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More mileage, less meltdown. Repurposing content in 2025

You don’t need more content. You need more mileage. (Note! Practical tips to start repurposing below!) Here’s the wild thing about summer season: it’s the perfect time to make your content go further. Not louder or faster. Just further. So, before you scramble to create something new while sipping an iced latte and dodging burnout,…

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The literary copywriter’s toolbox. Tactics stolen from novelists, poets & playwrights

If it works on the page, it works in a funnel. But if your words don’t make people feel something, your funnel is just a sequence. Here’s what marketers can learn from people who make language do unnatural, unforgettable things. Yes, we’re stealing from the greats There’s a door hidden in the side of the…

A man reading a book. Over the man's head all various storytelling genres, that should also be used in marketing to inform the brand story, tone of voice, and visuals.
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Genres aren’t just for books. How to choose your brand’s narrative style

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…

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The quiet science of story. How brain chemistry shapes B2B messaging

Storytelling is neurological UX. And in complex, high-stakes industries, it may be the only thing your audience can actually process. Let’s talk about your brain (and theirs) We begin, not with messaging, but with the oldest organ in the room: the brain. Yours. Mine. Theirs. The one carrying the weight of unread white papers, three…

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Through the looking-glass. Storytelling beyond the known brand universe

Your brand crossed a threshold. Now the rules don’t apply. I. Prologue: The mirror that refuses to reflect Some mirrors tell the truth. Others tell stories. And some, the oldest ones, the ones tucked in the wrong corners of quiet houses, are doorways. In Through the Looking-Glass, Alice (in Wonderland) does not find herself reflected….

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The Quiet Rebellion. How to tell a brand story without a hero

I. So who died and made the hero to center of every story? Once upon a brand… the hero rises. The journey begins. The call to action rings out like a polished CTA button. Every workshop promises to put you in the hero’s seat. Every brand strategist draws the same arc across the whiteboard. But…

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7 contraband copy techniques I just made up (but you’ll want to steal immediately)

You’ve done the things. You’ve read the swipe files. Your copy is clean. Polished. Optimized. And it’s still not cutting through. It’s good, but not dangerous. It converts, but doesn’t haunt. This post is for that moment. When you’re good. But tired. And ready to tear something down. Not frameworks. Not swipeable templates. These are…

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Marketing Mad Libs: the unhinged way to break through your brand’s mental fog

There’s a special kind of brain fog that only shows up for people who are deeply good at what they do, but suddenly can’t find the words for it. The fog is real (and it’s not just you) Maybe you’ve been churning out content like a pro for years. You know your audience. You know…

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,…

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?…