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kara_susvilla
HubSpot Employee
HubSpot Employee

Storytelling framework in action

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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IBraun
Member

Storytelling framework in action

L'ANZA

Their audience is haircare professionals who are looking to sell high end, natural products that are good for the environment and the people using them. 

The challenge I see L'ANZA helping their audience overcome is providing their clients with reasonably cost high quality products. They are doing this by keeping costs low and providing connection with them for education to educate the professional's customers. 

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MCox6
Member

Storytelling framework in action

True, try applying these concepts to your favorite novels, short stories, tv shows, or films.  Do your responses to the plot and understanding of characters move the story along?  This would make good storytelling for commercials or advertisement campaigns.

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Bayurizki
Member

Storytelling framework in action

Miniso

Young Adults aged 18 to 35

Challenge: Miniso is trying to help their customer who wants to have quality goods but they have limited ability financially. They're selling their variety of products from the pillow to perfume at really low prices for answering all those kinds of problems faced by their audience. They also provide the experience of shopping in a friendly goods store that only existed previously for middle-high customers, and it makes their customer feels really appreciated, and willing to go to the store and spend some of their money there.

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ADianne
Member

Storytelling framework in action

Versed Skincare

Young adults age 20-35

Challenge: They're helping to overcome the embarassment and trauma of imperfect skin. They're selling the secrets weapons of skincare - glowing, glassy, moisture-soaked, smooth, bright skin, with a solution for every skin type. They're also solving the problem of clean skincare not being affordable by offering clean ingredients, problem-skin-solving products at more affordable prices than their competitors.

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Hzschechnee
Member

Storytelling framework in action

Brand: Jollibee

Audience: Kids and Kids at heart

Challenge they are helping to overcome: They are providing delicious meals that suit the taste of children (more on sweetness) and providing adults the nostalgia of their childhood by eating their food. 

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DrTaiwo
Participant

Storytelling framework in action

Who is the brand: Great Commission School.
The Audience: Christians seeking quality material and Teachings to grow their spiritual life.
Challenges: Great Commission School was established with the main purpose of helping christians finding difficult to grow beyond their current state of spirituality into th proposed stature of Christ. They provide relevant teachings and materials necessary for equipping saints with the required knowledge necessary for dominion on earth and in each sphere of life.
How they can solve it: They do this by organizing online classes implementing various social media platform strategies at times convenient for everyone. You don't have to be available for every lesson, the classes are also prerecorded for you to donwload and listen carefully to whenever you are less busy.

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TGurwell
Member

Storytelling framework in action

Brand: Chick-fil-A

Audience: Families, Friends, Co-workers (anyone) who are looking to spend quality time together and share a warm meal.

Challenge Response: Chick-fil-A's problem in the industry is providing customers a hearty meal that is more appealing than competitors. Chick-fil-A's solution is fulfilling their customers' need for a warm meal and nurishment through the variety of menu items they offer in the realm of chicken. Additionally, Chick-fil-A restaurants maintain an inviting atmosphere where customers feel taken care of by the company expanding beyond their dining experience.

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Clarav
Member

Storytelling framework in action

  • Who is the brand?
    • Chipotle
  • Who is their audience?
    • Consumers seeking a fast food option with fresher and cleaner ingredients.
  • What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome? How are they doing it?
    • Chipotle is providing their customers with the fast, tasty, and fresh quality food that they are seeking. They support local farmers and give money towards local grants.
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MEmadFahmyFar
Member

Storytelling framework in action

Who is the brand: Bless Curly Hair Products 

Audiene: teenagers and young adults females 

What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome: the challenge is to make curly hair girls feel more confident in their curly hair instead of using heat or other straightner products. 

How they are doing it: they are doing it by showing to the audience how keeping your hair natural makes it looks more healthy and good which is done by showing curly hair girls models/influencers or real testimonials talking about and showing by videos or stories their transision hair journey from heating it to keeping it natural and curly. 

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aerissrefuerzo
Member

Storytelling framework in action

  • Who is the brand?

PRU LIFE UK

 

  • Who is their audience?

Filipinos who lacks insurance and investment solutions

 

  • What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome? How are they doing it?

People lack the capacity to support emergency expenses when unforeseen circumstances happen so VULs pave way to protect and ensure that the family will be taken care of once these happen.

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EHolder
Member

Storytelling framework in action

  • Who is the brand

Unfinished Legacy

  • Who is their audience?

Gen Z and people into streetwear. 

  • What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome? How are they doing it?

They create aesthetic content on social media and have edgy experimental designs that encourages the audience to chase their dreams and tap into their creativity. The owner documented his journey from the beginning to the success of the brand now, making the audience feel that their entrepreneurial dreams are attainable too. 

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AKlein4
Member

Storytelling framework in action

Brand: Vuori

Audience: People into fitness with disposible income 

Challenge: look good be comfortable in clothing they can move and work in

How do they do it: Creating clothing that moves but has a clean cut styling. Getting fitness influencers to wear their clothes

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TBailey2
Member

Storytelling framework in action

  • Who is the brand?
    • Citibot
  • Who is their audience?
    • Local governments, cities, counties, state entities.
    • To a lesser extent citizens
  • What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome? How are they doing it?
    • Citibot is helping local governments overcome the communication barrier that is usually found between governments and citizens. They are doing this by providing local governments with AI/chatbot solutions to streamline communication and allow residents to directly communicate with their local gov 24/7 and do various things such as submit service requets.
APadilla1
Member

Storytelling framework in action

  • Who is the brand?
    • Billie 
  • Who is their audience?
    • Marketed towards people who use shaving products. 
  • What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome? How are they doing it?
    • Billie understands that the Pink Tax is real- and it's a problem. The company aims to market razors/bodyproducts towards women who face societal pressures to groom. Furthermore, dismantle the male-dominated marketing field for women's products. They approach this conflict by tearing down the Pink Tax, and promoting an all-inclusive grooming space for women. 

 

 

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Lexi2468
Member

Storytelling framework in action

  • Who is the brand?
  • Made by Mitchell
  • Who is their audience?
  • People interested in makeup 
  • What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome? How are they doing it?
  • being more confident and bold with make up, making make up easier. Tutorials, inviting products.
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GeorgeivM12
Member

Storytelling framework in action

Who is the brand?

Razer

Who is their audience?

Computer Gamers

What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome? How are they doing it?

Gaming can get very frustrating very quickly. Especially when the devices we use are of lower quality. That is why Razer, as stated in their motto "For gamers, by gamers." provide a wide range of premium gaming products that have consistently shown their quality.

 

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komal9_0_
Member

Storytelling framework in action

Hi

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prabhanjaytiwar
Member

Storytelling framework in action

Who is the brand? 

Prow Media
Who is their audience?

Brands, Creators, and Influencers
What challenges are they helping their audience to overcome? How are they doing it?

They are helping Creators and Influencers in growing their audiences and earning more through it.

Also, they are helping Brands to unleash their full potential and grow their brand through online marketing.

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Oz_1857
Member

Storytelling framework in action

Brand: Adidas

Audience: Atheletes and everyone who workouts for any sports

What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome? How are they doing it?

Their challenge is to improve their audience's sports and games as a supportcreater. They are proving  sportswears and workout clothes for everyone in need. 

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SalmaEhab
Member

Storytelling framework in action

  • Who is the brand?
    Zara
  • Who is their audience?
    Zara has a younger audeince, interested in fashion at an affordable price without compromising quality. 
  • What challenge are they helping their audience to overcome? How are they doing it?
    They're giving their audience a way to be fashionable, trendy and part of larger trends without having to spend a crazy amount of money. They are also giving them a tool to express themselves and craft their own story. 
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Benseeth
Member

Storytelling framework in action

Brand: Abode

Target Audience: Students and low-income earners

Challenge being solved: real asset ownership and poverty.

How: They provide fractional asset ownership with opportunity to earn from the asset ownership for life.

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