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This Is Why You Need to Write Creative Content

PRSay

Join PRSA and Ann Wylie at Master the Art of Storytelling , our persuasive-writing workshop, starting May 17. The biggest risk in communications is not that we might offend someone with creativity or write something that’s eye-rollingly goofy. The key is to make our content more creative. Why creative content writing?

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What is Storytelling? Why Does Storytelling Work? What are Good Examples? [UML]

Sword and the Script

Like many in PR, I’ve had debated many times over the years, and the reason is that storytelling works. 1) What is storytelling? To understand storytelling, you have to understand what makes a good story. It takes rationality but little creativity to design an argument using conventional rhetoric.”.

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Creative Storytelling: Picture This: It’s Not Just the Words – It’s What You Do with Them

Waxing UnLyrical

The great Brian Solis, who I had the pleasure of seeing live in 2013 as keynote speaker at the PRSA’s International Conference, recently published this article on LinkedIn about creative storytelling. Solis says that 550,000 LinkedIn members describe themselves as storytellers. Image: Via Pixabay, Creative Commons CC0.

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Creating a Video Storytelling Strategy That Gets Results

PRSay

But one surefire way to stand out from your competition is with excellent video storytelling. I’ve spent more than 20 years honing video storytelling skills with my team at MediaSource. So when you’re considering video storytelling, here are four key steps, from strategy to assessment: 1. Evaluation.

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A Journey of Pro-Aging and Reinvention with Diane Britt-Smith

PR for Anyone

Through her storytelling, she sought to illuminate the diversity and richness of the African continent, challenging stereotypes and presenting a more nuanced perspective to her audience. A Natural Storyteller At the core of Diane’s personal and professional pursuits lies a common thread—storytelling.

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Guest Post: 4 #PR Trends to Look Out for in 2018

Deirdre Breakenridge

Storytelling will become more creative. In 2018, we will see the rise of more storytelling. More specifically, companies will need to craft more creative stories in order for them to get any attention at all. Digital PR will help us achieve our client goals in new and more effective ways.

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The 20 Responsibilities of PR and What They Entail

Onclusive

Media Training. Particularly time consuming for PR people at startups who must train a quickly growing number of C-Suite executives and first-time founders, media training is a must for anyone who will be in contact with the press. Niche industry events, role-specific conferences (catered to developers, creatives, etc.),