Campaign narrative Sprint

Without a purpose,
it’s just content.

Without a purpose,
it’s just content.

A strategic story structure to define the focus and message hierarchy behind your next campaign or launch.

The talent is beautiful. The location is locked. The media is funded.

But does anyone know what your campaign is supposed to be about?

COMMON SIGNALS YOU MAY NEED TO TIGHTEN YOUR CAMPAIGN NARRATIVE

  • Messaging feels interchangeable

  • Taglines don’t scale beyond a single asset

  • Campaign energy doesn’t ladder to brand positioning

  • Product benefits overpower the emotional core

  • Internal teams interpret the message differently

Get your story straight.

A clear thesis, structure and message hierarchy that allow a launch to feel singular, scalable, and unmistakably aligned with the brand.

Campaign Narrative Sprint

We’ll identify a narrative hook and build a system that ensures it will reverberate across platforms. We create a campaign concept, then tell the story in a universal way, in a few undeniable words. Suddenly, it all makes sense, everywhere it shows up.

  • Central campaign concept

  • Core line / mantra

  • Supporting message system

  • Hierarchy framework

  • Tonal guardrails

  • Alignment brief for creative teams

$10,000

Let's take two weeks and really get it right.

Let's take two weeks and really get it right.

A focused intervention, designed for brands that have a great product or idea, and want to make sure the word gets out in the most emotionally impactful way.

A focused intervention, designed for brands that have a great product or idea, and want to make sure the word gets out in the most emotionally impactful way.

Bonsoir, enchantée.

ORPHÉON NIGHTS by Diptyque, a campaign supported by mythical messaging to match the memory of Orphéon, the Paris jazz club and namesake of an iconic fragrance.

FRESH EYES, FRESH IDEAS

A focused, high-context process designed for clarity and impact.

Before you go wide, let's make sure your message is clear.

Before you go wide, let's make sure your message is clear.

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