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Join the 20% of small businesses that actually succeed 


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Join the 20% of small businesses that actually succeed


Here’s a little secret nobody tells you: 80% of Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play it safe and fail. They sell like every other SME, sound like every other SME, and wonder why their SME marketing is a ghost town. But the top 20% of SMEs? They don’t blend in. They break rules, they stand out, and they survive in markets so saturated you can almost hear the drip.


Your business was born to stand out, not blend in.

That’s the line you need to tattoo on your marketing strategy.

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So, how does your SME join the 20% club? Let’s spill the spice.


The 20% of SMEs know the market is loud, so they get louder.


Look, your SME competitors are shouting about “quality service” and “innovative solutions” like they just discovered electricity. The 80% copy-paste the same tired lines, slap a generic stock image on their website, and hope someone notices. Spoiler: they don’t.

The 20% SME mindset cranks up the volume, not with noise, but with clarity. They tell stories, not specs. They make people feel something. And that’s what gets an SME remembered when customers are drowning in sameness.

The 20% of SMEs use purpose as their megaphone


Features fade. Purpose sticks.

When your SME stops obsessing about what it does and starts shouting about why it matters, you flip the game. People don’t want another product or service. They want a reason to care.

That’s how an SME in the 20% stays sticky.

They don’t sell a service. They sell a story.

The 20% of SMEs know that personality sells more than price


Here’s the truth bomb: Your SME will never win a price war against big players with deeper pockets. But your SME can win on personality. SMEs in the 20% category sound bold, human, and unapologetically themselves.

They’re not scared of a little spice. An SME in this category doesn’t write copy like a robot. They talk like real people to real people, and real people buy from SMEs they vibe with.

SME hero story

SigniFlow didn’t blend in, it broke through


Take SigniFlow. The digital signature SME space is crowded. Everyone’s selling “secure eSignatures” with the same buzzwords and bland visuals. But this SME refused to blend in. They owned their identity, built a strong position, and injected a why into their story: giving businesses control, compliance, and confidence in a digital-first world.

Instead of fading into the white noise, this SME went bold.

They partnered with Brandnamix to sharpen their voice, stand out in messaging, and show the market that digital signatures could be more than a checkbox. They could be a revolution.

And guess what? It worked. SigniFlow went from “just another SME tech vendor” to a trusted name that’s winning deals in industries where trust is everything. That’s what the 20% do.


Ready for your SME to ditch the 80% club?


If you’re tired of being the SME equivalent of wallpaper, it’s time to flip the script. The 20% SME mindset isn’t about budget. It’s about bravery. It’s about being clear, being loud, and being unapologetically you.


Your SME was born to stand out, not blend in.

So, join the 20%. Tell your SME story. Build your personality. Make your competitors wish they had your swagger.

And if your SME is ready to break free from the sea of sameness, well… you know who to call.

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