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Digital storytelling goes authentic, thanks to Chipotle’s Scarecrow

In the classic film, The Wizard of Oz, a motley crew of a tin man, a cowardly lion and a scarecrow join forces with a girl from Kansas for an adventure that reminds us that, at..

Gary V: Why storytelling matters in business and social media

On stage and online, most savvy business leaders know him simply as Gary V. In real life and in business, those who know his story best know him as Gary Vaynerchuk, serial..

The Red Cross: Why authentic storytelling beats traditional marketing

One of the most intriguing and powerful examples of storytelling is now underway on the Internet and beyond, thanks to the American Red Cross.

The science that proves the effectiveness of storytelling in business

For several years now, marketers have been trying to convince business leaders around the world that storytelling is a great way to sell more, engage employees and build..

Will It Blend? With fluent storyteller Tom Dickson, yes!

When a skeptic tells me that a business-to-business company can’t sell using social media, I flip over to YouTube and demonstrate one of the greatest social media storytelling..

The value of trust: Stephen Covey’s lessons for Penn State

The passing of values guru Stephen Covey and the announcement of stiff NCAA sanctions against Penn State football share more than the coincidence of timing. Covey’s July 16 death..

The Three Points to Have a Story Worth Telling

New times sometimes call for new, (and sometimes not so new) approaches. In the never-ending pursuit to communicate effectively, managers and marketers alike are making “new”..

What Carl Jung teaches us about contemporary PR

Few psychologists (save Freud and Benjamin Spock) have had as wide an impact on popular culture, and in turn, business communications, than Swiss psychologist Carl Jung..

The Immediacy of Social Media: Are Expectations Too High?

Some areas of “new” media (or what others call “immediate media”) are widely altering how “news of the day” is followed and understood. Having made strong impact as real-time,..

Before Usain Bolt, Steve Prefontaine was the story of speed

This blog is usually filled with discussions and perspectives on the importance and technique of telling meaty stories with context, enlightenment for audiences and above all..

It's about the content, not the pipes!

Forgive me, but aside from the horrible economy, 2009 is starting to sound a lot like 1999 at the intersection of communication and technology. As with the dot.com explosion,..