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Why brand storytelling should be the foundation of a growth strategy

on Feb 28, 2016 | 0 comments

By Steve Hemsley

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The way companies can tell their stories has changed. No longer is it purely through advertising or journalists producing articles. Today, a brand’s narrative can be told just as effectively through social media and crowd-sourced content.

However, as Geoff Mead, founder of Narrative Leadership Associates, points out in his new book ‘Telling the Story – the heart and soul of successful leadership’, a company’s yarn must be authentic and never a sales pitch. It must be based in reality, even if marketers embellish it with a healthy dollop of creativity.

Authentic stories need to be told

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Source: Marketing Week