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How to Bring A Story To Life With Illustration?
How to Bring A Story To Life With Illustration?
How to Bring A Story To Life With Illustration? 366 222 Shlomi Ron

I believe people respond better when they can see their personal stories mirrored in a meaningful visual story. That’s why I was super excited to speak with Agnes Lee, a New York Times’ illustrator, I have been closely following her simple yet meaning-rich illustrations on the Metropolitan Diary section. She will tell you more about…

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What Role Do You Give Your Audience?
What Role Do You Give Your Audience?
What Role Do You Give Your Audience? 366 222 Shlomi Ron

What role do you typically give your audience? We often treat our audience as that faceless mass and end up “casting” them with the typical passive consumer role. Engage and convert! What if there are other roles you could assign your audience as part of your ongoing visual storytelling strategy? The risk with a passive transactional…

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What Made Bernie’s Inauguration Photo Go Viral?
What Made Bernie’s Inauguration Photo Go Viral?
What Made Bernie’s Inauguration Photo Go Viral? 366 222 Shlomi Ron

Ever wondered what made Bernie’s inauguration photo go viral? Before we jump into the photo, let’s look at the context this viral photo sprung from. We’re living in wild times where reality continues to exceed our wildest imaginations. Eleven months into the pandemic that has wreaked havoc with over 100 million CoronaVirus cases of which…

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How to come up with great visual stories?
How to Come Up with Great Visual Stories?
How to Come Up with Great Visual Stories? 366 222 Shlomi Ron

How do you come up with story ideas to bring to life your brand narrative? Finding inspiration to support your brand’s goals, while at the same time satisfy your audience’s needs – could be tough. But it doesn’t have to be. Take for example, how I came up with the idea for the Brand Storytelling…

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Why You Should Use B-Roll in Your Visual Storytelling
Why You Should Use B-Roll in Your Visual Storytelling
Why You Should Use B-Roll in Your Visual Storytelling 366 222 Shlomi Ron

It was a nice Sunday afternoon, my wife and I were walking down the street on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, FL. People were walking around, some relaxing on benches, families strolling with their kids, and others enjoying late lunch in the many outdoor restaurants that lined up the street. We were on our way…

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Lessons from My First Instagram Live
Lessons from My First Instagram Live 366 222 Shlomi Ron

  When was the last time you ran an Instagram Live session? I have just done one just last week, but before I share my fresh lessons about my journey, here are a few basic facts: On November 21, 2016, Facebook launched Instagram Live (IG Live). People can broadcast live video content for up to…

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Backgrounds in Online Meetings Telling Stories
Backgrounds in Online Meetings Telling Stories 366 222 Shlomi Ron

  What’s the deal with all these backgrounds people are using in online meetings? As our social interactions have moved to Zoom and other online meeting platforms, I have recently noticed the interesting use of virtual backgrounds – as a rich canvas to broadcast our personal brand stories. There are a couple of archetypes that…

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What is Live Sketching? Visual Storytelling Today show
The Art of Live Sketching at Events
The Art of Live Sketching at Events 366 222 Shlomi Ron

In recent years live sketching at events has become quite popular. I’m of course referring to the practice when you see a presenter on stage and on the sidelines you have a visual artist that in real-time brings to life the key ideas into a sketch on canvas. The art of live sketching at events…

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How_to_tell_stories_like_a_media_company?
How to Tell Visual Stories Like A Media Company?
How to Tell Visual Stories Like A Media Company? 366 222 Shlomi Ron

I have recently listened to one CMO Moves episode where host, Nadine Dietz dedicated the show to Inside Adweek – What Moves Editorial Co-Leaders Lisa Granatstein and Stephanie Paterik? Listening to the show I was intrigued by the stories Stephanie shared about her journey building an award-winning multimedia storytelling lab with a heavy focus on…

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How Do Stories Shape Reality?
How Do Stories Shape Reality? 366 222 Shlomi Ron

Unlike narrow-focused business podcasts, I am a great believer that in this day and age, it’s important to talk to not only people in your industry but to people outside your industry to get fresh perspectives. This is where true innovation comes from and this is my programming strategy for the Visual Storytelling Today podcast.…

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