Robert Bartram

Corporate Storyteller

I transform ordinary corporate narratives into accessible, high-quality and compelling content that inspires your readers to take action.

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Robert Bartram

Corporate Storyteller

I transform ordinary corporate narratives into accessible, high-quality and compelling content that inspires your readers to take action.

Contact meRequest free consultation

Robert Bartram

Corporate Storyteller

I transform ordinary corporate narratives into accessible, high-quality and compelling content that inspires your readers to take action.

Contact meRequest free consultation

years experience

returning clients

client projects

How storytelling can benefit your organisation

Producing better stories is not just about being able to write them. A clear and consistent narrative, underpinned by the right processes and great storytelling skills, transforms messages into moving and memorable stories. These stories capture attention, win support, and achieve goals. They’re also one of the most cost-effective tools in your marketing toolbox.

Reach new audiences

Engage more people as your stories become accessible, distinctive, and compelling.

Boost growth

More and better storytelling can expand your income and funding.

Enhance your reputation

Storytelling ensures that the change your work brings to real-life situations is seen to be making a difference.

Drive positive change

Storytelling evokes the key emotions that drive rational decision-making.

Foster staff morale

Good storytelling encourages greater cohesion and success among your employees, your best asset.

Save time and money

By hiring an expert you’ll save time and money with research, messaging and content creation.

Corporate storyteller services

My approach is ideal for crafting the following products:

  • Web posts
  • Blogs
  • Fundraising papers
  • Social media posts, especially LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
  • Speeches
  • Newsletters
  • Annual reports
  • Brochures, leaflets, and other visibility material
  • ‘White Papers’

In addition to content creation, I can also act as your coordinating editor. Managing staff and consultants, I oversee the day-to-day process that ensures all products are delivered on time and to the highest quality.

My three-phased approach to helping you achieve your goals

Story framework and update

To assess the current impact of your stories and identify missed opportunities, I will conduct an audit of your existing stories. I’ll also look at how they are promoted and the attention they are commanding.

Following my conclusions and recommendations, a select number of stories will be updated. I’ll also work directly with your team to create your message framework for future stories, helping you to achieve more of your corporate and communications’ goals.

Core organisational narrative

Creating a coherent and consistent organisational narrative will help unite both staff and external audiences around the organisation’s visions and values. The consistency of the message will ensure your narratives stand out to the external audiences that count.

Skills training

The project is completed with a half-day workshop for key internal stakeholders on the practical application of your message framework and organisational narrative. This will help ensure that all members of your team can create powerful stories and content. The team will become more efficient, and you’ll expand your reach and impact.

Some current and former clients

Robert Bartram | Corporate Storyteller for ISOfocus magazine
ISOfocus magazine

Feature articles on the importance of International Standards:

How to unlock the AI promise, 11 November 2019

Heading abroad for health, 09 July 2019

Driving into a cleaner future, 08 May 2019

The quest for cyber-trust (pdf), Jan/Feb 2019

The new frontier for Artificial Intelligence (pdf), Nov/Dec 2018

A well-watered world (pdf), Sept/Oct 2018

What’s really on your plate (pdf), July/Aug 2018

Robert Bartram | Corporate Storyteller for Sever Life Sciences
Sever Life Sciences

Full website text for leading Swiss-based pharmaceutical company, Dec 2020

The Tropical Forest Alliance of the World Economic Forum
Robert Bartram | Corporate Storyteller for Charlescannon
Charlescannon

For Quotient:

‘White Paper’ and website text on ‘lean’ principles in blood testing laboratories, Sept 2019

For Bata:

Internal communications’ success stories for Swiss shoe company, May 2021

Robert Bartram | Corporate Storyteller for BBC News
BBC News
Robert Bartram | Corporate Storyteller for UNDP
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Robert Bartram | Corporate Storyteller for The George Institute for Global Health
The George Institute for Global Health

20 articles for 20th anniversary celebration of internationally renown, Sydney-based think tank, Nov 2019

Robert Bartram | Corporate Storyteller for UNEP FI
United Nations Environment Programme - Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

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