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Relatability: The First Step to Great Storytelling

Contently

As Jonathan Gottschall writes in The Storytelling Animal , human beings are built for stories. We all have storytelling superpowers inside us, but as the pressures of life builds—tests, grades, jobs, mortgages, performance reviews—we lose sight of this instinctual skill. We spend our lives telling ourselves tales.

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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 video went viral, triggered a flood of dopamine in people’s brains, and inspired them to want to learn more. Why we crave new stories. .”

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Video Storytelling: How to Drive Connection Through Narrative

Vidyard

While the content is broadly entertaining, their target audience of event managers recognize the specialized terms and scenarios presented, and thereby quickly understand exactly how Cvent can help them with specific day-to-day activities. Video Storytelling Tips 3.1 Anger leads to virality. Video Storytelling Tips.

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From reporting to analysis: How storytelling with data helps secure executive buy-in

Sprout Social

This is where storytelling with data comes in. As a social expert, you already have storytelling skills. One viral post or brand crisis can skyrocket your numbers for a month (for better or worse), which could set unrealistic expectations for KPIs like impressions or engagements if you don’t put the data in context.

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Video Storytelling: How to Drive Connection Through Narrative

Vidyard

A really great story can communicate the entire character of a brand in less than three minutes, and video storytelling can be especially persuasive. Whether it’s in a cute animation or a documentary-style video, brands are presenting powerful themes we can all rally behind and share. Build Video Storytelling Around Emotion 3.

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What Did You Miss From the 2019 Minnesota PRSA Digital Storytelling Workshop?

Brandpoint

Each year, there is a different topic of focus, and this year’s was “Digital Storytelling.” There was a full schedule for the day, including speakers, presentations and discussion panels. “Brand Love in a Sea of Indifference” The next topic was presented by Bridget Jewell , Creative Director at Periscope.