Tell Your Story

06/03/2026

Is your brand showing up in AI search results?

If you're not visible to AI, you're invisible to a growing wave of potential clients, partners, and opportunities.

Get a free AI Visibility Audit from Tell Your Story to find out how (and whether) AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews are surfacing your business.

🔍 Get your AI Visibility Audit: https://www.tellyourstoryinc.com/springboard/

06/02/2026

Creating the content is only half the job.

Distribution should be part of the plan from day one.

A strong asset can support social content, email, SEO, video, and media outreach long after it goes live.

Read more: https://bit.ly/43HXSmJ

05/29/2026

Your LinkedIn presence is now a search visibility strategy. Research found LinkedIn is the #2 most-cited source in AI-generated answers — behind only YouTube.

75% of those citations came from individual profiles. Over half from people with fewer than 10k followers.

Is your LinkedIn content working hard enough to get cited by AI?

https://bit.ly/3Sa6Oib

Discover how AI models choose citations and learn to optimize your LinkedIn content for AI search with insights from a new 9.5 million citation study by Meltwater.

05/28/2026

TONIGHT! Join us at the The Wilmette Theatre for our 5th annual Tell Your Story Slam.

This year’s theme is Changes

Spend the evening hearing 5-minute, true stories from people in our community. The kind that stay with you long after the lights come up.

George will be back as emcee for the evening. 🎤

🎟 Grab your tickets at https://www.wilmettetheatre.com/general-4-1

05/20/2026

The way people search has changed. They ask ChatGPT or Gemini a question, get an answer, and move on. No scroll. No visit to your site.

We wrote a guide on Zero-Click Search: what it is, why it matters, and exactly how to become the answer AI chooses: https://lnkd.in/g4AEbbDj

05/19/2026

Unlike generic AI platforms that leave it to you to manage SEO strategy and results, Springboard from Tell Your Story is driven by our decades of marketing experience. Real people who have the insight to help your business improve visibility, rank and authority.

Find out how your brand stands today with our free SEO audit: https://bit.ly/4uUAwG5

05/14/2026

Bigger isn't always better. Micro-influencers deliver higher engagement, more authentic content, and they cost a lot less than you’d think. Swipe to see why smaller audiences win, then read the full breakdown at https://bit.ly/4uMOrxX.

05/13/2026

Brands aren't always built from scratch. Sometimes the smartest move is building on a name people already trust.

In his latest interview, George Rafeedie sat down with founder Mike Cavalier, who shares how licensing established brands (like Country Time, Mike and Ike, Hot Tamales, and Peeps) helped him launch faster, cut through the noise, and scale in the competitive snack and candy space.

Watch the full interview with two food industry founders on branding, licensing and what it really takes to win in the food and confectionery market: https://bit.ly/4tzec3R

05/06/2026

Stories hit different when they’re real and told live. 🎤

Tell Your Story is back at The Wilmette Theatre on May 28 for our 5th annual Tell Your Story Slam.

This year’s theme: Changes

Five-minute, true stories from people in our community. The kind that stay with you long after the lights come up.

Want to take the stage? Submit a 250-word summary or 60-second video by May 20.

🎟 Tickets are $25 and available at wilmettetheatre.com

Get more details: https://bit.ly/3QL3Ksr

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05/05/2026

You’ve paid for the booth, the flights, and the badges. Don't let the ROI stay trapped in the convention center.

Most brands treat event social like a "check the box" task—a booth photo on Day 1 and a recap two weeks too late.

Here's how to turn every trade show into a content engine that works before, during, and after the event.

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