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Why did my husband switch cognacs for the long term? Brand storytelling made him do it.

How to come up with a brand story

‘How we make it’ and 4 other ways to find a brand narrative The other day, my husband came home...
<strong>Bring your mission, vision and values to life</strong> Let employees illustrate your core competencies. <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/astronaut-helmet-isolated-on-white-background-340429301" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Image by NikoNomad</em></a>

Use employees for human-interest feature stories [Examples!]

Let people stand for your principles America’s executives spend more time crafting their company’s mission, vision and values statements than...
<strong>Find a poster person</strong> Steal a tip from these Silver Anvil winners and use a person to make your point. <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/closeup-portrait-handsome-laughing-successful-young-174290246" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Image by pathdoc</em></a>

Check out these human-interest stories [Examples!]

Let customers, clients, kids & more make your point for you When Allstate Foundation launched a teen-driving summit to help...
People in one study gave more than twice as much to a single child than to 11 million starving children in Ethiopia.

What’s the impact of human-interest stories?

Show readers one person — not 1,001 Quick! Would you rather spend $10 million to save 10,000 lives from a disease...
<strong>What’s the problem?</strong> Use this story template to make your next case study, testimonial or narrative more dramatic and powerful. <a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/investor-lawyer-executive-speed-urgency-delay-1050029477" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Image from Roman Samborskyi</em></a>

How to write a case study [example]

Zimmer Inc. uses the P-S-R format Roz Chast's "Story Template" offers a good structure for corporate storytellers to follow: What’s...
<strong>Point taken!</strong> Get your message across with these writing tips for corporate communicators, PR pros and other professional writers. <a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/yellow-pencils-on-a-white-background-gm1002855198-270978565" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Image by 5second</em></a>

8 good writing tips for corporate communicators

How to tell better stories, write to persuade and more … Want to write better, easier and faster? Get clicked,...
<strong>Sharpen up!</strong> What writing techniques can you learn from these writing tips and tricks? <a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/yellow-pencils-on-a-white-background-gm1002859478-270979780" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Image by 5second</em></a>

Writing tips and tricks to try now

Get opened, get read — and get home early — with these techniques Want to boost your open rates? Get...
<strong>Get your point across</strong> Write more persuasive, more readable messages, with these content writing tips and tricks. <a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/background-of-yellow-pencils-gm1002855326-270978608" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Image by 5second</em></a>

8 content writing tips and tricks to try now

Write better news releases, webpages and more … Want to write more readable messages? Increase engagement on your webpages? Otherwise...
“For 40-odd years in this noble profession, I’ve harbored a guilt and my conscience is smitten. So here is my slightly embarrassed confession — I don’t like to write, but I love to have written.” — Michael Kanin, screenwriter <a href="https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/yellow-pencils-on-a-white-background-gm1002864450-270981518" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Image by 5second</em></a>

8 awesome writing quotes

What writers & others say about writing My favorite writing quote? Ever? “For 40-odd years in this noble profession, I’ve...
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Examples of puns in headlines

4 ways to write plays-on-words headlines When edible marijuana consumption spiked, the Omaha World Herald came up with this headline...

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