My wife, son & I are big fans of Mr.Harold Finch, Mr.John Reese, Ms.Root, Ms.Shaw & Mr.Fusco.
These people save people who are in danger by risking their own lives. They are selfless, true patriots, good at heart, efficient & fast. We will not hesitate to recommend them to anyone.
We finished watching the last episode of the last season of #PersonOfInterest on Prime yesterday.
That’s, only the second time so far. With Covid-19 still restricting our social lives, that’s not a surprise.
We love the series. Yet, we are unhappy with certain parts of the story. We wanted the team of protagonists to win all the time. I hope #JonathanNolan takes note of this. 🙂
Here’s the snapshot of the #Story:
Harold builds “The Machine”, an AI that gets its feed from the Gov data, public cameras et al. It watches people, sees violent acts of terror, identifies the danger to people & then segregates those numbers [social security] into relevant & irrelevant [b’cos gov considers them so], sends relevant numbers to the Gov & irrelevant numbers to Harold’s team, who then get into the act of saving them.
The storytelling in this TV series keeps you on the edge of your seat & is definitely worth emulating in our marketing stories, to capture our customers’ attention.
Dissecting it further, I think, the framework for a story is:
- You need a purpose. [borrowed that term from Harold].
- You need problems to solve.
- You should become God. Ok, you become a saviour of sorts.
- But let them be the hero of your story. Or identify themselves with the hero.
- Show proof, maybe case studies.
- Be honest. Let truth be told. Flaws can remain. We are just humans after all.
Happy Storytelling!!
#HappySelling!!
#b2b #sales #marketing #business
