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Content Marketing-Brand Storytelling Posts

Connect with your audience through brand storytelling content marketing. Marketing With Empathy show notes and other insights from brand storytelling strategist, Sarah Panus.
Sept. 14, 2021

6 Reasons Why Brand Storytelling Is Valuable, episode 41

There are so many reasons brand storytelling is valuable to your business. Sarah outlines six of these reasons in episode 41 of the Marketing With Empathy podcast. Quick factoids you can bring up at work in this short, info-packed episode.  &n…

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Sept. 7, 2021

4 Ways for Better Content Sharing Between Teams, episode 40

Sarah’s advice to reduce content bottlenecks and silos between internal teams. Try these four things for better communication, synergies and results.   TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THIS PODCAST EPISODE The multiple meeting formats Sarah…

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Aug. 31, 2021

8 Tips to Keep Your Content Team Engaged During Great Resignation, episode 39

Sarah shares 8 actionable tips to keep you and your content team engaged to retain and attract top talent during this time of the “Great Resignation”.  4 tips for YOUR career + 4 tips for your DIRECT REPORTS.     TOPI…

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Aug. 17, 2021

Handwritten Notes Re-imagined for Digital Age - David Wachs, episode 37

You know I’m always coming at you with ideas of how you can better connect with you audience. And, today I’m throwing a bit of a curve ball at you because we’re talking about handwritten notes. And, more specifically, how to reimag…

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Aug. 3, 2021

Selling Your Brand Story Through Your Employees - Chris Wallace, Innerview, episode 35

How are you tapping into your customer-facing frontline employees and partners right now? Do you think about your internal audience as part of your brand storytelling work?  Do you think about how your internal brand folks influence your extern…

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June 22, 2021

Power of Community-Based Marketing - CEO Sue Frech, Vesta, episode 34

How are you tapping into your customer-facing frontline employees and partners right now? Do you think about your Brand communities.  CEO Sue Frech of Vesta share approaches and examples brands can use to better engage customers long-term inste…

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June 15, 2021

Creativity: The 4-Minute Brainstorm?? episode 33

Can you actually have a productive brainstorm with others, in only 4-minutes? A technique I read about in Harvard Business Review shows how to do it, and when to use it. Sarah’s recap.     In your job as a content marketing pro,…

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June 8, 2021

Financial Institution Content Advice — Shondell Varcianna, Varci Media, episode 32

Do you currently work for , or want to someday work for a financial brand? Today we are niching down and getting into what content support looks like for financial institutions. What to think about when creating content, and how to find your niche a…

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June 1, 2021

Using SEO to Inform Brand Storytelling - Ovative Group, Nick Noble, episode 31

SEO is Sarah’s favorite place to look for insights on what your audience is thinking and feeling. SEO expert, Nick Noble from Ovative Group, joins Sarah to share tips for using SEO to inform empathy-driven brand storytelling.    …

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May 25, 2021

Why and How to Use Storytelling on Your Website - Corrie Myers, episode 30

How does empathetic brand storytelling work on your website? That’s what we’re talking in episode 30 of the Marketing With Empathy podcast. Copywriting expert and guest, Corrie Myers joins Sarah Panus for the discussion.    …

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May 18, 2021

Ways to Use Customers in Your Influence Marketing Plans, episode 29

Is influence marketing right for your brand? Part 2 of Sarah’s influencer series, Sarah shares more about one of her 6 categories of influencers: your customers. Should you use them? How to use them? And why the data backs this up.   …

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May 11, 2021

Using Data to Tell a Story —Shutterfly, Jennifer George Caligiuri, episode 28

  What’s the insight that helps shape a great story and solve a problem for your consumer? VP of Communications & PR at Shutterfly, Jennifer George Caligiuri, joins Sarah to share her experiences from Shutterfly, Headspace, Murad a…

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April 27, 2021

Cambria’s Pinterest & IGTV —Alyssa Greve, episode 26

Alyssa Greve, Director of Digital Content Marketing at Cambria Surfaces joins Sarah to discuss ways to tell stories across Pinterest and IGTV; two powerfully visual platforms.     Alyssa Greve is the Director of Digital Content Market…

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April 6, 2021

Too Busy? Think About This, episode 23

What are you doing to advance your skills & stay competitive? Why feeling “too busy” isn’t doing you any favors, and a helpful way to quickly help your brand storytelling strategy work.     I know you’re bu…

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March 30, 2021

Get Alignment on Your Content Plan, episode 22

Is there a better way to get alignment on the brand storytelling content plans inside your organization; and reduce push-back and future revisions? Yes, and Sarah Panus shares advice and insights from her nearly 20 years of experience.   &n…

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March 23, 2021

9 Ways to Think Like A Brand Editorial Director, episode 21

Wondering what else you can do to better organize and plan your brand storytelling strategy? Sarah Panus shares advice and insights after extensive research/experience across content marketing roles.     Whether you already run the ed…

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March 9, 2021

Influencer vs. Influence Marketing — Jason Falls, episode 19

What’s the difference between influence vs. influencer marketing? Social media, influencer and tech expert, Jason Falls, joins Sarah and shares excerpts from his new book, Winfluence.     Topics Discussed During this podcast epi…

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March 2, 2021

8 Newsletters for Creative Inspiration, episode 18

Sarah shares eight of her favorite e-newsletters. What she likes about each of them; and how you can sign up if any sound interesting and creativity-inspiring to you.     THE MORNING BREW This is my favorite daily newsletter right no…

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Feb. 23, 2021

Micro & Nano Influencer Marketing — Kelly Olexa, episode 17

Today we are talking about influencer marketing—specifically micro and nano influencers. Joining Sarah Panus is the sassy and smart Kelly Olexa of the Kelly O Show podcast. Kelly has a ton of experience with influencer marketing, having owned …

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Feb. 16, 2021

All Things Video Storytelling With Emmy-Winner Jesse Roesler,  episode 16

    Curious about how to use video for your brand storytelling marketing? Sarah Panus interviews Emmy-winning filmmaker, Jesse Roesler @jesseroesler of Credo Nonfiction @credononfiction to discuss: 📽️  ​Authen…

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Jan. 26, 2021

Can StoryBrand Process Help Your Brand Storytelling Plans? — Katie Lantukh, episode 14

Using the StoryBrand process/framework to educate and inspire you to think creatively about your brand storytelling plans. Guest Katie Lantukh, of Murphy Marketing, joins Sarah Panus on episode 14 of the Marketing With Empathy podcast.  Katie i…

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Jan. 19, 2021

Non-Profit Video Storytelling Tips — Mary Knox Miller, episode 13

Why and how you can add video to your organization’s communications toolkit. Advice for non-profits from Mary Knox Miller. Why video is a must when it comes to building community, engaging with your community, and especially fundraising. &nbs…

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Jan. 12, 2021

How to Be More Creative Using Boundaries – Contently, episode 12

How to be more creative in generating content ideas for your brand. Tools to help you and your team be more creative, and how boundaries can actually help.   On episode 12 of the Marketing With Empathy podcast, Sarah Panus is joined by Deanna…

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Jan. 5, 2021

9 Content Marketing & Brand Storytelling Trends of 2021, episode 11

How can your brand incorporate these nine brand storytelling trends into your future content strategy plans?     Now, after a year of unexpectedness, I actually thought twice about recording this episode.  I mean, who could have …

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