Stephen Waddington

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Good photography is an important means of recording an event, telling a story, and promoting an organisation or brand. That was the sign off to an email from Richard Dawson, business journalist, North East Times Magazine. He’s a visual storyteller. North East Times Magazine used one of the photos on the January cover.

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5W PR

JANUARY 8, 2019

Influencers became brand owners , cosmetic giants took notes from indie brands’ playbooks and acquisitions skyrocketed. There is no one equation for success in this industry, but there are common strategic threads that, when woven together with a unique brand message, point towards success for the New Year. The result?

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

” How do you message it, build it into your storytelling and news campaigns, yes, how to spin the sauce or slather it on for best results? A Google search surfaced the term in a 1993 BYTE magazine article about CD-ROMs (boy was that a great publication, back when magazines were real, glossy and thick as an encyclopedia).

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PRSay

OCTOBER 8, 2017

The professional storyteller, best known for his critically acclaimed documentary “Super Size Me,” shared how to “create world-changing content, one story at a time,” peppering the session with video clips from his various films. Storytelling, Branding and Influencing. Finding a good story is only the beginning.

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ReimaginePR

JULY 4, 2015

He was named a Global Hero by Verge Magazine. On top of all that he’s working on a documentary film about his friend Soun Rottana from the Siem Reap war museum (see bottom video). As a consultant/advocate for Asian Outreach in Mongolia and Cambodia, he regularly travels often to the region.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 2, 2015

A Guest Post By Natasha Clark, Founder of Lioness Magazine. Storytelling is a powerful tool to share and exchange ideas. As founder of Lioness Magazine , there were a few things that I learned as we launched: Content is key. Think of brands that have impacted you. Dove is a brand that gets it. Maintain the edge.

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Prohibition

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Overview of Tech PR Tech PR is the strategic use of communications and relationships to build the reputation of a brand or business in the technology industry. Tech PR also involves securing media coverage and amplifying content through storytelling to reach the right target audience.

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The Hoyt Organization

JANUARY 17, 2024

Your institution stands a better chance of fostering connection, engagement, and inspiration through storytelling than traditional sales-driven marketing tactics. This includes traditional outlets like newspapers and magazines, broadcast media such as radio and TV, and digital platforms like blogs and online news sites.

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prTini

JANUARY 16, 2015

Each month, I’ll share two that I recommend using to boost different areas of PR, starting with visual storytelling. Flipboard – Flipboard ’s magazines have always been helpful for trend/news monitoring and content discovery. where we’ll be sharing more visual storytelling tips, tricks and resources. Here we go!

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PRSay

APRIL 19, 2023

As chief official White House photographer, did you consider yourself more of a historian or storyteller? What insights can you share with communicators about storytelling and how images help drive that narrative? I did this assignment recently for Howard University, for their alum magazine, on their outgoing president.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Some campaigns are strictly for brand building; sales aren’t a consideration. However, for those brands and clients looking for deeper measurement, it’s essential to work with a PR partner capable of exploring the impact of media placements – and using it inform future strategy.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

I wonder how these schools “covered” this game from a news, storytelling and social media perspective. I grabbed coffee with Kate a couple weeks ago to talk about the game and how they approached it from a storytelling and social media perspective. It’s now really a destination for storytelling.

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Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

A parade of prominent journalists recently left top media companies like Vox, Digiday, Politico, and New York Magazine, to strike out on their own with a newsletter on Substack, which makes it easy to monetize your content with paid subscriptions. Over at my LinkedIn newsletter , it’s the art and science of storytelling.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

MARCH 8, 2017

ET, the #PRStudChat community will gather to discuss how storytelling and content help to build relationships with your community. What role does content play in building relationships and a community around your brand? How do you know the best type of content to share to support your storytelling?

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Ishmael's Corner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

While the Internet has commoditized news announcements, what appears in publications still impacts a company’s brand and reputation. That’s why I was intrigued when I heard that Muck Rack (in cooperation MDC Partners) surveyed a cross section of journalists — newspapers, magazines, trade publications, etc. — is beyond me.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 30, 2018

Authentic Storytelling Project. This awesome blog is a how-to for brands looking to package and distribute the best stories from within their organizations. ” Finally, writer Christoph Trappe also includes a handy index of social media, content and storytelling terms that are very helpful for clients and agencies.

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Ishmael's Corner

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Today brings a grab bag of business storytelling for easy consumption. After facilitating 100+ exercises in the name of branding and messaging, one common theme surfaces. possible feature in a national newsstand home magazine. Uncategorized business storytelling perceived as innovative PR savvy product placement'

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 18, 2019

11) “I get my clients, who are experts in their fields, into newspapers, magazines, online publications and on TV and radio.”. 19) “I write stories for our magazine and newsletters, manage the print production and put them on our website.”. 22) “I am a storyteller and I look out for people.”. 63) “I am a storyteller.”.

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Contently - Strategy

JULY 22, 2021

Even harder to know what to say, which is why so many “Our brand is here for you in these unprecedented times” emails flooded our inboxes. Communication about safety protocols and points flexibility was crucial, but the brand’s marketing team also knew that their audience wanted more than memos. But in travel?

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Contently - Strategy

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The brand had a slick new site, detailed persona work, and a strong SEO gameplan. 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. The brand purpose craze. Creativity strikes back.

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Critical Mention

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

After 15 years working on air in the Philadelphia market, I decided to utilize my experience in the media industry to help obtain major media placements for spokespeople and brands. I always remind clients it’s about storytelling. We know now that influencers and brands need to join in the conversation with a true authentic voice.

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The Resolution Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2019

There tends to be a lot of guesswork involved in PR because, while you can get a rough idea of how many people view a website a month or the circulation of a magazine, you don’t know for sure how many people will actually read your story. It’s essentially an ad technology that allows brands to promote their earned media by paying for it.

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PRSay

JANUARY 3, 2018

We’ve watched traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television decrease in importance thanks to Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and other social platforms. In 2018, discussions about the future for PR and communications pros will likely include the topic of robots.

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Beyond PR

APRIL 29, 2016

In the past, would-be travelers leaned solely on paperback destination guides and magazines. Where to go, how to get there and what to do are just a few things that travelers think about when planning an escape. Today’s tourists, on the other hand, can also turn to search engines and mobile devices to provide insight on the go.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2019

In 2017, my organization, Goodwill Industries International, then a 115-year-old social enterprise; one of the oldest 501 (c)(3) nonprofit brands; the leading workforce provider in North America; and the #1 brand doing the most good by enso and featured in Fast Company Magazine – faced a pretty significant challenge.

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Presspage

APRIL 12, 2018

In this digital age, many, many brands are still using press releases to connect their stories to media outlets. Here’s a scary stat I read in Wired magazine regarding national election reporting: In November 2012, it took four employees at the Washington Post, 25 hours to compile and post a fraction of the election results.

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MaccaPR

JULY 24, 2019

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaigns are on the rise as brands explore how they can stand out in a crowded, noisy marketplace, position themselves apart from their competition and make a statement with consumers. The most successful CSR initiatives are authentic, engaging and further the brand’s mission. Which do you choose?

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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. Fortune Magazine Gets into the “PR” Business.

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PR 20/20

JANUARY 16, 2023

Content Strategist ( @Contently ): A publishing solution with an insightful magazine on “brands, storytelling and the future of content.”. LinkedIn Official Blog ( @LinkedIn ): Tips to rock your LinkedIn presence, plus solid insight into personal branding and career advice. a free marketing course).

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 5, 2017

As communicators, we will be increasingly asked not only to create relationships and generate coverage for brands and organizations, but to build the kind of relationships that actually influence behavior, and do so in a transparent way. ” Implied links are simply brand mentions that appear in earned or shared media.

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Beyond PR

MARCH 14, 2016

Volandes formerly served as style director at the magazine since 2014 and held the same role at Departures magazine from 2007-2011. The magazine will celebrate its 170 th anniversary later this year. GQ: Noah Johnson ( @noahvjohnson ) has joined the new men’s fashion magazine launching in May, GQ Style, as senior editor.

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Beyond PR

JANUARY 9, 2017

PR includes the creation and distribution of information, primarily in the form of stories, published or broadcast by mass media such as newspapers, magazines, television, blogs, podcast and radio. Here’s where the art of storytelling takes place. Her clients have been featured in O Magazine, US News and World Report and Time. .

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MaccaPR

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Eight years ago, Unilever’s Dove brand began exploring how its female consumers perceived beauty by using real women—of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds—as the faces of its marketing campaign from agency Ogilvy & Mather Brazil. The brand’s exceptional storytelling is honest, inspiring and downright sobering. The answer?

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prTini

OCTOBER 17, 2014

10 Storytelling Tips for PR Pros. Yahoo Launches Digital Magazine Yahoo DIY with Slideshows, Listicles, and Original Videos. The Secret to Getting Me to Become Your Brand Advocate. 6 Simple Habits of Successful Social Marketers. Want to Improve Your Social Media Sharing? Harness the Power of Positivity in Social Media.

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Mora Communications

OCTOBER 26, 2017

If this is your field, start by defining your image, your brand and your target market. Effective PR is effective storytelling. Once you’re in magazines and newspapers, you can use social media and the internet to ramp up interest in your product. Next, discover your stories. How do you find your stories?

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Cision

JULY 20, 2015

Through those communities we were able to locate journalists that were able to review our products for magazines like Backpacker and Outside online. It’s a common understanding that storytelling is an effective way to share ideas. We went to those online communities and announced our product and drummed up interest.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 24, 2019

For nearly five decades, Money was a glossy finance magazine published by Meredith Corporation. Executive editor Mike Ayers told me Dollar Scholar was his attempt at expanding the magazine’s target audience, and it seems to have worked. Try a new audience with a new offering. Don’t just publish a digest.

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