{"id":7437,"date":"2016-01-13T16:36:04","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T14:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/?p=7437"},"modified":"2020-08-27T04:05:54","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T02:05:54","slug":"fortune-500-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/fortune-500-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"How Andy Used a Powtoon to Successfully PITCH His Fortune 500 Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Read Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute <\/span><\/span><p>Andy &amp; Don needed to pitch a new idea to Navistar&#8217;s board of directors&#8230;and instantly won them over by doing THIS. They had been working hard on a new strategic initiative to implement into Navistar called the &#8220;Connected Experience.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you see a Navistar product <i>every day<\/i>: <strong>The yellow school buses and semi-trucks you see on the road are made by Navistar!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/my-powtoons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Make an Awesome Powtoon Now<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>When Andy &amp; Don were only given a few days notice to pitch the idea, they had to move fast. More importantly, they needed to convey the complexity of the idea in the most concise, engaging way. So Andy and Don made a brilliant Powtoon.<\/p>\n<p>I made a short Powtoon of their inspiring story, so YOU can learn his technique on <em><strong>how to instantly WOW your audience, too:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/fnl01l9qio.jsonp\" async=\"\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_fnl01l9qio seo=false videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>How have YOU successfully used Powtoon in YOUR work?<\/h4>\n<p>We&#8217;d LOVE to hear from you: Let us know about your Powtoon success in the comments!<\/p>\n<p>This is also a perfect opportunity to ask the Powtoon team ANYTHING! 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