Storytelling framework in action

kara_susvilla
HubSpot Employee
HubSpot Employee

Regardless of the story you’re trying to tell and how you’re trying to tell it, storytelling has three essential elements:

  • Characters
  • Conflict
  • Resolution

Choose one of your favorite brands, and tell their business's story by answering the below questions.

  • Who is the brand?
  • Who is their audience?
  • What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome? How are they doing it?

*To learn more about this, check out The Power of Storytelling lesson via HubSpot Academy. 

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KomzzyM
Member
  • My favourite brand is Diction_with_derin

 

  • Who is the brand?   Diction_with_derin is a digital creator that helps improve your communication skill. She helps career professionals, entrepreneurs and individuals communicate their value in a compelling manner. She's a public speaker that creates online video courses to help you improve and broaden your vocabulary and intonation. She is a certified Voice Over Artiste, she sell brand products, services and inspire your audience.
  • Who is her audience?   Career professionals, entrepreneurs and individuals that want to build their self-esteem by improving their vocabulary and intonation. Also Public speakers and those who have a lot to do with talking.
  • What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome?    Stage-freight, low self-esteem, poor grammar structures, spellings, intonation, vocabulary development.
  • How are they doing it?    She provides daily online videos that teaches her audience the right pronunciations of words, their correct spelling, and best words to use when communicating. She also creates courses that bher audience an buy for intense training to be better.
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GJemutai
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Africa Product Peers is a community and accelerator helping African tech professionals, especially aspiring product leaders, overcome limited career growth and access to mentorship. They do this through bootcamps, events, and resources that build skills, expand networks, and open doors to new opportunities.

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AnitaChibuikem
Participant

My favorite brand is remoteworkher

 

Who is the brand?

Remoteworkher is a brand that helps ladies who are remote workers have the opportunity to secure jobs through connecting them with brand,teaching them how to pitch,write their resume and cover letter. They also help prepare individuals for interview

 

Who is their audience?

Their audience are female remote workers who find it difficult to secure remote roles

 

What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome?

Helping them source for brands that needs their services and also providing them with resources that will help them secure those roles

 

 

JARiestra
Member

One of my favoriate brands is Dr. Squatch. Their story can be told from the three sections below:

Who is the brand?
Dr. Squatch is a personal care and hygeine company that focuses on crafting all-natural personal care products with unique and creative offerings. 

Who is their audience?
Dr. Squatch aims to target men who want a better line of products to use that not only feel and smell good but are free from cheap and inferior ingredients that most big companies use. They are company that understands that men want personal care products that feel good and are natrual. 

What challenges are they helping their audience overcome? How are they doing it?
Dr. Squatch continously provides advertrising content that aims to inform their audience of they're unique products with the focus on all-natural ingredientents compared to other products in the same industry. Men want alternatives / options to what skincare and other personal hygeine products they apply on their bodies and Dr. Squatch is delivering that reassurance to information and delivering high-quality products that compete against the bigger known brands.


Overall, Dr. Squatch is a brand that ressonates with me because I am a man who want to care more for his peronsal care. They offer products for me that I feel confident are all-natrual and are unique with great smelling scents.

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Dchindah
Member

Storytelling framework in action

ShineOnCosmetics Storytelling Framework

 

Who is the brand?

ShineOnCosmetics is a beauty brand committed to creating high-quality, affordable makeup and skincare that celebrates individuality, confidence, and self-expression.

 

Who is their audience?

Young women and men, mostly Gen Z and Millennials, who want beauty products that enhance their natural glow while fitting into their lifestyle—whether that’s school, work, social media, or a night out. They are trend-aware, budget-conscious, and value authenticity in the brands they support.

 

What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome?

Many people feel excluded by traditional beauty standards—either because of shade ranges, pricing, or products that don’t deliver on their promises. The challenge is finding cosmetics that are both inclusive and effective, while also empowering people to feel confident in their own skin.

 

How are they doing it?

ShineOnCosmetics bridges this gap by offering inclusive shade ranges, skin-friendly formulas, and products designed for real-life use (easy to apply, long-lasting, and versatile). Through social media storytelling, customer feedback, and influencer collaborations, they’ve built a community where beauty is about shining in your own way, not fitting in

to one mold.

JRichard3
Member

Brand: Skims; apparel brand specializing in luxury basics and shapewear.

 

Audience: Body diverse women ages 18-50 seeking comfort, a proper fit, and function. This buyer is a social media user and aware of trends and a part of online culture.

 

Skims is helping their audience to overcome limited size ranges and silhouette options, especially in shapewear. They provide a luxury feel at more affordable prices and aesthetically attractive solutions for comfort and function in undergarments and general apparel.

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allison_f
Member

The story of On Running is the creation of a brand centered around one simple idea: to create a product that changes your experience of running for the better. Their audience is a mix of running and fashion enthusiasts, and fashion-forward running enthusiasts. 

 

Their challenge or mission is multi-pronged, but centers around the central idea of wanting to create a shoe that mimicked the sensation of running on clouds. To cut to the center of what this means, they are trying to enhance the experience of joy, satisfaction and freedom that running can provide. They are doing this by prioritizing technological and material innovation to uncover footwear innovations that surprise and delight. They are also appeal to consumer values with their emphasis on sustainable innovation—helping you feel good holistically about your purchase and the brand you're supporting.

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Niyati
Member

Once upon a time, the beauty industry was full of global brands, but very few spoke to the South Asian identity. That’s where Inde Wild stepped in — born from Diipa Khosla’s vision of blending the age-old wisdom of Ayurveda with the precision of modern science.

Their audience? Young, conscious consumers who want skincare that not only works but also feels authentic to who they are. For many in the South Asian diaspora, it was the first time they saw their roots reflected in a global beauty brand.

The challenge was simple yet profound: why should people have to choose between natural remedies passed down through generations and clinically proven results from modern science? Inde Wild set out to prove they don’t.

Through products like their AM and PM serums — mixing saffron, turmeric, and ashwagandha with actives like vitamin C and bakuchiol — they created a bridge. A bridge between heritage and innovation, tradition and progress.

Inde Wild isn’t just selling skincare; it’s telling every customer: you can be rooted in your culture and still belong to the world.

Joaquin_banda
Participant

Hello everyone, today I want to tell you about our brand TERRAQ campers.

 

Modern life rarely leaves room to breathe. The city runs fast, routines blur together, and time slips away. People long for calm, for real connection, for memories that last. Yet today’s travel industry often delivers the opposite: crowded destinations, staged experiences, and endless photos with little meaning.

 

That’s where TERRAQ comes in. We speak to those who don’t see themselves as tourists, but as explorers of what truly matters. People who want their journeys to restore them, not exhaust them.

 

The challenge is simple but profound: to escape the noise and make travel purposeful again. TERRAQ answers with the first teardrop camper designed in Peru for Peru, built for our routes, our climates, and our way of living. More than a vehicle, it’s a tool for time, freedom, and presence.

 

For TERRAQ, travel isn’t about leaving. It’s about returning, to yourself, to others, and to what matters most.

SIyer1
Member

Hi Everyone,

Today I'd like to talk about 365give. This brand really caught my eye with the massive work they do. They are focusing on giving to the community through educating people of all age groups how can be a part of a daily give. 
They are working for a noble cause like whenever there is a natural calamity or say you are stuck in a war like situation they ensure to help you.
They provide emmense support with their blogs on how you can start giving to the community and help others when they actually need you. And I learnt from this site, giving is not just about donations its about living and helping others. Even if you are helping a person learn about how to use AI, that is also a part of giving.


MZhiwa
Member

Hello everyone, Today I want to talk about the brand SHEIN. This brand speaks to people who want stylish clothes but find many brands selling similar designs at very high prices. SHEIN solves this problem by offering the same models and colors but at much cheaper price, making fashion more affordable.

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PharmHumphrey
Participant

Every day, countless young people stand at a crossroads. On one side, the pressure of peers, stress, and lack of guidance push them toward drugs. On the other, the hope for a healthier, purposeful life waits but often feels just out of reach.

 

That’s the reality the Zero Tolerance for Drug Abuse Foundation stepped into. Their audience isn’t just “at-risk youth”—it’s real people with dreams, fears, and untapped potential.

 

The challenge? Many of them lack safe spaces, education, and positive role models to resist the lure of substance abuse.

 

The Foundation is changing that story. Through school outreach programs, community workshops, counseling, and awareness campaigns, they don’t just say “no to drugs” they show a better “yes.” Yes to opportunity. Yes to education. Yes to healthier choices and brighter futures.

 

By meeting people where they are and giving them tools, mentorship, and hope, they’re helping communities break the cycle of addiction; one life at a time.

 

Because for this foundation, it’s not just about zero tolerance—it’s about zero lost potential.

KZweifel
Member
  • Who is the brand? Adidas
  • Who is their audience? Millennial and Gen Z Urban Dwellers with a focus on athletics
  • What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome? How are they doing it?
    • They are using a 2nd person pov with the idea of "you got this". It is turning into a motivational push for their customers to feel like they can accomplish their athletic wants and needs. They are using stories of pro athletes to accomplish this idea and brand campaign. 
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NguyễnHồngP
Member

Câu chuyện về thương hiệu Starbucks

Là một sinh viên thường xuyên ngồi ở quán cà phê để học nhóm hoặc làm bài tập, mình luôn thấy Starbucks không chỉ bán cà phê mà còn tạo ra một không gian rất đặc biệt.

Nhân vật: Thương hiệu Starbucks, và khán giả chính là những người trẻ – sinh viên, nhân viên văn phòng, những ai vừa cần năng lượng vừa cần một chỗ để làm việc hoặc kết nối.

Xung đột: Trong cuộc sống hiện đại, mọi người thường bận rộn, căng thẳng, nhiều khi khó tìm được một nơi vừa thoải mái, vừa có đồ uống chất lượng để học tập, làm việc hay gặp gỡ bạn bè.

Nghị quyết: Starbucks giải quyết điều này bằng cách mang đến không chỉ cà phê ngon mà còn một “không gian thứ ba” – sau nhà và chỗ làm – nơi khách hàng có thể nghỉ ngơi, trò chuyện hoặc sáng tạo. Họ làm điều đó thông qua thiết kế không gian ấm cúng, dịch vụ thân thiện và trải nghiệm đồng nhất ở mọi cửa hàng. Nhờ vậy, Starbucks không chỉ giúp khán giả vượt qua sự căng thẳng thường ngày mà còn tạo ra một cộng đồng nhỏ gắn kết.

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thian_ngun_sang
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Storytelling framework in action

 

Digital Ocean is a cloud infrastructure provider headquartered in New York City. It offers IT people (mostly developers) a range of services. It helps IT people so that they don't have to deal it physical servers, networking and other technical works. And in doing so, it enhances the productivity of people like developers.

Nitadel
Member

Nitadel is a content writing agency and crypto education platform. The founder of Nitadel, Ndianabasi Tom, discovered that crypto companies often struggle to get the best fit for their content writing needs. Likewise, Tom discovered that newbies often have to pay so much to learn about crypto investing. Hence, Nitadel helps companies to handle their content writing needs, including blog posts, technical  writings, announcements, product descriptions, etc while also providing a free,  one-stop platform for newbies to learn everything about crypto.

Emma_Ella
Participant

The brand that really strikes me is Apple, starting from their success story and take over of Blackberry platform to how advanced their technologies are.

They audience are people who are wishes to make their work easier and much more effective, giving the luxurious lifestyle.

They are providing a better way of living, from the applications, gadget and services.

They are doing it by designing products (gadgets) suited to different people needs and preference.

Hieu1412
Member

Thương hiệu: Coffe O'Clock Three

Khán giả: Là những khách hàng cần một nơi có đầy đủ tiện nghi, không gian, không quy định về thời gian.

Họ đang giúp khán giả vượt qua thử thách nào: Tôi là một người Việt Nam. Và tôi có người chú trong gia đình, chú ấy là một nhà quản lý chuỗi cà phê thương hiệu tôi đã nói. Chú ấy chia sẽ rằng ở Việt Nam hiện ny rất hiếm có nhiều quán cà phê mà có đầy đủ tiện ghi như bàn ghế rộng rãi không gian lớn ổ điện hổ trợ khi làm việc thậm chí là wifi. Những khách hàng đa số hiện tại là những sinh viên học sinh hay những người có công việc tự do thời gian học rất cần một nơi làm việc ở quán cà phê khi không khí trong nhà đã quá quen thuộc và nhàm chán không thể làm việc thì họ luôn chọn cà phê là nơi làm việc ý tưởng.

Họ làm điều đó như thế nào: Chú của tôi đã đáp ứng mọi nhu cầu của khách hàng như là gôm tất cả yếu tố đang có và không có nhưng cần thiết đem vào một quán cà phê vậy. Những điều này thật sự rất thành công ở thị trường Việt Nam hiện tại ở hai thành phố lớn đó là Thủ Đô Hà Nội và Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh khách hàng rất vui khi có một quán cà phê như vậy đem lại nguồn cảm hứng mới cho khách hàng. Còn về giá cả lại rất chi ưu đãi tạo cho sự thiện cảm với khách hàng hơn thu hút nhiều hơn. Chú aays cũng quay một làm clip ngắn cũng như là chia sẽ quán cà phê của mình và cũng đem lại nhiều sự yêu thích của những khách hàng tiềm năng

bulanonc
Member

Among many machine-made products in the market, giving gifts to someone may seem not so really special unless it is priced high or limited in stocks. But, Sidlak offers unique handmade crochet items tailored to the customer's needs whether it be flowers, cute plushies and even wearable items. They make sure that these crochet items have been specially handcrafted with elegance and positivity to embody the essence of gift-giving as it is supposed to be. Make your gifts much more special and delightedly at a reasonable price, just for you. Brighten someone's day with Sidlak !

KSmart
Member

One of my friends runs a customized cup business calle Sipinstyle. Her primary audience is college students, more specifically ones who enjoy coffee or having a drink in their hand during classes. She is trying to make others happy by getting cups that people think are cute as well as practical.

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JRosales63
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Graphics Connection helps small to midsize businesses turn their vehicles into powerful, cost-effective marketing tools, maximizing exposure and driving their brands forward