You are an expert at what you do. You want the world to know it.

Great marketing communicates your story to the right people at the right time.

We guide entrepreneurs, creatives, and purpose-driven brands by aligning the message, offers, and marketing into a STORY-BASED SYSTEM that actually works.

The Truth About Most Marketing...

Marketing shouldn’t feel like selling out. It also shouldn’t feel like shouting into the void, duct-taping strategies together, or showing up online as someone you don’t even recognize.


At True Story Marketing, we believe the most powerful marketing begins with one thing:

When you tell it—clearly, honestly, and with heart—everything changes. Your people show up. Your offers resonate. You stop chasing and start connecting.

What Happens When Your Story Is Aligned

Realignment isn’t just a vibe shift—it’s a revenue shift.

Here’s what happens when your brand tells the right story:

  • A financial planner grew engagement by 4,700% in 90 days—no ad spend, just real connection on Facebook.

  • A mindset coach scaled his business with 35% revenue growth year-over-year—while working less and finding time to write his book.

  • A barbershop owner crowd funded more than $10,000 in 14 days by telling his true story.

  • You gain an understanding of how marketing works and make better, more informed decisions.

  • You find it's possible to market and stay true to who you are.

  • You feel confident, consistent, and completely in integrity with your marketing—often for the first time ever.

When the message clicks, the growth comes naturally.

This Isn’t Plug-and-Play Marketing.

It’s not formulas, funnels, or five-step hacks. We don’t believe in forcing someone else’s playbook onto your business.

We help you:

  • Craft messaging that reflects your truth
  • Design offers and content that flow from your strengths
  • Build systems that support your energy and your revenue

This is marketing that feels like you.


Struggling to Capture Attention With Your Content?

Unlock the 101 Viral Hooks to Make Your Story Stand Out

Say goodbye to the confusion and frustration of creating content with the

101 Hooks Guide!

We've been helping brands tell their story for more than 25 years- and we can tell you a good story has a GREAT HOOK!

This FREE guide includes 101 of the best and easiest to implement hooks you may ever find. Plus, we've broken them out into categories so you'll see which hooks are best to use in what cases- no more guessing...

Just pick a hook and get started!

How We See Marketing at True Story

Let’s be real: most marketing advice feels exhausting. There seem to be so may steps - navigating your to do takes it's toll. Endless content creation leaves you wondering if any of it even matters.

We don’t do that here.

At True Story Marketing, we help you tell your story—your truth. Because when your message is rooted in what’s real, marketing becomes something else entirely:

  • It feels natural.
  • It sounds like you.
  • It works without you having to constantly prove yourself.

What you can expect working with us:

  • A collaborative, strategic process that starts with your story and ends with clarity, confidence, and results.
  • Custom messaging and marketing built around your strengths and your voice.
  • A partner who actually listens—and calls BS on the things that don’t align.

We’re not here to sell you templates. We’re here to help you do marketing you can be proud of.

DIY or DFY—We Meet You Where You Are

At True Story, we offer both Done-For-You (DFY) and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) levels of service that are customized to your needs, capacity, and goals.

Need a strategy you can run with? We’ll map it out.

Prefer to hand it over? We’ll bring it to life.

Wherever you’re at, we’re here to meet you with clarity, flexibility, and a plan that actually fits.


Branding

Let's tell your story through images, words and design so your ideal client finds you, sees you and loves you

Strategy

We create sales and marketing plans that follow proven strategies to help you reach your goals

Systems

We use technology to your advantage to track leads, clients, sales and key areas of performance

Social Media

We tell the story of your brand and grow an audience of loyal followers who love what you do

Design

Telling your story through powerful images, words and design. We can create your website and marketing materials for you.

Email Marketing

Words matter. We can help you have content that engages, converts and retains your ideal customer or client

Training

YKWYK! Want to learn the ins and out's of marketing so you can manage from a place of knowledge? We can help.

Yes, I'd like to build my package of services, please.


What Our Clients Say...

SHE HELPED ME FIND MY VOICE AGAIN...

"This course showed me the actual components of successful marketing and I could understand it! I never thought I would get what marketing was all about. Now I do! I have the beginnings of tools and understanding."

- Brenda Thompson, Los Cabos, Mexico

MEREDITH KNOWS HER STUFF! SHE CARES AND SHE'S AVAILABLE. SHE WANTS ME TO WIN. SHE PROVIDES OUTSTANDING VALUE.

"She kicks my butt- in a good way! She holds me accountable to the daily things that are non negotiable to do for my success.

She has helped me so much!"

- Aya Egbuho, California

MEREDITH'S HELP WITH MY MARKETING MESSAGE AND STRATEGIES IS WORKING SO WELL...

that when someone sets up a 20 minute introduction conversation, at least 50% of the time they hire me.

2024 exceeded my best previous year by 35%!

- Bill Tierney, Washington

MEREDITH AND TEAM ARE FABULOUS!

It is energizing to work with professionals who are passionate about what they do, ask great questions, provide solutions and most importantly execute. It is refershing to work with someone who delivers timely, quality work.

I consider the True Story Team not only a strategic and tactical marketing alliance- they are instrumental partners helping me create and elevate a global brand.

EXTRA BONUS: They are super fun and we have a blast being creative and creating impact!

- Maria Angelova, Georgia

MEREDITH TAILORED HER GUIDANCE TO MY SPECIFIC NEEDS, SIMPLIFYING COMPLEXITIES AND FOSTERING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

Meredith's expertise, patient coaching style, and extensive industry knowledge played a pivotal role in guiding me through the challenges of establishing my online business.

As a self-proclaimed 'paper-and-pen girl,' her unwavering support and adaptability helped me navigate my apprehensions about technology and marketing.

Thanks to her dedication, I've gained confidence in navigating the online business realm and now approach marketing with more assurance. Meredith's ongoing guidance has been crucial in steering me on the journey toward achievement, and her empathetic approach turned uncertainties into manageable steps.

I wholeheartedly recommend Meredith for anyone considering building an online business,

as her industry insight, expertise, and genuine care make her

an invaluable asset to building a successful online business.

- Peggy Popielarz, Alberta, Canada

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