Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Data, storytelling and blogging of grow in importance. Data & analytics (76%), storytelling (74%) and content marketing, like blogging (74%) were increasingly important to PR pros in 2020. Source: What Does “Storytelling” Mean to You? ). B2B prospects consume 11 or more pieces of vendor content.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Marketing in the Business to Business (B2B) world is a completely different beast to that in the consumer industry. Then the expansive coverage in consumer news sites put their brand in front of thousands of people?—?including B2Bs are faced with marketing products to their audience’s “work” personas and gain company buy in.

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Cision

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

He discusses the importance of focusing on the big picture, the attributes of a good storyteller and the shift from traditional media to multiplatform and digital media. Read, engage and most importantly learn to be an active maker of videos – the written word will not die in my lifetime – but I’m so old. Rapid Fire Round.

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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.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 26, 2016

Store openings, fundraising rounds, new product launches — consumers and businesses have come to expect these, but our Instagram feed shows us they don’t have to be a yawn. Here are some PR lessons we gleaned from some of our favorite Instagrammers. Find creative ways to make the standard announcement. Appeal to the imagination.

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Cision

JUNE 21, 2017

Start With Good Storytelling. Good storytellers can find a way to put the story in a way your audience wants it,” Frank says. If you look at Racked.com, which is a site about shopping, they publish a newsletter and they publish Facebook video – and that’s it,” says Sicha. For every story, think WWYS: What would you share? “If

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 21, 2016

Whether you work in B2B tech or consumer public relations , most would agree that the advent of Profnet and HARO as online “connectors” of reporters and good stories has been a boon to the industry. And don’t forget the cat videos! Dislikes: Pokemon Go. People are visual.

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ReimaginePR

MAY 30, 2015

Press kit used to mean kits meant exclusively for print outlets and technically it still does. Great broadcast quality high-definition video. Interviews – Q & A on video. Have an awesome video. But there are other reasons why video is important. Video is among your most powerful tools.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

Today’s PR programs are less about selling and more about telling… stories that engage prospects or customers, and visual storytelling is hotter than ever. Thought leadership is relevant not just to B2B organizations, but to consumer product companies. PR and SEO are joined.

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

But, a number of stats and reports lately (not to mention consumer behavior trends in general) have got me thinking: We may be well past the tipping point. Meanwhile, print circulation numbers among the nation’s largest newspapers are plummeting. For many years, media relations has been one of the core aspects of PR.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Much of the modern public relations business grew up out of media relations and publicity, rooted in storytelling and editorial engagement. The rise of mass media, namely print newspapers, magazines, radio and television, provided a shortcut to large audiences and it enabled the business to operate at scale.

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Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Typically, it is synonymous with broadcast and print media: radio, TV, and film (small and large screen), print media, and advertising. The printing press emerged around 600 years ago, but printed media technically existed for thousands of years.

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Stephen Waddington

JUNE 23, 2019

Radio is under indexed (12% vs 8%) and print is over indexed (3% vs 7%). #4 More than half of the impressions generated on Twitter include an image or video. Meeker calls out the use of edited and curated images as a means of storytelling. Short form video has doubled in 12 months to more than 1.5

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

She and her research team conducted a focus group with 46 participants and also using a panel to survey 1,500 consumers. That’s according to an academic study by Julie O’Neil , a professor in strategic communication, and other researchers. Notice none of them cited a wire service. In other words, it’s got to be interesting.

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Cision

APRIL 5, 2017

Chris Lynch: It’s overwhelming to consumers and brands. Chris Lynch: It’s overwhelming to consumers and brands dealing with issues around brand credibility. Around utilities we are consuming more information in smaller doses. Chris Lynch: Is print media dead? Storytelling vs. Brand Newsrooms. What’s your advice?

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Beyond PR

MARCH 6, 2018

Annoyed and overwhelmed, consumers are fed up with intrusive advertising and sales tactics. You can spend months writing a white paper or spend thousands on a video, but if it’s not laser focused and doesn’t reach the right audiences it’s not going to convert. 100, 500, maybe 1,000? How to Overcome These Hurdles .

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Beyond PR

JUNE 8, 2016

Summing up the panelists’ remarks, Christine writes that journalists must “become familiar with audio and video. Take a class or two to hone your design and video production skills. Remember, though, that the multimedia and content you provide are there to aid the journalist’s storytelling, not be the story itself.

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MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Marketers know that social media is as revolutionary to our culture as the printing press was in Gutenberg’s day, turning mobile phones and PCs into access points for endless connectivity. But how do marketers connect the dots between social media and engaged consumers by providing real value? Social media feeds off of emotions.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 8, 2015

In a 5-minute webinar titled Why Podcasting Might be Bigger than you Think (video embedded nearby), the research firm says podcast listeners consume upwards of 5.5 That may sound like and impossible amount of time, until you realize listeners take “audio where it may not have been previously consumed.”. hours of podcasts a day.

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PR Fuel

JULY 24, 2018

3. Use Tried and True Storytelling Techniques – Establish a clear beginning middle and end, use details to “show” your story and not “tell” it, and build suspense to keep the reader scrolling down or flipping pages. 7. Add Images, Audio and Video – How many times have you read a story and wondered, “Hmm… I wonder what she looks like?”

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Cision

MAY 21, 2015

” Plus, if you haven’t got the time to read articles or watch videos during your busy day, podcasts are extremely accessible – listen during your commute, or even on the treadmill. A show about communicating with clients, prospects and employees – in person, in print and online. 18) Mike Volpe. The Growth Show.

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ZudePR

DECEMBER 30, 2016

You must turn down time-consuming commitments. Their lasting power lies in the fresh, imaginative, daring, surprising storytelling of their creators. Hot off the printed press. Speak, write, blog, tweet, make videos — whatever. But I did consume a lot of news, particularly the Saturday Guardian. Build an audience.

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Contently - Strategy

JUNE 11, 2020

As cases started to spike, it wasn’t long before it seemed like every article, video, and social post tied back to the coronavirus. Since great storytelling thrives on specifics, other brands had a new opportunity to create timely content. Timely COVID Stories Perform Best, but They Have to Be Done Right.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

If you prefer to view a PDF version of the report that’s easier to print, we’ve got you covered here.]. As cases started to spike, it wasn’t long before it seemed like every article, video, and social post tied back to the coronavirus. Like Hippocrates said, medicine is an art and a science. Methodology.

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