Marketing With Empathy

How do I focus my brand storytelling strategy to get people aligned and make work less overwhelming and confusing? How do I create a brand storytelling framework and prove the value of brand storytelling? What content should my brand talk about, and where should we look for insights? How can I be more creative, and confidently sell-in my ideas without feeling like an imposter? Is influencer marketing right for my brand? What are great brand storytelling examples? Are there brand blog best practices I’m missing? And—how do I more confidently listen to my inner-voice for a more joy-filled (a.k.a. saner) life? Welcome to the Marketing With Empathy podcast where we answer ALL of this and more!

52. Align Your Purpose and Your Paycheck – Shereese Floyd, Witness My Life

Align your purpose and your paycheck with a storytelling model. Brand story strategist, TEDx speaker coach and Entrepreneur, Shereese (Reesy) Floyd and Sarah discuss how using storytelling in difficult conversations can lead to action and better connections.

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51. Establish a Personal Brand Throughout Your Career – Paige Arnof-Fenn, Mavens and Moguls

Founder and CEO, Paige Arnof-Fenn joins Sarah to discuss what it takes to establish your personal brand during your career. Advice to those in search of manifesting their own personal brand.

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50. From So What? To So Funded: How Nonprofits Use Storytelling – Lisa Gerber, Big Leap Creative

Entrepreneur and Author, Lisa Gerber, joins Sarah to discuss how purpose-driven leaders can fuel their work by putting themselves out there through storytelling. + A peek into Lisa’s new book.

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49. What I Learned From My 1st Year Podcasting – Sarah Panus

The Marketing With Empathy brand storytelling podcast is 1-year old! Sarah recaps her learnings, insights and yes, a blooper you don’t want to miss at the very end!

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48. From National TV Anchor to Brand Storyteller – Heidi Collins, Storybones Media

How Heidi Collins’ experience as a National TV News Anchor prepared her for creating brand videos. Journomarketing, what’s working well, advice when growing your video plans, + inside scoop on Sundance for brands.

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47. (part 2) BTS of Deluxe’s Emmy-Nominated Brand Reality Series- Amanda Brinkman, Deluxe Corp.

(Part 2) – Deluxe Corp. Chief Brand and Communications Officer, Amanda Brinkman, shares more about the brand’s Emmy-nominated reality series: Small Business Revolution. What’s next, learnings and measurement.   VIEW SHOW NOTES:  …

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46. (part 1) BTS of Deluxe’s Emmy-Nominated Brand Reality Series- Amanda Brinkman, Deluxe Corp.

Part 1 – Deluxe Corp. Chief Brand and Communications Officer, Amanda Brinkman, shares what it took to create their Emmy-nominated reality series now in its 6th season. + Advice for brands, team structures.

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45. What I Learned During My Summer Podcast Content Test

What Sarah learned from the repurposing content test she did while pausing new podcast content for two months to spend more time with her kids. This episode recaps learnings (good and bad), implications and next steps.

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44. M.M. LaFleur’s Blog & Email Storytelling Excellence – Caitlin Abber

M.M.LaFleur’s Brand Editor, Caitlin Abber, joins Sarah to share the inside scoop on their high-quality email newsletter and The M Dash digital magazine/blog. Best-in-class brand storytelling examples you need to know about.

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43. Generate More Ideas With This Mind Mapping Brainstorm Technique

Sarah walks you through her favorite content brainstorming technique which you can do solo or with a team to generate oodles of content ideas, quickly.   SIGN UP FOR FREE MIND MAPPING VIDEO TUTORIAL from Sarah:  BRAND STORYTELLING ACADEMY:

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