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Caine’s Arcade: How Powerful Storytelling Can Make a Difference

Polaris

Stories—and storytelling—are powerful. creative agency. In April 2012, Mullick released Caines’s Arcade, an 11-minute video telling the story of Caine, his cardboard arcade and the flash mob. They help charities secure more donations, persuade juries in trials and sway opinions in politics and the boardroom.

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More on PR2020: social media activism, internal comms resurgence, storytelling and professionalism

Stephen Waddington

There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. Social media activism: brands don’t listen In 2012 Steve Earl and I wrote a book called Brand Anarchy. Creative and content, the keys to good storytelling, are frequently overlooked elements of PR.

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The #PRStudChat Community Discusses Creative #PR on November 17th

Deirdre Breakenridge

ET, the #PRStudChat community will gather to discuss Creative PR and how smart PR today requires a combination of creative storytelling, powerful visual imagery and data-driven decision making. Geben was named the national media relations agency of the year (Ragan/PR Daily) and a top 10 agency for startups (Agency Post).

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Adapting Strategies for Effective Storytelling in the Social Media Era

PRSay

Before my time at adidas they were actually my client, as I worked for the brand’s PR agency for almost three years. The fusion of these groups truly mirrors the current state of the news making and storytelling industry as a whole. The traditional cadence of pitching stories to media has even evolved as well.

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The 7 “New” Rules Of Digital PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The unofficial kickoff of the digital PR industry goes back to late 2011 and early 2012, when Google’s Panda and Penguin algorithm updates turned the SEO category upside down. Today we’re challenged to use digital storytelling techniques where visual impact is even more important than persuasive writing.

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PR Job Coach - Untitled Article

PR Job Coach

With another decade of experience in communications and marketing agencies, Scott has advised clients that include Walmart, McDonalds, IBM, Coca-Cola, and Google, among others, and The Economist ranked him as #1 atop the list of 25 Social Business Leaders. Alan Mulally, the CEO of Ford Motor Company, called him "a visionary."

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The Gift of Desperation

Ishmael's Corner

operation back in the 2011/2012 timeframe. GM and global CEO since the Agency’s founding that we needed a fresh voice to lead the U.S. I was just as passionate and optimistic about the Agency. I was even more determined to put the Agency on a positive trajectory. It’s amazing how survival has a way of tuning one’s senses.