[AdAge] Digital Storytelling: What Can Porn and Paula Deen Teach Us?

The future of media turns out to be a return to the past. Think back to an age before mass media and subsequent fragmentation; we had one thing that we could rely on: the story. We need stories that are as dynamic as they are timeless, changing to greet contemporary audiences. Like folklore, brands must tell stories that are colored by the audience, its participation, and its re-telling of the story. Simply, we must let go.