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Creating a Video Storytelling Strategy That Gets Results

PRSay

But one surefire way to stand out from your competition is with excellent video storytelling. I’ve spent more than 20 years honing video storytelling skills with my team at MediaSource. So when you’re considering video storytelling, here are four key steps, from strategy to assessment: 1. Evaluation.

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McDonald’s Serves Up Failure and Fries in Business Storytelling

Ishmael's Corner

When we capture storytelling assets for one of our clients, no one proactively comes forth to share the time that something went horribly wrong. Yet, failure is one of the best techniques to bring tension or even drama to business storytelling. The ramifications for PR are counter-intuitive. I think it’s fair to say not very often.

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Helping Non-designers Get the Visual Storytelling Religion

Ishmael's Corner

Previous posts have discussed the challenge for PR folks to embrace visual storytelling in communications. Responding to the crush of information and more people accessing content on mobile devices, they definitely have the visual storytelling religion. A recent Gizmodo story on Bloomberg Businessweek reminded me of this very point.

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Sellafield storyteller turns whistleblower: “toxic materials and toxic culture”

Stephen Waddington

I had spoken to employees who had trusted me with their experiences of mental health breakdown and then had to suck it up as human resources cherry-picked the case studies which painted the company in the best light. I’d been the company’s first ever communications lead for equality, diversity and inclusion.

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Monday Roundup: Storytelling

Waxing UnLyrical

As the holidays approach, we’re reminded daily of the importance of storytelling. Just like Christmas, though, the spirit of storytelling is important for business all year round. This week’s roundup features seven posts from around the web that focus on storytelling. Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling.

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More on PR2020: social media activism, internal comms resurgence, storytelling and professionalism

Stephen Waddington

There were some clear misses in my original essay: social media activism, internal communications, storytelling and professionalism in PR. Creative and content, the keys to good storytelling, are frequently overlooked elements of PR. They lie at the heart of inspiring conversations and storytelling.

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Storytelling Isn’t Just for Kids. Understanding the Value of Customer Impact Stories.

Barokas

To do this, we must remember that the storyteller is often just as important as the stories themselves. Customers are an amazing resource for this type of authentic storytelling. The post Storytelling Isn’t Just for Kids. Allison Hefner, Social Media & Content Development Manager.