SMALL BUSINESSES DON'T NEED BIGGER BUDGETS.
THEY NEED A BETTER FRAMEWORK.
After 15 years on the buying side of the table and a decade tracking consumer trust, I built the tools I wish someone had handed me.
SEE HOW IT WORKSTHE DATA DOESN'T LIE
WE'RE IN A TRUST CRISIS. AND MOST BUSINESSES DON'T KNOW IT.
I've been tracking how much consumers trust businesses for over 10 years.
of consumers say they trust businesses LESS than 10 years ago
— Shawna Suckow Consumer Poll
drop in trust in major brands since 2020
Edelman Trust Barometer
blind spot: 84% of execs think they're trusted. Only 30% of consumers agree.
PwC
of consumers more likely to buy from a small business even if it costs more
Edelman
say authenticity is vital to their purchase decisions
Exploding Topics
This isn't a trend. It's a seismic shift. And it's the biggest opportunity small businesses have had in decades — if you know how to use it.
PROPRIETARY FRAMEWORK
INTRODUCING CUSTOMER BRANDSHIPS™
The Framework That Changes How You Think About Marketing
Customer Brandships™ are those rare, almost friendship-like relationships your Customer forms with your brand when it feels real, aligned, and undeniably unforgettable. This isn't about going viral. It's about becoming the brand people choose first, refer without being asked, and stick with through price increases and rough patches.
THREE PRIMARY TRAITS
DIFFERENTIATED
You can't stand out if you look and sound like everyone else. Differentiation isn't about being weird (unless that's your thing!) it's about being unmistakably you.
TRUSTWORTHY
If they don't trust you, they won't buy from you. Trust is built in small moments: the quick reply, the honest update, the behind-the-scenes photo.
UNFORGETTABLE
If they forget you, it's over. Period. Being unforgettable ensures you're the one people think of when it actually matters — the moment they're ready to buy, refer, or shout you out.
WHERE THEY OVERLAP — THREE SECONDARY SUPERPOWERS
RELATABLE
Trustworthy + Unforgettable
Your audience sees themselves in you.
INFLUENTIAL
Trustworthy + Differentiated
People repeat your ideas and trust your lead.
MAGNETIC
Differentiated + Unforgettable
You don't just attract attention — you keep it.
WHEN ALL SIX TRAITS ARE PRESENT, THE MAGIC HAPPENS.
You're operating in the Customer Brandships™ Zone — where marketing starts to feel less like selling and more like bonding. Marketing rooted in truth, clarity, and character doesn't just convert — it compounds. It snowballs into brand loyalty, earns referrals without asking, and builds relationships that outlast recessions.
STOP MARKETING TO EVERYONE.
MEET YOUR EXACT RIGHT CUSTOMERS™
Your Exact Right Customers™ are the ones who just get you. They're loyal, enthusiastic, and eager to tell others about you — not because they’re your parents or your 2nd grade teacher, but because you made their lives easier, better, or more fun.
Trying to be "for everyone" is the fastest way to lose the magic that makes you unforgettable. The second you water down your message to please the masses, you start sounding like the big brands — generic, predictable, and painfully forgettable.
Get laser-focused on the people who love your flavor of awesome. Build your marketing to attract more like them. Repelling the wrong people isn't a failure — it's part of the strategy.
YOUR NICHE IS YOUR SUPERPOWER.
OWN IT UNAPOLOGETICALLY.
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GET THE FULL FRAMEWORK
All of this — and a whole lot more — is in my book Small Is Your Superpower.
SMALL IS YOUR SUPERPOWER!
The no-fluff playbook for small business owners ready to out-human the big brands, attract their Exact Right Customers™, and build Customer Brandships™ that last. Every framework you need, all in one place.