About Meg Smit | Local Legend Media
About

The woman behind the legend.

Big brands want local credibility. Local businesses want big-brand impact. I broker both — and I've spent over a decade proving it works.

Meg Smit, founder of Local Legend Media
Founder · Local Legend Media

Hi, I'm Meg Smit.

Here's the thing I've built my whole business on: big brands want local credibility, and local businesses want big-brand impact. I broker both.

I've been marketing since 2013 — it started with my own business, learning the hard way that being good isn't enough if nobody knows your name. Since then I've helped 300+ businesses become the names their communities already trust, placing them where neighbors actually look, trust, and keep on their coffee tables — then amplifying that everywhere it counts.

I don't do random acts of marketing or chase attention. I build the kind of presence that makes you the obvious choice — the local legend people recommend without thinking twice.

Punk rock girl, Auburn Tiger, girl mom, and your local power broker. When you work with me, you're not buying an ad — you're building a legacy in the community you serve.

Meg
The Philosophy

What it means to be a Local Legend.

A Local Legend is a business with deep community ties — built on trust, word-of-mouth referrals, and a reputation that spans generations. That's not something you buy. It's something you build. My whole job is helping you build it faster, and defend it once it's yours.

01

Trust over attention

Anyone can buy attention. It's forgettable and it's rented. We build trust — the kind that compounds, gets recommended, and outlasts any ad campaign.

02

Everywhereness, on purpose

One channel is a whisper. Coordinated channels are a reputation. We build presence that shows up again and again until you're the obvious choice.

03

Brand loyalty into business royalty

The goal isn't a lead. It's a legacy — a business so trusted in its community that it gets crowned the local legend, and stays there.

By the Numbers

The track record.

300+
Local businesses served
10+yr
In marketing — since 2013
95+
Recommendations — Google, LinkedIn & Alignable
180+
Podcast episodes and counting
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Let's make you the name they already know.

If you've got something worth being known for, I'd love to help you build the legacy around it.

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