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Talking About the Great Outdoors: Q&A With Acclaimed Storyteller Baratunde Thurston

PRSay

Thurston is an Emmy-nominated storyteller and producer, recognized for his work at the intersection of race, tech, democracy and climate. I’ve told a lot of stories in many formats throughout my career: cable television, YouTube series, podcasts, books, public speaking, social media live events, standup comedy shows.

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AirPR Software Launches New Version of AirPR Analyst Platform

Onclusive

New features include a fully customizable dashboard with unlimited widgets, competitive analysis, broadcast monitoring, & Trends TM. The New PR is about distributing content through a variety of earned and owned channels to generate brand awareness and drive business impact through continuous digital storytelling.

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Super Bowl LVIII — Record Viewership, the Ads and the Taylor Effect: February Roundup

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Viewership History is Made CBS’ broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday was the most-watched television event in US history, according to Nielsen figures — with 123.4 To put it in perspective, this year’s big game was the most-watched US television broadcast since the moon landing. So, how did the ads do this year?

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Why Brands Need to Get Emotional

Cision

Far from a secret pheromone added to the air in a clothing retailer — or subliminal cues placed in television advertising — emotional, truth-based storytelling plays on a consumer’s state of mind and makes them want to believe. Brands that do it well leverage our memories, fears and dreams to position themselves in the market.

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Adapting Strategies for Effective Storytelling in the Social Media Era

PRSay

The fusion of these groups truly mirrors the current state of the news making and storytelling industry as a whole. Story timelines have shifted from traditional long-lead or daily print opportunities to instantaneous news with the introduction of social as the go-to storytelling platform.

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PR lessons from the feel-good story of the year

Solo PR Pro

The story of Captain Tom captured the hearts and minds of people sitting at their home office desks, their television sets and their kitchen radios. But this isn’t a story of how ‘things just fell into place’, this is evidence of the power of PR and how good storytelling and authentic stories can go viral.

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Valuing cultural and linguistic diversity: what can comms professionals learn from the popularity of ‘Squid Game’?

PR in High Definition

These are the kind of numbers that traditional network television executives dream of; all from a foreign-language TV show, the likes of which have in the past failed to succeed in Anglophone markets. It appeals to audiences around the globe due to its analysis of the anxieties of modern life and its commentary on social inequalities.

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