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AI images versus stock photos – what’s best?

AI images versus stock photos – what’s best?

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 30, 2026
What can B2B and B2C marketing learn from each other?

What can B2B and B2C marketing learn from each other?

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 29, 2026
Why do in-house marketers feel behind even when they’re working flat out?

Why do in-house marketers feel behind even when they’re working flat out?

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 29, 2026
Why will most marketers fall behind with AI without realising it?

Why will most marketers fall behind with AI without realising it?

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 29, 2026
What are the best AI tools for marketers?

What are the best AI tools for marketers?

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 29, 2026
Can AI really generate leads automatically while you make a sandwich?

Can AI really generate leads automatically while you make a sandwich?

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 29, 2026
Can AI create realistic product backgrounds for marketing images?

Can AI create realistic product backgrounds for marketing images?

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 29, 2026
What is a Custom GPT and how does it help marketing teams?

What is a Custom GPT and how does it help marketing teams?

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 29, 2026
How is AI changing what’s possible in creative work?

How is AI changing what’s possible in creative work?

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 25, 2026
Why is business storytelling crucial for brands today?

Why is business storytelling crucial for brands today?

Brand IQBrand IQFebruary 23, 2026
Benefits of a brand strategy
Why is a great brand strategy a good investment?

Why is a great brand strategy a good investment?

Brand IQBrand IQFebruary 3, 2026
Levi Jeans
Why is Levi’s “The Greatest Story Ever Worn” such a powerful campaign?

Why is Levi’s “The Greatest Story Ever Worn” such a powerful campaign?

Brand IQBrand IQJanuary 31, 2026
How are big brands using AI imagery in marketing?

How are big brands using AI imagery in marketing?

Brand IQBrand IQNovember 30, 2025
U2
What can businesses learn about storytelling from U2?

What can businesses learn about storytelling from U2?

Brand IQBrand IQSeptember 30, 2025
Why are stories so powerful in marketing?

Why are stories so powerful in marketing?

Brand IQBrand IQSeptember 3, 2025
What’s the difference between brand strategy and marketing strategy?

What’s the difference between brand strategy and marketing strategy?

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 31, 2023
What are the 3 frames of persuasion and how do they work?

What are the 3 frames of persuasion and how do they work?

Brand IQBrand IQFebruary 3, 2023
Brand audit
What questions should you ask in a brand review?

What questions should you ask in a brand review?

Brand IQBrand IQFebruary 3, 2023
What is Narrative IQ and why does it matter in business?

What is Narrative IQ and why does it matter in business?

Brand IQBrand IQJanuary 24, 2023
How do you get your entire business aligned with your brand story?

How do you get your entire business aligned with your brand story?

Brand IQBrand IQJanuary 24, 2023
Couple
Why do storytelling and marketing work so powerfully together?

Why do storytelling and marketing work so powerfully together?

Brand IQBrand IQJanuary 24, 2023
How do you structure a story so it connects with customers?

How do you structure a story so it connects with customers?

Brand IQBrand IQDecember 7, 2022
Why should businesses invest in storytelling training?

Why should businesses invest in storytelling training?

Brand IQBrand IQNovember 27, 2022
How do you fight misinformation in marketing and sales?

How do you fight misinformation in marketing and sales?

Brand IQBrand IQNovember 17, 2022
How can storytelling improve your pitch?

How can storytelling improve your pitch?

Brand IQBrand IQNovember 7, 2022
How can you build connection in a virtual world, using storytelling?

How can you build connection in a virtual world, using storytelling?

Brand IQBrand IQNovember 3, 2022
Why are stories more powerful than facts in sales?

Why are stories more powerful than facts in sales?

Brand IQBrand IQNovember 1, 2022
What can marketers learn from everyday relationships?

What can marketers learn from everyday relationships?

Brand IQBrand IQOctober 23, 2022
price placebo effect
What is the Price Placebo Effect in marketing?

What is the Price Placebo Effect in marketing?

Brand IQBrand IQOctober 12, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II in blue
What leadership lessons can we learn from Queen Elizabeth II?

What leadership lessons can we learn from Queen Elizabeth II?

Brand IQBrand IQOctober 12, 2022
Why is ego dangerous in marketing and how do you avoid it?

Why is ego dangerous in marketing and how do you avoid it?

Brand IQBrand IQOctober 8, 2022
Aloha illustration
What can brands learn from Hawaii’s “Aloha” concept?

What can brands learn from Hawaii’s “Aloha” concept?

Brand IQBrand IQOctober 4, 2022
Why do stories stick in our heads?

Why do stories stick in our heads?

Brand IQBrand IQSeptember 30, 2022
How can leaders use storytelling to drive better results?

How can leaders use storytelling to drive better results?

Brand IQBrand IQSeptember 25, 2022
thought leader
What does it mean to be a thought leader in B2B marketing?

What does it mean to be a thought leader in B2B marketing?

Brand IQBrand IQJune 10, 2022
branding blindspot
What are the most common branding blindspots for small businesses?

What are the most common branding blindspots for small businesses?

Brand IQBrand IQJune 10, 2022
What is a Story Toolkit, and why does your brand need one?

What is a Story Toolkit, and why does your brand need one?

Brand IQBrand IQJune 4, 2022
What are the most important laws of branding?

What are the most important laws of branding?

Brand IQBrand IQJune 3, 2022
B2B buyers have emotions
Do B2B buyers really make rational decisions?

Do B2B buyers really make rational decisions?

Brand IQBrand IQJune 3, 2022
What emotional drivers influence B2B buyers?

What emotional drivers influence B2B buyers?

Brand IQBrand IQJune 3, 2022
Should businesses still chase rapid growth (unicorns) or focus on resilience (camels)?

Should businesses still chase rapid growth (unicorns) or focus on resilience (camels)?

Brand IQBrand IQJune 2, 2022
Stand Out Content
What types of content do audiences actually engage with?

What types of content do audiences actually engage with?

Brand IQBrand IQJune 2, 2022
Why are B2B brands less likeable, and how can they fix it?

Why are B2B brands less likeable, and how can they fix it?

Brand IQBrand IQMay 9, 2022
better persuasion technique
Better persuasion with the ELP formula

Better persuasion with the ELP formula

Brand IQBrand IQFebruary 24, 2022
The Brand Strategy Brain
How to create a brand strategy

How to create a brand strategy

Brand IQBrand IQSeptember 7, 2021
How a brand purpose defines you

How a brand purpose defines you

Brand IQBrand IQSeptember 1, 2021
What colour is right for your brand?

What colour is right for your brand?

Brand IQBrand IQAugust 28, 2021
The Holy Grail of branding
The #1 way to build your brand

The #1 way to build your brand

Brand IQBrand IQAugust 21, 2021
6 ways to get your brand positioning back on track

6 ways to get your brand positioning back on track

Brand IQBrand IQAugust 14, 2021
Is your brand story focusing on the wrong hero?

Is your brand story focusing on the wrong hero?

Brand IQBrand IQAugust 7, 2021
Story IQ: Cirque De Soil
How to give your brand the ‘wonder dimension’

How to give your brand the ‘wonder dimension’

Brand IQBrand IQAugust 1, 2021
How to create better content for your brand

How to create better content for your brand

Brand IQBrand IQJuly 28, 2021
6 narrative strategies for business leaders.

6 narrative strategies for business leaders.

Brand IQBrand IQJuly 21, 2021
Are customer stories the new case studies?

Are customer stories the new case studies?

Brand IQBrand IQJuly 14, 2021
Hand coming out of cardboard box holding lightbulb Story IQ
Why hire a marketing agency?

Why hire a marketing agency?

Brand IQBrand IQJuly 1, 2021
Frederick the Great, potato king, rebranding the potato Story IQ
Rebranding the potato using the law of scarcity

Rebranding the potato using the law of scarcity

Brand IQBrand IQJune 28, 2021
How to use ‘wonder gestures’ to build your brand

How to use ‘wonder gestures’ to build your brand

Brand IQBrand IQJune 27, 2021
The terroir of branding

The terroir of branding

Brand IQBrand IQJune 21, 2021
Arabian Nights and the Case for Serialised Content- Story IQ Content Marketing
Arabian Nights and the case for serialised content

Arabian Nights and the case for serialised content

Brand IQBrand IQJune 14, 2021
Ernest Hemingway
Brand storytelling and Hemingway’s six word novel

Brand storytelling and Hemingway’s six word novel

Brand IQBrand IQJune 7, 2021
Story IQ visual storytelling Muriwai Beach through horses ears
Visual storytelling – put your customers in the picture.

Visual storytelling – put your customers in the picture.

Brand IQBrand IQJune 1, 2021
What stories are in your sacred bundle?

What stories are in your sacred bundle?

Brand IQBrand IQMay 28, 2021
Story IQ rocket taking off
Powerful story beginnings that captivate

Powerful story beginnings that captivate

Brand IQBrand IQMay 21, 2021
Dominos Radically transparent, up-front marketing. Story IQ
Content marketing and radical transparency

Content marketing and radical transparency

Brand IQBrand IQMay 14, 2021
The brain science of storytelling

The brain science of storytelling

Brand IQBrand IQMay 7, 2021
BrewDog Brewery
How constraints helped BrewDog make its mark

How constraints helped BrewDog make its mark

Brand IQBrand IQApril 28, 2021
Why your About Page needs an overhaul

Why your About Page needs an overhaul

Brand IQBrand IQApril 21, 2021
Story IW medici effect
The Medici story and the Innovation Intersection

The Medici story and the Innovation Intersection

Brand IQBrand IQApril 14, 2021
Story IQ the curiosity gap
The Curiosity Gap

The Curiosity Gap

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 28, 2021
Baseball pitcher
A 4-step marketing process to score a home run

A 4-step marketing process to score a home run

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 14, 2021
Who’s really in control of your marketing? You?

Who’s really in control of your marketing? You?

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 7, 2021
Story IQ hand mountain waterfall walker story beginnings
The 3 most important stories in your business

The 3 most important stories in your business

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 7, 2021
story IQ content story advertising Are you telling overdog or underdog stories?
Are you telling overdog or underdog stories?

Are you telling overdog or underdog stories?

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 7, 2021
Electric Kiwi
The Electric Kiwi Ad – Cheesy, charming and very clever.

The Electric Kiwi Ad – Cheesy, charming and very clever.

Brand IQBrand IQJuly 29, 2020
Donald Miller with StoryBrand books
The StoryBrand Influence

The StoryBrand Influence

Brand IQBrand IQJune 2, 2020
Story IQ Empathy Museum storytelling
Participatory storytelling at the Empathy Museum

Participatory storytelling at the Empathy Museum

Brand IQBrand IQMay 29, 2020
Story IQ Balinese girl drawing
A lesson from Fernando in storifying service

A lesson from Fernando in storifying service

Brand IQBrand IQMay 21, 2020
black and white image chess board
How to create a marketing strategy

How to create a marketing strategy

Brand IQBrand IQApril 18, 2020
Felix Baumgartner Story IQ
Storytelling has its own kind of language

Storytelling has its own kind of language

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 12, 2020
Dr Seuss
Content marketing lessons from Dr Seuss

Content marketing lessons from Dr Seuss

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 8, 2020
Raglan popcorn sweet and salty stories Story IQ content marketing
Contrast – sweet and salty stories

Contrast – sweet and salty stories

Brand IQBrand IQMarch 7, 2020
BG Dice
It’s your story – tell it, or someone else will

It’s your story – tell it, or someone else will

Brand IQBrand IQJanuary 28, 2020
Tell an effective narrative with Story IQ
Narrative structure lessons from Trump, Oprah and Steve Jobs

Narrative structure lessons from Trump, Oprah and Steve Jobs

Brand IQBrand IQJanuary 28, 2020
Story IQ girl with bushy eyebrows and moustache lying on grass
Does your content have a plot?

Does your content have a plot?

Brand IQBrand IQJanuary 20, 2020
Story with a purpose Story IQ
How a story started a $500 million business

How a story started a $500 million business

Brand IQBrand IQJanuary 19, 2020
Content marketing elevation with storytelling

Content marketing elevation with storytelling

Brand IQBrand IQJanuary 13, 2020
Richard Branson stoytelling Story IQ
Why every CEO needs to be a great storyteller

Why every CEO needs to be a great storyteller

Brand IQBrand IQAugust 27, 2019
Is it storytelling, or storymaking?

Is it storytelling, or storymaking?

Brand IQBrand IQFebruary 15, 2019