A go-to guide for entrepreneurs to succeed by taking a clear stand and aligning their business with their values. What do I need to do? It's almost always the wrong question that an entrepreneur or a business leader asks when creativity seems to have been lost. When you're stuck and the journals and books you've been reading and going to the masterminds and conventions and seminars you've been attending haven't led to any breakthroughs. When your notepads full of "proven best practices" should have brought you to the next level but haven't. In this paradigm-shifting work, serial entrepreneur Patrick Gentempo explains why the primary question you need to ask as a business leader is "Who should we be?" While it makes sense and may sound pretty easy, it's actually one of the hardest questions an entrepreneur can ask no matter the scale of business they are running. In Your Stand Is Your Brand, you'll learn about: "Maximum Tension," the greatest barrier to entrepreneurial growth The 5-P Expansion Sequence, a tried-and-true model tracking the steps from Philosophy to Prosperity Digging into the soul of your business so it can find its transformative process for serious breakthroughs How to face the fire and embrace creative destruction. And much more This is not your typical business success book, it is a source of inspiration that will keep you reading and winning in transformative ways that aren't available to you right now. So, let's begin the process to revolutionize your business and your life.

Praise for Career Distinction "Hands down, this book is the bible on branding for your career!" -- Susan Britton Whitcomb, author of Job Search Magic "As a professional resume writer and career coach, I have extolled the concept of personal branding for my clients for years. Now, for the first time ever, I have an outstanding resource to recommend--Career Distinction by William Arruda and Kirsten Dixson. This book details the concept of personal branding in a magnificent and easy-to-digest presentation that is a must-buy for every serious job seeker." -- Wendy S. Enelow, CCM, MRW, JCTC, CPRW Executive Director of the Career Masters Institute "Arruda and Dixson are widely respected in the global career coaching community as gurus who not only teach but live the personal branding model, and their expertise and passion show through on every page of this practical, indispensable book. I highly recommend it to all who want to distinguish themselves from the competition." -- L. Michelle Tullier, PhD, Vice President of Right Management and author of The Unofficial Guide to Landing a Job

Ditch traditional corporate branding to create a powerful, recognizable brand Brand Against the Machine offers proven and actionable steps for companies and entrepreneurs to increase their brand visibility and credibility, and to create an indispensable brand that consumers can relate to, thus becoming life-long customers. Discover the aspirational currency that makes your brand one that people want to be or want to be friends with. Learn how to be real with your audience and make strategic associations to establish credibility. Brand Against the Machine will help you stand out, get noticed, and be remembered. Brand Against the Machine is the blueprint for how to market your brand to attract better clients and stand out from the clutter that is traditional corporate branding and marketing. Instant Positioning Method: How to instantly stand out from the crowd and position yourself as a resource, not just another service provider The 20/60/20 Rule: Why it's important to take a stand and why it's okay to have haters—because it creates a stronger bond with those who love you Ditch your traditional corporate branding and marketing, and exchange it for something memorable. Your customers will thank you for it.

“Out-of-the-box PR campaigns” for authors to get their books to legions of readers from “one of the best publicists in the business” (James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author). From the rise of ebooks to the impact of online retail sales to the wide acceptance of self-publishing as a natural path, countless authors are writing books and then wondering what to do with them. Self-published authors need to know how to bring their book to market themselves and reach audiences without a publisher’s marketing or publicity department behind them. Even published authors want to supplement the work of in-house publicity managers and develop a direct relationship with everyone from the media to potential fans. As the head of her own independent PR firm, Kaye Publicity, Dana Kaye has been a driving force behind numerous bestselling authors across all genres, from thriller authors like Gregg Hurwitz and Jamie Freveletti to children’s authors like Liz Climo and Claudia Gray, and now she brings her insights to you. Kaye walks writers through all of their options, taking the anxiety out of the pitching process and teaching them how to be their own best promoters. Sharp, intuitive, and user-friendly, Dana Kaye’s guide is a must-have for all authors with bestselling aspirations. “There’s a reason I didn’t hire an outside publicist through my first ten books. It’s because I hadn’t yet met Dana. Smart, no-nonsense, creative, and to the point, she’s the best in the business.”—Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan X

What is your brand? As a designer your success depends on how you brand yourself and the service you provide. This book will help you explore, develop, distill, and determine a distinctive brand essence, differentiate yourself, and create your visual identity. Build Your Own Brand is a guided journal designed to help you sketch, write, design, and conceive the way you brand yourself. More than 80 prompts and exercises will help you develop your: Personal brand essence Visual identity and style Resume and elevator pitch and much more! Whether you're trying to land a new job or launch a design business, let this unique guide light the way. You'll find helpful advice, interviews, and prompts from esteemed psychologists, creative directors, brand strategists, designers, artists, and experts from a variety of disciplines. Build your own brand today!

A go-to guide for entrepreneurs to succeed by taking a clear stand and aligning their business with their values. What do I need to do? It's almost always the wrong question that an entrepreneur or a business leader asks when creativity seems to have been lost. When you're stuck and the journals and books you've been reading and going to the masterminds and conventions and seminars you've been attending haven't led to any breakthroughs. When your notepads full of "proven best practices" should have brought you to the next level but haven't. In this paradigm-shifting work, serial entrepreneur Patrick Gentempo explains why the primary question you need to ask as a business leader is "Who should we be?" While it makes sense and may sound pretty easy, it's actually one of the hardest questions an entrepreneur can ask no matter the scale of business they are running. In Your Stand Is Your Brand, you'll learn about: "Maximum Tension," the greatest barrier to entrepreneurial growth The 5-P Expansion Sequence, a tried-and-true model tracking the steps from Philosophy to Prosperity Digging into the soul of your business so it can find its transformative process for serious breakthroughs How to face the fire and embrace creative destruction. And much more This is not your typical business success book, it is a source of inspiration that will keep you reading and winning in transformative ways that aren't available to you right now. So, let's begin the process to revolutionize your business and your life.

In this second edition of their classic book on personal brand, David McNally and Karl Speak show that developing a personal brand is not about constructing a contrived image. Rather, it is a process of discovering who you really are and what you aspire to be. The hallmark insight of this new edition is that the best way to establish a strong and memorable brand is to make a positive difference in the lives of others through making lasting impressions that build trusting relationships. McNally and Speak take you through the process of identifying the key components of your brand, conveying that brand to the world, checking how closely your brand aligns with important relationships in your life—particularly the one with your employer—and assessing your progress along the way. This thoroughly revised and updated edition features new material on how to use social media to build a powerful personal brand and case studies of individuals whose personal brands have changed the world.

What made you pick up this book? Perhaps you're wondering why your brand should be gay. Or maybe the pink covered book jacket grabbed your attention? Did the idea of uncovering the art and science of creating an authentic brand pique your curiosity? Maybe it's all of the above. Whatever the case, the book made enough of an impression that you picked it up and are now reading these words. What this moment demonstrates is the idea behind what an authentic brand is all about--owning a perception in the marketplace that compels people to take action. In Your Brand Should be Gay (Even if You're Not), Re Perez--seasoned Brand Strategist, keynote speaker, CEO and founder of Branding For The People--uses real-life case studies and behind-the-scenes stories to challenge your understanding of branding, demonstrate the transformational impact of authentic brands, and share his proven branding process that has helped his clients shift from unknown to celebrity-like status. Pre-revenue to multi-millionaire. Ashamed to proud. Outdated to cutting-edge. And, embarrassingly inauthentic to courageously authentic both in life and in business.

Do you know what it takes to make your business stand out from the crowd?If you are a business owner with an established product or brand, this is the proverbial "must read." Why? Because you will either discover your existing brand is on point, or Your Brand Sucks will not only tell you why it sucks, it will tell you how to fix it and give you the confidence to go ahead with a rebrand, especially if you're already considering it. Whether you're a seasoned company that needs a brand course correction, or a small business startup that needs to establish a brand, this book is for you. It will reveal the most efficient, comprehensive, and effective approach you can adopt to establish a solid brand foundation and create the most fitting visual and verbal language to express it. Ernie will guide you through the universal building blocks of effective brand development and take you, step by step, through a proven, successful, and effective process to create a brand that is authentic to your organization and, more important, is remarkable to your customers. Ernie Harker has spent the last 25 years building brands as a creative producer, consultant and corporate marketing executive. He knows what it's like to get his hands dirty in the trenches of design and leading marketing teams as a brand architect. One of his greatest success stories was helping turn an old western themed convenience store brand into a $3 billion dollar adventure brand. Ernie condenses a careers worth of experience to bring you Your Brand Sucks. In Part I, you'll learn the basics of branding and some common mistakes to avoid. It will be a crash course in brand development that will open your eyes and mind. In Part II, you will be guided through the four steps of FIRE-ing up your brand strategy. You'll be asked to Find Your Brand Spark, Identify Your Target Customers, Realize Your Core Belief, and Establish Your Brand Adjectives.When these questions have been answered and the key leaders of your company are in agreement, the decisions are documented in the form of a brand strategy. In Part III, you will use your brand strategy as the background and rationale to design your brand blueprints in the form of colors, patterns, textures, fonts, image, vocabulary, and sound. These are the ingredients in your branding recipe that you'll use to create all of your advertising and marketing materials. You'll also learn the secrets and strategies to help you design a logo, write a snappy tagline, create a comprehensive Brand Bible, and learn how to use it to maintain brand consistency, ensuring that your amazing new brand will grow stronger and increase its focus with every decision you make. In Part IV you'll put your brand blueprints to work, to guide the production of all of your sales and marketing tools like websites, brochures, packaging, interior and exterior design, uniforms, dress codes, charities, product names, and more. This book intends to provide you with an effective tool to help you create a powerful, memorable, and highly effective brand that will stand the test of time. It will ignite your brand by helping you develop a solid foundation for your company's personality and guide you through the selection of the verbal and visual language needed to help bring everything to life. You'll create a brand that your customers will love, and your competitors will envy. - A brand that doesn't suck.

A game-changing framework for self-discovery, personal branding, marketing and online authority building by notable personal brander and online business builder Rachel Gogos. Whether you're an entrepreneur starting a business, an author, coach, small or medium-sized business owner looking to build your brand, or a marketer or innovator with a DIY spirit, "Build Your Personal Brand" will walk you through unearthing your essential self, connecting it to work you're proud of, and letting the world know who you are and what you have to offer. In this new guide, Rachel Gogos, Founder, and CEO of brandiD-a soulful personal branding and web development agency- unveils her SOULiD framework to help new and existing business owners take their brands from unknown to known. Walking through this personal branding framework will expand your self-awareness, help boost your confidence, and increase your clarity in communicating what you do, whom you do it for, and why your ideal customers need to work with or buy from you. Whether you sell your own intellectual property, a product, or a service, this book will show you how to shift how you present yourself online, and amplify it in a way that creates a thoughtful, honest connection with the people you should reach. In this easy-to-use guide, Gogos shares insight, research, exercises, and helpful examples that teach you: - The steps to identifying your voice - How to project your personal brand in a way that feels aligned with your personality- How to differentiate yourself from competitors in one-of-a-kind ways - Who your ideal customer is, and how to write their story- How to identify your product and the market it can serve best- Why setting and writing your goals actually helps you reach them- How your brand touchpoints can grow your business- The step-by-step approach to creating your marketing planGogos has worked with and taught hundreds of entrepreneurs, innovators and experts from all over the world through one-on-one services, workshops, and speaking engagements. If you want to build a business and serve others in a way that sets you apart from the crowd, this workbook will guide you down your chosen path. Visit www.thebrandiD.com to learn more.