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The Power of Visual Storytelling: How to Use Visuals, Videos, and Social Media to Market Our Brand

New York et al.: McGraw-Hill (2014), x, 221 pp.

Contains index

ISBN 978-0-07-182400-2 (ebook); 978-0-07-182393-7 (print)

"The purpose of this book isn’t to make you feel like your company needs to be doing everything under the sun. Instead, we’re here to share why visual storytelling is valuable and easy to adopt, even if you don’t have a massive staff or budget. Our goal in writing this book is to share a mix of our personal experiences and insider tips gleaned from working for celebrated, industry-leading companies that embraced the art of visual storytelling early on. We’ve been in the trenches producing content from scratch, and we have learned firsthand how to craft visuals into a compelling story. We’ve seen successes, dealt with misses, and even managed a few crises in the process. As a result, it was important to focus on news and takeaways you can actually use. Some of these are big-picture strategies, and some are “in-the-weeds” tactics that will help inform and enhance your day-today content calendar planning. We’ve included the types of visual media at your disposal and platform-specific best practices, as well as powerful case studies on how other companies use visual storytelling to stand out on their social media channels. Throughout the book, we’ve sprinkled in a range of case studies across B2B and B2C industries. We believe that some of the best ideas can be inspired by others and reworked into a unique concept that’s relevant to your company." (Introduction, page 5)
1 The Rise of Visual Storytelling, 7
2 Types, Tips, and Tactics of Visual Marketing, 23
3 The Power of the Platform: Visual Storytelling on Social Networks, 55
4 Developing a Visual Storytelling Road Map: From Strategy to Implementation, 125
5 Real-Time Marketing in a Visual World, 177
Conclusion, 195