Ideas that become stories become movements. GatherRound is a marketing firm, specializing in strategic storytelling. At Campfire, we're leading the charge in returning to the essence of storytelling, because that's how humans communicate best.
That’s why we created Persuasion Design, and that's why we apply it to both presentation strategy and marketing creative. Because stories stick.
Mission: Our mission is to improve the way ideas are sold in modern business, and we're starting with presentations.
Operating as usual
Finally. PowerPoint finds a way to be useful. #LifeAfterDecks
“It’s a distraction from all that’s going on … This is a way to come together, in a different way—teaching instead of just talking.”
New year, new news! Check out this awesome feature on our Founder, Eric Harris. #StoriesStick #LifeAfterDecks
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Today we’d like to introduce you to Eric Harris. Eric, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today? Over the course of my career – which has included roles on the agency and the brand side of marketing communications – I’ve observed a common and prevalent issue. T...
“Desirable difficulty.” As true today as when it was coined by Robert Bjork in 1994.
If you want your audience to remember - or believe in - something, make them work for it.
Researchers Pam Mueller and Daniel M. Oppenheimer found that students remember more via taking notes longhand rather than on a laptop. It has to do with what happens when you're forced to slow down.
This is our @hubpartner rep, Hayley, and our founder, Eric. One is the #goat and the other wears a green jacket. #inbound19
Shooting our incredible Texas Health clients today, as they deliver TED-Like talks on their vision to deliver incomparable care. A 3-month journey coaching these 5 executives has been our privilege. #StoriesStick #LifeAfterDecks
Been itching to experience our Campfire Method Workshops for yourself? Now’s your chance to sign up as a solo attendee! Check out our upcoming workshops at the TCU Neeley School of Business Executive Education program. http://bit.ly/TCUworkshop
Let’s 👏🏻 hear 👏🏻 it 👏🏻for the newest member of our creative team, the one and only @abi_grise! She’s here to (w)rite copy and drink coffee, and she JUST spilled her coffee.
Now that’s a statistic we can get behind. Thanks for being an awesome audience today, Public Relations Society of America OKC!
#LifeAfterDecks
“You’ll lose about 46% of your audience’s attention after your first slide.” - Eric Harris
Well, we guarantee that you kept 100% of ours! A huge thanks to Eric from GatherRound for his engaging discussion on presenting and storytelling.
See you all next month!
Please join us at Greater Fort Worth Chapter of PRSA's January luncheon, where Eric Harris, Founder of GatherRound, will share how to sell ideas and tell stories without relying on presentation slides. #StoriesStick #LifeAfterDecks
Storytelling That Sticks. Online registration by Cvent
Grab your copy of our 3 Questions Worksheet now! https://hubs.ly/H0fyvcV0
Do yourself, and your audience, a favor and prepare for your next presentation with a time-tested backbone for the story of your idea.
Blankets are in! These are the softest, warmest pieces of heaven on earth. Huge thanks to the team at @inm.marketing.dfw for making our branded gift dreams come true. We’re thankful for all the clients and partners who make this business a success.
Huge thanks to @smpsdallas for the opportunity to address your members today. Lots of great questions and awesome participation from these inspired marketers! #LifeAfterDecks #StorytellingForInfluence @ CP&Y, Inc.
The dream team, bein’ dreamy. @kenwomack @hannah_denholm @acadacabus @quailer making @ontheborder look irresistible. Not pictured: @cubancurtains @jenna__seaton #eatwithyoureyes
Proudly supporting our clients rain or shine. Today’s @ontheborder #DoTheRightThingFund golf tourney is rainy, but the people here are shining and there’s nowhere we’d rather be.
Ice cream, orgasms, confetti and Ellen. Can PowerPoint do all that? This blog can, and so can you.
You have an idea. You need your audience to act. Wouldn't it be nice if you had their undivided attention? Wouldn't it be great if they were prepared to act on your challenges? The best storytellers know how to put their audiences in that state, thanks to cortisol.
*Sees people struggling with a deck of slides*
At only 50 years old, account planning is a relatively young ad agency discipline. Yet two thirds of strategists fear their role will become extinct due to "a lack of craft training," according to WARC. Are you responsible for strategy at your agency? Are presentations vital to your craft? What are you doing to improve?
Read the report: https://hubs.ly/H0d8c7v0
Pretty much sums it (them all) up. #LifeAfterDecks
We’re thrilled to welcome our newest Guide to the GatherRound team. @jenna__seaton has joined us as a project manager, and she’s going to skewer it. 🔥 @ GatherRound
@vanessagavalya back at it for day 2. We cannot wait to share these photos with @benchmark_bank and the world.
Behind the camera with the incredible @vanessagavalya for the amazing people at @benchmark_bank
It was our privilege to address PRSA's Tulsa chapter. A spirited group of professionals, engaged in improving themselves professionally, and now the newest soldiers in the fight against deck addiction. Welcome to #LifeAfterDecks
In a world....where boring presentations prevail and disengaged audiences abound...a new way to convey ideas through storytelling was shared with a large group of communicators who will rid Tulsa of boring PowerPoint decks one office at a time thanks to today's speaker Eric Harris of GatherRound!
Thank you, Eric, for showing us there IS #LifeAfterDecks!
Pictured here with programming chair Marcia Brookey and Silver Link event chair Carissa Bratschun.
We hope to see you back at Tulsa Country Club July 12 with a dive into social and digital trends with ONEOK, Inc.'s Erin Jacobs Holland!
As John Le Carré said, “‘The cat sat on the mat’ is not a story. ‘The cat sat on the dog’s mat’ is a story.” #Conflict #LifeAfterDecks
Because sometimes a brand’s attempt at crafting a compelling story falls short.
There’s a reason this man is in charge of everything. #LifeAfterDecks
Three reasons why narrative memos replaced PowerPoint at Amazon.
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Nailed it [them]. #LifeAfterDecks
Everyone in business and design is talking about storytelling these days, and this seems like a good thing: if we can replace the dreary powerpoint decks with tales that win hearts and minds, then life for everyone will be better. But before you jump on the storytelling bus, make sure you're aware o...
"Because PowerPoint let more people share their ideas, it exposed the failings of middle management and inadvertently led to an exodus of people from these roles."
Thanks to Shaun for sharing.
Blamed for a rise in passive behaviour, and a decline in curiosity among young people, this software is divisive – loved by some, hated by others – but has it had its day?
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It’s amazing what these four common mistakes have in common.
Are you guilty of any of these common mistakes when you present?
Storytelling = job security in an AI economy.
In the new world of AI, effective storytelling will always triumph over what can be done by machines.
Pretty awesome of CallisonRTKL to share our article on Campfire client Sarah Kimes. This supremely talented speaker credits Campfire with helping her prep for her most successful presentation, but we're pretty sure she was on 🔥🔥🔥 before we showed up.
What makes a powerful presenter? Campfire explores how CRTKL’s Sarah Kimes uses purpose, branding and self-awareness to inspire her audiences. http://ow.ly/rM6F30groYi
Are leather seats the sign of a reliable car?
Does a crystal glass guarantee a refreshing drink?
Does a clear, plastic report cover secure an A+?
Is a deck of slides the best way to move people?
#LifeAfterDecks #StoriesStick
Please don't subject your team to another boring deck. Learn how to put together a popcorn-worthy story at Campfire's Movie Trailer Workshop on November 15.
"In a world..." It's how all the best movie trailers start. This pre-attraction medium puts us on the edge of our seats, makes our hair stand on end, and makes us count down the days to the film's release. It's rare to move your audience like that in a presentation setting, but what if you could? An...
It's Campfire's highest rated and most requested training curriculum. The Movie Trailer is a storytelling technique that turns your presentation into something Hollywood worthy.
#LifeAfterDecks #StoriesStick
"In a world..." It's how all the best movie trailers start. This pre-attraction medium puts us on the edge of our seats, makes our hair stand on end, and makes us count down the days to the film's release. It's rare to move your audience like that in a presentation setting, but what if you could? An...
This article is (about) comedy.
Want to appear trustworthy and approachable? Of course you do. Jokes can go a long way in creating these perceptions. But humor isn't without risk. Here's what to look for in a joke when you're preparing to present.
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