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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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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.

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How to Leverage Usage Intelligence Data for an Effective Content Strategy

Webbiquity

Drilling further into the report, it’s interesting to note how marketers are researching their audiences, and the key gaps within that process. Storytelling. This can mean so many things, but something often glossed over in this particular strategy is the power of data in good storytelling. Click to enlarge.

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How Brand Storytelling Redefines the Marketing Budget

Content Standard

Marketers love their processes. For the most part, this is a good instinct—consistent processes typically provide results you can expect, they offer easy ways to review and optimize steps along the way, and they keep people organized. To some extent, the process worked, and it was comfortable for the brand’s leadership.

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Thoughts from Viewtopia 2016: Video Has Evolved

Vidyard

If you weren’t able to make the trip to San Francisco (or didn’t tune into our Live Stream) here are some of the biggest lessons we took away from Viewtopia: Storytelling Isn’t Just a Buzzword. Elaine Ip (@_elaineip) November 9, 2016. iMEDIA Conference (@iMEDIA_yeg) November 9, 2016. Let that soak in.

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Is Story-Making the Next Evolution of Brand Storytelling?

Content Standard

You’ve been evangelizing the power of good brand storytelling for a long time. You know the importance of finding great storytellers and creatives to build a stronger relationship with your brand. The Evolution of Storytelling. ” Storytelling vs. Story-Making. That’s storytelling.

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Thought Leader and Influencer Interview with Aruna Ravichandran, SVP & Chief Marketing and Customer Officer for Webex, Cisco

Thinkers360

She has authored two pioneering books on DevOps: DevOps for Digital Leaders and The Kitty Hawk Venture , and earned numerous awards including: Top 100 The Most Influential Women in Silicon Valley 2016 by the San Jose Business Journal, and Most Powerful and Influential Woman Award by the National Diversity Council in 2016.