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Inspiring with the Power of Persuasion: Do You Have the Write Stuff?

The Practical Leader

He writes, “Brain scans are showing us in new detail exactly what entices readers…Whether you’re crafting an email to a colleague or an important report for the board, you can write in a way that delights readers on a primal level, releasing pleasure chemicals in their brains.”

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How Advanced Analytics Is Changing B2B Selling

Harvard Business Review

The science of storytelling and brand performance. In another old-line industry, agriculture, Monsanto has steadily enhanced its core commodity chemicals business with data and analytics-based services to expand the value elements delivered. Insight Center. Data-Driven Marketing. Sponsored by Google.

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Diversity Efforts Fall Short Unless Employees Feel That They Belong

Harvard Business Review

Storytelling means two things. First, you, as the storyteller, care enough about your audience’s career journeys to show your own vulnerability and share your mistakes and successes. This is even more powerful if the storyteller “looks like you.” It is through our storytelling that we find our way to belong.

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A Survey of 1,700 Companies Reveals Common B2B Pricing Mistakes

Harvard Business Review

The science of storytelling and brand performance. The value of developing capabilities became evident to a specialty chemical producer with lackluster margins. We gathered their self-rating of 42 pricing capabilities and outcomes. Insight Center. Data-Driven Marketing. Sponsored by Google.

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The Irresistible Power of Storytelling as a Strategic Business Tool

Harvard Business Review

But according to new research from Johns Hopkins University, the Bard’s deft application of storytelling techniques featured prominently in the beer company’s Super Bowl commercial. The irresistible power of classic storytelling. Storytelling evokes a strong neurological response. He has no arms. He has to eat like a dog.