Humble Beginnings Make a Great Story: Your brand and its creation myth
By Ed Lynes “You know, you really don’t need a forensics team to get to the bottom of this. If you guys were the inventors of Facebook, you’d have invented […]
Continue ReadingStorytelling Vs. Story Selling: The Honest Approach
By Samuel White Today’s consumer atmosphere of brand loyalty demands an authentic and unique presence to stand out in a saturated market. Yet companies continue to set themselves up for […]
Continue ReadingSpoilers Ahead: The Secret to Connecting with Your Ideal Customer
By Melissa Rodier A common thread in what we do at Woden is the fact that people don’t care about what you do — they care about why you do […]
Continue ReadingThe Secret to Being Great at Marketing is Staying Awake
By Kate Faigen An “off-day” at work is hardly uncommon. Even tireless employees find themselves fighting to stay awake (albeit only on occasion, of course.) Whether it’s a lack of […]
Continue ReadingShould Brands Have Opinions? When and How to Get Political…Or Not.
By Mary McCool From the brands we love to the TV shows we watch to the food we eat, Americans’ political leanings are seen in their choice of products to a […]
Continue ReadingDonald Trump is a… hero?
By Dan McDonough, Jr. President Trump is a hero. Ok. Relax. This isn’t that kind of story. This is the story of Twitter, and how despite it sucking all the […]
Continue ReadingSweating Sales? Storytelling Isn’t the Answer.
By Ed Lynes The mistake people make is thinking the story is just about marketing. No, the story is the strategy. If you make your story better, you make the strategy […]
Continue ReadingThe Only Four Things That Matter in a Business
By Ed Lynes Woden works with organizations across the world, and in the past year alone I’ve had conversations with more than 400 CEOs on four continents, in dozens of […]
Continue ReadingWhy Message Trumps Math
November 2016’s crucial takeaway: Story matters By Ed Lynes Black Friday. Small Business Saturday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. America is finally (almost) through the contrived events that mark the commencement […]
Continue ReadingBadass Branding: The Art of Authenticity featuring Quentin Tarantino
By Samuel White When it comes to consistency, it’s hard to question the creative efforts of Quentin Tarantino. The Oscar-wining storyteller has never had a problem putting his own spin on […]
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