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PRSA Introduces Innovative Program to Guide Journalists Transitioning Into PR and Communications

PRSay

So far in 2024, the Los Angeles Times , The Wall Street Journal , Time magazine, Sports Illustrated and National Geographi c, among other outlets, have all conducted layoffs, while journalists at several Condé Nast publications staged walkouts over proposed job cuts. They both are storytellers.

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Helping Non-designers Get the Visual Storytelling Religion

Ishmael's Corner

Previous posts have discussed the challenge for PR folks to embrace visual storytelling in communications. Responding to the crush of information and more people accessing content on mobile devices, they definitely have the visual storytelling religion. A recent Gizmodo story on Bloomberg Businessweek reminded me of this very point.

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Lessons from ancient Greece - Aristotle on storytelling

Presspage

This doesn’t have to be a happy ending, obviously you can write an unhappy ending also. Aristotle’s Framework for storytelling Next to the three big ingredients for a story mentioned above, Aristotle thought of a valuable framework for stories also. But it does need to be an ending to the story which creates the catharsis.

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Microsoft Stories: Best brand storytelling site on the web?

Communications Conversations

The writing is fantastic. And it’s clear, the author (Jennifer Warnick, who writes many of the Microsoft “stories”) has spent a great deal of time in the Garage as preparation for writing the story. This is high, high quality brand storytelling folks. Doesn’t that read like a novel? Big visuals.

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Adapting Strategies for Effective Storytelling in the Social Media Era

PRSay

For those who work in sports and entertainment PR, there are many areas of our practices we should be evaluating from how we pitch media in the social media era, to crafting captivating press releases, packaging media stories and effectively communicating our messages to the right audiences in real time.

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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. Are you one of them? Do the Right Thing.

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5 Steps to Creating a Strong Brand

Critical Mention

Perfect the Art of Storytelling. One of the key components every successful brand has is excellent storytelling. Powerful storytelling builds your brand’s credibility and helps form meaningful connections with prospects and clients. For example, Porter Novelli partnered with ALS Association to raise awareness of the illness.

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