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American Stock: A Content Strategy Portfolio Case Study

Foto del escritor: Paola Ahtziri Estrada González
Paola Ahtziri Estrada González
27 sept
3 min de lectura

Content Strategy Portfolio: Building the Brand


This content strategy portfolio case study shows how I transformed American Stock’s digital communication from a product-focused presence into a broader brand ecosystem combining B2B communication, social media, audiovisual storytelling, and editorial content.



The Project

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From building a presence to building a brand.


American Stock is a company specializing in the distribution of technology spare parts for laptops, printers, copiers, plotters, servers, and projectors.


American Stock content strategy and creative direction case study by Paola Ahtziri, featuring B2B technology branding and visual communication.

My work with the brand began in 2018, when its social media presence was virtually nonexistent. The first challenge was to establish its digital channels and begin building a community around a company traditionally focused on B2B sales.


In 2025, I returned to the project to begin a new chapter: refreshing the brand, redefining its communication strategy, and building a content ecosystem capable of connecting products, technical expertise, people, and new narratives.


The challenge

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How do you turn a technical distributor

into a brand people recognize and remember?


American Stock operates in a highly technical market, where part numbers, compatibility, inventory, availability, and delivery times are part of the everyday conversation. The challenge was to translate that complexity into clear, recognizable communication without turning social media into a product catalog. The strategy needed to continue communicating products, spare parts, and promotions while building a broader brand narrative around repair, operational continuity, and extending the life of technology.




The Strategy

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One message.

Different roles for every channel.


I designed a communication system in which each channel plays a specific role across the audience journe: TikTok drives discovery, Instagram builds community and visual credibility, LinkedIn establishes B2B authority, WhatsApp brings communication closer to the sales process.




Visual Direction

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From product catalogue

to technology stories.


I updated the brand’s visual language with a more contemporary, cinematic aesthetic across photography, design, video, and social media.

As part of the audiovisual strategy, I brought members of the sales team in as brand voices, developing content from concept and scriptwriting through to on-camera direction.


American Stock social media evolution by Paola Ahtziri, showing the development of content strategy, visual identity and creative direction for a B2B technology brand.
Before and After / American Stock


Content System

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Every piece of content

has a reason to exist


I organized the content into strategic territories designed to balance commercial communication, technical expertise, and brand building.

PRODUCT & PROMOTIONS

Spare parts · Availability · Part numbers · Promotions

WHY AMERICAN STOCK

Stock · Nationwide coverage · Delivery · Warranties · Customer portal

PARTNERS & EXPERTISE

HP · Lenovo · Dell · Compatibility · Technical expertise

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

Tenders · Projects · Wholesale · Distributors · Service centers

INSIDE AMERICAN STOCK

Training · Team · Company culture · Activities · People

TECHNOLOGY & LIFECYCLE

Repair · Product lifespan · Obsolescence · E-waste · Right to Repair

The system ensures that every piece of content serves a specific purpose within a shared brand narrative.



Channel Expansion

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One ecosystem,

Different points of connection.


The communication ecosystem expanded into new channels and formats: TikTok, commercial WhatsApp channels, the LinkedIn newsletter Segunda Señal, and the YouTube documentary series La vida secreta de las cosas que ya no sirven.


TikTok · WhatsApp · LinkedIn Newsletter · YouTube Documentary · Instagram · Facebook




Selected Work

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Documentary Series +

Editorial Narrative

I created a mini-documentary series complemented by the LinkedIn newsletter Segunda Señal, connecting audiovisual storytelling with long-form editorial content. Each topic could move across formats, exploring technology, repair, obsolescence, and product lifecycle from different perspectives while building a more distinctive voice for American Stock


Read here:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/instrucciones-para-decidir-que-algo-ya-sirve-americanstockmx-hxufe/?trackingId=ywK5%2BbrPSmafiNvYzihjvQ%3D%3D


Behind-the-scenes mini vlog for American Stock by Paola Ahtziri, humanizing the B2B technology brand through employee storytelling and audiovisual direction.

Behind the Brand

I created behind-the-scenes content to show the people, processes, and everyday dynamics behind American Stock, bringing a more human dimension to a traditionally technical B2B brand.



Employee-led video content for American Stock directed by Paola Ahtziri, turning team members into brand voices through B2B storytelling and creative direction.

Employees as Brand Voices

I worked with American Stock’s team members to become authentic voices of the brand, guiding them through scripting, on-camera performance, and content direction to communicate the company’s expertise and benefits from within.


Spare Part of the Week content series for American Stock by Paola Ahtziri, combining product education, audiovisual content and B2B technology communication.

Product Education

I developed “Spare Part of the Week,” a video series that transforms technical product information into clear, accessible content, explaining features, compatibility, and benefits.



Comic-style social media storytelling for American Stock by Paola Ahtziri, combining illustration, content strategy and B2B technology communication.

Stories in Panels

I developed comic-style carousel narratives using sequential panels and storytelling to turn everyday situations, customer needs, and technical topics into more engaging and relatable social content.


Impact

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From social presence to

a content ecosystem


8+

6

5+

2

Years brand evolution

Content territories

Digital channels

Original editorial formats



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