Comments on: Storytelling and Branding

By: Chris Hoke

Chris Hoke — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:32:45 +0000

Lovely post, Neil. I loved the part where you burst on stage. The thing I admire the most about your writing is that I immediately recognize it as distinctly YOURS.

I’m sort of just expecting that as time progresses that I’ll find my online persona (which is frighteningly close to my real one) refined into a respectable shape. I’ll focus more on certain things, eschew others, and become a fairly reliable source of snarky amusement. I don’t think I would even know how to skew myself in one direction or another.

By: Ann's Rants

Ann's Rants — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:36:47 +0000

Teaser alert! My post tomorrow combines storytelling and branding, and I tagged you in it before I even knew about this post.

I hope you enjoy it if you have time to read it. It posts at midnight tonight and it’s called “Shopbop, BlogHer, and Annsrants?!?”

By: Momisodes

Momisodes — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:52:58 +0000

This post was brilliant. And I truly hope I get a chance to meet you at BlogHer. I will have to check out your session!

By: this new place

this new place — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:53:00 +0000

come to boston. I’ll find you someone at the piano bar to hang with. and find you some love. from me, I changed my blog again.

By: Postmodern Sass

Postmodern Sass — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:37:59 +0000

A brand is not a story, but a good brand has a good story. Think Coca-Cola. A brand is more like a character: it has attributes which, when collected together describe its personality. It has values, and it stands for something.

By: janet

janet — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:13:45 +0000

I don’t think it’s so far fetched that these things go hand in hand. PR and Advertising is all about impressing people via the written word. Far less of them of course, but the written word nonetheless.

By: Annie

Annie — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:38:41 +0000

Neil-I think we can read you pretty well and I think most of the women who read your blog know that you would be very polite and shy in person. That is your brand, you have one and so do I, it is the face you show us every time you post .

By: Deidre

Deidre — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:14:00 +0000

I feel kind of the same way about my blog – i don’t have any real focus or brand…

And I definitely have no storytelling skills….so, um, my blog is clearly awesome.

By: anymommy

anymommy — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:11:45 +0000

I don’t know what I think about branding v. storytelling. I do believe, and I think you said in there somewhere, that good storytelling, letting people get in and get to know you, is branding of a type, at least in the world of personal blogging.

I’m looking forward to the BlogHer session!

By: Anita Ovolina

Anita Ovolina — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:44:37 +0000

Do it from your gut just like you are and it will be great
BTW – awesome video!
Thank you for stopping by Ovolina.com
Cheers,
Anita