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Caine’s Arcade: How Powerful Storytelling Can Make a Difference

Polaris

Stories—and storytelling—are powerful. In 2011, Caine Monroy was a 9-year-old boy much like any other kid his age—except that he had built an arcade in his father’s auto parts store in East Los Angeles. He also addressed the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Let me tell you about one such story.

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The Gift of Desperation

Ishmael's Corner

operation back in the 2011/2012 timeframe. Every PR company with a pulse touts storytelling expertise, but it tends to be a squishy concept. One of the more visible efforts comes out in SlideShare and decks like “ Return of Storytelling vs. Corporate Speak ” and “ The Blurring Line Between Digital Marketing and PR.”.

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Constructing the Organizational Narrative: PR definition in the making

PR Conversations

Internal communications often say they are corporate storytellers. When Craig Pearce asked me to contribute to his Public Relations 2011: Issues, Insights and Ideas free e-report, I knew this was a tremendous opportunity to define the role of the public relations specialist, at least as I saw it. Do you see the problem?

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PR Is As PR Does

Waxing UnLyrical

It’s the reason I was really happy that BNET chose me to be its Startup Storyteller … and it’s what I do. This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart, though. Connecting with the media is a big part of public relations… but it’s not the only part. And that, I think, is something we sometimes forget.

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Storytelling, PR, and Measurement

Waxing UnLyrical

Currently, PR professionals are still in love with the concept of “storytelling.” The problem with storytelling as a vehicle for engagement, and more importantly message placement, is that if everyone is following the same model, it all becomes noise again. ” Reports of the death of storytelling are not new.

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Double-dipping exposes reputation risk in blurred boundaries of PR and journalism

PR Conversations

Where they excel, however, is at storytelling—and this can offer tempting opportunities as the market for corporate or brand journalism grows, thanks to the explosion of organizations using “owned media” strategies. Journalists often have steep learning curves in PR, as most have not had to develop their skills as business counsellors.

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Double-dipping exposes reputation risk in blurred boundaries of PR and journalism

PR Conversations

Where they excel, however, is at storytelling—and this can offer tempting opportunities as the market for corporate or brand journalism grows, thanks to the explosion of organizations using “owned media” strategies. Journalists often have steep learning curves in PR, as most have not had to develop their skills as business counsellors.