I shared the first half of my best 2013 posts on Monday. Again, “best” doesn’t mean most viewed. The algorithm that determines “best” puts a premium on personal amusement. With that as the backdrop, here’s the rest of the list: You Don’t Need New Hampshire to Find Your Voice Voice is tricky. It’s always there. …more
I have ransacked my 2013 storytelling archive in putting together the top posts for 2013. When I say “top,” I don’t necessarily mean the most popular posts. Instead, I’m looking for takes that blend a distinctive point of view with a language twist (or two). Here comes the first half of the list – Dear …more
Yesterday’s post shared half of the list capturing my top storytelling posts from H1 2013. Today brings the second half. BuzzFeed Meets White House I consider this my top post so far this year. After challenging a USA Today editorial that claimed the White House’s leverage of owned media was wrecking journalism, I thought, “If …more
After raking through 75 or so posts, I’ve captured what I consider to be my best storytelling posts (top 10) from the first half of the year. While some got the nod from sheer popularity (number of views), others rated high on my personal amusement scale. Here goes – What Really Happened Before the NRA’s …more
If bands can do it, why not a blog? Only, I’ve defined a “greatest hit” as having “hit” the publish button in 2011 or later. With the housekeeping out of the way for these business storytelling oldies, here are seven that fit the description: My Aha Moment in Storytelling Being raised in the command-and-control era …more
For those who are technically challenged like myself, navigating Google Analytics beyond the standard data can be an exercise in futility or frustration. Take your pick. Adam Singer at Google makes it easy to capture your blog’s most popular posts of the year with a custom report you can find in a December post. When …more
I shared the first half of my favorite posts from 2012 on Monday. I say “favorite” because I based the selection on what I found amusing, not most views. The second part of the list follows: 6. Why Journalists Get Cranky About PR I didn’t throw the junior account person under the bus, but I did …more
I shared five of my favorite posts from the past six months on Monday. Today, I roll out the second half of the list. New York Times Story on Journalism in China Is Much Ado About Nothing It doesn’t make for provocative copy, but the gray area of what constitutes “undue influence” exists everywhere. Apparently, …more
It’s hard to believe we’re already past the midway point of 2012. Time flies when you’re applying storytelling techniques to communications (or something like that). Here are my favorites from the first half of the year. Sony shows storytelling guts in Vegas wedding Big companies always seem to do two things, take themselves too seriously …more
