Brand Storytelling : Integrated Marketing Communications for the Digital Media Landscape

This innovative new text introduces students to the power of storytelling and outlines a process for creating effective brand stories in a digital-first integrated marketing communications plan. From the earliest works on storytelling to the latest research, this text explains why and how storytelling works, the forms storytelling takes, and how to develop an integrated advertising, PR, and strategic marketing communications campaign that leverages the power of story within the reality of today’s digital-first media landscape. Keith A. Quesenberry and Michael K. Coolsen present a balance of research and theory with practical application and case studies within a classroom-friendly framework for undergraduate or graduate courses or for the marketing communications professional looking for a guide to integrate storytelling into their brand communications. Emphasizing digital and social media perspectives in the strategic planning and campaign process, Brand Storytelling also surveys TV, radio, outdoor, print opportunities as well as earned, shared, owned, and paid media. Features: Chapters introduce discipline foundations through key figures, main content sections explaining concepts with examples, templates and stats, a main case study, questions for consideration, and list of key concepts for review. Coverage of new technologies in Web3, such as NFTs, cryptocurrency, media streaming, CTV, and the metaverse, ChatGPT, and DALL-E 2. Key terms are bolded and defined throughout and featured in a glossary along with an index of key concepts, figures, companies, and cases for easy reference. Plan/campaign research addresses evaluation and optimization of IMC execution including descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. Instructor resources include chapter outlines, learning objectives, test banks, slides, forms, template worksheets, example assignments, and syllabi. This innovative new text introduces students to the power of storytelling and outlines a process for creating effective brand stories in an integrated marketing communications plan. From the earliest works on storytelling to the latest research, this text explains why storytelling works, the forms storytelling takes and how to develop an integrated advertising, PR, strategic marketing communications campaign that leverages the power of story within the reality of today's digital first media landscape. Quesenberry and Coolsen present a balance of research and theory with practical application and case studies within a classroom friendly framework for undergraduate or graduate courses or for the marketing communications professional looking for a guide to integrate storytelling into their brand communications. A distinctive approach also presents the strategic plan and campaign process from a digital and social media first perspective. Digital and social are not an add-on or afterthought. TV and radio include CTV, streaming and podcasts. Outdoor is digital boards, mobile and geotargeting. PR is earned, shared, owned, and paid media. Digital is baked in every chapter for today's environment where digital advertising spending has surpassed traditional.Features:Chapters introduce discipline foundations through key figures, main content sections explaining concepts with examples, templates and stats, a main case study, questions for consideration, and list of key concepts for review.Key terms are bolded and defined throughout and featured in a glossary along with an index of key concepts, figures, companies, and cases for easy reference.Plan/campaign research addresses evaluation and optimization of IMC execution including descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. Instructor resources include chapter outlines, learning objectives, test banks, slides, forms, templates, example assignments, and syllabi "This innovative new text introduces students to the power of storytelling and outlines a process for creating effective brand stories in a digital-first integrated marketing communications plan. From the earliest works on storytelling to the latest research, this text explains why and how storytelling works, the forms storytelling takes, and how to develop an integrated advertising, PR, and strategic marketing communications campaign that leverages the power of story within the reality of today's digital-first media landscape. Quesenberry and Coolsen present a balance of research and theory with practical application and case studies within a classroom-friendly framework for undergraduate or graduate courses or for the marketing communications professional looking for a guide to integrate storytelling into their brand communications. Emphasizing digital and social media perspectives in the strategic planning and campaign process, Brand Storytelling also surveys TV, radio, outdoor, print opportunities as well as earned, shared, owned, and paid media."--Publisher marketing Brief Contents Detailed Contents Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction PART I. Why Story Matters and the Story Formula 1. Frame of Reference: Storytelling Perspectives 2. Plays to Pyramids: Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Freytag 3. Dramatic Brands: From Form to Function PART II. Foundations of IMC Storytelling 4. Set the Stage: Marketing, IMC, and Media 5. Point of View: Consumer Insight and Creative Brief PART III. Stories for Different Mediums 6. Sound and Motion: TV Ads, Online Video, and Radio 7. The New Page: Magazine, Newspaper, and Out-of-Home Advertising 8. Connecting with the Audience: Direct, Digital, and Experiential Marketing 9. New Model for Newsworthy: Public Relations, Social Media, and Influencer Marketing PART IV. Getting the Story into the World 10. Selling the Drama: Final Plans and Pitches 11. Stories Well Told: Legal and Ethical Marketing Communications 12. Stories That Work: Marketing Research and Analytics for Communications Glossary Notes Index