#204 - Storytelling as a Content Strategy

The Content That's Winning Isn't the Content That Sells

Branded and creator content wins right now when it entertains first and lets the brand show up almost as an afterthought. Ad spend can inflate views without making content actually work.

Examples: Duolingo's early public-stunt era, Sensodyne's leaf-blower dentist spot, and Liquid Death's full commitment to chaos over any hook-line-CTA formula. On the creator side, a cautionary example: someone whose only content is "I'm posting to grow my following" isn't telling a story, and it shows in the numbers. The fix is sharing what's authentically yours instead of comparing yourself to other creators.

September's Studio theme is storytelling!

This week's live demo covered overlapping on-camera audio (starting the next line under the tail of the last one) to tighten pacing for slower, more deliberate speakers without rushing their delivery - taught via the one of our own member’s content and the technique has already tried successfully by another member.

I also covered how to use trends for stories, with examples of non-talking formats like the Pepé the King Prawn carousel-text trend, transition edits with text overlay, and a voiceover-free product demo that outperformed the voiced version.

If you need help with content, give the studio a try for a month:

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