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How to improve your commercials now that your audience has control
How to improve your commercials now that your audience has control

Your audience is in control. Recognize that by giving them something extraordinary to watch or listen to. Do that and they'll reward you with their attention.

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User ExperienceDan SalvaJune 18, 2014Commercials, user experience
Are you interrupting or adding to their day?
Are you interrupting or adding to their day?

f you expect to capture even the smallest space in my brain, you’re going to have to try harder than just detailing the features of your product or service to me.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaJune 10, 2014brand storytelling, creative
Writing vs. Storytelling
Writing vs. Storytelling

Wwriting becomes exponentially more powerful when it incorporates storytelling.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaJune 3, 2014brand storytelling
Kickstarting your content marketing
Kickstarting your content marketing

We all have knowledge and expertise that we have earned through our work. It’s just a matter of giving ourselves credit for what we know and then sharing it with the genuine desire of helping others.

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Content MarketingDan SalvaMay 27, 2014brand storytelling, content marketing
Great stories are not for everybody
Great stories are not for everybody

A big part of effective brand storytelling is simply having the discipline to focus.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaMay 20, 2014brand storytelling, writing
3 strategies for producing better creative work
3 strategies for producing better creative work

A few tips on how structure and process can help free the mind to create.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaMay 14, 2014Innovation, strategy
 Creative freedom ain’t what it’s cracked up to be
Creative freedom ain’t what it’s cracked up to be

The bottom line is that if you want to cultivate the best ideas, creative restraints and parameters may get you there quicker than total creative freedom.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaMay 6, 2014creative thinking, strategy
It's time to mobile-ize your content
It's time to mobile-ize your content

You need to allow your users to engage wherever and however, and deliver an excellent experience no matter which device they are using.

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Content Marketing, User ExperienceDan SalvaApril 29, 2014content marketing, user experience
5 Unchanging Qualities of Quality Writing
5 Unchanging Qualities of Quality Writing

It’s a challenge to keep up and tough to know where to focus your efforts at times. Among this ever-shifting landscape, one thing remains constant – the qualities that define how you craft written content.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaApril 22, 2014user experience, writing
3 lessons from the NASA Space Apps Challenge
3 lessons from the NASA Space Apps Challenge

With just a weekend to create and build, the hackathon format creates a unique environment. There's lots of learning to take away from working in this environment.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaApril 15, 2014hackathon, Strategic innovation
Are you part of something elegant and meaningful?
Are you part of something elegant and meaningful?

I can’t think of a better way to spend time than being part of something elegant and meaningful.

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Brand storytelling, Strategic innovationDan SalvaApril 8, 2014Strategic innovation, UX
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
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