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About Vicky Sidler

Marketing News Reporter & Industry Journalist

Vicky Sidler StoryBrand Certified Guide

Vicky Sidler is an experienced marketing industry journalist and strategist with more than 15 years in journalism, content strategy, and digital marketing. As a Marketing News Reporter for Strategic Marketing Tribe, she covers breaking developments, trends, and insights that shape the marketing world—from AI in advertising to the latest in customer experience strategy.

Vicky is an award-winning StoryBrand Certified Guide and Duct Tape Marketing Certified Strategist, combining two of the most effective marketing frameworks to help small businesses simplify their message and build marketing systems that work. She's the only StoryBrand Certified Guide in South Africa. Her journalism background ensures every piece she writes is fact-checked, insightful, and practical.

Her articles regularly analyze key marketing trends, platform updates, and case studies—offering small business owners, marketers, and industry professionals clear, actionable takeaways. She specializes in topics such as:

  • Digital marketing strategy

  • Content marketing and brand storytelling

  • Marketing technology and automation

  • AI’s impact on marketing

  • StoryBrand and Duct Tape Marketing best practices

Education & Credentials

  • BA in Journalism & English, University of Johannesburg

  • StoryBrand Certified Guide

  • StoryBrand Certified Coach

  • Duct Tape Marketing Certified Strategist

  • Over 20 years in journalism and marketing communications

  • Founder & CEO of Strategic Marketing Tribe

  • Winner of 50Pros Top 10 Global Leader award

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Recent Work

I Asked AI to Audit My Marketing and It Found a Dinosaur

I Asked AI to Audit My Marketing and It Found a Dinosaur

Is an AI marketing audit actually diagnosing your business, or is it just finding dinosaur footprints in ordinary rocks? Learn why AI audits spot fake problems ...more

Strategic Marketing ,StoryBrand Marketing News Small Business Growth &Artificial Intelligence

September 30, 2026•12 min read

I Deleted AI From My Phone Permanently, And What Happened Actually Scared Me

I Deleted AI From My Phone Permanently, And What Happened Actually Scared Me

Is AI a tool, or an emotional reflex. I deleted AI from my phone permanently to see how it impacted my thinking, my marketing, and my business. The results were terrifying ...more

Strategic Marketing ,Marketing News Small Business Growth &Artificial Intelligence

September 23, 2026•12 min read

Stop Asking AI for a Marketing Strategy Until You Watch This

Stop Asking AI for a Marketing Strategy Until You Watch This

Is an AI marketing plan sabotaging your business? Learn why AI gives contradictory advice, flatters you instead of fixing your strategy, and what to do instead ...more

Strategic Marketing ,Marketing News Small Business Growth &Artificial Intelligence

August 26, 2026•12 min read

Why The Corporate World Is Secretly Sabotaging Its Own AI Strategy

Why The Corporate World Is Secretly Sabotaging Its Own AI Strategy

Executives are forcing AI tools onto their workforce, but employees are secretly rebelling. Discover why corporate AI is failing and how your brand can exploit it. ...more

Strategic Marketing ,StoryBrand Marketing News Small Business Growth &Artificial Intelligence

May 30, 2026•8 min read

Why A Multi-Billion-Dollar AI Cannot Solve A High School Crossword Puzzle

Why A Multi-Billion-Dollar AI Cannot Solve A High School Crossword Puzzle

Discover why advanced AI completely fails at basic crosswords, what tokenization means for your business, and why human oversight is your ultimate advantage ...more

Strategic Marketing ,StoryBrand Marketing News Small Business Growth &Artificial Intelligence

May 29, 2026•10 min read

Why The Public Is Literally Revolting Against AI (And How To Cash In)

Why The Public Is Literally Revolting Against AI (And How To Cash In)

The public backlash against AI has exploded into a literal rebellion. Discover why consumers are rejecting tech billionaires and how your human brand can cash in ...more

Strategic Marketing ,StoryBrand Marketing News Small Business Growth &Artificial Intelligence

May 28, 2026•8 min read

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