September 05, 2008

Framing Your Story

UPDATE: THIS ENTRY HAS BEEN CROSS POSTED AT THE NEW BRANDSTORY BLOG WHERE I NOW WRITE. I'D BE HONORED IF YOU WOULD CLICK THROUGH AND ADD IT TO YOUR BOOKMARKS.

Today at the Brains of Fire blog, Robbin posted a short movie well worth six minutes of your day. It perfectly illustrates that how you tell your story is just as important as having a story to tell. Watch for yourself:


Sep 5, 2008 9:27:44 AM | Story Telling

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Mark Lightowler

Great example of view point story telling. im exploring this in pharmaceutical sales in the blog below.
http://newbrandstories.wordpress.com/

Posted by: Mark Lightowler | February 05, 2009 at 01:27 PM

Relation Kev

The latest Microsoft ad campaigns are so creative. But those lovely ads cant change the fact - their products suck.

Posted by: Relation Kev | July 14, 2009 at 05:44 AM

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