INSIGHTS / KROW.

Ideas worth
believing in.

Thoughts on brand, storytelling, growth, AI and what happens when strategy has to work in the real world.

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STRATEGY

Clarity is one of the most valuable things a brand leader can create.

When organizations become complicated, the instinct is often to communicate more. The better answer may be to make the idea clearer.

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STORYTELLING

Stories don't decorate strategy. They make strategy believable.

A good story is not the thing added after the strategy is finished. It is often how people understand why the strategy matters.

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AI

What does ChatGPT know about your business?

Customers are increasingly asking AI systems questions they once typed into search engines. Brands need to understand what those systems can actually find and interpret.

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BUILDING

The best brand lessons sometimes come from operating the business.

Owning the strategy is different when you also have to open the doors, serve the customer, manage the team and make the economics work.

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GROWTH

Community is not an audience. It's an asset.

The strongest brands create reasons for people to participate, return and bring someone with them. That's where marketing begins to become community.

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INNOVATION

Technology wasn't the story. Access was.

What an accessibility challenge inside historic National Park Service locations taught us about using emerging technology to solve human problems.

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“The work changes.
The principle doesn't.
Find the truth. Make it clear. Tell it well. Build belief.”

BRIAN KROW / FOUNDER, KROW.
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