Learn to use narrative to sell with a free online course from the D&AD Foundation

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Learn to use narrative to sell with a free online course from the D&AD Foundation --

Mon, 16 Nov 2015 11:10

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Today, 16 November 2015, design and advertising non-profit foundation D&AD, with the support of Creative Skillset, will launch a free online course for professionals who manage brands across the creative industries and beyond, examining a fundamental challenge of all marketing and communications: how do you engage your audiences through story?

Just as Christmas adverts start to hit our screens, the Brand Storytelling: How to Use Narrative to Sell course will explore the power of storytelling in creating brand success. Over four weeks, this course helps professionals develop skills around creating a narrative, communicating a brand by telling stories, engaging an audience and amplifying a message through digital media.

The course, hosted by FutureLearn, features input from key creatives behind some of the biggest brand campaigns in the business such as Peter Souter, chief creative officer at TBWA London; Jon Kallus, creative director at Grey London; and Al MacCuish, chief creative officer at Sunshine. They share practical advice about how to create compelling stories that sell products, brands and values.

During the course, theory and practical tasks will be supported using examples from D&AD s archive of creative work. You ll also have the opportunity to work on a live brief throughout the course, with a cash prize and industry mentoring available for the winning project.

Paul Drake, foundation director at D&AD commented: A core objective of the D&AD Foundation is to remove obstacles that prevent people flourishing in design and advertising. We know that access to learning is key to achieving this aim. We hope that this exploration into storytelling enables us to close the skills gap and helps more people discover and exploit the power of story.

This course is one of a suite of eight which has been developed for FutureLearn, following a £200 000 investment from Creative Skillset. To check out the other courses, visit the Creative Skillset page here.

Course starts 16 November, register now at FutureLearn.

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