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How to Tell Your Story in an RFP Response – with Paul Furiga - EP096

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Is there a place for storytelling in business?

According to Paul Furiga, story plays a crucial role in differentiating a company from its competitors and attracting customers, employees, partners and investors to the brand.

But how do you figure out what your business’ story is and then tell it effectively in an RFP response?

Paul is the President and Chief Storyteller at WordWrite, a top-ranked independent PR agency dedicated to helping clients in healthcare, manufacturing and professional services uncover, develop and share their stories. He is also the author of Finding Your Capital S Story: Why Your Story Drives Your Brand.

On this episode of The RFP Success Show, Paul explores the biology behind how storytelling bonds a writer with their audience and explains how a business can live their brand by having a great story.

Paul describes how to build likability and trust through storytelling, offering advice on how to uncover the story archetype of your company and weave that narrative throughout a proposal.

Listen in for Paul’s insight around what a good storytelling looks like and learn how to uncover the many chapters of your company’s story and tell it in a way that resonates with evaluators in an RFP response.

Key Takeaways

Paul’s journey from journalism to building an agency around storytelling for business

The science of how storytelling bonds a speaker/writer with their audience

Paul’s top examples of companies who live their brand by having a great story

What four questions a company’s brand story should address

How a business can build likability and trust through storytelling in a proposal response

Paul’s advice on how to determine the story archetype of your company

How to weave the narrative of your brand story throughout an RFP response

Paul’s top examples of the different chapters of a business’ story

Why it’s crucial for your company’s leaders to agree on the brand story

What a good story looks like and how to compel RFP evaluators to care about yours

Connect with Paul

WordWrite

WordWrite on Facebook

WordWrite on LinkedIn

Paul on LinkedIn

Paul on Twitter

Email paul.furiga@wordwritepr.com

Connect with Lisa

Lisa’s Website

Lisa on Twitter

Lisa on Facebook

Lisa on LinkedIn

The RFP Success Company on YouTube

The RFP Success Company on LinkedIn

Subscribe on iTunes

Email podcast@rfpsuccess.com

Resources

Finding Your Capital S Story: Why Your Story Drives Your Brand by Paul Furiga

Dare to Be Influential: Maximizing Your Positive Influence While Still Being True to You by Lisa Rehurek

The RFP Success Book by Lisa Rehurek

The RFP Success Institute

  continue reading

142 episodes

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Content provided by Lisa Rehurek. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Lisa Rehurek or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Is there a place for storytelling in business?

According to Paul Furiga, story plays a crucial role in differentiating a company from its competitors and attracting customers, employees, partners and investors to the brand.

But how do you figure out what your business’ story is and then tell it effectively in an RFP response?

Paul is the President and Chief Storyteller at WordWrite, a top-ranked independent PR agency dedicated to helping clients in healthcare, manufacturing and professional services uncover, develop and share their stories. He is also the author of Finding Your Capital S Story: Why Your Story Drives Your Brand.

On this episode of The RFP Success Show, Paul explores the biology behind how storytelling bonds a writer with their audience and explains how a business can live their brand by having a great story.

Paul describes how to build likability and trust through storytelling, offering advice on how to uncover the story archetype of your company and weave that narrative throughout a proposal.

Listen in for Paul’s insight around what a good storytelling looks like and learn how to uncover the many chapters of your company’s story and tell it in a way that resonates with evaluators in an RFP response.

Key Takeaways

Paul’s journey from journalism to building an agency around storytelling for business

The science of how storytelling bonds a speaker/writer with their audience

Paul’s top examples of companies who live their brand by having a great story

What four questions a company’s brand story should address

How a business can build likability and trust through storytelling in a proposal response

Paul’s advice on how to determine the story archetype of your company

How to weave the narrative of your brand story throughout an RFP response

Paul’s top examples of the different chapters of a business’ story

Why it’s crucial for your company’s leaders to agree on the brand story

What a good story looks like and how to compel RFP evaluators to care about yours

Connect with Paul

WordWrite

WordWrite on Facebook

WordWrite on LinkedIn

Paul on LinkedIn

Paul on Twitter

Email paul.furiga@wordwritepr.com

Connect with Lisa

Lisa’s Website

Lisa on Twitter

Lisa on Facebook

Lisa on LinkedIn

The RFP Success Company on YouTube

The RFP Success Company on LinkedIn

Subscribe on iTunes

Email podcast@rfpsuccess.com

Resources

Finding Your Capital S Story: Why Your Story Drives Your Brand by Paul Furiga

Dare to Be Influential: Maximizing Your Positive Influence While Still Being True to You by Lisa Rehurek

The RFP Success Book by Lisa Rehurek

The RFP Success Institute

  continue reading

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