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Good marketing can't be driven solely by metrics. Trends come and go. Being on all the platforms will run you ragged. And trying new things weekly to see what sticks? Well, how's that going?
BRAND MESSAGING AND COPY + MARKETING STRATEGY to help you stand out and win lifelong customers
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To create what really matters, we start with a deep dive into what makes your brand so darn great, what your customers actually care about (ie- why they'll buy), and the magical intersection of the two.
You have to make them care, to feel something, to desire something. You have to matter. As if that wasn’t hard enough, you have to also rise above all of the marketing and content pollution out there.
And the only way to do that?
A message that deeply resonates. Your people should be feeling seen, called out, called upon, stopped in their tracks, drawn to your brand like Trav to Tay, their CC details ready to auto populate in your checkout at least monthly.
And a brand experience they feel passionately connected to. If your marketing content is the champagne, your brand experience is the whole freakin’ triple layer cake and cream, baby. They're telling their besties, their work wives, their sister-in-laws and even their Instagram buddies 'bout you.
Yeah yeah yeah, sounds like a dream, of course. But how the heck do you even begin to do all that these days?
There’s only one way that marketing works.
We craft a super clear, super empathetic, super superb brand message. In other words, why the heck should anyone even care about your brand?
And then, with the language and messaging that fuels it all, we start pulling together the marketing campaigns and brand experience that creates your wildly beloved brand.
The result is a 100%, true-to-you foundation for a strong, resonate brand. Let the blooming begin.
you leave the tips, tricks, hacks, young guru advice, and trends behind.
And instead, you approach your marketing from a place of radical empathy, with your messaging throwing the doors wide open for customers to run through with so much freakin glee that they finally found you.
sounds amazing? it is!
PLAN AND PROSPER
BUILD BETTER
POSITION BEST
Go inwards, ask better questions, trust the intuition, lean into the research, solidify your one-and-only position in the market, and, soon, the way you've always thought about your brand, your customer's and the way you market will transform for the better, and with a lot more ease, too.
With the muck cleared away and a smooth foundation in place, you now have the clarity around what actually makes your brand different and worth people's hard earned dollars, and how to operate in a way that fulfills your vision, brings in the loyal customers and the revenue. This confidence and clarity in your message and how to market well will propel you forward.
Feet firmly in place now, you can stop merely reacting and start reaping the benefits (and profit) from finally marketing from a proactive state. When you know what to say, when to say it, and exactly who you're for, the planning becomes easy and the prospering follows. Finally, you're a season ahead instead of a season behind.
Here's how we'll take you from 'scattered and fuzzy ideas on what makes your brand so great' to 'crystal clear and finally confident in your approach':
"Working with Allie and her team is magical- she takes the time to dive deep into my brand and sees my vision and hears my brand voice. She takes my words and thoughts and turns them into exactly what I tried to articulate but could not. She is kind, patient, and very talented. Working with Verb House Creative has been one of the best business decisions I have ever made."
MICHELLE
MamaSuds
“This was such a good investment for me. I wear so many hats with my businesses and don't have the time or energy to be an expert in everything, all the time.
Talking through my brand ethos with you really helped solidify all of the different messaging points I've had floating around in my head, but couldn't really connect all together on my own. You also gave me very clear, easy steps to follow in terms of increasing my social media engagement and speaking directly to the people who are interested in my products.”
Beth Roszkowski
tiny hooray
“My experience with Allie was more than I could have hoped for. I loved every minute of it! She has such a talent for getting right to the core of your business and breaking it down to its rawest form. She actually brought me to tears at one point, it was like she could see right into my heart.
I feel like I have such a clear direction going forward and know exactly what I want my brand to communicate and stand for. I have always had this murky idea, but she pulled it out of me, organized it, and put it into action.”
Kim
Ramona and Ruth
“The entire experience was incredibly eye opening. It truly was the "therapy session for my business" that Allie told me it would be. We narrowed down the truest essence of my brand and gave some much needed clarity as to who my audience is and how I can best serve them.
So many nuggets of wisdom came from our session that I continue to sit and wonder about all of the MANY possibilities that are in store for my business. I no longer feel overwhelmed with my messaging or baffled about how I can be of service to my customers. It's all very clear, concise and the vision is on point.”
Stephanie Catlow
With a healthy dose of research and pure intuition, I’ll poke and prod around in your business until I find the loose thread - the one that, when pulled ever so slightly, starts to unveil all the hidden gold you’re sitting on.
From there, we strategically and artfully piece together your brand heart with your customer’s to create a foundational brand and messaging strategy that's designed for connection and achieves conversion after conversion (that's fancy marketer talk for money, honey).
By the time we’re done, you’ll feel connected to your brand again and know exactly what gives you that *glimmer, glimmer, shimmer shimmer*
- Brand Foundation + Positioning
- Vision and Mission
- Key Messaging Pillars
- Custom Copy and Content Bank
- Detailed Target Audience Insights
- Audience Motivations and Buying Awareness + Stages
- Key Headlines for Web, Product/Services, etc.
- A detailed understanding of how to integrate your new messaging & positioning into your core marketing campaigns
- Annual Marketing Outline
- Quarterly (1) Email Marketing Strategy with Key Themes/Focus Areas + Core Campaign Outlines (that comes out to a key marketing strategy for only $500/month!)
- In-depth questionnaire (always one of Allie's fave things to read through with a morning cup of coffee)
- Extensive Brand, Industry, and Customer Research and Discovery
- 2-hour Heart Mapping Intensive with Allie (often referred to as your business therapy session - this is where it gets good. real good)
always includes
BOOK YOUR HEART MAPPING NOW
$3800
all of the above
PLUS
Core Marketing
Campaign Development
$5200
(idk, i just made that glimmer glimmer shimmer shimmer line up - just go with it, okay? point is - you'll know exactly what makes you the best, and the only, choice for your customers. and you'll know, without any more confusion or endless-pits-of-doubt, how the heck to get your message out into this noisy world.)
Need the marketing foundation, as well?
WIth a focus on repeatable marketing campaigns that you can turn to time and again (with the know-how on how to iterate, I'll show you!), you'll be able to instantly implement key email marketing campaigns.
belle & umion co.
- MEG SUTTON
"Allie truly understands the heart of my business and how to share it with the world. I honestly could not do business without her!"
- STEPH CATLOW
"I would give you all my money for what you just clarified for me here. I'm in awe!"
word on the street:
- Have a professional come alongside you and help organize all the things you innately know and believe about your brand and products, but haven’t sat down to organize and make sense of, like ever
- Know precisely what matters most to you and what matters most to your customers (spoiler alert: these aren’t always the same)
- Have the key marketing messages that feed right into your web copy, social content, and email campaigns OR that you can hand right off to your designer or social media team to begin using instantly
- Be able to turn to a word bank and content starter haven to kickstart your creativity any time you’re stuck not knowing what to post, send, or share
- Have a place to go back to when you need a reminder of your big vision and the path to getting there (perfect for those times of doubt when you need a reminder of why you’re doing all of this in the first place)
- Finally have a detailed brand strategy and core brand messaging that makes customers wanna throw their money at you. A vital brand foundation that was created for YOU and not a templated, fill-in-the-blank attempt or a quick, winging it, hands-in-the-air-in-desperation-not-glee attempt
WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO:
YUP, I NEED THIS!
the typical process:
Once your HM Experience is officially booked, on our calendars, and we’ve both done our happy dances, you’ll receive a questionnaire (and some other delightful things) to get things a’goin. Let the fun begin!
Next comes our Heart Mapping intensive together (held over Zoom), a process that’s guaranteed to change how you think about your business. Also referred to as “business therapy” by everyone that goes through this process, this is where it starts to get real, real good.
From there, I get to work! I’ll spend the next week or two bringing together all that we've uncovered to create your brand strategy and core messaging.
Once complete, I'll deliver all of your new brand materials the morning of our wrap up session. We'll then meet back up on Zoom to go through everything in detail, ensuring you’re absolutely confident on how to show up and market in a way that finally makes a difference in your bottom line - and sanity.
book your heart mapping now!
a few clients i’ve worked with:
Contact Allie now for your own Heart Mapping Experience.
LET’S DO THIS THING!
"I cannot recommend Allie and her services enough. She truly understands the heart of my business and how to share it with the world. I truly could not do business without her!"
MEG
Belle & Union Co.
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