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		<title>Porn: Less story, more action. We never talk anymore &#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Jackson was a storyteller through multiple platforms. Through what his collaborators call “hyper-creative” storytelling and marriage of narrative storylines to vocals and choreographed dance, Mr. Jackson carved a method of marketing and self-expression that set the pattern for artists for the past two and a half decades and onward. Traditionalists conceive of story in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=openavein.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5071687&amp;post=129&amp;subd=openavein&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nice article in Forbes last month captures the power of CEOs having a story to tell. Not bullet points, not key messages but a real tale. What&#8217;s stickier in your mind &#8211; viewership stats about &#8220;American Idol&#8221; or that Adam Lambert finished second? Same communication theory applies to companies. Do you know the marketshare of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=openavein.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5071687&amp;post=122&amp;subd=openavein&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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