**Record Scratch** **Freeze Frame** Yeah. That’s me. You’re probably wondering how I got here. I know I sometimes do. When I first launched this project just under 2 years ago, my hope was that coming out of this I could build a repository that would be useful to aspiring strategists, giving them a roadmap for their career development. In order to do so, I had to answer 2 … Continue reading Episode 100: These Truths We Hold To Be Self Evident
An idea can move. An idea can inspire. An idea can make the difference. But that idea needs to be positioned, articulated and communicated in a way that will help an audience not only understand what makes the idea logically sound, it also needs to resonate emotionally. Understanding how to do that is at the core of the art of the pitch. And mastering this … Continue reading Episode 42: The Art Of The Pitch – Bringing To Life The Strategic Idea
“Make me care…emotionally, intellectually, aesthetically…just…make me care”. That’s Andrew Stanton, writer and director of the Toy Story movies and Wall-E explaining the key to great storytelling. Think about that statement and ask your self the last time you sat in a meeting about digital marketing and really cared. It rarely happens, and I believe the reason is that there is a lack of awareness about … Continue reading Episode 32: Telling The Strategic Story – Taking Your Audience Down The Rabbit Hole
In previous episodes we have defined what we mean by a digital strategy and how to start building one out by highlighting the questions we need answered in order to do so. Today we are going to change gears and focus on the practitioners themselves. What is the role of the digital strategist, whether in an agency environment or working in-house for a brand? In … Continue reading Episode 3: The Role Of The Digital Strategist
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