Building a customer story program from zero
Turned customer video from a few ad hoc requests a year into a repeatable program serving brand, web, social, and sales.
When I joined, the company had no production playbooks, vendor partnerships, review structure, legal workflow, or measurement. Three customer stories were completed in the entire year, while brand, web, social, and sales all needed proof-driven video.
- An end-to-end production system: intake, narrative frameworks, production standards, legal review, and delivery, documented in 15+ SOPs
- A structured stakeholder review process that ended conflicting, last-minute feedback
- A five-partner vendor ecosystem with negotiated retainers, defined scopes, and accountability
- A 10-asset standard delivery package from every shoot, serving 7+ cross-functional teams
- Performance dashboards for retention, engagement, and funnel impact
- Grew from 3 to 15 customer stories a year, and 150% more content output overall
- Delivered 50+ assets in one year, including customer stories, paid ads, enterprise assets, and launch videos
- Sales teams used the stories in active deals, and video became part of go-to-market and product launches
