{"id":7632,"date":"2016-06-19T10:04:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T10:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3doordigital.com\/?p=7632"},"modified":"2016-06-19T10:04:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-19T10:04:48","slug":"6-tips-using-emotional-storytelling-marketing-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.angoramedia.com\/blog\/6-tips-using-emotional-storytelling-marketing-strategy","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Use Emotional Storytelling as a Marketing Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our life is a collection of stories. Our stories reveal who we were in the past, who we are today and who we aspire to be in the future. They reflect our beliefs, our values and the way we see ourselves and the world. They make us connect emotionally with other people, whether we’re on a first date or getting to know a new friend.<\/p>\n

In the same way, stories can also aid brands in connecting with their audience on an emotional level. Stories create interest in the brand, foster its relationship with\u00a0its audience and help it gain trust from its customers. Emotional branding – by way of storytelling – is an advanced marketing strategy which can help both in sales and in customer retention.<\/p>\n

Telling stories to sell products has always been a major part of\u00a0advertising; but in recent years it has steadily been replacing\u00a0direct marketing. Today, more than ever, people are interested in the story behind the brand and develop strong preferences for certain brands depending on the stories they’re telling.<\/p>\n

Andy Maslen, author of Persuasive Copywriting: Using Psychology to Engage, Influence and Sell<\/a>, ties this phenomenon to globalization. According to him, “\u201cThe best ad campaigns have always led with stories, but the rise of globalization has led to increasingly abstract, conceptual or image-driven advertising where the idea is paramount, and the brand… is pushed firmly into the background.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following infographic from Play Network<\/a>, illustrates this point:<\/p>\n

\"Play<\/a>Evidence shows that emotion plays a large part in consumers’ purchasing behavior. In an article published in Psychology Today<\/a> in 2013 by Peter Noel Murray, Ph.D., he mentions several findings from research done on the subject:<\/p>\n