How Advertising Uses The 7 Basic Plots of Storytelling

There are seven basic plots used in storytelling. Here we look at how they are used in the world of advertising. Overcoming the Monster One of the all time classic story telling genres, dating as far back as Ancient Greece (if not even further). The premise is simple. Companies use their all-conquering brands to overcome something, either literally or metaphorically, monstrous. You will often see cleaning companies using this storyline – this Domestos advert being a great example – where pesky germs are vanquished once and for all by the all powerful, all dominating antibacterial cleaner.…