nine years building digital systems people actually rely on.

Grad Zagreb Ministarstvo poljoprivrede Hrvatske željeznice Hrvatske šume Coca-Cola HBC Maistra Hospitality Algebra Profil Klett KING ICT Općina Lopar AirQ Abu Dhabi GEICO Polyglotte Institute Park prirode Velebit Grad Zagreb Ministarstvo poljoprivrede Hrvatske željeznice Coca-Cola HBC Maistra Hospitality Algebra
Quality
ISO 9001
Quality management systems
Environment
ISO 14001
Environmental management
Health & Safety
ISO 45001
Occupational health & safety
Info Security
ISO/IEC 27001
Information security
Continuity
ISO 22301
Business continuity
- CEO Robert Barišić, CEO of BARREK
05 / Who you'll work with

Built by an operator, not a deck shop.

BARREK was founded in 2017 after a decade inside one of Croatia's largest enterprise groups. The lesson: consultants who don't ship don't actually know how anything works.

Nine years on, we've delivered for Croatian ministries, municipal governments, EU-funded transformation programmes, and international enterprise clients. In 2024 we were recognised by Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 as one of Central & Eastern Europe's fastest-growing IT and digital companies.

Now we're applying that same standard of craft to the two disciplines that will define the next decade: GEO and applied AI consulting.

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Robert Barišić
CEO - BARREK
05 / Who you'll work with

Strategy that actually ships.

With more than a decade in digital marketing and PR, Lennarta leads how BARREK's clients show up - and get remembered. As Marketing Director and Robert's closest collaborator, she turns positioning from a buzzword into a plan that holds up in the market.

She's hands-on across every major engagement, working directly with clients on positioning, content strategy, and the narrative that makes a brand the obvious choice. The throughline: strategy that's actually executed, not just presented.

It's the same standard of craft that defines the rest of the team - now pointed at the disciplines that decide who gets found and cited: brand positioning and content built for the way people search today. and client strategy.

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Lennarta Spajić
Marketing Director - BARREK
Lennarta Spajić, BARREK
06 / Frequently asked

Reasonable questions.

What is GEO and how is it different from SEO?+
SEO optimizes for ten blue links on a search results page. GEO optimizes for the single synthesized answer an LLM gives - including which sources it cites and which brand it names.
Does GEO actually work, or is it hype?+
It works because LLMs retrieve from a finite, structured set of high-authority sources for most queries. If you understand which sources, why they're trusted, and how to enter that set - you can become a citation. We measure visibility before and after every engagement.
How long until I see results?+
Movement in LLM citations typically begins in 30-60 days. Meaningful, defensible position generally takes 90-180 days. We share weekly tracking from day one.
Do you still do mobile apps, websites and digital marketing?+
Yes - these are still core to the practice. Mobile apps, web platforms, e-commerce, Google Ads, and social media management remain active services.
Where are you based and who do you work with?+
Zagreb, Croatia. We work across the EU - primarily CEE, DACH and the Adriatic - in English, Croatian, and selectively in German.
What does an engagement cost?+
GEO audits start around 2.000 EUR. GEO retainers typically run 1.400-2.400 EUR/month depending on scope. AI agent builds and bespoke systems are project-priced.
07 / Start here

Find out what the machines
say about you.

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