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Storytelling: A Lunch n' Learn Session
The document emphasizes the importance of storytelling in business, arguing that compelling narratives connect with consumers better than traditional marketing tactics. It outlines key elements for effective storytelling, such as understanding the audience, being creative, and focusing on emotional engagement. Additionally, it provides a framework for businesses to define their value propositions, target audiences, and storytelling channels to enhance their market presence.
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- 2. The Rise ofStorytelling
- 4. ...and everyone isa storyteller
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- 11. It’s how peoplemeet.
- 13. Build Better BusinessSoftware.
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- 15. People see/hear >100,000 words/day ofcontent: TV, radio, social media, video games, text messages, Web.
- 16. Consumers have lotsof information about your products
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- 18. Storytelling is abetter approach to marketing & sales
- 19. Old Way: “Let metell you about our product’s features and prices”
- 20. New Way: “Let metell you a story……”
- 21. What does storytellingdeliver?
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- 26. “Airbnb believes inthe power of storytelling because when people share stories…..they start caring more about each other.” - Venetia Pristavec
- 28. Stories make the complexsimple
- 30. Stories Deliver Stories areinspiring
- 31. How to effectivelytell stories.
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- 34. It’s About theExperience
- 35. “Capturing life’s most excitingmoments, and sharing them with others.” – Suzanne Watson
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- 37. A cartoon (nota press release) when raising $30M
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- 43. WHY STORYTELLING? Why doesstorytelling matter? What are your goals and needs? COMMITMENT How much will you invest: people, time and money? PRODUCT What do you sell? What problems are you solving? TARGET AUDIENCES Who matters to you? What do customers want and need? CHANNELS Where do you connect, engage with the people who matter? CHANNELS Rank channels based on goals, budget & people. Prioritize channels to embrace now, soon and later. THE MARKET How large is the market and what’s driving growth? Who are your direct, indirect & emerging rivals? VALUE PROPOSITIONS How are you unique or different? What are the biggest benefits? Why should customers buy from you? WHAT’S YOUR STORY? Who created the company and why? TONE OF VOICE What is your brand’s personality? How should people feel about your brand? YOUR STORYTELLERS Who will tell your stories: CEO, employees, customers, influencers, media? STORYTELLING CANVAS
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Editor's Notes
- #3 There is growing talk about storytelling Why?
- #5 People spend most of their conversations telling personal stories and gossiping. A 1997 study by anthropologist and evolutionary biologist Robin Dunbar, then at the University of Liverpool in England, found that social topics accounted for 65% of speaking time among people in public places. Research by the London School of Economics suggests retention is 60% to 65% when information is presented in a story vs. 5% to 10% when presented via facts. The problem is brands, particularly startups, are terrible storytellers.
- #16 Think about how much information and content we’re consuming and processing every day Think about how smartphones make it so easy to consume at all times – waiting in lineups, in bed, etc.
- #17 The relationship between brands and consumer has been reconfigured. Brands used to broadcast the information they want. Today, consumers already had a lot of information So how do brands engage these information-heavy consumers?
- #23 To be honest, it’s hard to be different or unique. Most products are pretty much the same. So how do brands demonstrate they are unique? Stories
- #24 Storyteller
- #26 People remember stories, they don’t remember facts or numbers.
- #27 Forget Hotels Travel like a human
- #29 Rob Archambeaut – talking about why he should sell someone’s house Flybits talking about its contextual, personalized and relevant mobile technology vs. telling stories.
- #30 Flybits is a client that has a platform that puts mobile apps on steroids by creating personalized experiences. It’s an innovative platform but people don’t get what Flybits does until they start telling stories about how it’s used.
- #31 I believe stories deliver a competitive edge. As important, I think stories can deliver a sustainable competitive edge. Why? Because good stories are challenge to create. They require creativity, agility and commitment. It’s not like creating a Twitter account, and then firing off some tweets.
- #33 You need to know your audience inside out. Who are they, what are their interests, what motivates them, what scares them, etc.
- #34 http://www.mycustomer.com/sites/default/files/brightspark-persona-example.png
- #36 The company was founded by Nick Woodman in 2002 after a surf trip to Australia where he was hoping to capture high-quality photos of his surfing. Woodman initially raised a portion of the money for his company by selling bead and shell belts for under US $20 out of his VW van.
- #39 769 posts, 260k followers