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Every engagement starts the same way: one call to get honest about where your marketing is now and where the real opportunity is.
From there, the path depends on what your business actually needs — a focused audit, a deep strategy intensive, or a full partnership.
No templates, no guessing, no "post and pray." Just story-led marketing built to connect, convert, and generate cashflow.
Before any audit, intensive, or build, we talk. One honest conversation about your business, your market, and where your message is losing people. If we're a fit, we'll map the right next step together. If we're not, I'll tell you that too. No pressure, no pitch.
BEST FIRST STEP · BY APPLICATION
story &
message AUDIT
You're too close to your own business to see how your marketing actually sounds.
We're not. In the Story & Message Audit, we dig into your website, your messaging, and your story throughline and find the blind spot — the gap between what you're saying and what would actually make people stop, trust you, and buy. You get a clear, honest read on what's working, what's costing you, and exactly what to fix first.
SEE WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE
The single biggest weakness in most marketing is invisible to the person who built it. We surface the blind spot in your message and story throughline — the thing you're too close to catch — so you finally know what's really holding your marketing back.
KNOW WHAT'S COSTING YOU
Vague marketing leaks revenue quietly. We show you where your message is losing attention, trust, and conversions — in plain terms, with the "why" behind each one, not a generic checklist.
LEAVE WITH A PLAN, NOT A PROBLEM
You won't just hear what's wrong. You'll get a prioritized, specific path forward you can act on — whether you build it yourself, with your team, or with us.
FOR TEAMS READY TO EXECUTE · BY APPLICATION
fractional CMO
Executive-level marketing leadership without the executive salary.
For established businesses that have the team or the resources to execute but need the senior strategic brain that sets direction, sharpens the message, and keeps every move aligned to the story. Available as a single strategy day or an ongoing 90-day engagement.
A SENIOR MARKETING MIND ON DEMAND
Get the perspective of a marketing leader who's operated at real scale — direction, priorities, and decisions you can trust — without hiring a full-time CMO.
SENIOR STRATEGY ON EVERY MOVE
You don't need another list of tactics, and you don't get passed to a junior. The strategy stays with me — every campaign, offer, and message pulling in one direction, rooted in your story.
CLARITY THAT KEEPS YOU OUT OF THE WEEDS
Stop second-guessing. Get a clear plan and a sounding board so you can lead like an owner instead of drowning in the marketing day-to-day.
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working with us is differfent
I consider the True Story Team not only a marketing alliance- they are instrumental partners helping me create and elevate a global brand.
- Maria Angelova
WHEN YOU WANT IT DONE FOR YOU BY APPLICATION
story, brand, message & SYSTEMS
The complete foundation, built for you: brand strategy, messaging framework, brand guidelines, website, and funnel — plus your AI Brand Brain, a living home for your voice and story that keeps every piece of marketing sounding unmistakably like you, no matter who (or what) writes it.
You might think, "Wait, I have this already."
But here's what I know after 25 years of working with business owners... your brand, message and systems have most likely been built from the inside out, and then ignored.
And while we are telling your story, it's not about you. iIt's about sharing your work through story in a way that connects, converts and creates cashflow
This is where most businesses start.
A BRAND BUILT ON YOUR STORY
Strategy, messaging, and identity that come from what's actually true about your business — not a template dressed up to look like you.
YOUR AI BRAND BRAIN
A structured, private home for your voice, story, and best content that powers every tool you use. As AI flattens everyone else into the same generic voice, yours only gets sharper. You own it. It travels with you.
EVERYTHING WORKS TOGETHER
Website, funnel, message, and systems built as one connected engine — so your marketing runs with consistency instead of duct tape.
ONGOING support · THREE TIERS BY APPLICATION
GROWTH
Once the foundation is set, we keep it working and keep it growing. Ongoing strategy and execution built on your Brand Brain, so your marketing stays consistent, current, and unmistakably yours — while you stay focused on running the business. Structured in three tiers and scaled to your goals.
MARKETING THAT STAYS TRUE AS YOU SCALE
Your Brand Brain keeps your voice consistent across everything and everyone — no drift, no "that doesn't sound like us," no matter how much you grow.
STRATEGY AND EXECUTION UNDER ONE ROOF
A real partner who plans and builds. We don't hand off, hand back, or disappear. We build, we launch, we stay close.
SCALED TO WHERE YOU ARE
Three tiers mean you get the right level of support for this stage of your business — and room to step up as you grow.
your questions, ANSWERED
What does True Story Marketing do?
True Story Marketing is a story-led marketing and brand strategy agency for established businesses. We help you find the true story behind your business and turn it into brand, messaging, and marketing systems that connect, convert, and drive cashflow. Services include a Story & Message Audit, fractional CMO strategy, full brand-and-website builds with an AI Brand Brain, and ongoing marketing partnerships.
Where are you located?
We're based in Spokane, WA, and work with clients both locally and remotely.
How do we start working together?
Every engagement starts with one call. We get honest about where your marketing is and where the opportunity is, then map the right next step — an audit, a strategy intensive, or a full partnership. Book a call to begin.
How much does it cost to work with you?
Because every business is different, we scope and price each engagement to fit. That starts with a call — no generic packages, no one-size-fits-all number.
What is an AI Brand Brain?
An AI Brand Brain is a structured, private home for your brand's voice, story, positioning, and best content. It becomes the source of truth behind the AI and marketing tools you use — so instead of making you sound generic, AI makes your marketing sound more like you, faster and at scale. You own it, and it works across whatever tools you use now or later.
Who do you work with?
Established businesses with real revenue who are past doing everything themselves and want a strategic partner, not another freelancer to manage.
