Unlock Hidden Growth Opportunities Your Competitors Are Missing

From ambitious startups to established companies, businesses partner with us when traditional marketing stops delivering results.

Our proprietary ThriveableBiz® methodology leverages 70+ years of combined expertise to uncover what your customers really want — transforming those insights into marketing strategies that create genuine connections and sustainable growth.

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Judy & Eriks Celmins - Authors Marketing = Customers + Heart
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Small/MEDIUM BUSINESS?

Stop wheel spinning and getting frustrated.

Create new marketing ideas to surprise & delight your customers.

START-UP WITH A DREAM?

Find your idea for a new business in easy steps.

Match opportunities with your skills.


BUSINESS CONSULTANT?

Help overwhelmed clients build customer relationships.

Create new marketing ideas based on their needs.

Is your marketing connecting with customers or just creating noise?

When businesses struggle to attract customers, it's rarely about WHAT they do, but about failing to communicate WHY customers should choose them.

Having built and grown multiple businesses (retail, service, and events), we've discovered that marketing breakthrough moments happen when you clearly articulate your unique value to customers.

We've helped dozens of businesses transform their marketing from expense to investment by crafting messages that resonate with their ideal customers.

Ready to make your marketing work harder? Let's chat about your business and discover the WHY that will make your customers respond.

Looking forward to our conversation,

Judy

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Customise Your Path to a ThriveableBiz®

We understand that reaching out to a marketing partner is a big step. You want clarity about the process, investment, and outcomes before scheduling that first call.

The truth is, every business faces unique challenges at different stages of growth. That's why we've never forced clients into pre-packaged solutions or one-size-fits-all approaches.

Our collaboration might look like:

  • A comprehensive marketing review that gives you immediate clarity and direction
  • Targeted training sessions that empower your team to execute with confidence
  • Strategic consulting that helps you navigate specific growth challenges
  • Full-service marketing implementation where we handle everything from concept to execution

Whether you're a startup finding your footing or an established company seeking fresh momentum, we adapt our approach to where you are and where you want to go.

The only constant? Results that matter to your bottom line.

marketing ideas for small business

Small/MEDIUM BUSINESS

  • Build stronger Customer Relationships
  • Discover their Unmet Needs
  • Identify new Opportunities
  • Match with your Superpower.
  • Market the Breakthrough-Story

START-UP

  • Sense-check your Dream
  • Search for Unmet Needs
  • Match Superpower with Opportunity
  • Generate Breakthrough Ideas
  • Pitch your Concept-Story

BUSINESS CONSULTANT

  • Help Clients engage with Customers
  • Discover Unmet Needs & Opportunities
  • Generate Breakthrough Ideas
  • Create a Clear Action-Plan
  • Build a Trusting Client Relationship

Put Customers at the Heart of your Business

"There is only one purpose for a business, and that is to create a customer... the customer is the foundation of the business and keeps it in existence. They alone give employment."— Peter Drucker


Your profitability isn't just linked to—it's determined by—how well you understand and serve your customers. This makes discovering what truly motivates someone to choose you the single most critical priority for sustainable business growth.


Beyond Surface-Level Service

ThriveableBiz - Put customers at the heart of your business

While many businesses focus on Customer Experience (CX) systems that ensure smooth transactions and delivery, these operational efficiencies only matter when built upon a deeper understanding:

  • What fundamental needs are your customers trying to fulfill?
  • What problems are they actually trying to solve?
  • Where can you create unexpected value that transforms transactions into relationships?

Too many organisations excel at executing strategies that weren't worth pursuing in the first place—the business equivalent of climbing a ladder leaning against the wrong wall.


The Path to Becoming a ThriveableBiz®

Imagine instead having a strategic foundation built on:

  • Market analysis that reveals genuine opportunities, not just competitive gaps
  • Customer insights that go beyond demographics to understand purchasing psychology
  • A growth roadmap that aligns every aspect of your business around customer value

This customer-centered approach doesn't just improve marketing—it transforms your entire business model into one where growth becomes the natural result of genuinely understanding and serving your market.

When you truly put customers at the heart of your decision-making, everything else falls into place.

Break through the 'same old, same old' to a new world of freedom!

Our clients see us as their 'secret weapon' - here are just a few of them. 

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The Essence of Business Success:

Marketing is the heart of business.
Customers are the heart of marketing.
Trust is the heart of customer relationships.


When you build from trust outward, everything else follows.

Unlock Your Business Potential:

Marketing = Customers + Heart

Stop guessing what your customers want. Start knowing.

Our practical guidebook breaks down complex marketing challenges into clear, actionable steps that any business can implement—regardless of size or budget.

Marketing = Customers + Heart provides you with the same methodical framework we've used to transform struggling businesses into thriving enterprises. Work through each chapter to systematically:

  • Discover what truly motivates your ideal customers
  • Craft messaging that resonates on both rational and emotional levels
  • Build marketing systems that deliver consistent results
  • Transform customer insights into sustainable competitive advantages

No more random tactics or wasted budgets. Just a proven path to become a ThriveableBiz® that attracts loyal customers naturally.

Featured Expert: CEO Podcast Spotlight

"I Am CEO" podcast has re-released Judy's high-impact episode as part of their "Best Of" collection, where she shares transformative insights on customer-centered marketing strategies that drive sustainable business growth.

This conversation on breakthrough marketing concepts was selected as one of the show's all-time favorites.