1. Training
Day
–
31st
October,
2011
Storytelling
How to use storytelling when presenting
market research results
Ray Poynter – Vision Critical
A
Presenta*on
from
the
Fes*val
of
NewMR
Training
Day
–
October
31,
2011
2. Ray Poynter, Vision Critical, UK
Festival of NewMR 2011 – Training Day
Storytelling
How to use storytelling when presenting
market research results
Ray Poynter
Executive Vice President
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With, not To
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Traditional Structure
Shows
heritage
in
scien:fic
method
1. Intro
(objec:ves,
method)
Detailed
findings
Conclusions
Recommenda:ons
Fred
John
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Typical
Paths
In
ques:onnaire
order,
or
By
type
of
ques:on:
• Demographics
Ÿ
Behaviors
• AOtudes
Ÿ
Reac:ons
to
s:muli
Logical,
but
connec:ons
weak
→
liSle
flow?
Fred
John
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Penny Thrillers
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Penny Thriller Paradigm
1. Engaging (a page turner)
2. Every page tells a story (just 1)
3. Every page leads to the next page
4. Story has a beginning, middle, and end
5. Not too clever, deep, philosophical
At least at the surface level
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Narrative Theme
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The
Whole
Each
Slide
Storytelling
+
10.
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Story Structures
Titanic, Chariots of Fire – concept test
Agatha Christie – segmentation
The 3 Bears – strategy
The monks and the elephant – U&A
Eastenders – market study
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A slide tells a single story
Seth
Godin
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hSp://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/03/the-‐triumph-‐of-‐coal-‐marke:ng.html
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hSp://hci.usask.ca/uploads/173-‐pap0297-‐bateman.pdf
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Art Silverman
=
37
grams
of
fat
Chip
and
Dan
Heath
in
‘Made
to
S1ck’
give
the
example
of
Art
Silverman
trying
to
convey
that
popcorn
is
too
full
of
fat,
rather
than
simply
saying
37
grams
he
covered
a
table
with
a
fried
breakfast,
a
burger
and
chips,
and
a
steak
meal
and
explained
that
the
popcorn
has
more
fat
then
all
of
them
combined.
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Metaphor, Analogy & Simile
Hollywood: ‘Alien – jaws in space’
Business: ‘Flickr for videos’ the idea behind
YouTube
Marketing: is the product like IBM,
Singapore Airlines, spam
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First Lines
• To the red country and part of the gray country of
Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did
not cut the scarred earth. (Grapes of Wrath)
• It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks
were striking thirteen. (1984)
• It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single
man in possession of a good fortune must be in
want of a wife. (Pride and Prejudice)
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Last Lines
• The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and
from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but
already it was impossible to say which was which.
(Animal Farm)
• But, in spite of these deficiencies, the wishes, the
hopes, the confidence, the predictions of the small
band of true friends who witnessed the ceremony,
were fully answered in the perfect happiness of the
union.. (Emma)
• He loved Big Brother. (1984)
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Alternatives
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In Conclusion?
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Thank you
Ray Poynter
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Q & A
Pravin Shekar
krea
Ray Poynter
Vision Critical
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26. Training
Day
–
31st
October,
2011
Storytelling
How to use storytelling when presenting
market research results
Ray Poynter – Vision Critical
A
Presenta*on
from
the
Fes*val
of
NewMR
Training
Day
–
October
31,
2011