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The Welder

Notes from WELD's Laboratory


A Grand Canyon Smile

New Work: How Grand Canyon Memories Transform

December 28, 2011 by Reid Williams

WELD recently explored the Grand Canyon with OARS to capture the story of how this national treasure enriches lives and changes people for the better.

Stories For Searching

5 Great Examples Of Content Marketing With Video

December 15, 2011 by Reid Williams

It’s been a great year for content marketing. Here are 5 video examples that help explain the difference between story and sales brochure.

Product, Or Passion?

How Content Marketing Gets You In Your Competitor’s Community

December 13, 2011 by Reid Williams

I discover a Salomon skiing video on the Facebook page of a competitor’s brand and ask, can content marketing do anything more powerful than that?

product life-cycle featured

When Features Don’t Sell, Time To Sell Story

November 3, 2011 by Reid Williams

The product life-cycle — from launch, to growth, to maturity — holds true even for outdoor industries. When you can’t sell features anymore, sell story.

photo by bixentro/Flickr Creative Commons

Hero Marketing Is Dead, Long Live Content Marketing

October 26, 2011 by Brandon Holmes

For too long, much of the action-outdoor industry has depended on “hero marketing,” when we should be shifting to empathetic storytelling.

Teva: Live Better Stories

How A Corporation Found Its Soul

October 20, 2011 by Brandon Holmes

Just because outdoor brands go big doesn’t mean they lose their soul. The “Teva Turnaround” is a great example of content marketing that speaks to the soul.