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Temple Ruff

Classicist, art historian, marketer, mortician, professor, reader of systems.

I read markets, structures, and stories for what they’re trying to make you see — and build narratives that start better conversations.

Expertise Overview

Branding — Your brand is already telling a story. Is it the one you mean to tell? What are your customers hearing?

Speaking — Your audience has heard the standard talk. What do they really want to know and why?

Reading — Writing is a communications art form. What is this book trying to make you perceive, and how?

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Teaching & Research — How do we best read systems to our benefit? How do we teach this skill effectively?

Marginalia

Expanded reviews and essays on books, perception, and environmental communication.

OFFERINGS

Our Services

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Brand Strategy
Communications Strategy
Content & Thought Leadership
Social Media
Tarot & Interpretive Sessions

Positioning and messaging architecture: who you are, what you stand for, and why it should matter to the people you're trying to reach.

Campaign-level planning across channels — the right message, sequenced to build, from launches to long-term programs.

Articles and editorial programs that demonstrate expertise instead of claiming it. Written to be read, not just published.

A managed presence with a point of view: content, calendars, and community voice for organizations that don't keep it in-house.

Image-based readings that bypass ordinary dialogue and prompt reflection and direction. Close reading, applied to the questions you're actually asking.

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