Thursday, June 11, 2026

Strategy Ted Talks

 Most marketers spend $1000s on courses.

These 9 TED Talks are free and will teach you more than most of them.
I've spent over a decade working inside 100s of businesses.
The best frameworks I keep coming back to didn't come from courses or agencies.
They came from thinkers who understood people.
I've organized the best ones into 3 categories πŸ‘‡
🧠 PERSUASION AND BEHAVIOR
1️⃣ Dan Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation
↳ People aren't driven by what you think they are.
↳ Understanding what moves people changes how you market to them entirely.
πŸ”— https://lnkd.in/gXvtWhzW

2️⃣ Tim Harford: Trial, Error and the God Complex
↳ The best marketers don't guess; they test.
↳ This talk will change how you think about experimentation and iteration.
πŸ”— https://lnkd.in/gdn6hvpD

3️⃣ Jonah Berger: Why Things Catch On
↳ What makes something spread isn't luck or budget.
↳ The principles behind contagious ideas apply directly to every campaign you run.
πŸ”— https://lnkd.in/gM3-gtH3

❤️ AUTHENTICITY AND CONNECTION

4️⃣ BrenΓ© Brown: The Power of Vulnerability
↳ The brands people trust are the ones willing to be honest about who they are.
↳ This is the foundation of every genuine connection in marketing.
πŸ”— https://lnkd.in/g26RCDEC

5️⃣ Amaryllis Liampoti: Love, Trust and Marketing in the Age of AI
↳ As AI gets more personal, the brands that win will be the ones that stay human.
↳ 3 principles for building emotional connection without losing trust.
πŸ”— https://lnkd.in/g3nwz35v

6️⃣ Julian Treasure: How to Speak So That People Want to Listen
↳ Most people aren't heard because of how they communicate.
↳ Fix that and every conversation, pitch, and piece of content gets better.
πŸ”— https://lnkd.in/gu8m_M8z

πŸ“– STORYTELLING

7️⃣ Andrew Stanton: The Clues to a Great Story
↳ A Pixar director on what makes stories work.
↳ Apply these principles to your marketing and watch how people respond.
πŸ”— https://lnkd.in/gA6MqQFy

8️⃣ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story
↳ Every brand tells a story, but most of them tell only one version of it.
↳ This talk will change how you think about narrative and who you're speaking to.
πŸ”— https://lnkd.in/g7wYYgZn

9️⃣ Kelly D. Parker: The Art of Persuasive Storytelling
↳ Stories make proposals and campaigns more memorable than any stat.
↳ A practical breakdown of how to use narrative to connect and drive action.
πŸ”— https://lnkd.in/g8bXdjSb

The best marketing has always been about understanding people.

These 9 talks will get you closer to that than anything else on your watch list right now.

Which category do you want to go deeper on?

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