{"id":382,"date":"2014-11-19T12:07:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T12:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vcisf.com\/?p=382"},"modified":"2015-01-28T03:03:58","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T03:03:58","slug":"quote-atoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/visualcreatives.com\/vcisf\/quote-atoms\/","title":{"rendered":"The Universe Is Made Of Stories Not Atoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"thinblack\">We are wired for story.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"thinpara\">We have been telling stories for thousands of years. It&#8217;s how our minds are trained to receive information and process it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"thingreen\">Story is not about entertaining; it&#8217;s about connecting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"thinpara\">If your brand is engaged in selling, communicating, or connecting with customers here&#8217;s something to consider: if you are not actively employing brandstory principles then you are missing the only communication style that your customers actively seek.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"sourcesansthick\">The universe is <span style=\"color: #a0ce4e;\">made of stories<\/span>, not atoms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;margin-top:-10px;margin-bottom:-10px;\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"thinpara\">Muriel Rukeyser<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep sep-none\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h6>We are wired for story.<\/p>\n<p>We have been telling stories for thousands of years. 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