Closest typical project
We help you say what matters, clearly and convincingly.
Top Stories connects business strategy, brand and people. We research, plan and create communication that grows out of your work and reaches people in the right form and in the right place.
Who we are
We are a content and communication partner for companies and public institutions. We bring together advice, communication and creative concepts, editorial planning and hands-on production of business content.
We are an editorial office for business content, processes and relationships. We help companies and public institutions connect a business challenge with communication: we advise leadership, develop brands and communication concepts, plan editorial work and create the agreed content and production. We fit the scope to each specific goal and volume of work.
- 9
- years in Slovenia and the region
- 100+
- clients, 18 of them long-term
- 7
- agile storydoers in a boutique team
Challenges
How we can help
Pick a challenge you recognise and we'll show you how we usually tackle it.
How we help
First we find the common core that connects your teams, channels and products. From it we build a brand position and architecture that everyone uses the same way.
Typical project
Brand architecture and consistent communication
- Defining the role of each brand
- Agreeing key messages and tone
- Visual identification
- Graphic design and brand book
Similar case · Ministry of Health
Cancel your appointment in time: 300 excuses a day keep the doctor away
8 Kinds of material from one idea: from the plan to TV ads and posters.
How we help
We set up the business and editorial model: who the channel serves, what it publishes, how often and who runs it. Then we can run it as your ongoing editorial team.
Typical project
Owned media and a content series
- Business and editorial purpose of the channel
- Series concept
- Annual or monthly plan
- Briefs and content
- Publishing and follower communication on the chosen networks
Similar case · Slovenian State Forests (SiDG)
A successful communication strategy and community building
4.5 million video views
How we help
We start the campaign from the business goal, tie it to one clear message and creative concept, and derive all content from it.
Typical project
Campaign strategy and creative solution
- Goal and audience
- Campaign strategy
- Creative solution
- New formats if needed
- Rundown and briefs
- Design, copy or photo editing
Similar case · Triglav Group
We are all alright. We are all Triglav.
11% The growth of constructive (blue) behavioural styles in the Triglav Group between 2021 and June 2025. Experts consider even a 2% shift over four years a strong one.
How we help
We translate the change into your employees' language: what is changing, why and what it means for them. We involve managers so they carry the story forward.
Typical project
Employer brand and internal campaign
- Defining the promise and proof points
- Internal campaign concept
- Messaging guidelines
- Editorial plan and briefs
- Agreed copy
Similar case · Triglav Group
We are all alright. We are all Triglav.
11% The growth of constructive (blue) behavioural styles in the Triglav Group between 2021 and June 2025. Experts consider even a 2% shift over four years a strong one.
How we help
We distil expert content to its essence and tell it through a story, an example or a visual that someone outside the field understands too.
Typical project
Video story or production
- Creative and art direction
- Shooting brief or storyboard
- Site visit and casting if needed
- Filming
- Editing, sound, colour grading, animation or AI processing
Similar case · Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
How to conserve native honey bees
5 Countries the story was distributed to: Slovenia, Croatia, North Macedonia, Norway and Sweden.
How we help
We review your content, user journey and visual presence through your users' eyes and propose improvements in order of priority.
Typical project
Digital presence, UX and web delivery
- Analysis of the agreed pages or channels
- User experience and information architecture strategy
- Wireframe
- UI/UX design
- Agreed development and CMS content entry
How we help
Before the shoot we define the story, visual language and brief; on set we direct the crew so the footage serves its purpose and the brand.
Typical service
Creative direction on video and photo shoots
- Art direction brief
- Reference board
- Shot proposals
- Execution notes for the shoot
Similar case · Advocate of the Principle of Equality
Discrimination is still among us: six video stories for the Advocate of the Principle of Equality
347,000+ Views of the six video stories on YouTube.
How we help
We sort out the brand architecture and set guidelines for wording, look and tone that teams and partners can apply consistently.
Typical project
Brand architecture and consistent communication
- Defining the role of each brand
- Agreeing key messages and tone
- Visual identification
- Graphic design and brand book
Similar case · Ministry of Health
Cancel your appointment in time: 300 excuses a day keep the doctor away
8 Kinds of material from one idea: from the plan to TV ads and posters.
How we help
We define where AI genuinely helps your communication, which tools and data are allowed and how outputs are checked. If needed, we build an assistant on your brand's data.
Typical project
Internal AI solution for communication
- AI roadmap
- Defining your own assistant
- Preparing the knowledge base
- Instructions and creative standards
- AI-assisted development or API connection, if approved
Similar case · Philip Morris Ljubljana (PML)
Three stories that bring people together
3 projects, each in its own format
How we work
Four levels of editorial work
From advising leadership to delivery. A project can involve one level or all four.
- 01 / 04 Editing relationships Advice and strategy. Which business or communication challenge needs advice and strategy? 8 services
- 02 / 04 Editing processes Concepts, communication and creative direction. Which concept, campaign or creative direction needs to be designed? 13 services
- 03 / 04 Editing business content Management, production and communication planning. How do we plan, produce and coordinate the agreed content? 9 services
- 04 / 04 Production Execution. What needs to be written, designed, filmed, coded or edited? 34 services
Our matrix
Build your own top story
A few short questions. At the end we'll show you how we'd tackle your challenge.
Where do you work?
Pick what's closest to you.
What do you want to improve?
Pick what matters most right now.
What are you dealing with right now?
Pick the situation closest to yours.
How far along is the campaign?
So we know where to start.
What needs explaining or showing?
Pick the closest.
How far along are your own channels?
So we know where to start.
What do you already have?
So we know what to take on.
What interests you most?
Pick the closest.
What matters most right now?
Pick what matters most now.
Where is the biggest problem?
Pick the closest.
Where are you with sustainability communication?
So we know where to start.
What do you need for the event?
Pick the closest.
What do you already know about the problem?
So we know where to start.
Where are you with AI?
Pick the closest.
What kind of collaboration are you looking for?
From one project to an ongoing partnership.
Your top story
Tell us what you're dealing with and we'll show you how we'd tackle your story.
Similar stories
Top practices
Stories we like to show
Advocate of the Principle of EqualityDiscrimination is still among us: six video stories for the Advocate of the Principle of Equality
01
Ministry of HealthCancel your appointment in time: 300 excuses a day keep the doctor away
02
Ministry of Solidarity-Based FutureLong-term care: how we explained the biggest social care reform in four minutes
03
Ministry of Culturee-Kultura: how one very long e tied a scattered project together
04
DonarChairs with a story
05
Association SOS Help-line for Women and Children – Victims of ViolenceStories that break the silence
06
All case studies →
Results
Numbers from published case studies
- 1 million+
- users reached by the Facebook page every year, 80% of them organically Slovenian State Forests (SiDG)
- 78.8%
- Average viewing rate of Triglav Express episodes; other internal announcements are read at around 20%. Triglav Group
- 27%
- More regular supporters for Deník Alarm after it launched its own donation platform. Internews, Thomson Media and Deutsche Welle
Why we do this
Organisations hold many good stories
Organisations are full of knowledge, decisions, people and actions that the public often doesn't see or understand. Our mission is to find these stories, check them, edit them and tell them in a form that fits the goal, the audience and the moment. A story isn't decoration for a brand. It's how an organisation connects its direction with people's experience.
Why we're not a classic marketing agency
| A classic agency | Top Stories |
|---|---|
| Starts with a campaign and an ad. | We start with a business question: what communication must change, and for whom. |
| Tells the story only. | We find the story inside the organisation, in real knowledge, people and actions, and back it with evidence. |
| Fills channels with content. | We don't create content just to fill a channel. We choose the format to fit the task. |
| Promises reach and virality. | We only promise what we can deliver, and describe results with data we actually have. |
| Hands over the project and moves on. | We work like an editorial team: long-term, with a rhythm and responsibility for the whole. |
Eight principles we work by
All principles- 01 Strategic Think strategically, to always keep full control of your story.
- 02 In-depth Apply an in-depth approach, so that you can focus on your vision amid all the fake news and irrelevant content.
- 03 True Live your story, to make sure it does not turn into yet another one-hit wonder.
- 04 Modern Mind the communication trends, and adapt communication channels and formats to your community. There is more to it than just TV and billboard ads.
- 05 Responsive Stay responsive, because, in our fast-changing world, flexibility is the best guarantee of success.
- 06 Editorial Edit consistently, so every piece of content is part of a bigger story.
- 07 Respectful Respect people, because every story is also someone's story.
- 08 Accountable Be accountable for evidence, so people still believe you tomorrow.
Top team
The people who edit top stories
For every challenge we bring together the right mix of advisers, editors, producers and creatives.
Jernej Verbič
Managing Partner, Content Consultant
Uroš Goričan
Senior Partner, Brand Consultant
Mitja Godnič
Junior Partner, Executive Producer
Aleksander Prosen Kralj
Senior Partner, Business Intelligence Developer
Jakob Kužnik
Junior Content Strategist
Aleksandra Vugrin
Story Producer – Data & Design
Timotej Kresnik
Story Producer – Video