Contagious Narrative

Jun 24 2022 13 mins 6

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Marketing in the age of Web3 is all about creating community, and you can't do that without a good story. Join lifelong storyteller and lyrical gangsta Mike Troiano on a journey to explore the intersection of brand building and Web3, to help you grow your community faster through the marketing superpower of a contagious narrative. Sponsored by G20 Ventures, the capital partner that helps Web3 communities grow.

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START HERE: Why "Contagious Narrative?"

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I've been thinking a lot about the intersection of brand building, storytelling, community, and Web3. It's a space I'd like to explore in more detail, and that's what I plan to do here. For more on how I got here and where I plan to go, give this a listen. Show Links: Headless Brands, by Bryan Lehrer Toby Shorin, Sam Hart, Laura Lotti