
The Power of Storytelling Changes Everything - Tom Gerace - Hard Corps Marketing Show #021
Brace your brains for this exceptional episode on the future of marketing via brand storytelling with Tom Gerace, founder of Skyword!
Learn the methodology behind brand stories, why the marketing world has been turned upside down, how the brain uses storytelling to make decisions, and the myths that get absolutely obliterated!
Takeaways
Human discovery has changed; search & social have altered how people learn, act, & interact with brands & their relationships with them
Customers ignore & distrust marketing; what worked 5 years ago does not work anymore
The future = original storytelling that creates unique & valuable experiences for customers
The brain stores moments of change & whether the outcome was painful or pleasurable; decisions are made from emotionally referencing those moments
Stories are unique in their ability to affect how people think & behave; be responsible with that power
Life goes out of balance & in order for marketing to be authentic, brands need to address that shit happens
Links
Twitter: @tomgerace
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomgerace/
Skyword: https://www.skyword.com/
Forward 2018: https://www.skyword.com/forward/
Storynomics Boston: https://www.skyword.com/forward/storynomics/
Storynomics: https://storynomics.com/
Brace your brains for this exceptional episode on the future of marketing via brand storytelling with Tom Gerace, founder of Skyword!
Learn the methodology behind brand stories, why the marketing world has been turned upside down, how the brain uses storytelling to make decisions, and the myths that get absolutely obliterated!
Takeaways
- Human discovery has changed; search & social have altered how people learn, act, & interact with brands & their relationships with them
- Customers ignore & distrust marketing; what worked 5 years ago does not work anymore
- The future = original storytelling that creates unique & valuable experiences for customers
- The brain stores moments of change & whether the outcome was painful or pleasurable; decisions are made from emotionally referencing those moments
- Stories are unique in their ability to affect how people think & behave; be responsible with that power
- Life goes out of balance & in order for marketing to be authentic, brands need to address that shit happens
Links
- Twitter: @tomgerace
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomgerace/
- Skyword: https://www.skyword.com/
- Forward 2018: https://www.skyword.com/forward/
- Storynomics Boston: https://www.skyword.com/forward/storynomics/
- Storynomics: https://storynomics.com/
Creators and Guests

Host
Casey Cheshire
CEO & Founder of Ringmaster Conversational Marketing. Casey Cheshire is a marketer, serial entrepreneur, and adventurer. He has been in EO for close to 10 years and counts his relationships as a key reason for his continued success. Casey’s passion for podcasting led to him founding Ringmaster Conversational Marketing. Ringmaster helps B2B businesses launch podcasts that drive growth and revenue. Previously, Casey founded and ran Cheshire Impact for 10 years. It became the top Salesforce Pardot marketing automation solutions partner in the world before a successful exit in 2021. He is also a US Marine Corps Veteran where he served in the Infantry and deployed to some very hot climates. In his free time, Casey likes to skydive, climb mountains, and pretend to be a hungry bear for his two kids.