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

Polaris

Stories—and storytelling—are powerful. In April 2012, Mullick released Caines’s Arcade, an 11-minute video telling the story of Caine, his cardboard arcade and the flash mob. Its signature event is the Global Cardboard Challenge, held in 2013 and 2014 on the Saturday closest to the anniversary of the 2012 flash mob.

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Talking About the Great Outdoors: Q&A With Acclaimed Storyteller Baratunde Thurston

PRSay

Thurston is an Emmy-nominated storyteller and producer, recognized for his work at the intersection of race, tech, democracy and climate. The closest comps are my 2019 TED Talk and my 2012 memoir, “ How to Be Black.” There are infinite ways to talk about our relationship with the outdoors,” Thurston said in an interview with PRsay.

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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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Data-Driven Storytelling – The PR Gift That Keeps on Giving

Barokas

And while the benefits of data-driven storytelling have been extolled in the PR world for some time now, we often forget that our clients are the keepers of their own best asset – data. The post Data-Driven Storytelling – The PR Gift That Keeps on Giving appeared first on Barokas PR - PR minus the BS. Telling stories with stats.

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TSA Shows Its Visual Storytelling Chops

Ishmael's Corner

Taking a page from the visual storytelling playbook, TSA’s Instagram account highlights the dangerous and even crazy stuff that people try to get through airport security. Here’s a photo of a six-bladed throwing star that was discovered in a carry-on bag at the #LosAngeles International Airport in July of 2012.

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Data-Driven Storytelling – The PR Gift That Keeps on Giving

Barokas

And while the benefits of data-driven storytelling have been extolled in the PR world for some time now, we often forget that our clients are the keepers of their own best asset – data. The post Data-Driven Storytelling – The PR Gift That Keeps on Giving appeared first on Barokas Public Relations. Telling stories with stats.

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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. Hw founded the agency in 2012 to help organizations propel themselves forward using the entire spectrum of public relations.