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How to give your brand story a stress test
How to give your brand story a stress test

Go through the exercise. Ask the 3 questions. It will help ensure your most important story is everything it can be.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaApril 1, 2014Brand, Storytelling
Insight roundup: Tapping into user experience
Insight roundup: Tapping into user experience

There is a growing importance of the user experience you are creating. Here are three that illustrate the need to turn your focus to your user experience.

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User ExperienceDan SalvaMarch 26, 2014user experience, UX
Are you settling for a generic image?
Are you settling for a generic image?

Our visualizations are an important part of the way we communicate. Some would say they are the most important part. Settling for a vague or generic image does a disservice to the insight we are working to deliver.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaMarch 18, 2014brand storytelling, visualization
Be wary of excuses to skip strategy
Be wary of excuses to skip strategy

Strategy is not sexy, and jumping to execution can be seductive. But the truth is that good strategy always streamlines the process.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaMarch 11, 2014brand storytelling, strategy
What is brand journalism's role?
What is brand journalism's role?

There is much debate about the role that brand journalism plays. No matter where you stand on the issue, it’s undeniable that there are 3 things that will make a brand journalism effort successful.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaMarch 3, 2014Brand journalism, brand storytelling
Finding focus with a content marketing strategy
Finding focus with a content marketing strategy

With this kind of focus, you’ll find yourself less likely to get overwhelmed while feeling like your producing helpful content that matters to your audience

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Content MarketingDan SalvaFebruary 24, 2014content marketing, Strategic innovation
Helping vs. selling
Helping vs. selling

 'Helping' is always more powerful than 'selling'.

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Content MarketingDan SalvaFebruary 17, 2014content marketing
The ultimate content marketing question
The ultimate content marketing question

Answer this question and you’ll be developing valuable content. More importantly, you’ll be making it easy for your customers to do business with you.

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Content MarketingDan SalvaFebruary 11, 2014brand storytelling, content marketing
Want to create a better experience? Ask this one question.
Want to create a better experience? Ask this one question.

It doesn’t matter whether you are creating an app, a story, or any other experience. In order to make it as meaningful as possible, you need to ask this question about each element along the way

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User ExperienceDan SalvaFebruary 4, 2014brand storytelling, user experience
6 tips for better storytelling user experience
6 tips for better storytelling user experience

User experience is a concept that can ensure that the form of your storytelling is as engaging as your words. With that in mind, here are 6 tips to improve the experience around your story.

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User ExperienceDan SalvaJanuary 28, 2014brand storytelling, user experience
It’s not your fault -or- how bad UX makes you feel bad
It’s not your fault -or- how bad UX makes you feel bad

Yes, you should be clear in your storytelling. But you should also be thinking about how the story is presented. If your piece is a long, gray mass of type, you’re not making it inviting for anyone to engage with you.

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User ExperienceDan SalvaJanuary 21, 2014brand storytelling, user experience
Snackable content. Yum.
Snackable content. Yum.

"Snackable" means content that is easily consumed at a glance. It's visualization that tells a story while respecting the time that people have to spend with your offering.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaJanuary 13, 2014brand storytelling, data visualization
The Vulcan argument and how to counter it
The Vulcan argument and how to counter it

If you put yourself in the Vulcan's mindset, you can find a way to win over these tough clients. And you'll find yourself doing more than creating great work – you'll be creating great work with depth and meaning.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaJanuary 7, 2014brand storytelling, creative
The most important trait of a brand storyteller
The most important trait of a brand storyteller

Empathy enables you to put yourself in the other person's shoes. That can bring all kinds of benefits. Here are 3 advantages for brand storytellers.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaDecember 31, 2013brand storytelling, Empathy
5 forward-looking posts to improve how you connect with an audience
5 forward-looking posts to improve how you connect with an audience

With the year coming to a close, it's natural to see a lot of good posts that will help you plan your efforts for the new year.  I have pulled out 5 that impressed me.

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Content Marketing, User ExperienceDan SalvaDecember 24, 2013Strategic marketing, user experience
A free audience definition worksheet
A free audience definition worksheet

I find myself going back to this exercise because of its ability to clarify my thinking and focus my efforts

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaDecember 17, 2013Audience Definition, brand storytelling
What kind of specialist are you?
What kind of specialist are you?

It's easy to think that specializing limits the opportunities you'll have. But the opposite is actually true.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaDecember 10, 2013Brand expert, Brand specialist
Your most important digital asset: words.
Your most important digital asset: words.

It comes down to a simple rule of thumb: You can't design the experience before you define the experience.

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User ExperienceDan SalvaDecember 3, 2013strategy, user experience
4 must-read articles on mobile user experience
4 must-read articles on mobile user experience

Here are four articles posted recently that help ensure you're doing everything you can to make the mobile experience as powerful as it can be.

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User ExperienceDan SalvaNovember 26, 2013Mobile, user experience
My two cents on visualization
My two cents on visualization

You know the cliche. "A picture is worth a thousand words." There"s a reason it's a cliche. Because there is a truth there.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaNovember 18, 2013infographic, visualization
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