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From flop sweats to rock star: How audiences buy into your story when you OWN it!

The confidence of owning your business story Last June, I shared the business storytelling stage with my friend Bryan Adams of PH Creative in Liverpool, England. Bryan and I co-hosted two workshops in his…

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10 surefire questions to ask when creating audience personas for your purpose-driven brand

Every story starts with empathy I love Jack Handey. His Deep Thoughts from Saturday Night Live always cracked me up. I came across the one above last week while reading Originals, How Non-Conformists…

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How the 16 characteristics of greatness apply to business storytelling

He’s written 25 books, nine of them New York Times best sellers, about some of the top sports superstars and coaches of our time. Don Yaeger knows a thing or…

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Have you had business storytelling up the Wazzu?

Then create a brand story you can celebrate with your customers The new president of Washington State University cringed at the school’s legendary nickname: WAZZU. V. Lane Rawlins took the helm of…

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10 quick questions to help you own your brand story

No one will buy into your brand story until you own it first. I’ve found for the past 10 years guiding brands through the Story Cycle process that if you can get…

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10 Ways to Own Your Brand Story to Grow Your Business

 Business storytelling is about differentiating your brand story and then OWNING IT! The three concerns I hear most from business leaders and communicators about their brands: No one knows what our…

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3 tools to keep your B2B brand story from falling down

Are your brand stories as skewed as Escher? Get your brand story straight with any of these tools: Your DIY Brand Story Strategy Workbook Free online storytelling course The What’s Your Story field guide…

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The 3 Story Elements That Humanize Your Purpose-Driven Brand

How to define your brand’s promise, gift and personality Recently, I found myself in a 19th century barn in Haarlemmermeer, a suburb of Amsterdam, delivering a Business of Story masterclass. Ilknur Donmez,…

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What are the Villains, Fog and Crevasses in Your Personal or Professional Brand Story?

3 antagonists you must vanquish for successful B2B marketing The conference room at the Sheraton LAX was cold as a morgue.  Two hundred screenwriter wannabes sat like zombies enraptured by Robert McKee. After all, he…

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How to turn impotent business narratives into important brand stories for your professional services firm

American and British forces ally to overthrow the tyranny of mindless B2B marketing in two business storytelling workshops in Liverpool and London this June Most business leaders have important brand stories, but few are…

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