Ishmael's Corner

MAY 27, 2018

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. Elon Musk kicked up a Twitter storm last week, essentially saying (among other things) that the media unfairly picks on Tesla because Tesla doesn’t advertise. The post Elon Musk Claims the Media Favors Fossil Fuel Companies and Gas Car Makers Who Advertise.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2024

The leadership team here at Crenshaw Communications, a Mod Op company, has taken the time to investigate the emerging trends to expect for 2024. She predicts these platforms will bring more collaboration and less friction between the two camps, improving storytelling and overall media quality.

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NewsWhip

MARCH 31, 2021

What happens when influence outshines advertising? As the CIO Bryan Pedersen leads MSL’s digital and innovation center of excellence that includes developing new offerings and tools, as well bolstering core capabilities like storytelling and influencer marketing. MARCH 26, 2021. Watch webinar. Read transcript.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While the PR and communications profession has continued to grow, many media companies keep cutting their workforces. Through the years, the PR and comms fields have been attractive landing spots for journalists with their writing and storytelling skills and media prowess. They both are storytellers.

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NewsWhip

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Coverage of pharmaceutical companies has remained pretty consistent in the past few years, but engagement is lower in 2019. Pharmaceutical companies’ owned media. While the narrative within media focuses on incidents within the pharma industry, a look at the top companies’ personal Facebook Pages tells a different story.

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Critical Mention

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Compelling storytelling is an incredibly powerful way to communicate with your target audience. Digital storytelling is at the top of the list of communication trends that PR executives believe will dominate in the next five years. Example: How Cotopaxi leveraged storytelling to sell its brand.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

It’s considered the most credible and influential source for storytelling. Sponsored content is often confused with native advertising , but it’s actually a subset of it. The key difference is that native advertising looks more like a traditional ad and sponsored content is more like editorial. What is sponsored content?

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Polaris

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Stories—and storytelling—are powerful. He also addressed the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Forbe s and Fast Company both wrote about Caine’s determination and creativity. Give credit to others in the company. Let me tell you about one such story. The Exploratorium in San Francisco displayed his arcade.

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Onclusive

MAY 4, 2020

Marketing strategies are being altered and advertising budgets are being slashed. That is why PR is the one function within the marketing organization that is positioned to step up, take a leadership position and have the greatest impact on company reputation during this period. The modern communicator is not just a great storyteller.

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Stephen Waddington

JANUARY 15, 2020

There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. Watch out for the fed up commuters ranting at train companies every morning or the lunchtime diners unimpressed by what’s on their plate. I’ve developed each of these themes below.

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Masters in Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2018

As Harrison Monarth writes in The Harvard Business Review : Storytelling evokes a strong neurological response. Here's why storytelling is such a powerful tool: The Power of Synchronicity. Storytelling creates a certain synchronicity between the teller and the listener. Storytelling is also a powerful tool for persuasion.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

As the business development director for a growing services firm ( we’ll call it Company B ), he is charged with expanding Company B’s presence and business in the Detroit automotive market. Fortunately, though, Company B has recently done some credible work for an Asian-based automaker. Mark has a problem. Enter the PR Firm.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 9, 2022

A private company or startup wanting to catch investor attention has different objectives than a public company looking to increase their customer base and market share. In B2B PR, you come across different audience segments, but the three main audience groups typically are: stakeholders, customers and reporters.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Additionally, advertisers generated pre-Super Bowl excitement for their brands with teaser ads the week before the game that drove viewership and excitement. The Super Bowl stands as the high point of advertising, where companies vie for coveted spots to showcase their products to millions of viewers. and Jermaine Dupri.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 8, 2015

The post outlined the success the New York Times brand studio (T Brand Studio) is having with their custom advertising content (referred to as “paid posts”). We’ve seen differing stats on the “effectiveness” of native advertising. And, we’ve seen many different formats for native advertising.

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Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

Brands who understand these two sides of the same storytelling coin are going to prosper. ” Jeff : “Content marketing isn’t much different from advertising – it’s always rainbows and unicorns – nothing but happy stuff. Those still intent on faxing out press releases are going to be in trouble."

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Onclusive

JUNE 15, 2022

Including publicity into your marketing mix allows you to proactively put your positive stories in front of your audience with more credibility and relevance than traditional advertising, which can be viewed by consumers as irrelevant and suspect.

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Onclusive

JUNE 15, 2022

Including publicity into your marketing mix allows you to proactively put your positive stories in front of your audience with more credibility and relevance than traditional advertising, which can be viewed by consumers as irrelevant and suspect. Maintaining a positive company image. Developing stakeholder trust.

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Presspage

JANUARY 23, 2024

Especially if your company operates multiple brands or locations across more than one country, well-organised communication is the key. It might sound odd coming from a tech company like us, but often we actually argue in favour of less tech and more contact.’ The company was founded with a mission to revolutionise online newsrooms.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The boom comes thanks to data privacy concerns and the call from major advertisers for greater transparency and control over their digital advertising. At the same time, browser companies like Apple, Mozilla and Google have taken aim at cookie-based tracking. Adtech companies can make use of this trend.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2018

While top-tier marketing and advertising are valuable, associated PR campaigns can help propel a brand to the next level of emotional attachment. For companies looking to differentiate themselves from the pack, PR (integrated with advertising and marketing) can help build a foundation of brand love. PR gives voice to brands.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 12, 2018

A recent study by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and the USC Center for Public Relations found that marketers plan to increase staffing and overall spending on public relations over the next five years. Polish the company story, but don’t lose authenticity. This is good news for clients and PR firms alike.

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5W PR

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Be inclusive in the storytelling. This includes diverse models, actors, and real customers in the advertisements. They can help companies bridge the gap and connect with their audience authentically. They help companies understand market dynamics and consumer behaviors. The post What is Cultural Marketing?

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PRSay

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

A participant in one of my storytelling workshops once shared this advice: “If you’re writing about seeing a snake at a picnic, for gosh sake, start with the snake. The day you learned the company had shipped its $60,000 circuit board with a fatal flaw. Master the Art of Storytelling. Tip 1: Move the problem to the top.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Unprecedented times” has been a looming term that has affected many companies and organizations throughout recent years. Perfect the Art of Storytelling. One of the key components every successful brand has is excellent storytelling. Always Have a Backup Plan.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 24, 2018

Still, a prime impediment to PR teams’ showing out-of-the-box creative chops is clients’ aversion to risk– something not so prevalent in the advertising field. Creativity helps express company values in a distinct brand voice. Creative PR facilitates the identification and amplification of a company’s differentiating brand voice.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2017

We saw the Coca-Cola company air a Super Bowl ad featuring a stream of attractive multiethnic individuals set against “America the Beautiful,” sung in various languages. Visual storytelling will be better and easier. If you’ve any doubt about the power of visual storytelling, check out these superb examples by brands large and small.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

With a host of media, advertising and adtech companies on the roster, many of our teams at SHIFT are grappling with stories relating to how native advertising is impacting these industries. According to an Advertising Age poll from this time last year, nearly two-thirds of marketers planned to increase their native spend.

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Cision

JUNE 30, 2017

Around here, “change,” “transformation” and “taking it to the next level” are terms used daily — and we’re embodying these ourselves as a company with the help of a fresh new look and an official NYSE ticker symbol. It’s an exciting time. It is the most effective way to drive customer trust and engagement.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

That means creative work, like generating innovative ideas for programs, and like — storytelling. And the heart of public relations is in storytelling. They want to know why a company exists and what its brand stands for. There are a few things that PR-driven storytelling does that will never be mechanized or automated.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Why Storytelling is So Effective. They don’t want to be told what a company can do for them – they want to experience that company for themselves. Guinness is a brand who knows the power of emotional storytelling. Perhaps the most important benefit of storytelling is that it helps to define your brand.

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B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

When it comes down to it, PR can be far less expensive than advertising and offer more benefits. When companies try to do their own PR, it often lacks a strategy and falls through the cracks. When companies try to do their own PR, it often falls through the cracks CLICK TO TWEET. Myth #4: PR is just advertising.

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Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

From online articles to advertisements to blogs to social media posts — numerous mediums are competing for your audience’s attention. Content intelligence company, Chartbeat analyzed deep-user behavior across two billion website visits and discovered that 55 percent of internet users spend fewer than 15 seconds actively on a page.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In just two weeks, the chicken mayhem had earned Popeye’s a boatload of new Twitter followers , a huge boost in profits and an estimated $65 million in free advertising. On top of standard visuals, Popeyes’ introductory video demonstrated the brand’s command of visual storytelling. Until the afternoon of Aug. Show some personality.

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Cision

AUGUST 17, 2017

While advertisers and marketers have been busy pioneering ways to use this type of data, the PR industry has been left behind. It’s time to harness new technology and take advantage of the same insights that are already transforming everything from advertising to farming. PR will always be a creative discipline.

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Prohibition

JANUARY 6, 2023

When launching a campaign, video has great storytelling potential – showcasing your brand’s campaign findings far and wide. inform audiences, promo film, personal connection, next company event. Storytelling is a huge part of PR and video marketing offers exactly that. Better inform your audience.

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5W PR

JULY 19, 2023

Once the company has a clear brand identity, it needs to communicate it consistently across all marketing channels. Showcase the brand’s uniqueness through compelling visuals, storytelling, and consistent messaging. It can help companies build a loyal customer base and differentiate their brands from their competitors.

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