Stand Out from the Crowd: Secrets to Crafting a Winning Company Identity [Paperback]

Jay Lipe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2006

A company’s identity is far more than just letterhead, logo and business cards.  It requires an end-to-end communications approach with verbal, written, and visual messages that target the customers you want to reach, ensure consistency in all marketing materials, and keep your identity program on track.
 
In Stand Out from the Crowd, marketing expert Jay Lipe offers entrepreneurs, small-business owners, and marketers the necessary tools to implement a comprehensive company identity strategy.  With clear-cut action steps, case studies, and visual examples, he highlights the best ways to build a reputation and make a lasting impression.
 
Learn how to:
·        Ensure that your customers notice – and remember – your business.
·        Create power-packed visual elements, such as logos, colors, and images.
·        Make sure that your corporate identity is used consistently.
·        Craft a selling proposition that moves customers to buy.
 
By illuminating fundamental strategic principles with easy-to-use methods, Lipe arms you and your business with a winning competitive advantage.

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About the Author

Jay Lipe has more than 20 years of experience advising businesses about their brands. In his current role as founder and CEO of Emerge Marketing LLC, he has helped hundreds of small businesses and Fortune 500 clients grow through strategic marketing plans and programs. He is a popular speaker, lecturer, and seminar leader to business and professional organizations nationwide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419523007
• ISBN-13: 978-1419523007
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,062,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm the president of a marketing firm that focuses on small and mid-sized companies (www.emergemarketing.com)by helping them develop marketing plans.

I'm also the author of two books, "Stand Out from the Crowd; Secrets to Crafting a Winning Company Identity (Kaplan Publishing, 2006) and "The Marketing Toolkit for Growing Business" (Chammerson Press, 2002).


When not following marketing, I play drums, golf or pine away for the mountains.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enthusiastically recommended especially for anyone involved in establishing a company's brand and identity., April 13, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stand Out from the Crowd: Secrets to Crafting a Winning Company Identity (Paperback)

Advertising and branding professional Jay Lipe puts his 20 years of experience on paper in Stand Out From the Crowd: Secrets to Crafting A Winning Company Identity, a guide especially for small-business owners, entrepreneurs, and marketers. Offering a plethora of tips, tricks, and techniques to build a reputation and make a long-lasting impression upon clientele, Stand Out From the Crowd covers how to properly craft a mission statement, create an intense focus on one's target markets, deliver world-class service, determine a properly balanced fee for services rendered, write copy that motivates people to buy, use taglines, logos, and colors to maximum effect, and much more. Enthusiastically recommended especially for anyone involved in establishing a company's brand and identity.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly Useful Marketing Tool, December 11, 2006

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Stephanie Laitala "OWLL Financial" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stand Out from the Crowd: Secrets to Crafting a Winning Company Identity (Paperback)

With the multitude of marketing techniques employed today, Jay Lipe takes us back to basics in creating a strong, memorable company identity. This quick, easy-to-follow guide is a must-read for anyone looking to come out ahead in our commercially overloaded marketplace. Lipe covers everything from crafting a workable mission statement to producing marketing materials that encourage customers to purchase your product or service. The benefits of using these tools were noticed immediately in my business!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple to follow, full of useful tips and ideas, November 28, 2006

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Boris Mordkovich "Boris Mordkovich | Publishe... (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stand Out from the Crowd: Secrets to Crafting a Winning Company Identity (Paperback)

There are hundreds of business books on the market these days. However, most of them fall short and either provide vague information or they just aren't easy to read or follow.

Stand Out From the Crowd is different than most books. It's very well written and contains a wealth of information that I found useful - even being in business for myself for over 5 years.

I liked the fact that most of the ideas are followed by concrete suggestions and steps you can take to implement them.

Definitely worth a read.