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Art and Science: The Three Pillars of Storytelling Mapped to Data

Cision

People who work in the marketing communications field have grappled with a very existential question in recent years: If marketing comms is becoming a more data-driven profession, then what happens to the art of storytelling I’ve cultivated my whole career? The science of data and the art of storytelling shouldn’t be mutually exclusive.

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Can Print Still Flourish in The Age of Digital? An Interview with Star Tribune Magazine’s Sue Campbell

MaccaPR

Has digital media – from Huffington Post , Google News and BuzzFeed to Kindle e-books, Twitter and (God help us) more than 8 million blogs – finally vanquished Print? Recent headlines provide brutal evidence: Condé Nast announced last December it was shutting down the print version of Self magazine to go online-only. Long Live Print”!

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Art and Science: The Three Pillars of Storytelling Mapped to Data

Beyond PR

People who work in the marketing communications field have grappled with a very existential question in recent years: If marketing comms is becoming a more data-driven profession, then what happens to the art of storytelling I’ve cultivated my whole career? The science of data and the art of storytelling shouldn’t be mutually exclusive.

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One Action That Will Make Anyone in the Communications Business Smarter

Ishmael's Corner

Here are seven suggestion that deplete my stash of 3M stickers often highlighting storytelling techniques: 1. I’m constantly pulling content from the NYT for my storytelling workshops. You’ll find some of the best storytelling in journalism every Wednesday in the paper’s Dining section. After all, we’re students of media.

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Holding out for a hero

Stephen Waddington

Recovering from a broken hip he had previously only been able to exercise indoors. Great stories matter Storytelling is at the heart of all successful communications and PR campaigns. For example, print has fallen off the cliff on which it was already teetering precariously.

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Tell Your Story Like You Speak, Keep Pitching, and Earn Media Coverage

PR Fuel

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. Here’s a good exercise. Determine the chronology of your business story before writing it. They tell stories.

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The Top 10 Books of 2016 (According to Zude)

ZudePR

Their lasting power lies in the fresh, imaginative, daring, surprising storytelling of their creators. Hot off the printed press. All the exercises and activities I want to do with my family. There is no boring if you tell your story right.” All 160 episodes since July 2014. Jab Jab, right hook. It is THAT good. #7:

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