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Making complex
technology feel human.

Red Hat

  • Content marketing
  • Video
  • Branding
Red Hat Application Services sales strategy and content collage.

Helping Red Hat turn sophisticated technology into stories that connect with people.

Our role
Messaging & positioning
Content strategy
Video & animation
Branding
Sector
Enterprise software
Year
2020

01 / The challenge

A different
conversation.

Red Hat’s enterprise open-source technology is sophisticated. Its stories had become too technical and complicated, particularly for C-suite audiences.

The task was to raise the conversation: move beyond the technology itself and make the story relevant to the people making decisions.

Red Hat messaging slide introducing Application Services Sales Strategy and Success.
A clear team identity.
Red Hat mission statement: helping sales professionals grow and accelerate their pipelines.
A shared purpose for the sales story.

02 / The approach

Human stories.
Technical substance.

We supported the team’s positioning, name and brand, then developed a strategy and execution plan for customer success stories across different formats.

Video, animation, podcasts and supporting content gave the stories different ways to reach their audiences, with a human-to-human approach at the centre.

An animated storyteller uses cave drawings to explain an idea.
Familiar stories to open up complex ideas.
A Red Hat animation uses a flying character and a red hat above a blue sea.
Animation with a distinctive visual voice.

See the collaboration.

Red Hat × Clockwork

03 / The result

One story.
Many ways to tell it.

A body of work spanning videos, animations, podcasts and supporting materials, giving Red Hat a richer collection of stories to share.

40+stories created across
multiple formats
A collection of Red Hat story layouts with articles, photography and supporting content.
Supporting content that carries the story beyond the film.
“The guys at Clockwork are awesome! We needed support in developing our story assets and they helped with our team positioning, name, and brand and then created a solid strategy and execution plan to deliver customer success stories over a range of different assets and media. They just get it and get the job done”
Paul AlvesRed Hat Sales & Marketing Manager