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The Marketing Book Podcast: “The Sale Is In The Tale” by John Livesay

The Forward Observer

The Sale Is In The Tale by John Livesay About the Book John Livesay, a keynote speaker and author of the business book Better Selling Through Storytelling , presents us with a business fable set in Austin, Texas. It is about a sales representative whose old ways of selling are not working anymore. His TEDx talk has over 1,000,000 views.

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Why Social Impact Storytelling Will Be 2021’s Hottest Content Trend

Contently

That’s why social impact storytelling was one of the top content trends I presented in our State of Content Marketing 2021 trends webinar (which you can get on-demand here.). Social impact storytelling needs to be a part of your content strategy in 2021. When possible, align your social impact storytelling with a product.

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Novelty: The Storytelling Element Your Brain Craves

Contently

Last week, I explored the first of the four elements of great storytelling: relatability. Unfortunately, it often doesn’t make for very good content or storytelling. The post Novelty: The Storytelling Element Your Brain Craves appeared first on Contently. They found that our brains crave novelty. It makes sense.

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Combining Storytelling and Science to Create Real Revenue

Lattice

I’ve talked before about how I think there needs to be a resurgence of storytelling in the B2B world. And SiriusDecisions agrees, Senior Research Director Kerry Cunningham has advocated that in a world of more advanced analytics we actually have to become better storytellers.

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Forward 2016, Day 1: Why Content Marketing ? Brand Storytelling

Content Standard

At Forward 2016 , Skyword’s annual storytelling conference, brands from across the country came together yesterday to celebrate the fusion of marketing and storytelling. ” On the other hand, storytelling conveys meaning through a sequence of events that reveals a character’s true self.

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My Top Content Marketing Predictions For 2016

Marketing Insider Group

No, it’s time for content prognosticators and marketing futurists to get out their crystal balls and start predicting the biggest trends for content marketing for 2016. My Main Content Marketing Prediction For 2016? The leading marketing trend of 2016 will be the maturing of the age of ad blocking. What do you think?

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Forward 2016, Day 2: How to Turn Content Marketing into Sustainable Storytelling

Content Standard

On day two of Forward 2016 , Skyword President Rob Murray reminded attendees of the fusion between story and business, the theme of this year’s conference. ” Davis asked, “How can we know the storyteller from the story?” There doesn’t have to be a difference between the story and the storyteller.