Ishmael's Corner

AUGUST 24, 2014

Instead, it’s the type of business storytelling that’s useful or informative and ultimately helps people in their jobs. Bring meaning to the concept of storytelling in business communications, offering pragmatic advice/insights. Out of the 139 posts published between May 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014, 126 played at the industry level.

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The brand had a slick new site, detailed persona work, and a strong SEO gameplan. I’ve worked at Contently, one of the pioneers in content marketing, since 2013. Starting in 2013, brands started hiring journalists to work on their content programs. Their bosses shrugged off the failure by blaming an entire industry.

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Ishmael's Corner

JANUARY 27, 2015

But the administration’s true digital savvy comes out in how it shapes in-depth content with a storytelling bent, attracting a mass audience. While many fixate on native advertising, the partnering of publications and brands in the making of journalism is the more jarring trend. It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s Sponsored Content.

Industry 60

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

And in an age when we are inundated with information and distraction, civil society desperately needs journalism to be credible as it offers curation, analysis and insight. When trust in journalism is broken, everyone loses. The boundaries between journalism and public relations are increasingly porous.

Journalism 40

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

And in an age when we are inundated with information and distraction, civil society desperately needs journalism to be credible as it offers curation, analysis and insight. When trust in journalism is broken, everyone loses. The boundaries between journalism and public relations are increasingly porous.

Journalism 40

Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

PRSay

APRIL 22, 2016

As consumers, we spend little time thinking about the people behind our favorite brands. Are you seen in their eyes as a corporate conglomerate or faceless brand, or do they see a dedicated team that is passionate about pleasing their customers? But, given our heavy manufacturing mindset, we were leery to call our efforts “branding.”.

Agriculture 70

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Communications Conversations

JANUARY 26, 2016

Think Netflix + The Wall Street Journal (and a bunch of others here ). Ad numbers like this don’t tell the whole story, but it is an indicator of how brands are using their time and budgets. In fact, if these numbers are accurate, the USA Today went from a print pub circ of 1,424,000 in 2013 to just 299,000 in 2015.

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