ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Entrepreneur and presidential contender Andrew Yang has used his 15 minutes to warn us of the hollowing-out of key industries like retail, customer service, and trucking as a result of AI. That means creative work, like generating innovative ideas for programs, and like — storytelling. Turning customers into fans.

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Marketing Storytelling Creativity Privacy 173

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 24, 2018

Still, a prime impediment to PR teams’ showing out-of-the-box creative chops is clients’ aversion to risk– something not so prevalent in the advertising field. Advertisements for travel metasearch sites usually involve a cutesy gnome (Travelocity) or a charismatic spokesperson (Trivago). 4 ways creative PR takes it up a notch.

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Creativity Small Business Storytelling Travel 174

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 18, 2018

While top-tier marketing and advertising are valuable, associated PR campaigns can help propel a brand to the next level of emotional attachment. For companies looking to differentiate themselves from the pack, PR (integrated with advertising and marketing) can help build a foundation of brand love. Storytelling brings brands to life.

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Brand Branding Storytelling B2B 149

5W PR

JUNE 14, 2023

By using appealing imagery, engaging storytelling, and taste-focused marketing campaigns, brands can entice consumers to try their cheap healthy snacks. Additionally, targeted online advertising, email marketing campaigns, and interactive content can help reach a wider audience and drive conversions.

Marketing 88

Marketing Consumer Education Retail 88

Cision

APRIL 5, 2017

Far from a secret pheromone added to the air in a clothing retailer — or subliminal cues placed in television advertising — emotional, truth-based storytelling plays on a consumer’s state of mind and makes them want to believe. Brands that do it well leverage our memories, fears and dreams to position themselves in the market.

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Brand Branding YouTube Social Media 252

PRSay

JULY 26, 2022

We are seeing more brands and the new start-up ecosystem wanting to understand the value of communication as they build programs to raise their reputation and intensify their storytelling efforts. Digital-first campaigns, influencer mapping and marketing are new ways of storytelling.

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Local Crisis Management Internal International 109

Cision

MARCH 14, 2017

From the moment commercials blare from your TV as you’re getting ready for work to the countless ads that populate your news feed as you surf social networks throughout the day, you’re bombarded with advertisements. To cope with the amount of advertising that pesters people daily, brands have reinvented how they sell products.

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Creativity Comparison Construction Retail 208

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JULY 14, 2017

In that spirit, here’s a look at a few companies really killing it in the storytelling game. Take some tips from some stellar standouts and to further improve your storytelling prowess, please download our tip sheet, Once Upon a Time…PR Tips For The Best Brand Storytelling available at the end of this post.

Brand 136

Brand Branding Storytelling Airlines 136

Cision

JANUARY 6, 2017

It is the culmination of thirty years of building and re-energizing world-class brands in entertainment, retail, food and beverage and sports. That is how we created the three pillars of storytelling, country building and club making. That includes the guest experience, the environment, advertising and social media.

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Retail Consumer Brand Branding 225

5W PR

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

But one of the problems for businesses – and their PR people, Instagram continues to limit access to paid advertising on their site. Finally, don’t forget this is still a social media platform, that means it’s not just about advertising your product or service, it’s also about building an interactive group.

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Instagram Publicity How To Social Media 158

Polaris

JANUARY 2, 2015

So I turned to Bill Hearn , Counsel, Davis LLP, a leading legal expert in competition, advertising and marketing law. times as many views as the runner-up post, 5 Storytelling Techniques to Master Before Your Next Presentation. Everyone wanted to understand the new rules. This post was our most viewed in 2014, with more than 2.5

Content Marketing 100

Content Marketing Blogging Marketing B2C 100

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2019

According to influencer marketing platform Musefind, 92 percent of consumers trust an influencer more than an advertisement or even a celebrity endorser. Recently, we had an Earth Day influencer post content about a major, for-profit retail competitor on the same day as our post.

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Nonprofit Fashion Retail Enterprise 84

Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Two factors; first, retailers always spend enormous sums on digital marketing in Q4 to make for a strong retail holiday season. As marketers and communicators, we should consider whether long-form video storytelling has a place in our efforts. Facebook isn’t shying away from its AI ambitions, either.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 28, 2017

The PR campaign’s goals were to infiltrate the college market, and our storytelling focused on college readiness for freshmen. This strategy paid off when retailers like Best Buy and Fleet Feet began stocking Wearsafe. At that point, we altered our focus to target female runners concerned about safety while exercising outdoors.

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Measurement Study Data Agency 120

Cision

OCTOBER 16, 2017

So, the things we’ll see in the market, you know, if it’s a retailer were seeing things like, “Well could you help us with driving some more traffic for shopping cart conversions?” As an example. Or, if it’s in B2B, “How might some of these initiatives help drive a demand generation program?” Chris Lynch: Yeah, right.

Media 202

Media Storytelling Technology Data 202

PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Marketers will likely gravitate toward tracks including: Advertising and brand experience. Experiential storytelling. Traffic & Conversion Summit 2020 will feature seven tracks including: big ideas, agencies only, digital retailers, digital advertisers, content marketers, conversational marketers and growth hackers.

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Conference Marketing Case Study Content Marketing 97

Beyond PR

APRIL 6, 2017

Far from a secret pheromone added to the air in a clothing retailer — or subliminal cues placed in television advertising — emotional, truth-based storytelling plays on a consumer’s state of mind and makes them want to believe. Brands that do it well leverage our memories, fears and dreams to position themselves in the market.

Brand 49

Brand Branding YouTube Survey 49

MaccaPR

MARCH 12, 2019

Originally, a new mom would go to Babies R Us or another retailer and put a breast pump on their baby registry for someone to buy for them. We helped build that brand with a foundation of storytelling, which is a special challenge given that Bind is a B2B company that sells not direct to consumer, but to self-insured employers.

Agency 54

Agency Healthcare Interviews Insurance 54

Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Founder of Crenshaw Communications, Dorothy handles clients in CE and digital technology, retail, consumer products, and health promotion. Earlier roles include Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Worldwide Consumer Marketing at the PR unit of Grey Advertising and Edelman Worldwide as a senior vice president.

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Cision

JULY 20, 2015

In a previous Cision post, I wrote about Aristotle’s formula for storytelling, a formula still evident in a lot of modern storytelling: The pledge – An audience should feel pity for a character due to their undeserved misfortune. It’s a common understanding that storytelling is an effective way to share ideas.

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Energy Viral Storytelling Community 120

Masters in Communications

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Typically, it is synonymous with broadcast and print media: radio, TV, and film (small and large screen), print media, and advertising. Outdoor and transmit media typically tend to be advertising material (but not always). He is also understood to be the world's first book retailer whose business model was to sell books to the public.

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Ethics Communications Print Television 52

MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Do this by being authentic storytellers and finding the right consumers with whom to connect. Whether you work for a children’s hospital or an outdoor adventure retailer like REI, reaching the right audience at the right time is the key to your success. Bring Your Content Into Real Life.

Marketing 48

Marketing Social Media Video Mobile 48

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Around 57 percent of retail brands said they notice average order values increase when users watch just one video they’ve produced – and sales totals double when people have watched 10 or more videos ( LiveClicker ). Identify a budget number you can realistically afford. In summary: Video-anything is here to stay!

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Video YouTube Web Case Study 40