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🛠 Activation Playbooks
🛠 Playbook #6: 12-Week Narrative Arc Map
Purpose: Turn brand strategy into belief-driven momentum. This playbook helps you map a full quarter of narrative arcs — each rooted in emotional tension, shaped by a core belief, and deployed across channels with rhythm.
Use It To:
🎮 Narrative Campaign Structure
Your 12-week campaign = 1 Grand Arc, broken into 6–12 Narrative Arcs. Each Arc runs for 1–2 weeks, delivering a focused emotional tension + belief shift across all channels.
Table 3
Act
Gear Focus
Purpose
Act
Gear Focus
Purpose
Act I: Tension
Architecture
Expose the conflict. Frame the belief. Show what’s broken.
Act II: Echo
Exposure
Reinforce belief. Build rhythm. Deepen emotional logic.
Act III: Payoff
Emotion
Deliver clarity. Trigger resolution. Create memory.
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Each act may contain 2–4 arcs depending on your pacing.
🧱 Step-by-Step Arc Mapping
Step 1: Define Your Grand Arc
📌 Example:
Grand Arc: "Freedom is a system." Emotional Journey: Burnout → Clarity → Liberation
Step 2: Break Into Narrative Arcs
For each 1–2 week sprint, define:
Step 3: Fill the Arc Table
Arc Table
Week
Arc Name
Core Tension
Belief Shift
CTA
Notes
Week
Arc Name
Core Tension
Belief Shift
CTA
Notes
1
The Time Thief
"You’re stuck in the job you built"
"Systems = freedom"
Book demo
Launch anchor
2
Permission to Pause
"Busy ≠ productive"
"Stillness scales"
Download PDF
Organic-driven
3
Reclaim the Hours
"You're bleeding time"
"You can reclaim it"
Case Study
Ad-heavy
4
Work Without Chaos
"You’re juggling too much"
"Structure = clarity"
Product Tour
Remarketing
5
Built to Breathe
"You scaled chaos, not calm"
"Infrastructure = liberation"
Upgrade
Lifecycle flow
6
The Founder Reset
"You’re burned out and bored"
"Your business = your rhythm"
Quiz
Re-engagement push
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Step 4: Assign Channels + Formats
For each arc, specify:
Step 5: Sequence for Narrative Logic
Make sure arcs build, not just exist. Ask:
✅ Arc Delivery Checklist
Core Tension + Belief Shift clearly defined
Narrative Role chosen to shape voice and POV
Primary CTA set and aligned to conversion goal
Emotional Trigger identified and leveraged
Memory Marker assigned for long-term resonance
Channel + asset mix mapped (Organic, Paid, Email, Landing Page, Retention)
Arc sequenced logically within Grand Campaign structure
Arc uploaded and tracked in Tool #20: Narrative Arc Tracker
Performance plan and feedback loop outlined
💡 Strategic Tips
🚘 Closing Note
This is where strategy becomes rhythm. You’re not just shipping content — you’re shaping memory.
One tension at a time. One arc at a time. One belief at a time. That’s how brands grow with soul — and scale with structure.
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