June 30, 2016 Once upon a time, storytelling was something business professionals did when they got home from work if they had children to lull to sleep. Today, however, it is being touted as a core skill that those at all corporate levels should master. And with good reason. Storytelling has earned such attention because, quite simply, it works. Stories …
Wickedly Effective Storytelling: Exercise of the 5 Whys
February 16, 2016 There’s one critical element that makes a great story a great story. Relevance. In working with hundreds of companies and even more marketers on how to become stellar storytellers, I’ve noticed that relevance in storytelling is what separates the strugglers from the artists. Without exception, when we struggle to tell a story that sounds different from everyone …
How a Content Marketing Mission Statement Supports the Brand Story
January 5, 2016 I love teaching workshops on content marketing and brand storytelling because there’s such a great opportunity to connect the dots for people. One of my favorites is when we talk about brand storytelling and how it relates to the content marketing mission statement. When I explain how this works, I truly feel like a magician revealing the …