All our life we've been told stories: as children in school, through books, movies, even in television and radio commercials. As humans we are hardwired for stories – we're conditioned to respond to them. So, as professional marketers, how can we build stories into our messaging to engage a commercial result? How can we develop a story-based culture? What kind of stories work best? In this session you will learn:
- Why storytelling is a useful business tool
- The impact social media brings to storytelling
- How to build memorable storylines
- Some storytelling examples
13. Gartner Research:How To Tell Better Marketing Stories Stories are how we remember; we tend to forget lists and bullet points Screenwriting Coach Robert McKee Feature Benefit Feature Benefit
15. So Why Should Marketers Care?Word Of Mouth Marketing Stories provide shortcuts. We’re too overwhelmed by data to discover all the details Seth GodinAuthor & Marketing Guru
16. The Impact Of Social MediaWord Of Mouth Marketing...On The Big Screen! Good Stories ENGAGE Really Good Stories SPREAD
25. But What Does That Actually Mean?The Story Behind The Poster 1.5bn subscribers around the world 78 distinct channels Run Better Means... providing good content to as many people as possible SAP manage that global content single version of the truth global platform for global business http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMzr4OAIx-I
26. Where Do We Start?Positioning Is Key Customer Need SolutionStrength Competitive Weakness Target Position
27. Putting That Into PracticePositioning Is Key Each messaging framework has a customer example and 3rd party supporting data relating to their business
29. So How Can You Move To Storys€lling? POSITIONING MESSAGES SYNDICATION STORYBOARDS ADOPTION FEEDBACK Use customer needs to frame our solution strengths and differentiators Map unique claims and capabilities to the SAP brand promise Make sure all assets in all channels are “on-message” Use the same positioning and messaging as the building blocks of our stories Help sales, presales and consulting adopt our content Bring audience feedback all the way back to positioning
31. Summary TipsHow To Build Marketing Stories Start With The End Capture Their Attention Make Customers The Actors In The Story e.g. People In Your Position, Research Tells Us Build Credibility Quantify Your Value Move Them Along A Good Call To Action Build A Library
Challenge for us is building a culture of storytellingWhere people
People buy what they wantNot necessarily what they needThey demand stories from marketers to help convincethemselves to buy what they already decided they want
The ultimate “Word Of Mouth” marketing. Good stories engage. Really good stories spread. And in today's social-media environment, where it's easier than ever to share content, it's important that marketers become skilled in the art of the story. The better the story the more people that will engage with the subject and the better your social media efforts will be. Social media people must be excellent story tellers that can engage and get an audience participate in the story so that it becomes theirs. The more stories you tell, the more you will engage your readers. And if they like your stories, they will want to share them. Like I said, that’s the nature of stories. They call out to be shared. Think multimedia – podcasts, videos, slideshows, photos.
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