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Why you should stop citing statistics and start telling stories.
Why you should stop citing statistics and start telling stories.

Data is incredibly important in today's world. But its full potential can't be realized unless we transform those numbers into stories.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaDecember 6, 2017Stories
Your content is stressing me out.
Your content is stressing me out.

We may not be able to stop the tsunami of content that we face. But we can create islands of sanity. Where those we hope to serve can escape.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaNovember 29, 2017content
A thankfulness epidemic?
A thankfulness epidemic?

Thankfulness is likely to spread. It's contagious. Thanking one person makes it more likely that they will thank another starting a thankfulness epidemic

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaNovember 22, 2017thankfulness
Your story needs the equivalent of a jack-booted sadist.
Your story needs the equivalent of a jack-booted sadist.

Our prospects' story has a villain. And they are looking for someone to help them vanquish this ne'er-do-well that stands between them and their dream.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaNovember 15, 2017Brand Story
Must. Press. This. Button. (3 secrets to an irresistible appeal.)
Must. Press. This. Button. (3 secrets to an irresistible appeal.)

You know that feeling you get when you just have to click that button? We’ve all been there. It can almost feel futile to resist the appeal.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaNovember 8, 2017Appeal, storytelling
Does your story have the makings of an epic tale?
Does your story have the makings of an epic tale?

With the elements of the hero's journey identified and expressed, we can build an awesome story. A story with real meaning for those we hope to serve.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaNovember 1, 2017story
The irresistible formula for creating your purpose-driven story
The irresistible formula for creating your purpose-driven story

With the elements of the hero's journey identified and expressed, we can build an awesome story. A story with real meaning for those we hope to serve.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaOctober 25, 2017story
“Should we run Facebook ads?” And other questions I hate.
“Should we run Facebook ads?” And other questions I hate.

When we start with our story, the answers will reveal themselves. And all those questions about ads become a whole lot less vexing.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaOctober 18, 2017ads
The absolute best advice about what your website should say
The absolute best advice about what your website should say

It's not just about what our website says. It's about what it relates. How it empathizes. How it starts a conversation. And how it inspires.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaOctober 11, 2017website
“I don’t know this band, but I like their stories.”
“I don’t know this band, but I like their stories.”

Perhaps the most powerful aspect of our brand is not how it looks or sounds. Rather, it is the stories that our brand has the potential to trigger.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaOctober 5, 2017Stories
Want to get stuff done? Crush the vagueness of your story.
Want to get stuff done? Crush the vagueness of your story.

Let's make the story as clear and compelling as we possibly can. We just may be surprised everything that it can help us get done.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaSeptember 27, 2017story
Want to make your brand meaningful? Share a story.
Want to make your brand meaningful? Share a story.

A great story is full of magic and wonder. It helps us feel like we can be part of something larger than ourselves. Something that can make a difference.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaSeptember 20, 2017brand storytelling, story
How just thinking about the core of its story changed this organizatio
How just thinking about the core of its story changed this organizatio

Articulating a core belief eradicates the vagueness swirling around our story. Equally as powerful is the launch pad it creates for that story to take off.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaSeptember 13, 2017story
How the story of what you do becomes epic
How the story of what you do becomes epic

When we start with that profound difference we will make, our story becomes inspired - and connects people with that meaning they're longing for.

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Brand storytellingDan SalvaSeptember 6, 2017story
Want your storytelling to be awesome? Ask this one question.
Want your storytelling to be awesome? Ask this one question.

This simple question can uncover those things that can guide us to that awesome storytelling that we're striving to achieve.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaAugust 30, 2017storytelling
Differentiating a brand is near impossible today. Until you do this one thing.
Differentiating a brand is near impossible today. Until you do this one thing.

It's no longer enough to position our brand in relation to the environment and the competition. With purpose, we can differentiate in spite of those things.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaAugust 23, 2017Brand
Are we making our prospects dumber? (And what purpose can do to help.)
Are we making our prospects dumber? (And what purpose can do to help.)

A purpose orients a brand to how it will make a difference in lives. This gets us out of the game of invading their world and just shouting louder.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaAugust 16, 2017Purpose
Forget customer service. We need customer servants.
Forget customer service. We need customer servants.

This is how customer service people shake the bad rap and begin to capture the dignity and power that comes from being in service to someone else.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaAugust 9, 2017customer service
Stop creating content. Please, just stop.
Stop creating content. Please, just stop.

If you want to see what content marketing can do, start creating things that really help people. And make sure it makes sense coming from your brand.

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Content MarketingDan SalvaAugust 2, 2017content
Purpose leads to hope and hope leads to purpose
Purpose leads to hope and hope leads to purpose

We need the hope that comes from a purpose. We need to be able to look forward to the things we can do to make a difference in the world.

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Strategic innovationDan SalvaJuly 26, 2017Hope
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