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- Everyone - every company, organization has a story. Tell it, we all can learn and benefit from your story but be authentic, real
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Content - As storytelling becomes more and more part of marketing, another trend is coming clearly into focus: Brands are becoming more visual. Businesses that aren't ready for this visual revolution will ... Via Karen Dietz 
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February 25, 6:59 PM
This is quite a meaty article on ways B2B -- or any organization -- can capitalize on visual storytelling. There are lots of ideas and examples here to get you started. And great advice, too. The SlideShare doc has good next steps to implement. And for the next 90 days, the entire presenation from the conference that generated this article is available free online. The stats that are shared I've seen around a lot, and curated an article on the chart in this article when it first came out a few months ago. But the data is still valid! I love the tip: show how your product lives in the world. Don't just show the product or service -- show it in action, with real live people. There is a lot more here and tons of links to click through for more info. Have fun exploring and getting your visual storytelling together or upgraded. This review was written by Karen Dietz for her curated content on business storytelling atwww.scoop.it/t/just-story-it Delete the scoop?
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"So where do maps fit in the storytelling realm? I recently spoke with Allen Carroll, who left National Geographic about a year ago and is now ArcGIS Online Content Program Manager at Esri, about Story Maps—a new initiative he’s working on with David Asbury, Lee Bock, and Stephen Sylvia to integrate storytelling and maps."
Can you tell stories with maps? Yes you can!
OK -- I love maps. I'm a geographer at heart. I love reading them and finding all the tiniest back roads to travel.
Here is a terrific interview with Exec. VP & Chief Cartographer at National Geographic Maps about their story and map initiative. He explains what they are doing and how storytelling through maps can happen. It is another creative twist on visual storytelling and infographics.
Even better, check out this link for actual examples: http://storymaps.esri.com/home/ ;
Is it classic traditional storytelling? Well.....it's kind of borderline. But does it work? Oftentimes yes.
Now what the heck can this do for a business? Well, think about your biz stories and how they could be charted on a map. Add a map to your About Page to visually represent your journey. Add a map to your Founding Story so we can see it visually.
I bet you will come up with several more ideas!
Go read the article and check out the examples and let me know which ones you like best :)
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"We are in a golden age of storytelling" was the message shared by the New York Times's assistant managing editor Jim Roberts early on in a session at the News World Summit today named 'Obituary: The death of the traditional news story".
This article is slanted toward journalists. But think about it -- if you are using content, or creating content in your business to drive sales, then in many ways you are being a journalist. Especially if you attend conferences or events and report on those later to your customers/community.
So these 7 tips are pretty interesting and I bet you can incorporate many of them as your develop and promote your content. Like, 'avoid the 900-word valueless story' and 'incorporate live feeds' into your content. Hmmm -- that's an intesting one to get your head wrapped around. But that could be a lot of fun to do, especially at conferences or events.
So check these tips out. They are not your typical 'digital storytelling tips' that are a dime-a-dozen on the web. And I hope you get some good ideas!
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Giuseppe Mauriello's comment,
June 1, 2012 1:14 AM
Hi Karen,
thank you so much for appreciation about my suggestion.
Karen Dietz's comment,
June 1, 2012 5:49 PM
You are the best Giuseppe! Thank you for thinking of me :)
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One of the most effective ways to tell stories is through images. Images evoke emotion — the root of what drives your nonprofit or cause. We found this free guidebook developed by the Center for Social Impact Communication at Georgetown on how you can use images to create an impact. It walks you through the types of images you should be using and how you can systematically capture them.
Oooo, ooooo, ooooo -- I love free guides! And here's one on how you can use images to create visual stories, or to trigger a story within the reader's imagination.
Happy Friday and enjoy grabbing your free guide! I hope it helps you add fabulous visuals into your stories, or create compelling visual storytelling. Via Karen Dietz Delete the scoop?
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The good news is that visual storytelling isn't a high-cost strategy. Consumers aren't looking for the highest-quality visual content. Consumers want stories told in a visual way that encourage, engage, enlighten and entertain. Via Karen Dietz 
Jeff Domansky's comment,
January 17, 5:15 PM
So true Brian and if we can keep"marketing's" hands off, we can win ;-)
Jeff Domansky's comment,
January 17, 5:16 PM
Karen, totally agree on visuals. On voice, quality gear is critical after a great story of course.
Karen Dietz's comment,
January 17, 5:34 PM
Yeah, the right audio gear is critical for sure. LOL on keeping marketing's hands off! Sooooooo true :)
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The following is a collection of thoughts regarding the concept of a ‘story telling’ image. Rather than an in-depth instructional tutorial, the following is more of a rhetoric that seeks to persuade and inspire you to develop your creativity and to start taking shots that matter; shots that communicate something meaningful to the viewer.
Here is what I like about this article -- it reminds us that as we go about our work in the world, there are plenty of places to take photos that can be used as story triggers.
If we can stop, pause, take a breath, look around, and approach our world with curiosity and creativity, we will often find photo opportunities that begin to share a story.
I make the distinction between a photograph telling a story and one that triggers a story because I think most photos trigger stories. You can see this happening in the examples the author shares. First, the photos need interpretation, which the author does. 2 of the 3 photos shared are about Australia and without the context of the culture and history of Australia the immediate impact of the photos on me sitting here in in the US are minimal. The 3rd photo is intriguing and does get me to interpret the photo on my own and start creating stories about it.
The take-aways for us in business? Stop and see what is around you, notice opportunities in your work for taking photos, get creative, and snap images that you can use as story triggers to share with the world about your work.
There are some nice additional insights here to get your creative juices flowing, so don't miss reading the rest of this post!
Thank you Giuseppe Mauriello for finding this article!
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Free PowerPoint templates and backgrounds from Presentation magazine. A wide range of free professional and business quality Power Point templates.
I'm always on the lookout for new, interesting, and professional PPT templates so I can build my storied presentations to fit each context I'm working in.
So here's another resource for free templates. I poked around and found many I liked. I hope you find some great ones also! Via Baiba Svenca, Karen Dietz
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April 29, 2012 4:19 PM
Thank you Jacek for re-scooping this article! Have a good weekend :)
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Thanks Debra! It's been awhile since we've chatted. Hope you are doing fabulously :)
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Thanks form Australia, Fiona. Will spread the word.
Excellent resource for storytellers and those interested in learning more about Transmedia where art, theatre, technology, and design and story meet and make immersive storyworlds.