Halftone collage False, Truth information. Authors lie concept and how it applies to ethical, story-driven marketing
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Authors lie. So do storytellers, but the good ones tell you why

Every story is a choice, but most storyteller’s don’t admit they’re making one. The question is: what are you choosing to reveal and what are you leaving out? Let’s begin with the lie. Not the one where you invent clients out of thin air. Not the dramatic glow-up story with three filters and business class…

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,…