How the Red Cross Learned Storytelling to Amplify its Impact
Business storytelling to help you weather any storm Last Friday, I presented a keynote to more than 300 public information officers from multiple cities throughout Arizona. This was the seventh…
How to Live by Your Unique Value Proposition
Sometimes a facepalm just doesn’t do some mistakes justice. I recently presented to an enterprise customer. He is the ideal candidate for our product and services. I spent several days…
How Story Shapes Help You Share Your Unique Value Proposition
Stories are powerful tools that can trigger responses both neurologically and physically in us. They’re mechanisms for communicating meaning which are easily recalled and shared. That’s why stories have been used to…
Finding Your Competitor Differentiation Story
How is your business different from your competitors? One of the things I learned from interviewing dozens of professional buyers was that they think competitors (in just about every space)…
Understanding Your Business Narrative, so Customers Know Where They Fit
This time last week I was on stage with Elton John. On. The. Freakin’. Stage. To put the excitement I felt then, & still feel now, into context: I’ve seen Sir…
Use These World-Class Storytelling Techniques in Your Brand Stories
Brand Storytelling is About Sharing the Emotion of Your Purpose-Driven Organization with Your Customers Until We All Win. This is the powerful opening line to Nike’s Equality campaign that took…
Who are You For in Your Brand Story?
No, really — who are you for? (And before you get all fidgety about “who” versus “whom,” I know it’s “whom.” But few of us talk like that in real…
How to Create Your Personal Brand Story to Grow Your Business
I’ve learned the importance of creating my personal brand story when I launched my own consultancy a decade ago. I had led new business for a number of advertising agencies…
How Should Technology Shape Your Brand Story?
Business storytelling is the strategic message in your content marketing, technology is its transmitter As a kid, I loved the Flintstones and the Jetsons. Two great families with outstanding brands.…
How to Win Friends and Influence People with Your Brand Storytelling
Business storytelling will transport your audiences to grow your brand One Sunday morning, I got on my United flight to Dulles for a story training with the Rapid Capabilities Office…
