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

Polaris

Stories—and storytelling—are powerful. The video quickly went viral, racking up over 1 million views the first day alone. 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. Let me tell you about one such story.

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State of Content Marketing 2019: Creativity Strikes Back

Contently - Strategy

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. Slowly, they brought on other smart people with great storytelling skills to join them in the fight. Creativity strikes back. But a lot of them stuck it out.

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30 Pragmatic Marketing and PR Predictions for 2020

Sword and the Script

“Content marketing will revolve more around individuals and storytelling components. But I am curious if consumer trust has reached a point where more and more brands will look to intentionally create content that ‘goes viral’ due to its divisive or outrageous nature. You can find all posts that reference Muck Rack here.

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