Paragraphica Narrative is a communications and narrative strategy firm, led by Iain Ferguson, a veteran marketer and writer. We partner with marketing leadership, founders, C-suite leaders, and public figures to define corporate messaging, refine executive thought leadership, and structure high-impact brand stories.
Every organization has a narrative defined not just by what you publish, but by the stories customers, employees, and market competitors tell about you. We help leadership teams audit these existing narrative threads, trim market noise, and establish clear messaging frameworks that drive alignment, investor confidence, and market positioning.
Take your organization beyond storytelling to define the narrative that shapes your future.
You’ll be working with Iain to understand why narrative matters so much to individuals and groups, based on his experience with many agencies and clients in Europe and North America over the last 35 years.
More about Iain Ferguson
Creative leadership and narrative strategy
Iain has managed creative teams at advertising and marketing agencies across the UK and North America. He established and sold his own database marketing agency in the UK before emigrating to Canada in 2006. In Canada, Iain has advised TSX 100 companies such as Brookfield, TC Energy, Keyera and Intact Insurance on content strategy and brand narrative. He has led senior teams through workshops and planning sessions in placemaking, vision/mission and branding.
Iain is a writer who strives to simplify complex content without losing its meaning. As a creative director, he is fascinated by the social anthropology of storytelling and grand narratives.
Significant milestones, clients and projects
- 35+ years experience as a journalist, writer and creative director in the UK and North America
- 1991-2000 — Lead consultant to FTSE-100 financial services companies on product launches: Standard Life Insurance, Bank of Scotland, Scottish Widows Insurance (now Lloyds Bank Group)
- 2000-2006 — Data-led fundraising for major non-profits: British Heart Foundation, The Royal British Legion and Marie Curie Cancer Care.
- 2006-2008 — US leisure branding narratives: Eagle Golf, Paul Gauguin Cruises, and Pacific Beachcomber Hotels in Polynesia.
- 2009-current: Extensive multi-family real estate envisioning in Western Canada and the USA: Intrawest, Brookfield, Bosa Group, Anthem Properties, Wesgroup, Canada Lands Corporation and Qualex-Landmark.
- 2010-2021: Player-centric brand reset for Vancouver Canucks with the Aquilini Group; sales team narratives for Atlanta Braves luxury ticketing program, including developing Chipper Jones Hot Corner Pub concept
- 2020: Collecting and editing Blackfoot history in English into a single resource for Blackfoot Crossing Visitor Centre, Alberta
- 2012-current — Extensive experience in energy sector on digital content and sustainability narratives: AltaLink, Enerflex, TC Energy, and Keyera
- 2012-current — Consultant on content strategy and brand narrative for Alberta Securities Commission, Alberta Health Services, Heidelberg Materials and Vertex Inc.
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