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4 Reasons Why Customers Should Be Your Brand Storyteller, Not You

Contently

” “Or, maybe we just write a blog post and increase our ad spend to get more traffic to the post!” If you’ve studied Nike’s marketing campaigns, you’ve probably noticed their ads never present product descriptions, unlike their competitors. I can hear it now. “Oh, It’s not just Tesla. Never Nike.

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Content Marketing Event: New Media 2012

Ambal's Amusings

This is the topic that thought-provoking professionals will tackle at New Media 2012 event. We have invited Russell Sparkman, co-founder of Fusionspark Media and event co-producer of New Media 2012 to share his thoughts on New Media and Content Marketing. Tell us about New Media 2012 event and Fusionspark Media.

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How to Make the Case for Content Marketing in Uncertain Times

Contently

Take, for instance, this piece on how to write a white paper. We published it back in 2012, when Contently was five people hiding out in the corner of Google’s Chelsea Market office. Mediocre presentations can’t be propped up by great food, booze, and networking opportunities.

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What is Public Relations? The Definition of PR in 100 Words or Less

Hubspot

In fact, in 2012, the Public Relations Society of America ( PRSA ) accepted a few thousand submissions before finally agreeing on a definition: “Public relations is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics.”. The positive, storytelling side of PR.

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The Great British Christmas Ad: How UK Retailers Dive Head-First into Festive Brand Storytelling

Content Standard

You could say Coca-Cola invented the Christmas ad, but brand storytelling king John Lewis kidnapped it and taught it to manipulate emotions to a twee acoustic soundtrack. Using storytelling for national holidays is nothing new; companies both large and small have been known to hijack a big event to get some associated feels for themselves.

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Buyer’s Guide to the Best Content Marketing Books of 2018

Content Marketing Institute

I speak from review experience, as I’ve been sharing the plusses and minuses of content marketing books since 2012. In 2018, content marketers renewed attention to the why’s and how’s of brand storytelling techniques, almost as if storytelling didn’t exist until January 1, 2018. contentmarketing Click To Tweet.

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How I Helped SAP Achieve 7x Content Marketing ROI (With A Little Help From My Friends)

Marketing Insider Group

I realized the only way to make the initiative successful was with intensive research and some storytelling. I knew I would also need to present a strong business case, and communicate strong ROI measurement. But I also started getting asked to speak, and write a book, and join startups, and advise other companies.