# Storyline Strategies

> Storyline Strategies is a Washington, D.C.-based research and strategic advisory firm that combines qualitative and quantitative research, specialized audience recruiting, analytics, and narrative development. The firm works with large companies, technology businesses, associations, nonprofits, and policy organizations on product, policy, positioning, reputation, and communications decisions. Its distinguishing argument is practical: begin with the decision a client must make, choose the research method afterward, then turn the evidence into a story that can travel through an organization.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Shepherd Pittman (Founding Partner)
- **Team size:** 11-50 employees
- **Products:** Qualitative research, Quantitative research and analytics, Narrative development and messaging architecture, Brand and reputation tracking, Audience targeting and recruiting
- **Notable:** Relaunched from Luntz Global Partners as Storyline Strategies in 2019 with a broader, research-led positioning., Built a global practice that publicly described work across the United States and markets in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, Canada, and Australia., Established offices or listed locations in Washington, San Francisco, and New York.

## Products & services

- **Qualitative research** — Custom interviews, focus groups, roundtables, and other moderated work supported by in-house moderation and specialized recruiting.
- **Quantitative research and analytics** — Survey design, data analysis, tracking, and custom reporting for product, policy, brand, reputation, and communications questions.
- **Narrative development and messaging architecture** — Research-led brand platforms, message blueprints, cross-channel communications strategy, and road-tested language.
- **Brand and reputation tracking** — Studies that monitor brand resonance, opinion shifts, drivers of perception, and competitive opportunity.
- **Audience targeting and recruiting** — Specialist recruitment of consumer, business, government, policy, and expert audiences for research engagements.
- **Storyline Strategy Council** — An invitation-only network of policy experts and industry leaders who participate in confidential surveys, interviews, discussions, and roundtables for honoraria.
- **Strategic advisory** — Industry audits, crisis communications, creative sprints, executive coaching, product positioning, and decision support.

## Achievements

- Relaunched from Luntz Global Partners as Storyline Strategies in 2019 with a broader, research-led positioning.
- Built a global practice that publicly described work across the United States and markets in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, Canada, and Australia.
- Established offices or listed locations in Washington, San Francisco, and New York.
- Developed an invitation-only Strategy Council for recruiting policy and industry experts into paid research.
- Operates as part of Stagwell's international marketing-services network.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Storyline's current careers page lists roles across AI product strategy, narrative and strategy, panel operations, survey operations, project operations, and market-research internships.
- **2026-09** — The firm is recruiting a Director of AI Product Strategy & Implementation to build AI agents, copilots, automations, synthetic-audience concepts, and insight-to-narrative workflows across its research stack.
- **2025** — The Storyline Strategy Council opened as an invitation-only network connecting policy and industry experts with paid, confidential research opportunities.

## Links

- Website: https://www.storylinestrategies.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/storyline-strategies
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LuntzGlobal
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/LuntzGlobal

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Last updated: 2026-09-19