The world building playbook for brands
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In this video, Oren sits down with Scott Norton, founder of Sir Kensingtons and now an investor and operating partner at Anthos, to discuss how brands build worlds. We go through Vacation, Ralph Lauren, references from film and much more.
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0:00 Why World Building Matters
0:47 How Vacation Built a Brand World
3:13 Commit to the Bit
5:00 Turning Customers Into Characters
8:55 Wes Anderson’s World-Building Playbook
11:26 Props, Artifacts, and Brand Totems
12:55 Storytelling and the Hero’s Journey
14:24 Building Brand Landing Pages With Framer
17:07 Sir Kensington’s: Building the World Before the Product
22:54 Artist vs. Hack: Finding the Role of Craft
24:23 How to Stand Out on the Shelf
26:31 Ralph Lauren’s “World of Worlds”
31:09 Anduril and the Fantasy of American Technology
34:18 The American Imagination of Japan
35:55 District Vision and Authentic Founder Worlds
37:41 The Hotel Test for Brand Building
39:40 The Brand Trip Test
About Me: https://orenjohn.com/
For Brand Partnerships: oren@delucamediagroup.com
In this video, Oren sits down with Scott Norton, founder of Sir Kensingtons and now an investor and operating partner at Anthos, to discuss how brands build worlds. We go through Vacation, Ralph Lauren, references from film and much more.
Sign up for my weekly brand strategy newsletter: https://hyperstudios.us
Join the next Cut30 short form bootcamp: https://cut30.co
Grow your brand with our agency: https://www.darkroomagency.com/
0:00 Why World Building Matters
0:47 How Vacation Built a Brand World
3:13 Commit to the Bit
5:00 Turning Customers Into Characters
8:55 Wes Anderson’s World-Building Playbook
11:26 Props, Artifacts, and Brand Totems
12:55 Storytelling and the Hero’s Journey
14:24 Building Brand Landing Pages With Framer
17:07 Sir Kensington’s: Building the World Before the Product
22:54 Artist vs. Hack: Finding the Role of Craft
24:23 How to Stand Out on the Shelf
26:31 Ralph Lauren’s “World of Worlds”
31:09 Anduril and the Fantasy of American Technology
34:18 The American Imagination of Japan
35:55 District Vision and Authentic Founder Worlds
37:41 The Hotel Test for Brand Building
39:40 The Brand Trip Test
About Me: https://orenjohn.com/
For Brand Partnerships: oren@delucamediagroup.com