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Storytelling For Small Business Marketing

Grow Your Business One Story At A Time

Created byCathy Goodwin
IntermediateUpdated Jun 25, 2026

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleYou will learn:
  • check_circleHow to use storytelling as a marketing tool to get more clients, not as a source of light entertainment
  • check_circleWhy some stories help build your business (and some actually sabotage your success)
  • check_circleHow to choose a story that supports your strategy (rather than try to fit an all-purpose story to everything you do)
  • check_circleHow to mine your own experience for stories to support your marketing (no more saying, "I have no story!")
  • check_circleHow to avoid the most common mistakes in storytelling (so you'll come across as a professional)

About This Course

Storytelling is one of the most powerful—and underused—tools in small business marketing. This course will teach you how to craft and use stories strategically to boost your brand, connect with your audience, and stand out in a crowded market. But this isn't about fairy tales or oversharing. You'll learn how to tell the right story, at the right time, for real business results.

Forget the myths about always being vulnerable or following a hero’s journey. Instead, you'll discover how to identify impactful stories from your business experience, use them across platforms, and present them in a way that builds trust and drives action. Whether you’re marketing online, in-person, or anywhere in between, this course gives you a practical framework to tell better stories and market more effectively.

Course Content

5 activities • 19 videos • duration: 2h 3m

  • videocamLecture 1 - Introduction
    Duration 8:05
  • videocamLecture 2 - Cinderella Case Study
    Duration 5:17
  • videocamLecture 3 - Turning Cinderella Into a Marketing Story
    Duration 3:36
  • videocamLecture 4 - The Business story that wasn’t
    Duration 3:46
  • videocamLecture 5 - Unlikely Heroes
    Duration 7:38
  • videocamLecture 6 - The Story You Tell Yourself
    Duration 3:54

Your Instructor

Cathy Goodwin

Online Marketing Consultant and Storyteller

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star37 reviews

Cathy Goodwin holds an MBA from Penn's Wharton School, where she studied finance and accounting. She also holds a Ph.D. in business from UC Berkeley, where she studied marketing and social psychology. Cathy taught in business schools for over 20 years. She now consults with small businesses in the areas of marketing, copywriting and storytelling. You can learn more from Cathy's book, Grow Your Business One Story At A Time, available in kindle version from Amazon. Cathy has lived all over North America, including Alaska and Canada. She now makes her home in Philadelphia with two rescue cats.

Credit Information

Professional development requirements vary by profession, country, and regulatory body. Before enrolling, review the course details and confirm that the content, learning format, and any listed credits meet your specific requirements. You are responsible for confirming eligibility with your regulator or professional association and keeping the records required for reporting.

What Students Are Saying

4.8 out of 5
Student's Choice
12 reviews

Frequently Asked Questions

We are a registered provider with 300+ associations and regulatory bodies worldwide. We operate across 27 global markets including Canada, the US, Australia, and the UK. Every course page clearly displays its specific accreditations. Upon completion, you receive a professional certificate that can be validated online. Our certificates include all necessary accreditation details, credit hours, and completion dates, and are formatted specifically to meet the submission requirements of most global regulatory bodies.

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