The Story Cycle

Your Business Guide to Better Marketing

Learn from Examples

Market Your Business

Tell Better Stories

Storytelling is more than a business buzzword.

You know a good story when you hear one, but how do you use them to grow your business and accomplish your mission?

Good organizational stories connect your audience, build trust, and set you apart from the crowd. The Story Cycle introduces a revolutionary (pun intended) process for how to practically achieve that.

Learn how to…

  • Listen for the right stories to tell
  • Edit narratives to be more effective
  • Share stories using the right skills and platforms
  • Invite your audience into an experience they’ll remember
  • Call the listener to action
  • Demonstrate how this changes their life for the better

Your audience needs what your business offers—they just don’t realize it yet.  Stop struggling with marketing and embrace the path to better storytelling.

Meet the Author

ROBERT CARNES is a professional marketer, freelance copywriter, and author of two previous books, including The Original Storyteller.

His career has included work in sports, nonprofits, churches, and a digital marketing agency, all focused on helping organizations tell better stories. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and daughter.

Who the Book is For

Buisness Leaders

Marketing Pros

Entrepreneurs

You

Book Updates

Podcast: Get A Word In

Podcast: Get A Word In

Content marketing should help your audience. In this episode of Get A Word In, Adam talks with Robert Carnes, the Marketing Manager at GreenMellen, about content marketing and how it can solve real-world business problems. They also talk about how marketers are problem solvers, what’s not working in nonprofit marketing, and much more.

PODCAST: S’more Stories

PODCAST: S’more Stories

S’more Stories goes professional! This episode, I’m joined by my new friend Robert Carnes, who has honed his craft in the marketing world for years! The topic he chose is a WILD one, which led to some wild stories from both of us.

PODCAST: The Importance of Effective Storytelling

PODCAST: The Importance of Effective Storytelling

Effective storytelling can be a leadership superpower, so how can our churches tell better stories? What’s the process we should use to listen, capture, and share good stories, and how can that cycle help grow our churches and share the gospel?

"The Story Cycle reminds us of a timeless truth: stories are not only core to the human experience, but also the lifeblood of any organization doing work that matters."

Jamie Howard  |  COO, Slingshot

"This book will not only help your organization tell better stories; it will also help it be a better organization."

Ted Lowe  |  Speaker & Author

"The Story Cycle is a great guide to storytelling filled with fresh perspective and engaging writing."

Vanessa Chase Lockshin  |  Author, The Storytelling Nonprofit

"Robert demystifies the story process. He cuts through clutter."

Briand Dodd  |  Author & Leadership Blogger

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Available in paperback, hardback, and ebook.

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