The one about Storytelling vs Bullet Points, Back to the Future at 40 and the film, 28 Years Later - TG127
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The one about Storytelling vs Bullet Points, Back to the Future at 40 and the film, 28 Years Later - TG127
00:00:00 Introduction
Here are your hosts, Roger and Pascal.
00:003:36 In the News
A selection of announcements and news releases from the world of marketing and technology that caught our attention.
00:16:35 Content Spotlights
ROGER: The film wouldn’t even be made today’: the story behind Back to the Future at 40 by David Smith, Guardian Newspaper: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/03/back-to-the-future-at-40
PASCAL: Why Storytelling Beats Bullet Points and Facts Every Time by Andrea Olson and edited by Micah Zimmerman: https://www.entrepreneur.com/starting-a-business/how-to-get-people-to-remember-and-repeat-your/493166
00: 32:56 This Week in History
Our selection of historical events and anniversaries from the world of science, technology and popular culture.
00:43:23 Marketing Tech and Apps
ROGER: It’s all about AI Marketing Strategy: Most AI tools have been built to churn out content quickly (tactics) rather than help you think and plan (strategy). Here’s two with a strategy focus.
Miro (with AI Assist): https://miro.com/ai/
StratApp: http://stratapp.eu/
Out of the box, ChatGPT pushes you into tactics. But you can force it to stay strategic. For example: “Act as a marketing strategist. Help me define my target customer segments, brand positioning, and key goals before suggesting any tactics.”
PASCAL: It’s all about getting serious with AI for Marketing:
Google AI Studio https://aistudio.google.com/live use the Share Screen function and have in-depth conversations about your marketing plan, workflows and content strategies.
Prompt: Ideal Customer Profile – use this prompt to begin a detailed conversation about your ideal customer and create a series of profiles and avatars:
I need your help to write a detailed customer profile or persona. Acting as my expert marketing and sales consultant, can you please remind me how to structure a customer profile or persona for b2b/b2c?
00:54:00 Film Marketing
28 YEARS LATER (2025)
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Written by: Alex Garland
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes were cast to star,[36] with Jack O'Connell
Music by: Young Fathers, Scottish progressive hip hop group formed in Edinburgh in 2008.
Tagline: What will humanity become? Time didn't heal anything. In 28 days, it began. In 28 weeks, it spread. In 28 years, it evolved.
We discuss the rather basic but striking marketing campaign for the film and Pascal enthuses about the Premier Event he attended in Newcastle UK.
About Two Geeks and A Marketing Podcast
Hosted by the two geeks, Roger Edwards and Pascal Fintoni, to keep you up to date with the latest news, tech, content and wisdom from the world of marketing.
Roger is a marketing speaker and consultant who’s spent his whole career helping his customers keep their marketing simple but effective. He’s the author of Cats, Mats and Marketing Plans and the creator of the RogVLOG video series.
Pascal is a digital marketing veteran, he is a speaker, trainer and advisor with nearly three decades of experience who enjoys revealing visual storytelling techniques to help you build better online campaigns faster.
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- In the News.
- Content Spotlight
- This Week in History
- Marketing Tech and Apps
- Film Marketing
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