Brand Journalism

We have a reputation among brands, agencies and publishers as experts in publishing best practices for brand storytellers, but at GMD Studios we think that's just a part of experience design.


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Our latest project hopes to be part of a new revolution in how we think about education!
Aug 03, 2012 by

Amplify

Amplify is in the business of reimagining education by using digital products and services geared to teachers, students, and parents. We created a site where everyone could join and share in the conversation.

Qualcomm Spark is the place to share stories from the inventors and creators that are making the future happen.
Mar 21, 2012 by

Qualcomm Spark: What's Next in Tech

At it's core, Qualcomm is a company of inventors. So to spread their story we worked with JWT New York to create Qualcomm Spark; a place to spread ideas from the growing ecosystem of inventors and creators in this new digital age.

We just got back from Vegas where we worked with Qualcomm and JWT to create a series of web videos highlighting innovation and new technologies.
Jan 17, 2012 by

CES 2012 | Qualcomm

Meet Ty Montague

We've been up to all kinds of mischief with Ty for more than a decade, from fiction to non-fiction.

Big thumbs up as our collaborative effort, AMA Shift, goes into beta launch. Looking great, guys!
Dec 10, 2011 by

News and Commentary from a Management and Leadership Perspective - AMA Shift

News and Opinion with a Management Perspective

Congrats to our collaborators at the American Management Association for making #9 in the list!
May 26, 2011 by Matt Wilson / ragan

25 Twitter accounts corporate communicators should follow

Via our friends at JWT: the Microsoft brand journalism effort picked up an official honor from The Webbys!
Apr 12, 2011 by The Webbys

Webby Honorees

I was flattered by how many people told me our panel at SXSW was one of their favorites: now you can stream it from the SXSW site.
Mar 26, 2011 by SXSW

Brand Journalism: The Rise of Non-Fiction Advertising

Meet Beth Waxman-Arteta

One of the smartest people we know and our collaborator on brand journalism and advertising projects for more than five years.

We've been working strategically with JWT and their client Bloomberg on ways to utilize Bloomberg's massive insights on markets and business as an expression of the brand itself. The first those efforts, Insight Visualizations, launched today.
Mar 23, 2011 by Bloomberg

Bloomberg | Insight Visualizations

It's one thing to stay up to date with news, data and information. It's another entirely to dig past the surface, make meaningful connections and generate insights. Let us show you what others miss.

Had a great follow-up conversation after SXSW with Todd Wasserman of Mashable that turned into part of his newest article.
Mar 22, 2011 by Todd Wasserman

5 Tips for Maintaining Brand Consistency Across Social Media

A great round-up of how the theme of brand journalism was explored both by our panel and by the curation panel the same day.
Mar 13, 2011 by Sarah Skerik

Brand Journalism: Ethics, Opportunities & Outcomes

A nice round up the issues from our Social Media Week panel, courtesy of Beyond PR.
Feb 15, 2011 by Jason Hahn

Social Listening Done Right

Our panel as SMW on listening turned out lively: many thanks to our colleagues at JWT for putting it together and making video available.
Feb 11, 2011 by LiveStream

Video: Pay Attention! at Social Media Week 2011

In 2009, we began working with JWT and Microsoft to bring content publishing thinking to task of enterprise software sales.
Apr 16, 2010 by Microsoft, JWT

Microsoft Brand Journalism

Our challenge was: geeks don't respond to advertising, they only respond to ... other geeks. Solution? Put the geeks in charge by creating the world's most vibrant news network populated by like-minded individuals.

One of our favorite mini-docs of the Ford Drive One campaign.
Oct 20, 2008 by Ford

Ford Fusion 999: How fast can green go?

As part of their 2008 Drive One campaign, we directed and produced a series of web documentaries with Team Detroit that explored the science and engineering happening at Ford.
Apr 15, 2008 by Jeremy Korzeniewski

Ford's Drive One campaign moving full speed ahead - Autoblog

To that end, the new Drive One campaign is focused on four categories: quality, green, safe and smart. Each topic is broken down on Ford's website here. Farley points out that there have been six different marketing strategies in the last six years at Ford, and he says that the success of Drive One will be apparent in five years, not in five weeks.

In 2006, we partnered with JWT and Team Detroit on one of the most ambitious corporate documentary projects every undertaken.
Nov 16, 2006 by JWT

the Ford Bold Moves Documentary

In the face of mounting challenges, Ford Motor Company set out on an ambitious journey of candor and conversation with a technique the agency JWT later labeled "brand journalism".

One of the most daring episodes in the 2006 Ford Bold Moves documentary.
Aug 24, 2006 by Ford Bold Moves

Ford Bold Moves - Episode 10: Fist Full of Doubters

Initial reactions to Ford Bold Moves: "There is undoubtedly a queue of people in at their NYC and Detroit shops waiting to work on this."
Jun 29, 2006 by George Nimeh

Ford Gets Bold

Ford breaks the news of the documentary project: "The idea is to actually bring in cameras behind the scenes in key decision-making meetings."
May 03, 2006 by Pamela Parker

Ford Switches Global Tagline, Plans Online Documentary

In 2005 and 2006, we worked with the San Francisco Film Society to launch a new journalism brand to cover the Bay-area film scene.
Mar 22, 2006 by San Francisco Film Society

San Francisco Film Reviews and News | sf360.org

Launched in March, 2006, and currently published by the San Francisco Film Society, SF360.org serves a regional and national audience of filmmakers, industry professionals and aficionados who visit the site, subscribe to the weekly newsletters and participate in the fast-growing SF360.org community.

Out the gate with our first real non-preview issue of ifcRANT (the start of more than two years of a joint publishing partnership with Cablevision).
Jun 25, 2000 by Independent Film Channel

Revolutionary Issue of ifcRANT Features Director John Waters

Established to give a voice to those who are passionate about films and taking real chances in filmmaking, ifcRANT is the first interactive, cross-platform publication comprised of print, television, Web, broadband as well as internet and satellite radio components. Launched in May 2000, the bi-monthly magazine is a publication of The Independent Film Channel (IFC), published six times per year as a co-venture with indieWIRE LLC.