StretchLearn Course

Make People Stop, Stare, and Share

Design guerrilla and experiential campaigns that punch above their weight and earn the media coverage big brands pay millions for.

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This course walks through the complete lifecycle of a guerrilla or experiential campaign — from insight and concept to execution and earned-media amplification. You will study real campaigns (Red Bull, Airbnb, Blendtec, IKEA) to extract repeatable mechanics, then apply those mechanics to your own brand context. By the end you will have a complete campaign brief, activation playbook, and measurement framework ready to pitch or execute.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

01

Identify the psychological triggers that make guerrilla activations shareable and memorable

02

Apply the Surprise–Contrast–Reward framework to generate campaign concepts on any budget

03

Write a one-page guerrilla campaign brief that aligns objectives, audience, and location tactics

04

Design a live experiential activation with clear interaction flow, staff script, and safety checkpoints

05

Build an earned-media amplification plan including seeded creator outreach and real-time social capture

06

Measure campaign ROI using impression-equivalent value, earned-media rate, and sentiment analysis

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: The Psychology and Mechanics of Guerrilla Marketing

Understand why certain low-budget campaigns go viral while polished ads are ignored, and decode the psychological mechanisms that make activations shareable.

3 lessons
Why Guerrilla Works: Surprise, Pattern Interruption, and MemoryContent · 45 min
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Guerrilla vs. Experiential vs. Ambient: Knowing the SpectrumContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Case Study Deconstruction: Campaigns That Earned Millions in MediaContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 2

Module 2: Concepting and Briefing Guerrilla Campaigns

Move from insight to a concrete campaign concept, and produce a one-page brief that communicates objectives, mechanics, location, and success metrics clearly enough to brief a freelancer or agency.

3 lessons
Insight Mining: Finding the Tension Your Activation Will ResolveContent · 45 min
LMS Access
The Campaign Concept Matrix: From Tension to Activation IdeaContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Writing the One-Page Guerrilla Campaign BriefContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 3

Module 3: Executing Experiential Activations

Plan and run a live experiential activation from site selection and staff scripting through to real-time content capture and incident management.

3 lessons
Site Selection, Permits, and Safety PlanningContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Staff Scripting, Training, and Interaction DesignContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Real-Time Content Capture and Same-Day AmplificationContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 4

Module 4: Measurement, Amplification, and Scaling What Works

Build a measurement framework that proves ROI, document what worked for repeatable use, and design a systematic approach to scaling your best guerrilla mechanics across multiple markets.

3 lessons
Measuring Guerrilla ROI: Impressions, Sentiment, and ConversionContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Post-Activation Learning: Building a Repeatable PlaybookContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Scaling Across Markets: Multi-City and Digital Extension StrategiesContent · 45 min
LMS Access

Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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