Season 1, Episode 8

The Power of Storytelling With Melanie Deziel

Melanie Deziel

In this episode

We sat down with Melanie Deziel, Author, Speaker & Chief Content Officer at Storyfuel, to talk about how storytelling makes content marketing better, native advertising, and content frameworks. We also talked about common pitfalls in creating a content strategy and why you always need to remember to have fun.

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Key moments in the conversation:

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Introduction

1:02

A Journalist's Approach to Brand Content

3:04

Frameworks for Finding Content Ideas

5:06

Start With What You're Trying to Accomplish

8:08

Why Storytelling Comes Naturally

9:10

Start With Customer Stories

12:11

Making Stories Relatable

13:12

Native Advertising at The New York Times

17:12

When Native Advertising Makes Sense

19:13

Smaller, Better-Targeted Placements

21:14

Guest Posts and Syndication

23:15

Common Mistake: Spreading Too Thin

25:16

Tying Content Back to Business Goals

28:17

Final Advice: This Should Be Fun

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