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Notes from WELD's Laboratory


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.

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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.

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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.

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Soul Factory: The Action-Outdoor Industry’s Greatest Asset

October 18, 2011 by Brandon Holmes

Brandon continues an expansion of the keynote address he gave at the 2011 Whitewater Symposium last week. How do you make content that connects: a soul factory.

The Sum Of Stories To The Power Of Action

Content Marketing And Gamification, Oh, My

March 28, 2011 by Reid Williams

In a recent talk to peers in PR, I asked them to consider why we do what we do at WELD — not what — and how it’s one big game.