- Interactive Webinars: Host webinars on topics relevant to your industry, and encourage audience participation. This shared experience can be woven into a story later on.
- Community Projects: Involve customers in community projects or charitable causes. The shared experience of giving back to the community can form the basis of a powerful story.
- Workshops and Training: Conduct workshops or training sessions. The shared learning experience can lead to transformative stories.
- User-Generated Content Campaigns: Encourage customers to share their own stories or experiences with your product or service in a user-generated content campaign. You can later share these stories as part of your own narrative.
- Customer Highlight: Regularly feature a customer or client, sharing their journey and successes. This offers an opportunity for a shared narrative between the business and the customer.
- Virtual Meetups: Host virtual meetups or Q&A sessions where customers can interact with you and each other. The shared experience can form the basis of a compelling story.
- Product Development Collaboration: Involve customers in the development of a new product or service. The shared creation process can make for an engaging narrative.
- Challenges or Contests: Organize challenges or contests relevant to your industry. The collective participation and shared experience can lead to compelling stories.
- Live Events: Host live events, whether online or in person, and engage with your audience. The shared experience of the event can become part of your story.
- Behind-the-Scenes Access: Provide behind-the-scenes access to your operations, or a ‘day in the life’ style content. This shared experience can help create a stronger connection and shared story with your audience.
- Virtual Reality Experience: Create a VR experience around your product or service. This innovative approach could provide a unique shared experience that makes for a captivating story.
- Augmented Reality Campaigns: Use AR to bring your product into the customer’s space or to create interactive marketing campaigns. The shared digital-physical experience can be woven into a story.
- Digital Scavenger Hunts: Organize an online scavenger hunt related to your brand or industry. The shared adventure can form the basis of a compelling narrative.
- Mystery Solving: Create a mystery around your product or service for your customers to solve. The shared intrigue and suspense can lead to engaging stories.
- Create a Podcast or Radio Show: Share stories, insights, and bring guests from your industry. This gives a shared experience for your community to talk about.
- Collaborative Art Projects: Invite your audience to contribute to an art project, like a digital mosaic or a mural, connected with your brand.
- Interactive Storytelling: Have your audience influence the outcome of an ongoing brand story, like choosing the name of a new product or the next location for a store opening.
- Brand Ambassador Programs: Create a program where enthusiastic customers can become more involved with your brand, providing them with a shared identity.
- 360° Video Experiences: Give your audience a new perspective on your business with 360° videos. This immersive experience can generate a wealth of stories.
- Eco-friendly Initiatives: Involve your audience in eco-friendly initiatives, like tree planting for every product sold. The shared experience of contributing to the environment can form a powerful narrative.