Stories can act as vessels, carriers that help transmit information to others. In other words, stories carry things, a lesson or moral, information or a take-home message. No wonder that people tell stories for the same reasons they share word of mouth. Some narratives are about social currency, some are driven by emotions or retold for their practical value.
Jonah Berger
A professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. An expert on word of mouth, viral marketing, social influence, and how products, ideas, and behaviors catch on.
Communication
Content Creation
Storytelling
We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.
Anaïs Nin
A French-Cuban American diarist, essayist, novelist and writer of short stories and erotica.
Context
Influencers
Perception
People don’t think in terms of information. They think in terms of narratives. But while they focus on the story itself, information comes along for the ride. Stories, then, can act as vessels, carriers that help transmit information to others.
Jonah Berger
A professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. An expert on word of mouth, viral marketing, social influence, and how products, ideas, and behaviors catch on.
Communication
Content Creation
Storytelling
Great designers understand the powerful role that psychology plays in visual perception. What happens when someone’s eye meets your design creations? How does their mind react to the message your piece is sharing?
Laura Busche
Brand Content Strategist at Autodesk. The author of Lean Branding and Powering Content.