The Dark Night of the Soul can be scary for fictional characters, individuals, and brands alike, like the face of this ghost in the dark.
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The Dark Night of the Soul in marketing. Why you must break before you rebuild

At first, everything worked. The engagement was steady. The revenue followed. The strategies that once felt sharp and innovative became routine. Predictable, even easy. There was a time when your brand had momentum. A time when marketing felt like forward motion, not just maintenance. But then something shifted. The audience stopped responding the way they…

POV marketing concept explained with an image of virtual reality disrupting one's perception.
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POV: This blog just changed the way you see marketing

POV: You’re reading this sentence, but I’m the one controlling where your thoughts go next. You think you’re skimming. Browsing. Consuming content like you always do. But that’s not what’s happening. Right now, I’m shaping how you experience this moment.Right now, I’m shifting how you think about marketing.Right now, I’m inside your head, flipping switches,…

A modern collage with stop signs to represent Strange Attractor content in marketing, which is about how unexpected storytelling breaks the scroll.
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How to create “Strange Attractor” content that stops the scroll (and maybe reality itself)

WARNING: This article may cause sudden creative breakthroughs, existential marketing crises, and an insatiable urge to delete 90% of your content strategy. Proceed with caution. Welcome to the attention economy Thunderdome… Picture this. You’re doomscrolling at 1 AM, mindlessly flicking through your feed. Some corporate guy in a navy suit is telling you that “brand…

Female brand archetypes in marketing - Queen, Rebel, Creator, Healer
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Branding like a Queen. What powerful female archetypes can teach us about marketing

What makes a brand unforgettable? It’s not the logo or tagline. It’s the story it tells and the persona it embodies. The most magnetic brands don’t (just) sell. They command, disrupt, create, and heal. They feel as familiar as an old friend or as iconic as a character in a story. That’s because, whether we…

Netflix promoted Squid Game Season 2 with a real-life scavenger hunt. A textbook example of using mystery marketing.
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Using mystery to build curiosity in your marketing campaigns

To promote Squid Game Season 2, Netflix turned the streets of Bucharest into a real-life treasure hunt, blending pop culture, puzzle-solving, and storytelling into a single campaign. Netflix hid 454 bloodstained green tracksuits, each marked with clues and details symbolizing a player’s fate from Season 1, across local thrift shops. Fans raced to crack puzzles,…

Storytelling in marketing: transforming a Call to Action into a Call to Adventure
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From Call to Action to Call to Adventure. What storytelling teaches us about marketing

You scroll through your inbox. Your feed. Your LInkedIn notifications. A flood of messages compete for your attention. But do any of them matter? “Buy now.”“Sign up today.”“Download this freebie.” They all blur together. Transactional. Forgettable. But what if marketing didn’t feel like an order? What if it felt like an invitation? Marketers have obsessed…

An axe with blood on to represent how killing your darlings is an important concept also in marketing. It's all about refining brand messaging for clarity.
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On the importance of killing your darlings

“Murder your darlings”, goes the saying. A phrase born in literature, but one that belongs just as much to branding and business. The greatest brands, like the greatest books, aren’t defined by what they include. They are defined by what they have the courage to leave out. The phrase, often attributed to William Faulkner, origins…

Love letter branding concept. Intimate brand storytelling in marketing.
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Love letters to your audience. The lost art of intimate, story-driven marketing

What if your marketing didn’t feel like marketing at all? What if, instead of trying to capture attention with sales-heavy content, your brand’s messaging felt like a love letter – personal, intentional, and deeply resonant? In an era where audiences are overwhelmed by generic, mass-produced content, brands that truly speak to their audience, rather than…

Diverse group of people representing inclusive storytelling and cross-cultural marketing lessons.
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Telling inclusive stories: Cross-cultural marketing lessons

Is your brand truly connecting or just speaking into the void? Imagine launching a campaign that seems perfect on paper. It’s visually stunning, well-crafted, and carries a powerful message. But the moment it goes live, the response isn’t what you expected. Instead of engagement, there’s silence. Or worse, backlash. This has happened to even the…

The Mirror Moment and other storytelling elements to boost your brand narrative and marketing
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From invisible to unforgettable. How to use storytelling to elevate your brand

You’re not new to business, so why does your marketing feel stale? I mean, you’ve built something real. Your business isn’t a fleeting side project—it’s an established brand with a reputation. You have the experience. You have the clients. You’ve done the hard part. So why does it feel like no one is paying attention?…