The Proactive Report

APRIL 27, 2015

Don’t miss tomorrow’s Proactive Report interview with David Berkowitz, AdAge columnist and CMO of MRY. Here’s a sneak peek – I’ll be asking him questions about storytelling and why brands should rather be doing what he calls story making with customers. REGISTER HERE. Follow me on Twitter.

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Agility PR Solutions

JANUARY 7, 2021

The PR toolkit has evolved well beyond traditional press releases and media interviews to include the storytelling power of content marketing. The post How content marketing will humanize brand connections in 2021 appeared first on Agility PR Solutions. In this case, […].

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 7, 2017

Contemporary public relations has appropriated the classic cultural art form of rich storytelling, because no one can resist a good story. The best marketers know how to shape narratives that have an emotional hook or tie to consumer values. Most “marketing geniuses” are strong storytellers. Learn from the masters.

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Cision

APRIL 27, 2017

People who work in the marketing communications field have grappled with a very existential question in recent years: If marketing comms is becoming a more data-driven profession, then what happens to the art of storytelling I’ve cultivated my whole career? In fact, I know from experience, they coexist nicely. Psychographic.

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PRSay

APRIL 18, 2024

We are creators, storytellers and writers. I wanted to be so over-rehearsed that I could be silly with the fans, and not lose my train of thought,” she told TIME in her “Person of the Year” interview of her Eras Tour. Her storytelling is personal and intimate and gives a glimpse of what she’s feeling at the moment.

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Ishmael's Corner

AUGUST 11, 2019

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. As you would suspect, PR agencies typically don’t use advertising as part of the marketing mix. The post PR Agency Turns to Advertising for Storytelling appeared first on Ishmael's Corner ~ Storytelling Techniques For Business Communications.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

Marketers love storytelling. I’ve presented all kinds of storytelling programs, including digital marketing and storytelling. Yet, is storytelling the right way to build brands – and even tell stories? Is it time to update the marketing customer experience design approach?

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Ishmael's Corner

DECEMBER 2, 2014

I highlighted some of my top 2014 posts on Monday, ranging from interviewing my Mom on the PR profession to using the Budweiser Puppy Love video to illustrate how teasing out tension in a story requires bad stuff. As communicators increasingly spearhead owned media properties, they need to come up the curve in visual storytelling.

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Cision

JULY 30, 2015

There’s something about the last-minute interview request that has even the most seasoned spokespeople feeling a pinch of dread. Here’s what you need to do to deliver your best interview yet, even if you have only 10 minutes to spare: Set up a Time. If a reporter calls on deadline, never jump right into the interview.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

The more people I get to interview, the merrier. I’ve been in journalism for 12 years, with a large part of that being in broadcast and digital storytelling. Why is this a story I want to cover, not just a story for continued marketing purposes. As a journalist I ask questions, but I view the interview as a conversation.

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PRSay

JUNE 5, 2023

There are infinite ways to talk about our relationship with the outdoors,” Thurston said in an interview with PRsay. Thurston is an Emmy-nominated storyteller and producer, recognized for his work at the intersection of race, tech, democracy and climate. Every local PBS affiliate has seemingly been doing marketing for it.

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Mindful Marketing

JUNE 15, 2015

Drew McLellan has worked in advertising for 25+ years and started his own agency, McLellan Marketing Group, in 1995 after a five-year stint at Y&R. Random Acts of Marketing, was published in 2003 and Drew and Australian marketer Gavin Heaton created the Age of Conversation series of crowdsourced books in 2007. By Seedepth.

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 28, 2015

Paul Furiga is chief storyteller, founder and CEO of WordWrite Communications. The people who know us best, our clients, would tell you that at heart, we’re great storytellers. We use every tool in the PR toolbox to do that, including inbound marketing and social media. By Christine Perkett. Which is the most challenging one?

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2018

I have been blogging about challenges confronting digital PR and social media marketing. This is my first in series of interviews on the topic. Are the social media waters still safe for marketing? Instagram is all about dazzling images and stories and Facebook is increasingly about video storytelling. Absolutely.

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Ishmael's Corner

JUNE 9, 2021

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. A recent interview on NPR’s Fresh Air caught my attention. Terry Gross is interviewing Time Magazine journalist Simon Shuster about the dodgy relationship between Rudy Giuliani and Andrii Derkach, a Russian intelligence agent.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 17, 2019

And storytelling. These are the words my guests used in Off Script Q&A interviews about PR and marketing this year. While there have been 44 published Off Script interviews in total, nine were completed in 2019. 1) The long-term benefit of marketing agility. “A 2) Marketing as a knowledge center.

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Flack's Revenge

APRIL 27, 2021

For example I started interviewing for PR gigs in my late thirties, after taking a circuitous route through various sales, marketing and IT consulting roles. When all was said and done PR seemed to be my thing, so I set out to interview for client-side and agency gigs while picking up some freelancing business. The Strategist.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

In 2007, David mentioned my fledgling blog wiredPRworks in his book, “ The New Rules of Marketing and PR.”. In a stroke of marketing brilliance, David included over 160 bloggers/contributors in the first edition. When I found David’s work and read his first book, I knew I’d found the roadmap to the future of marketing and PR.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 3, 2019

An interview with Maja Pawinska Sims is a rite of passage for anyone in the PR industry. What’s your reading on the health of the PR industry market? Is anyone outperforming the market? The independent middle of the market is the place to be right now. Maja has spent two decades working in and reporting on the industry.

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PRSay

MAY 4, 2022

PR professionals can help prepare journalists for interviews with deaf actors, writers and other storytellers to help be better allies and more inclusive communicators. The organization offers a guidance document to help prepare journalists for interviews with deaf talent. Durant was once handed a microphone during an interview.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I had the week off this week, but luckily Kevin Hunt had the opportunity to interview Andy Sernovitz of SocialMedia.Org and Natanya Anderson of Whole Foods around the topics of native advertising, digital storytelling and key rules every social media leader should keep in mind (great post by Kevin over on Linked about this ).

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5W PR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Social media platforms, influencer marketing, and e-commerce are now integral to beauty PR strategies. Storytelling with purpose Craft narratives around a brand’s commitment to sustainability. Beauty PR can showcase these innovations through press releases, interviews with tech experts, and virtual events.

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Polaris

DECEMBER 4, 2014

But if you’re a busy CMO or a director of marketing, it’s important to make time for activities that will help you be better at your job. Shawn Achor is funny—laugh-out-loud funny—and a great storyteller to boot. Amy Lockwood is a former marketer who now works in international development. Content Marketing' The problem?

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wiredPRworks

MAY 11, 2021

In this five-minute Podcast Marketing PR Case Studies video, Barbara Rozgonyi shows you how she used the power of WIRED PR in 4D to promote an event, a topic, and a speaker. View the podcast marketing PR press release. In 2006 Barbara launched wiredPRworks.com , a top 50 marketing/PR blog.

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wiredPRworks

MAY 11, 2021

In this five-minute Podcast Marketing PR Case Studies video, Barbara Rozgonyi shows you how she used the power of WIRED PR in 4D to promote an event, a topic, and a speaker. View the podcast marketing PR press release. In 2006 Barbara launched wiredPRworks.com , a top 50 marketing/PR blog.

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Contently - Strategy

OCTOBER 9, 2019

I believe that empathy for your audience is the foundation of good marketing. But your brand will be forgotten in the landfill of marketing buzzspeak that people have to race past as they go about their day. The reason for this, it turns out, is super simple: Most marketers don’t ever talk to their prospects and clients.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Influencer marketing campaigns Fashion brands can collaborate with relevant influencers on social media platforms. Public relations Fashion brands can use public relations efforts and storytelling to get their name out there and reach customers. When paired with storytelling, companies can connect with even more people.

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Sword and the Script

JULY 7, 2015

Journalists, PR pros and increasingly of late, marketers, are increasingly focused on telling stories as a technique for getting information across. There’s a certain danger, or responsibility perhaps, that goes along with storytelling. by Frank Strong. Stories are entertaining and people are hardwired to retain stories.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 27, 2020

Marketers love storytelling. I’ve presented all kinds of storytelling programs, including digital marketing and storytelling. Yet, is storytelling the right way to build brands – and even tell stories? Is it time to update the marketing customer experience design approach?

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In the past, companies could easily set up shop in any crowded market and start selling their solutions to interested customers, but that’s not the case anymore. In fact, the report reveals most consumers rely on word of mouth marketing and client testimonials when considering making a purchase.

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MaccaPR

MARCH 12, 2019

Name a prominent medical product or healthcare brand – from Medtronic, Hennepin Healthcare, Prime Therapeutics, Upsher-Smith Labs and Provation to Vigilanz, Philips, 3M, Hill-Rom and Teleflex – and the Minneapolis-based healthcare marketing agency StoneArch has probably been involved.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 23, 2012

What struck me about this was the reversal of the storytelling dynamic , and the ongoing willingness of Rapha to put the brand in the hands of its consumers and community – a point highlighted by Brian Solis in his recent interview with Ford’s Jim Farley. Have you got any favorite examples of storytelling among online communities?

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Stern + Associates

MARCH 3, 2023

FDR’s reform program would include federal banking and stock market regulations, Social Security and unemployment insurance, and a transformation of expectations the people have of the government. We advise clients to go into any interview with a similar multi-step plan and call to action.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 10, 2019

As I’ve done in recent years, I’ve asked a whole bunch of smart people for their marketing predictions or PR predictions for the next year. And now on with the marketing and PR predictions for 2020. 1) Marketing embraces sustainability. 2) Marketing analytics enable better efficiency. “In 5) Marketers will slow down.

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Contently - Strategy

JULY 21, 2021

If you work in marketing long enough, you’re bound to encounter a buyer persona. I regularly attended meetups, speaking gigs, happy hours, conferences, meetings, book signings, customer events, and workshops that brought me together with the marketers and creatives I write for. Those interactions kept the muse vibrant in my mind.

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Presspage

JANUARY 23, 2024

Storytelling is a powerful tool that can establish an emotional connection between a company and its investors. Moreover, communicating a long-term vision and strategy through storytelling provides investors with a roadmap, reinforcing a shared understanding of where the company is headed and how it plans to get there.

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The Hoffman Agency

AUGUST 21, 2019

Following the lead of other companies such as LinkedIn , we decided to host Bring Your Family to Work Day so each of our team members could bring one or two family members to our office in Vancouver, Washington, for a little taste of our world: storytelling, PR, technology … and a happy hour, of course. Do you consider yourself a storyteller?

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