Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

People will say they dislike advertisements because of the disruptive nature of them. This is why the event is so interesting for marketers: it’s a moment to study the marketing pitch, storytelling and irrational behavior. The organization is mired in constant controversy, weak leadership, and viewership declining by double-digits.

Advertising 87

Advertising Advertising B2C Retail 87

PRSay

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

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. Buzzy news site The Messenger abruptly shuttered , leaving 300 people without jobs or any severance.

Communications 190

Communications Sports Journalism Fashion 190

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 29, 2017

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. In 2018 we’re likely to experience more technology-assisted visual storytelling and experimentation by brands. Get ready for more of the same in 2018.

Trends 185

Trends Storytelling Corporate Leadership 185

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

People will say they dislike advertisements because of the disruptive nature of them. This is why the event is so interesting for marketers: it’s a moment to study the marketing pitch, storytelling and irrational behavior. The organization is mired in constant controversy, weak leadership, and viewership declining by double-digits.

Advertising 60

Advertising Advertising B2C Retail 60

B2B PR Sense

JANUARY 5, 2018

When it comes down to it, PR can be far less expensive than advertising and offer more benefits. B2B PR in particular creates a patina of thought leadership and generates interest and awareness. Myth #4: PR is just advertising. PR goes way beyond advertising. Thought leadership strategy. Handpicked Related Content.

Crisis Management 238

Crisis Management B2B Reputation Advertising 238

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. As channels, Connected TV (CTV) and streaming media (over-the-top, or OTT) surged this year, with more advertisers investing in these platforms than ever before.

Privacy 156

Privacy Advertising Advertising Data 156

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. Advertisements for travel metasearch sites usually involve a cutesy gnome (Travelocity) or a charismatic spokesperson (Trivago). 4 ways creative PR takes it up a notch.

Creativity 174

Creativity Small Business Storytelling Travel 174

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. Storytelling brings brands to life.

Brand 149

Brand Branding Storytelling B2B 149

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. As “the father of advertising” David Ogilvy said: “When you advertise fire extinguishers, open with the flames.”. Master the Art of Storytelling.

Storytelling 149

Storytelling Case Study Writing Banking 149

Onclusive

MARCH 6, 2019

At the recent Growth PR Conference from AirPR, leadership from E*Trade, Dolby, BitGo, and Bank of the West shared their personal experiences and thoughts on what works… and what doesn’t. I have a quasi dotted line into the rest of the executive leadership team. Becky Saeger, Board of Directors, E*Trade Financial. “I

Banking 199

Banking Marketing Measurement Leadership 199

Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Education for leadership – I’m not sure what word to use for this one exactly (maybe this falls into communication skills), but I think one of the most important skills right now is the ability to educate leadership on social media. Here are top 5 “skills” that I believe are most valuable for social media managers: * Advertising.

Social Media 174

Social Media Media Analytics Data 174

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Advertising is a distant third. B2B thought leadership drives perceptions, trust and sales A survey of 3,000+ business executives by Edelman and LinkedIn connected B2B thought leadership to trust and sales. 89% of decision-makers say thought leadership “can be effective in enhancing their perceptions of an organization.”

Survey 96

Survey Industry Leadership Study 96

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 31, 2017

Our client Jim Curtis, President of Remedy Health Media, tells reporters about how patients with various conditions benefit from the emotional storytelling on his company’s site. Readership and advertiser stats support the emotional narrative and make Remedy Health a site for potential business and advertising partners to notice.

Interviews 206

Interviews Media Advertising Advertising 206

PRSay

OCTOBER 8, 2017

The professional storyteller, best known for his critically acclaimed documentary “Super Size Me,” shared how to “create world-changing content, one story at a time,” peppering the session with video clips from his various films. Storytelling, Branding and Influencing. Now is the best time in history to be a storyteller.

Conference 136

Conference Film Storytelling System 136

MaccaPR

AUGUST 26, 2015

Your brand can share storytelling moments from its company history with your key stakeholders, too. From legacy videos and anniversary books to corporate birthday events and digital archives, what follows are five ways smart brands have leveraged their company histories in brand storytelling. Legos' Corporate History Video.

Corporate 48

Corporate Examples Storytelling Brand 48

wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

Each edition covers the modern approaches for highly effective public relations, marketing, and customer communications—all at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. Storytelling success stories. Fifteen years ago, David’s ideas seemed radical, creative, and wonderful. What We Talked About on Growing Social New.

Marketing 118

Marketing Social Media Trends Instagram 118

Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

They’re bombarded every day with content, advertisements and information. There are two ways that brands can stand out in today’s marketplace: employee storytelling and strategic paid media. Employee storytelling. You can read a full white paper that I created on this topic called “ Employee Brand Storytelling.”.

Employee 120

Employee Storytelling Content Marketing Leadership 120

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media . It’s good news for contextual advertising companies, who have already started reaping the benefits of marketing’s ‘identity crisis.’ The 2021 Customer Success Leadership Study found that 55% of SaaS companies put renewal ownership under the customer success teams.

Marketing 215

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Stephen Waddington

JUNE 16, 2019

Here’s more on those, an event on data-led storytelling that we’re running at Metia next month and other stories that have caught my attention. ?? It’s the story that has played out over the past two decades as advertising revenues have shifted from print to online.

Print 60

Print Storytelling Newspapers Advertising 60

PRSay

OCTOBER 2, 2017

According to Nielsen’s Global Trust in Advertising study , consumers trust earned media and recommendations from friends and family more than any other source. Why Data Is Required for Storytelling. Storytelling is an art, and when done well it touches on human emotion and evokes a connection. So how can brands build trust?

Data 144

Data How To Storytelling Analytics 144

Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

What is for sure is that a solid PR team is versatile and can expertly cover down on a broad number of functions: internal comms, external comms, executive comms, media relations, analyst relations, corporate social responsibility, thought leadership and marcom, and as I’ve long proposed, content marketing, among many others.

Employee 149

Employee Print Writing Survey 149

Solo PR Pro

APRIL 8, 2021

Aside from having a passion for storytelling and a knack for journalistic writing, her time as a reporter trained her in key transferable skills, including the ability to stay agile. It’s doing a lot of different things in partnership with other functional areas and forms of communication, like marketing and advertising.”.

Meeting 97

Meeting Journalism Employee Storytelling 97

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 25, 2018

Leadership is at the heart of The Darkest Hour ‘s brilliant portrayal of Winston Churchill. Above all, through speeches, radio addresses, and his writings, Churchill presaged the modern business or political leader bent on making his mark through strategic thought leadership. In this case, we add, and watch certain films.

Film 136

Film Local Leadership Radio 136

Ishmael's Corner

DECEMBER 7, 2014

This is a big deal because the Techmeme algorithm essentially offers a surrogate for thought leadership in the tech sector. They’re probably right, although I don’t think owned media has reduced the White House’s advertising budget. The White House was one of those top drivers of tech stories on Dec. 5 and Dec.

Journalism 108

Journalism Local Storytelling Policies 108

Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Considering the culmination of traditional advertisements (newspaper, TV, radio and billboards) and digital advertisements (banner ads, pop-ups and sponsored posts), how many advertisements a day do you think you’re exposed to? Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics.

Strategy 67

Strategy How To B2C Content Marketing 67

Sword and the Script

MAY 29, 2018

It’s not just about content, or search, or conferences, or advertising, or a webinar. 3) “Thought leadership can’t be outsourced. It’s not just about content, or search, or conferences, or advertising, or a webinar, etc. 26) “I wish they understood the value of storytelling the way I do.”.

Corporate 75

Corporate Communications Survey Employee 75

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Thought Leadership: Wise Thoughts from Wide Experience. Storytelling through the Eyes of a Child. You are never too old to apply the lessons learned from stories to your business strategy,” writes Karelyn Lambert as she shares “lessons learned from storytelling to children that can easily be used by your brand.”

Storytelling 0

Storytelling Video Leadership Writing 0

Doctor Spin

MAY 30, 2023

Barnum (1810–1891) was a savvy publicity showman, one who impacted particular aspects of public relations and advertising, primarily event planning, event promotion and true publicity/media coverage. He regularly used innovative and creative advertising techniques to capture the public’s attention. Phineas Taylor (P.T.)

Publicity 52

Publicity eBook Ethics Resources 52

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Experiential storytelling. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers.

Conference 97

Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Polaris

DECEMBER 14, 2014

This book isn’t technically fiction, but Katz is such a good storyteller that it takes you away from your crazy world. The author recounts how he manipulated bloggers, reporters and media outlets into covering his company’s advertisements as news. which is what all fiction books do, right? All Year Long, by Eric Harvey.

Marketing 251

Marketing Resources Content Marketing Leadership 251

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 12, 2018

We do content marketing and social media and paid Facebook ads and native advertising and email marketing and media relations and influencer relations and contributed content. They rely on excellent writing and storytelling; and. And we see advertisers telling stories in new and interesting ways.

Media Relations 85

Media Relations Advertising Advertising Content Marketing 85

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 4, 2018

On one hand, competition is fierce (56%), people are increasingly intolerant of advertising (46%) and “information overload” is a genuine problem (44%). 13) Storytelling the hottest trend in PR in 2018. Read more: Top of Mind Among Senior Marketers: Cliff Notes to 3 Significant Surveys of CMOs.

Survey 104

Survey Marketing B2B Content Marketing 104

Sword and the Script

MARCH 3, 2015

Mad Men may come to mind for culture, but what McKinsey says heralded that golden age was “a happy marriage of advertising and technology.”. As a benchmark, in 1960 US advertising spending totaled $12 billion according to AdAge. If there’s place for art amid all the science it is in the storytelling aspect of business.

Marketing 60

Marketing Telecommunications Customer Service Technology 60

PRSay

JUNE 6, 2017

Here, the TV personality — known for his “In the Papers” feature humorously summarizing the New York daily newspapers — talks about engaging an audience, storytelling, the newsgathering process and work-life balance. Inputting what you should include and leaving out the things that you shouldn’t include is really the art of storytelling.

Wireless 102

Wireless Storytelling Radio Analysis 102

Bianchi Biz Blog

JANUARY 7, 2021

After talking with Mark to learn more about Company B, its business and its goals, we recommended an ongoing PR program, which would meld storytelling, publicity, media relations and thought leadership, and would work in concert with, and amplify, the company’s growing in-house social and digital media and communications efforts.

Agency 96

Agency Automotive Company Mobile 96

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 10, 2024

In the media business, we talk a lot about how brands can get into those conversations through advertising. That engagement presents prime opportunities for branding and thought leadership. Only then can we understand where brand conversations and messages make sense. But what about PR?

Trends 320

Trends Mobile Twitter Consumer 320

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2019

According to influencer marketing platform Musefind, 92 percent of consumers trust an influencer more than an advertisement or even a celebrity endorser. Forbes has found that today’s marketing strategies place a strong emphasis on influencers. Your community, your influencers and your customers define your brand. Influencer approach.

Nonprofit 84

Nonprofit Fashion Retail Enterprise 84