Storytelling is a great way to make your business stand out. Here are six tips for brands to keep the audience engaged and help people to connect authentically.
Lars Voedisch, Founder and Managing Director of PRecious Communications, was featured in the ‘Leadership’ section of Forbes on January 17, 2020, in an article titled “How Can Business Owners Raise Their Storytelling Game? Try These Six Expert Tips”.
As a business owner, one needs to perform many roles. Besides the entrepreneurial decision-making, setting business goals, and ensuring smooth operations, there is another aspect of running a business, which is often underestimated – or even neglected completely. A business owner is the face of the company. Storytelling is a skill that even the most talented and qualified owners tend to lack.
Here is Lars’ Comment as Featured in Forbes’ Article ‘How Can Business Owners Raise Their Storytelling Game? Try These Six Expert Tips’
“Share your inspiration, why you started your business in the first place, what excites you in the morning and the passion that lets you stay late and want to make tomorrow a better day than today. Get rid of all the buzzwords and focus on the ‘so what.’ How does what you do impact others? Follow the classic story arc: Explain the setup and dive into the conflict you have to overcome before presenting the resolution.”
Read the remaining five valuable tips to increase your business telling in the original Forbes article.
Why Are We Talking About This?
Storytelling is a great way to make your business stand out. It is no longer enough to solve problems through your products or services – companies also need to convey the business purpose and mission. Storytelling is a great way to keep the audience engaged and help people connect authentically with brands. One of the biggest challenges for marketers is to make their campaigns memorable. Again, this is where stories come in. They make brands relatable and evoke emotions. From a PR point of view, stories make great content. Especially for new businesses, one of the first things the audience wants to learn is the story behind it.
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PRecious membantu PT Campina Ice Cream Industry meluncurkan LuVe, es krim vegan rendah kalori dibuat dari susu kedelai, di Yogyakarta. PRecious menggunakan gabungan PR tradisional dan pelibatan influencer untuk memperkenalkan penawaran terbaru dari Campina. Kampanye ini mendapatkan perhatian dari media lokal, nasional dan media sosial Instagram.
BASF Indonesia, produsen produk kimia terbesar di dunia, menunjuk PRecious untuk mengatur strategi komunikasi di acara “We Create Chemistry” dalam rangka merayakan ulang tahun ke-40 perusahaan mereka di Negara ini. Pada acara ini, BSAF bermaksud mengumumkan inovasi-inovasi baru di bidang produksi kimia. Dengan menyelenggarakan dan melaksanakan diskusi media roundtables dengan Presiden Direktur BASF, PRecious membantu menempatkan BASF di media utama Indonesia, termasuk CNN Indonesia. Langkah ini secara efektif memposisikan mereka sebagai pakar utama di industri mereka.
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PRecious worked with ONE Championship, the world’s largest martial arts organisation, to generate hype and interest around an event that took place in Indonesia. To achieve this, PRecious successfully created excitement in the region through the creation of a “buzz video”, featuring Indonesian influencers such as Stefer Rahardian, Ramdani Lestaluhu and Hesti Purwadinata. The video was circulated on the influencers’ Facebook and Instagram.
PRecious helped PT Campina Ice Cream Industry launch LuVe, a low calorie, vegan ice cream made using soy milk, in Yogyakarta. PRecious employed a combination of traditional public relations and influencer engagement to spread awareness of the new offering from Campina. The campaign received attention in local media, national media and on Instagram.
BASF Indonesia, the largest chemical producer in the world, appointed PRecious to drive communications around the “We Create Chemistry” event to celebrate their 40th anniversary in the country. At the event, BSAF intended to announce new innovations in chemical production. By organising and executing media roundtables with BASF’s President Director, PRecious helped place BASF in key Indonesian media, including CNN Indonesia. This effectively positioned them as thought leaders in their industry.
Mimpi is a company that aims to offer luxurious and affordable mattresses to everyone in Indonesia. PRecious helped Mimpi to create awareness for the brand and the technology that they use through localised influencer engagements, resulting coverage in various media outlets. In addition to these engagements, a press launch was also organised to support Mimpi’s goal in Indonesia. As a result, the brand received increased awareness, a better understanding of the technology behind the mattresses and higher engagement, in terms of likes and followers, on social media.