NEW YORK, N.Y. — September 9, 2026 — A new analysis by Clever Solutions reveals that 70% of emerging brands and small businesses struggle to translate their expertise and customer stories into media coverage, a gap the U.S.-based public relations agency says it is now addressing with a strategic focus on creative storytelling.
While large corporations often have dedicated communications teams and substantial advertising budgets, smaller companies typically face a different challenge: they have valuable insights, compelling customer experiences, and innovative ideas, but lack the know-how to frame them as newsworthy stories. Clever Solutions, which specializes in PR for emerging brands, entrepreneurs, and experts, is tackling this disparity with a narrative-driven approach.
The agency works with clients to identify timely and relevant angles, develop clear narratives, prepare media materials, and position company leaders as credible sources on topics within their expertise. This method aims to move beyond promotional messaging and instead craft stories that journalists and audiences find genuinely interesting.
“Smaller companies often have valuable stories, but they may not know how to frame them for the media,” said Olga Maraeva, head of Clever Solutions. “Our goal is to move beyond promotional messaging and help businesses develop credible, relevant stories that can become part of a larger public conversation.”
The shift comes as media consumption evolves: digital publications, search results, professional platforms, and social media now increasingly shape how customers, partners, and investors discover and evaluate companies. In this crowded information environment, effective PR requires more than just generating publicity — it requires a strategic reason for audiences to pay attention.
“A strong PR campaign should answer a simple question: why should anyone care about this story now?” Maraeva said. “Creativity gets attention, but strategy turns that attention into meaningful visibility.”
Clever Solutions’ approach integrates creative storytelling with strategic media positioning. Potential campaign angles include emerging industry trends, original insights, founder expertise, customer experiences, data-driven observations, and responses to market developments. The agency believes that by focusing on these elements, emerging brands can compete for attention without trying to mimic larger corporations — instead, they can highlight the unique stories that make them worth covering.
Through this strategic focus, Clever Solutions aims to level the playing field, helping smaller companies gain the media visibility they need to grow. The agency’s work is particularly relevant for businesses that have compelling stories but have struggled to get noticed in a media landscape dominated by big-budget campaigns.
Clever Solutions is a U.S.-based public relations and communications agency specializing in creative storytelling, media positioning, public relations strategy, and visibility campaigns for emerging brands, entrepreneurs, and experts. The agency’s new emphasis on narrative-driven PR underscores its commitment to helping clients turn their unique assets into powerful media moments.
Contact person: Olga Maraeva, head of the agency
Company: Clever Solutions
Website: https://accucountsol.com