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Professional Storytelling and Strategic Communication Perspective Blogs : storytelling (3)

Three steps to unpacking your company Story

If you’ve been following us awhile you know we are the agency of Story. WordWrite was the dream of our founder and CEO, Paul Furiga. He believed thoughtful and powerful..

Hey, Just As Long As They Spelled Our Name Right!

In any given year, we typically handle about 12 crisis situations for clients – 10 of which you will never hear about.

Writing What You Don't Know

There’s an old saying in the literary community, “write what you know.” Ideally, writers across our industry—bloggers, content marketers, social media managers— would be able to..

Successful brand journalism: It’s all about great storytelling

Why are so many organizations creating brand journalism platforms in the 21st century?

5 PR lessons from the 2016 presidential election

While determining the winner of the presidential election matters to American democracy, public relations professionals don’t need to wait for the ballot count — the votes (and..

Storytelling: Words still matter in social media —even in video!

Storytelling is the pinnacle of communications. But it's also the most misunderstood marketing and communications approach of all the tools in the arsenal of great communicators.

Nike and Southwest: brands whose great stories drive results

Let’s name drop for a minute. Nike. Southwest. What do those names mean to you?

Classic storylines that create success in communications

This is a story of Carl and Joe. I don't know if Carl and Joe ever met, but they were certainly fellow travelers. Their shared passion: storytelling.

Storytelling: Why it matters more than any other marketing approach

If a truth is actually universal, it should generate unanimous agreement. Here’s one: We all love a great story.

The Hero’s Journey: Storytelling Lessons From the Olympics

For the next two weeks, as the Olympic games play out in Sochi, the world will be treated to one repeating story line, over and over again: the hero’s journey.

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..

Storytelling, John Wanamaker and fixing marketing communications

"Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." - Legendary department store magnate John Wanamaker

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..