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Struggling to implement StoryBrand?
Are you finding it challenging to create a clear, engaging StoryBrand BrandScript on your own?
Unsure how to effectively integrate StoryBrand into your marketing?
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Frustrated with marketing efforts that don't resonate with your audience?
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You have a great business, and you're excellent at what you do. But if you're caught up chasing the latest marketing tactics – from SEO to social media and more – you're losing time that could be invested in growing your business.
WHERE STORYBRAND MEETS STRATEGY
You deserve marketing that works
Experience the clarity and efficiency of a well-crafted marketing plan tailored to your business and powered by StoryBrand.
Transform your marketing with a StoryBranded message that cuts through the noise, ensuring your brand resonates with your target audience.
See tangible results as your business attracts and retains the right clients (seemingly on autopilot), leading to sustainable growth and success.
With a StoryBrand-powered plan in place, spend less time worrying about marketing and more time on what you love – growing your business, spending time with loved ones, and all that good stuff.
You deserve peace of mind
Grow your B2B business with our strategic marketing services.
Do you find the lead generation process frustrating and time-consuming?
Save valuable time and focus on serving your clients.
Gain the upper hand in your market.
Set up a strategic marketing system that attracts and nurtures your ideal clients.
Feel confident with a solid, strategic marketing plan.
Hi, I'm Vicky Sidler
A StoryBrand Certified Guide & Fellow Entrepreneur
And believe me, I GET IT! I understand the frustration of marketing that just doesn't seem to work. I know what it's like to feel lost in a sea of tactics and strategies. When I started my agency in 2020, I was just a small fish in a big pond, trying to stand out from whale-sized competitors. (I’m also a qualified scuba diver, in case you’re wondering about these metaphors…)
Since then, we developed a proven, data-driven marketing strategy (powered by StoryBrand) that has helped both us and countless clients get noticed, attract the right customers, grow their ideal client base, and make an impact with their marketing and their businesses.
We boast a proven track record of transforming marketing messages to resonate with target audiences.
As StoryBrand Certified Guides, we apply the renowned StoryBrand Framework to everything we do with impressive results!
And as a Duct Tape Certified Agency, we’ve gone through an extensive certification process to offer you a holistic, systematic approach to marketing – a system that truly works.
You don’t have to do this alone. Together, we'll take your marketing from confusing to crystal clear. Let's make your brand's message stand out and connect with the people who matter most to your business.
I used the StoryBrand ‘one-liner’ yesterday for the first time to create some awareness on my various social media platforms. I have never had so many likes and interest on one of my coaching ads before. I am booking some consultations as we speak. You guys are amazing!
Tracey Clark, Business Coach
StoryBrand Services We Provide
Clarify Your Message
From US$1,500
Let us help you refine and perfect your StoryBrand messaging. We'll work with you to fine-tune your StoryBrand BrandScript, ensuring it resonates with your target audience and aligns with your brand's identity.
We even interview your ideal customers to get their point of view and make sure you've nailed it!
Learn More About Our StoryBrand Framework Consultation
StoryBrand Sales Funnel
From US$5,000
Specializing in the creation of the Marketing Made Simple Sales Funnel, we develop effective landing pages, engaging lead generators, and persuasive email sequences - all within the StoryBrand framework.
Install the full StoryBrand system into your business.
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Strategic Marketing Engagement
From US$7,500
Our Strategy First Engagement is a deep dive into your current marketing, where we’ll identify your ideal clients, map out your customer journey, craft a customized marketing plan, nail your BrandScript, and more.
Make sure you're doing it right from the start!
Why Choose Us?
Strategy-First Approach
At the Strategic Marketing Tribe, we apply the StoryBrand framework as our cornerstone, ensuring that your marketing plan has a clear and coherent message that speaks directly to your customers’ needs and desires.
Consistent Lead Generation
Kiss those unpredictable and mismatched leads goodbye. Leveraging the StoryBrand principles, we help you craft messages that consistently attract the right clients, ensuring a reliable flow of high-quality inquiries.
Save Time and Effort
Let us handle the complexity of crafting and applying your StoryBrand BrandScript. With our StoryBrand-focused approach, we streamline your marketing efforts, enabling you to dedicate more time to what you're passionate about – growing your business.
Gain A Competitive Edge
Elevate your business with a marketing message shaped by StoryBrand, positioning your brand as the clear choice in your industry. Our strategic, story-driven method ensures your business stands out to your ideal clients, giving you a competitive advantage.
Amazing! I needed help clarifying my message for my website. The Strategic Marketing Tribe helped me do this using the StoryBrand Framework. I can even use the BrandScript we made for the rest of my marketing material.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are our answers to the most frequently asked questions about marketing and lead generation.
What is StoryBrand?
StoryBrand is a marketing framework developed by Donald Miller that helps businesses clarify their message so it resonates with their target audience. It centres around creating a story for your brand where the customer is the hero, and your business is the guide that helps them overcome their challenges and achieve their goals.
How can StoryBrand help my business?
Implementing the StoryBrand framework can transform how you communicate with your customers. It simplifies your message, making it easier for customers to understand how your products or services can solve their problems. This clear communication helps increase engagement, conversions, and customer loyalty, ultimately driving growth for your business.
What does the process of creating a StoryBrand BrandScript involve?
Creating a StoryBrand BrandScript involves identifying key elements of your brand's story, such as defining your customer's problem, positioning your brand as the guide with a solution, and outlining a plan that leads the customer to success. This script serves as the foundation for all your marketing materials, ensuring a consistent and compelling message across all platforms.
How do I choose the right StoryBrand guide for my business?
Be sure to choose a StoryBrand guide who prioritizes strategy over tactics. A strategic-first approach ensures your marketing is built on a solid foundation, preventing wasted time and resources in the long run. Look for a guide focused on aligning your core message and goals before diving into marketing actions, ensuring your efforts attract the right leads and drive meaningful results.
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Gen Z Social Search Shift: How Brands Must Adapt
By Vicky Sidler | Published 18 August 2025 at 12:00 GMT
Google may still be the king of search, but for millions of young South Africans, it’s more like that uncle who still insists on using a fax machine.
New research from Warc and TikTok reveals that Gen Z—South Africans aged 12 to 27—are quietly changing the rules, according to MoneyWeb. Nearly half now search more on social and video platforms than they did three years ago. Globally, 86% of Gen Z TikTok users search there weekly, and 35% start searching because of content they see on the platform.
In South Africa, where Gen Z makes up a staggering 46% of the population (about 27.5 million people), this isn’t just a shift in habit—it’s a cultural reset.
TL;DR
Gen Z is moving from Google to TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram for search.
Creators are 1.2x more trusted than brands.
7 in 10 have bought something they discovered on social/video platforms.
This is about values, perspective, and authenticity—not just information.
MAP strategy (Mix, Align, Prime) can help brands adapt.
Need help getting your message right? Download the 5-Minute Marketing Fix.
Table of Contents
Gen Z Social Search Shift: How Brands Must Adapt
Why Gen Z Isn’t Asking Google First:
What This Means for South African Businesses:
How to Market Where Gen Z Searches:
Short-Form Video Is Winning—Here's How to Keep Up
AI Visibility: What ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity Cite Most
LLM Visibility: The SEO Shift You're Missing
TikTok Ban 2025? What Small Businesses Should Do Before the Scroll Stops
YouTube Shorts Are Now in Google Search—Here's What That Means for SEO in 2025
Why is Gen Z moving away from Google?
How big is Gen Z in South Africa?
How does Gen Z’s search behavior affect small businesses?
Why do creators have more influence than brands?
How can I make my brand stand out on social search platforms?
Why Gen Z Isn’t Asking Google First:
Search is no longer just a place to type questions—it’s an experience. Gen Z wants discovery to feel natural, social, and relatable. That’s why they’re using TikTok like a search bar.
It’s not just “How do I…?” but “Show me how you…”—and preferably from someone who feels “like me.”
This shift is backed by trust: users are more likely to believe a creator’s claim than a brand’s, and they act on it. Seven in ten say they’ve bought something they first saw on a video or social platform.
What This Means for South African Businesses:
Gen Z isn’t just the largest generational group in Africa—they’re a cultural engine influencing everyone from Millennials to Boomers. Their impact stretches beyond their own wallets: tech, fashion, lifestyle, and even older consumers are following their lead.
They value:
Authenticity over polish.
Mental health over hustle culture.
Purpose-led brands over hollow slogans.
If you’re still pushing sterile ad copy and ignoring social-first discovery, you’re invisible to a generation that now defines the market.
How to Market Where Gen Z Searches:
The Warc-TikTok report recommends the MAP strategy — and yes, it works for small businesses too.
1. Mix:
Diversify across platforms. Don’t abandon Google, but make sure you’re discoverable on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Repurpose content—a single idea can become a short video, a carousel, and a blog post.
2. Align:
Tailor your content to match search intent. On social, discovery often happens before the purchase decision. Think how-to’s, behind-the-scenes, or explainer videos that build trust first.
3. Prime:
Prepare your audience for engagement. Use creators (or be the creator) to show products in real contexts. Make the first few seconds count. And if you’re relying on ads, make them look like the content your audience already enjoys—not interruptions.
Your Next Step:
If your customers are searching with their thumbs, not their keyboards, you need to show up differently.
That starts with a message that’s crystal clear. No algorithm or trend will save you if people don’t instantly understand what you do and why it matters to them.
Need help with that?
👉 Download the 5-Minute Marketing Fix—it’s a quick, free tool to help you craft a one-liner that works everywhere, from TikTok bios to sales calls.
Related Posts
Short-Form Video Is Winning—Here's How to Keep Up
If Gen Z is using TikTok as a search engine, you can bet they’re also expecting your content to be short, sharp, and bingeable. This piece explains how to create videos that hold attention for all 40 seconds we apparently have left.
AI Visibility: What ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity Cite Most
Gen Z may be shifting from Google to TikTok, but AI is quietly becoming the next stop on the search journey. Learn how to make sure your business is visible to both humans and the algorithms they increasingly trust.
LLM Visibility: The SEO Shift You're Missing
If creators can steal Gen Z’s trust from brands, AI can steal your traffic from search engines. This article shows how to stay discoverable when large language models start answering without sending clicks.
TikTok Ban 2025? What Small Businesses Should Do Before the Scroll Stops
What happens if the platform where Gen Z searches, shops, and spends disappears? This piece covers how to protect your marketing strategy before regulation pulls the plug.
YouTube Shorts Are Now in Google Search—Here's What That Means for SEO in 2025
While Gen Z drifts toward TikTok, Google is trying to pull them back with YouTube Shorts in search results. Find out what this change means for your SEO and video strategy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Gen Z social search?
Gen Z social search refers to the growing trend of younger consumers using social and video platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram as their primary search engines instead of traditional tools like Google.
Why is Gen Z moving away from Google?
Gen Z prefers discovery that feels social, relatable, and visual. They trust creators who “feel like me” more than polished brand campaigns, and social platforms offer faster, more personalized results.
How big is Gen Z in South Africa?
Gen Z, aged 12 to 27, makes up 46% of the South African population—around 27.5 million people—making them the largest generational group in Africa.
How does Gen Z’s search behavior affect small businesses?
If your brand isn’t visible on the platforms where Gen Z is searching, you risk missing out on both their direct spending and their influence over older generations’ buying decisions.
Why do creators have more influence than brands?
According to the Warc-TikTok research, users are 1.2 times more likely to believe a claim from a creator than from the brand itself. This trust often leads directly to purchase decisions.
What is the MAP strategy?
MAP stands for Mix, Align, Prime:
Mix your content across multiple platforms.
Align with the audience’s search intent.
Prime users for engagement with relatable, creator-led content.
How can I make my brand stand out on social search platforms?
Start with a clear, concise message, create short-form videos that lead with value, and collaborate with creators or produce authentic, relatable content in-house.
How can I improve my brand’s message for Gen Z?
Use a tool like the5-Minute Marketing Fix to create a one-liner that quickly explains what you do and why it matters—essential for catching attention in social-first search.
Become the Next StoryBrand Success Story
In the world of business, feeling overwhelmed by marketing strategies that don't deliver can be disheartening.
At the Strategic Marketing Tribe, we understand that you might be unsure on how to effectively apply the StoryBrand framework and perhaps hesitant about investing in yet another marketing solution.
Our approach is designed to alleviate these concerns:
We offer a completely free strategy session that’s designed to help you with some great ideas for marketing your business. These ideas are 100% yours to keep – and there is no sales pitch to endure (not even a secret one).
What’s the catch? Well, if you’d like help with finalizing your StoryBrand Framework or implementing any of the tactics we discuss, we hope that you’ll consider us.
Best of all? If you’re not completely blown away by the work we do for you, we’ll give you a full refund. Sure, it’s a massive risk for us because we can’t undo the delivery once it’s been made, but we are so confident in the value our service provides that a guarantee is a no-brainer.
With our expert guidance, you can shift your focus from marketing worries to what you do best – growing your business, spending time with those you love, and enjoying the success that comes with clear, effective strategy.
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