Sticks & Stones Can Break Your Bones …But the Wrong Name Can Break Your Business

February 29, 2012

Remember when your mother told you “sticks and stones may break your bones, but names will never hurt you”? Well, mom was wrong. The name you assign to your business is an important part of your overall brand strategy. It’s important because it denotes what you do and, in some cases, how you do it. [...]

About Karen Franse

Karen Franse is an account manager at Communication Strategy Group and has over two decades of experience in media strategy and outreach, copywriting, creative services and editorial project management. Arthur Germain is Brandtelling's creator and curator.

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How does brand journalism change the way you reach customers?

February 7, 2012

[A note from Arthur: Every so often the tables are turned. Jeff Vance has contributed feature articles and editorials to such publications as Forbes.com, Network World, CIO,Datamation, Wi-Fi Planet, Cloudbook and many others. Jeff blogs at Sandstorm Media. Recently Jeff interviewed me about our agency and our Brandtelling approach. I asked Jeff's permission to share the interview with my readers here on Brandtelling.] Q & [...]

About Jeff Vance

Jeff Vance has contributed feature articles and editorials to such publications as Forbes.com, Network World, CIO, Datamation, Wi-Fi Planet, Cloudbook and many others. Arthur Germain is Brandtelling's creator and curator.

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How does brand marketing differ from traditional PR?

January 31, 2012

[A note from Arthur: Every so often the tables are turned. Jeff Vance has contributed feature articles and editorials to such publications as Forbes.com, Network World, CIO,Datamation, Wi-Fi Planet, Cloudbook and many others. Jeff blogs at Sandstorm Media. Recently Jeff interviewed me about our agency and our Brandtelling approach. I asked Jeff's permission to share the interview with my readers here on Brandtelling.] Q & [...]

About Jeff Vance

Jeff Vance has contributed feature articles and editorials to such publications as Forbes.com, Network World, CIO, Datamation, Wi-Fi Planet, Cloudbook and many others. Arthur Germain is Brandtelling's creator and curator.

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Writing Something of Value

January 25, 2012

I happened upon a gratuitous slam about the shallowness, i.e., valueless-ness of marketing in an article in the New York Times recently. Gratuitous slams on marketing are ubiquitous these days. It’s almost taken as a given that marketing is shallow and has no inherent value. Obviously the New York Times editors didn’t think a slam on marketing [...]

About Mark Kindley

Mark Kindley is editorial services director at Communication Strategy Group and has over three decades of experience as an award-winning journalist and business analyst. Arthur Germain is Brandtelling's creator and curator.

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How can you stay creative?

January 20, 2012

Creativity can be a challenge for anyone. It’s not an industry-specific or job-specific challenge either. I came across this terrific explainer video from the folks at Explainia and TO-FU Design that shows 29 simple ways to stay creative. I particularly like No. 27 — my office tends to be a bit messy and I always [...]

About Arthur Germain

Arthur Germain, Principal & Chief Brandteller of Communication Strategy Group is the curator and main blogger for Brandtelling, a blog about Brand+Storytelling.

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