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We love stories Of course, all of us love stories. We’re Indians, for heaven’s sake. We’re suckers for a good story. But why Digital marketing and stories – what’s the connection?

                     STORYTELLING FOR BRAND EMOTIONAL CONNECT 

The 59th episode of Digital India Podcast on FIR Podcast Network is brought to you by staff and students of Web Marketing Academy

What can a good story do for a brand?

·         It creates curiosity and intrigue

·         It helps a brand connect emotionally with its customers

·         It offers greater value for an idea

·         It helps a brand build a persona

·         It makes a message much more memorable

Some stories that brands created and that have stayed with us :

  Cadbury

 Google Chrome Tanjore Commercial

  Amazon Kindle

  Google India

Filmmaker Andrew Stanton, creator of PIXAR’s John Carter, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Wall-E and other big hits (TED Talk)

The Silent Indian National Anthem JANA GANA MANA by deaf & mute children. It left many of us in tears. These were powerful stories.

We have an interview with Prahlad Kakkar in Episode # 55.

Tips to sharpen your storytelling skills

·         Follow the work of top storytellers –  Javed Akhtar, Teejan Bai, The Bauls of Bengal

·         Watch TED Talks.

·         Attend book readings by authors and similar sessions.

·         Whenever you have a piece of content to write, shoot or talk, think, how can we make a story out of this? This can also apply to case studies, whitepapers, videos and podcasts.

·         Tell stories to your children, friends.

·         Practice storytelling skills.

You can share your feedback at: suresh@webmarketingacademy.in

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Host : Suresh and Monica

Podcast Manager & Podcast Editor  : Bharani Dharan

About Suresh Babu

Suresh Babu is a Corporate Digital Marketing Trainer, Faculty, Founder & CEO of Web Marketing Academy. A digital marketing training academy located in Bangalore, India: https://www.webmarketingacademy.in
Suresh has trained Corporates like Cognizant, Accenture, Yahoo India, ABB, Huawei in Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Google Analytics & Google Adwords. You can connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sureshbabutr