Business leaders,Social sector leaders,Brands,What did I find common in them ? I have worked close with the finest business leaders , social sector leaders and brands for over 35 years. This is what I found common in them. TrustAuthenticity You can trust them to keep their word , every time. A brand makes a promise , keeps its promise , a leader has values , … Continue reading What is common in good brands ?
‘Why’ is the first question I ask every client I consult. “Why did you begin this venture?”. I have never got an answer that says ‘profits’ or ‘to make money’. There is a deeper reason. I had one of my clients in the healthcare space who shared “Instead of being the Doctor who prescribes ‘correct medicine’, or who does ‘flawless surgery’, he chose to be … Continue reading Brand Storytelling : Every Founder has a story
It is a mistaken belief the Nonprofit storytelling is all about poverty porn or making people feel bad about the situation of the beneficiaries . You splash pictures of poverty to tell your story. This puts off people and they shut out to such communication. For example to feed people in Ukraine impacted by war you can put pictures of pain or you can tell … Continue reading Brand Storytelling for Nonprofits
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Zero investment, no fancy equipment, no team , no high end skills Smriti Dua has built a tribe of 109 k followers for her cause on Instagram. She does not ask , she does not beg , yet her tribe supports her for her cause. Continue reading CAUSE MARKETING- DON’T ASK FOR , TELL A TRUE STORY
A woman who was disowned by her husband, who had nothing of her own who would beg on platforms by singing became mother to hundreds of children.
How could that happen? From where did the resources come ? Continue reading MOTHER OF ORPHANS
It was this very question that got me to start Heroes of India YouTube channel. Global pandemic had been announced. The world was locked down. There was uncertainty, gloom. The storyteller in me wanted to change the narrative. With stories of hope , of real heroes. Those who did not walk away. Those who chose to make a real difference in our world. I wanted … Continue reading WHEN THERE IS GLOOM, CAN A STORY SPARK HOPE
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We get on any social media platform and we find it filled with Advertising. Everyone seems to be selling something. We are identified by various data points stored on us by the platform, maybe thousands , some even we may not be aware of. The trail we leave behind on the digital world is monitored. Algorithms try figure out what we are most likely to … Continue reading WHEN EVERYONE IS SELLING , TELL A STORY
Our story begins at Starbucks where two storytellers met over a cup of coffee. and the journey of storytelling began . We saw gloom in our world, and we started telling stories of good , of real Heroes, their life , their struggle, their impact , their message, because we believe stories of good need to be told . http://www.YouTube.Com/heroesofindia As storytellers, we tell stories … Continue reading STORIES MEAN BUSINESS
I have been a Starbucks fan , hardly does a day go by that I have not visited a Starbucks caffe to have my favourite cup of coffee. I do not visit Starbucks to just for the coffee but I go there because there is something special about the space. I love the vibrant energy of Starbucks and my ‘me time’. Starbucks is my space … Continue reading STORYTELLING AT STARBUCKS
A few years back while taking a morning walk in Pune city I saw a stray dog that had been hit by a car , he was in bad shape . I could not walk away . I believe that within every human being there is good and there is a deep natural instinct to care and help those that are weaker than us or … Continue reading WHY NONPROFITS NEED TO BECOME STORYTELLERS
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