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Story v. Non-Story

November 1, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

You keep using that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means. – Inigo Montoya, Princess Bride

Filed Under: Blog posts, Communications Tagged With: story

The BS Radar: A How-to Guide

June 21, 2021 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

If you get hung up on what to say/write, you think you don’t know how to tell a good story, I see you, and today is for you.

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Breaking Up Should Be Easy To Do

October 12, 2020 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

Several years ago, I wrote a piece about the importance of breaking up with friends when that friendship has run its course, or has perhaps detracted from your happiness rather than contributed to it in some way. That article ended up being featured on the home page of Medium as one of the most popular articles on the site.

Filed Under: Communications Tagged With: brand, story

When Great Stories Fall Flat

September 22, 2017 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

No one is interested in your great story if your customer experience sucks. I like to shop locally whenever possible but couldn’t find containers I loved for our large plants so I turned to The Google. After some searching around, I was quickly seduced by a beautiful photo of a modern white cylinder container that […]

Filed Under: Content Tagged With: customer experience, nordstrom, patagonia, rei, story

The One Question You Should Ask Of Your Business

November 20, 2013 by Lisa Gerber 1 Comment

My memories of grocery shopping as a kid take place in the seat of the cart at Wegmans in Syracuse, staring in wonder at the roller rack where they put your groceries in after you pay and it goes out through the rubber flapper door and around to the outside of the store where you […]

Filed Under: Content Tagged With: small house winery, story, wegmans

Turning Left To Do Business With You

October 24, 2013 by Lisa Gerber Leave a Comment

tell a good story

I left the auto parts store laughing and feeling happy, thinking, “that was fun.” And it all started because I needed a headlamp for my Subaru. (Subaru owners: Do you find yourself doing this often? My headlamps go out a LOT.) Anyway, I was in town with a short list of errands and was mentally […]

Filed Under: Content Tagged With: auto parts store, story

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Thanks to Danny Brown for listing Lisa as a top 5 blogger to watch in 2013:

I first got to know Lisa Gerber from working with her when she was part of Arment Dietrich, and I knew then that she was a smart cookie… Her blog (has) become a staple part of my reading diet.

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