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A Product Storytelling Framework from an Unlikely Seasonal Source

Contently

This post is an excerpt from her brand-new Everybody Writes: Your New and Improved Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content. But before Rudolph became famous through television and his theme song and a verified Instagram account (just kidding about that last one)… Rudolph was a viral marketing program for a then-major U.S.

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How brands should react to market slowdowns

Martech

Downturns can hit industries unexpectedly, causing brands to reevaluate strategies, especially when it comes to marketing and media buying. As media agency experts, it’s up to us to apply the wisdom and lessons learned to help brands stay the course and emerge successfully. A slowdown doesn’t necessarily mean pulling the plug.

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As over-the-top (OTT) booms, are advertisers keeping up?

illumin

You often hear brands tout the importance of short, targeted ads. What all of these platforms have in common is that they bypass traditional cable television and connect directly with the audience. Marketers need to invest in unique and interesting campaigns that use strong storytelling and impactful visuals.

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Wondery’s Founder Explains How Audio Storytelling Could Be the New TV

Contently

Over the last decade, audio storytelling—one of our oldest mediums—has seen an unprecedented explosion in popularity. And it’s a trend that brands can’t ignore—especially after GE’s podcast, The Message, reached the branded content singularity by becoming the most popular podcast in the iTunes store.

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Does Marketing Have A Marketing Problem?

Marketing Insider Group

Marketing suffers from a poor job of branding. Many CMOs still measure their success based on the size of their budget, and the awareness of their brand. With so much fun stuff to do on our phones, we started to ignore boring and self-serving banner ads on websites and television. Marketing has a marketing problem.

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Storytelling for ephemeral media

Digital Marketing World Forum

“It’s all about the storytelling – everything we do. Storytelling is at the centre.” It was the idea of storytelling that Nucco Brain was founded on almost six years ago – that brands could communicate better with people by finding their story and telling it well than with fancy taglines and flashy TVCs.

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Top Content Marketing Questions Answered

Marketing Insider Group

What’s going on here is that marketers have become storytellers and concept creators. From the brilliant brand videos you’ll find on YouTube, the ones that can make you laugh or cry – and subconsciously bond with a brand – to the informative blog posts that have become a part of all our lives, great content is everywhere.