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Glenfarclas Pagoda Reserve Series of Single Malt Whiskies

Glenfarclas Pagoda Reserve Series of Single Malt Whiskies | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Given the rising popularity of rare and aged whiskies in Singapore, The Whisky Corporation has brought their Glenfarclas Pagoda Reserve Series (the Trilogy and Ruby Reserve) of bespoke single malt whiskies from Speyside to Singapore.

Glenfarclas Pagoda Reserve Series
Since 1865, the Grants of Glenfarclas have carefully adhered to time-honored traditions of whiskey making. They explored their finest reserves and found valuable casks predating 1972 – the year their famous Pagoda kiln was decommissioned....

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First, there's wonderful design. Then, there's 59-year-old aged single malt whiskey. Finally, you have Glenfarclas Pagoda Reserve Series – the best of all worlds!

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Take Your Fundraising Pitch from Mediocre to Memorable with These Storytelling Tips

Take Your Fundraising Pitch from Mediocre to Memorable with These Storytelling Tips | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Oren Jacob grew up in a family of storytellers. His parents were teachers who were constantly hosting family, friends, colleagues, passersby from around the world — each with their own story to tell.


After spending 20 years at Pixar working on films that revolutionized visual media, he is now the co-founder and CEO of ToyTalk, an interactive entertainment company that enables kids to converse with and learn from animated characters. In fact, the company just released its second season of The Winston Show today.


All of this work required continuous and creative pitching. At Pixar, it was about developing movie pitches for $100 million stamps of approval. And now, at ToyTalk, Jacob has helped raise over $16 million to make their groundbreaking vision a reality.


In all of these situations, storytelling has been a crucial part of making pitches memorable and resonant. Whether you’re talking about your product or your company, Jacob recommends several specific storytelling tactics to both appeal to your audience for the first time, and to forge successful long-term relationships....

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Valuable insight into the role of storytelling in pitching to venture capitalists and applying it to other business presentations.

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Sundance's First Digital Storytelling Conference Showcases the Best in Brand Videos

Sundance's First Digital Storytelling Conference Showcases the Best in Brand Videos | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

As digital video and streaming services continue to recast the viewing landscape, a handful of digital executives and Sundance Film Festival attendees pushed to have the burgeoning videosphere represented during one of filmmaking's highest-profile events—and Rick Parkhill, CEO of VMA Media, made it happen.


After securing support from sponsors Twitter, Fullscreen, Maker, Zefr, Above Average, Hulu and Naritiv, he persuaded festival organizers that this was, in fact, a viable extension, and Digital Storytelling was born. The event kicks off Thursday, Jan. 21, on the eve of the film festival, with additional sponsors including CNN's Courageous content studio, Fox Network Group's True(x) and The Huffington Post signing on....

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Storytelling moves up the creative food chain at the Sundance Film Festival. Learn some interesting perspectives on brand storytelling.

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