by Kirsty France | Nov 17, 2025 | Guest blog, storytelling
In a world flooded with data, pitches, and product claims, it’s not the facts that people remember, it’s the stories. Storytelling is no longer a nice-to-have in business communication; it’s essential. Whether you’re pitching a product, building a brand, or...
by Kirsty France | Feb 3, 2025 | AI, branding, content strategy, content writing, copywriting, emotional marketing, storytelling
The subtitle for this could be ‘What I learned from having a pigeon down my chimney’. Yes, you read that right and of course, I’ll get to the story later. The real point of this post is to ask whether AI can help you tell a good story in your business or if you might...
by Kirsty France | Sep 30, 2024 | blog writing, content marketing, content writing, copywriting, emotional marketing, marketing, storytelling, writing
Once upon a time, our ancestors gathered around fires to tell stories that kept them alive. It bonded the tribe so they’d all look after each other and know to watch out for that scary-looking tiger that came ‘this close’ to eating the storyteller....
by Kirsty France | Dec 20, 2022 | Christmas, short story, storytelling
Photo by Emma Bauso: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-wearing-black-boots-3585819/ Mary watched the fields flash past her window in a green blur as Sam steered the car along the narrow country road. They’d only just left the M1, but she already felt like they were...
by Kirsty France | Jun 21, 2022 | business life, storytelling, work life balance
When I first started my business, one of the main reasons was the flexibility it gave me. When I was a solicitor there was a flexi-time policy and I changed to part-time working to give me more time with the kids but I was still basically working a 9-5. I couldn’t...
by Kirsty France | May 2, 2022 | blog writing, blogging, branding, business life, content marketing, copywriting, emotional marketing, marketing, storytelling, work life balance, writing
You’ve probably seen loads of marketing advice telling you that you need to share your knowledge and establish yourself as an expert in your field. That’s all true. When you have a small business, you need to go one step further and share a bit of your life with your...
