Posts by category: storytelling

by Alex aka Chief WOWness in / branding / storytelling
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Is the community manager clueless?

Is the community manager clueless?

Today I heard a very curious comment from a Chief Innovator Officer. He was very upset about the fact that their community manager was totally clueless to what was going on in the company. It got me thinking about the position of community manager as head of Social Media in

by Alex aka Chief WOWness in / branding / storytelling
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Corporate storytelling in the age of social media

Corporate storytelling in the age of social media

Corporate storytelling narratives need a new approach. If you read most of the literature out there on the topic, the feeling is that of old school press release storytelling command and control. Cold, unemotional narratives are praised against personal emotional stories. One of the major arguments is that corporate people

by Alex aka Chief WOWness in / branding / storytelling
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Using Social Media isn’t storytelling

Using Social Media isn’t storytelling

It’s funny to see how so many companies mix the concept of social media and storytelling. I was recently watching a video by Dow Chemicals, on how their scientists where using storytelling. It ended up being a talk on how they empowered their scientists with social media and allowed them

by Alex aka Chief WOWness in / press42 / storytelling
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Storytelling: what story should I tell? Part II

Storytelling: what story should I tell? Part II

As we explained in part I of this series on storytelling, one way of spinning a story for your start-up is the personal story of the founders. Nevertheless, If your personal story as a founder isn’t specially interesting, I would recommend you to focus on stories about your users. When a

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Storytelling: what story should I tell? Part I

Storytelling: what story should I tell? Part I

The first time I did the storytelling workshop for start-ups I wasn’t sure it made any sense. It was basically a hunch that a lot of start-ups would be interested in learning how to write a powerful story for their company. The feedback we’ve had in the past year definitely