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Branded storytellingMake the story worth reading.

Commissioned stories that connect a business or brand with a wider cultural context. Clear ideas, careful language, and visible disclosure.

Discuss branded storytelling
Possible directions /

Built around
the subject.

01Commissioned features

02Brand stories & interviews

03Digital & social adaptations

Start with the subject, audience, and intended channels. We can discuss research, interviews, the editorial approach, and approval stages. Paid work is identified as commissioned or sponsored content.

How a commission works
  1. 01

    Share the idea.

    Subject, location, audience, and timing.
    Tell us what matters.

  2. 02

    Define the work.

    Discuss fit, scope, formats, permissions,
    and production needs.

  3. 03

    Agree the commission.

    Confirm deliverables and terms before work begins.

Start a conversation /

Let’s start with the brief.

Start with the subject, location and intended use.
A date or budget range helps if you have one.

What makes a useful brief?
  • What you want to make and who it is for.
  • Where it will appear, and when you need it.
  • Access, existing material and any permissions to arrange.

You don’t need a finished plan.
Scope, rights and cost are agreed before work begins.

Editorial independence

Commissioned work is labeled.
Paid services never guarantee independent coverage, favorable reviews, or scores.

Your brief / Branded storytelling

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Read, save and contribute from there.

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  2. Install, if offeredChoose Install app or Add to Dock.
  3. On your phoneUse Add to Home Screen from Share or the browser menu.
Accounts & offline reading

No account needed to read.
Sign in inside the installed app to use your Desk.
Recently visited stories may be available offline.
Sending work and managing your Desk need a connection.