Once upon a time, a long, long time ago (1992), boy met girl. Girl and boy collaborated on a daunting product launch and they worked happily ever after.
Story Stick managing partners Martha and Michael Pettee created and produced hundreds of print, video and online communications, events and experiential marketing initiatives at three agencies before (finally) starting their own in December 2009.
Together, with talented teams they have served Fortune 500 clients such as Honeywell, Target, Roche, General Mills, Tactile Systems Technology, Insitu Law, Circuit City, Boston Scientific, Ameriprise, Subaru of America, Case, IBM, and many others.
What we do
The simplest description of what we do? We tell a great story, your story. And the way we tell it captures the imagination and mindshare of your audience.
In this age of e-everything, people crave personal, genuine experiences. Audiences are looking for interaction and useful information, not merely a clever headline or promotional gimmick.
Live experience is our passion and we specialize in events, meetings, and live marketing. We excel at designing and delivering multi-touchpoint and multi-sensory marketing and communications.
We are skilled in engaging b2b, consumer, and internal audiences and create long-term relationships with clients to:
- Launch products, services and ideas
- Motivate trial and purchase.
- Create connections and culture
- Build relationships and loyalty
The tactics we employ include:
Live marketing
Meetings
Internal marketing
Advertising
Social media
Minisites & weblets
Executive and sales presentations
Digital and print sales tools
The Story Stick
An ancient tradition (and one used in the Girl Scouts) is the story stick. When holding the stick, your audience will listen. Story Stick will help you capture the hearts and minds of your target audiences.
Our story stick man is created from a petro-glyph photographed in Hawaii by art director and designer, Ann Rauvola. We love his joyful dance. He’s got the attention of the tribe and won’t give it up.





