Don’t let the scroll fool you. Micro-content wants shape. It wants to move, surprise, resolve. Even a 20-second story can make people feel. The myth of “too short for story” The scroll is doom.The tap, instant, brutal.The swipe, unconscious. None of this means people don’t want a story. In fact, the shorter the content, the…
If your marketing failed, maybe it wasn’t the idea. Maybe it was the storytelling. “Fail fast” left out the best part We’ve absorbed the Silicon Valley gospel like scripture: Fail fast. Fail often. Learn and move on. The part they forgot to teach us was what to do with all that failure. So, we bury…
Your brand might not be a hero’s/heroine’s journey. It might be a slow-burn mystery, a cheeky romance, a survival tale… Once you know your genre, everything (voice, visuals, story arc) starts to make sense. Your brand has a genre This might sound strange at first. Genre? Isn’t that a bookshelf decision? A category label slapped…
Dearest Reader, You find yourself here, drawn in not by accident, but by the seductive pull of story – by the whisper of something intriguing just beyond the page. You are not alone in this. For every soul that has ever been ensnared by the promise of a well-crafted tale, there are countless others who…
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: 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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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