How Brand Storytelling Created the Largest Water Conservation Outreach Effort of its Kind

“Don’t tell me to save water, show me how.” That was the consistent message we received from three separate consumer surveys in metropolitan Phoenix back in 1998. Interesting that it…

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The Brand Storytelling Strategy Behind Goodwill of Central Arizona’s 400% Growth

In 2003, Goodwll asked our team to help freshen their eighty-year-old brand in metropolitan Phoenix. The organization was generating $17 million in annual revenue through twenty-four thrift stores. The revenue…

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What happens when you place your audience at the center of your brand story

Madcap Theater in Tempe, AZ now knows that the best brand stories always star the audience. This fun Friday evening word of mouth marketing stunt made a fashion runway out of a sidewalk…

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Brand Story Reframing: From Water Utility to Experts at Scarce Resource Management

The first step in the Story Cycle brand authoring process is to establish your backstory: the setting of your story. We ask three questions to spark conversation what your brand’s…

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