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Lots of people want to write a book, but few people actually ever do it. Why? Because like any other major accomplishment, writing a book takes time and effort that most just can't commit to. That's also exactly why a book can distinguish you from your colleagues and open the door to otherwise impossible opportunities. This is not only a step-by-step guide to write your book, but what to do with it afterwards. This book, written by two industry experts, will tell you how to publish your book and maximize all of the benefits of being an author.
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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!
Like Jesus, all the leading figures in the Bible—from Abraham and Ruth to Mary and Paul—reflect eight common attributes that inform how God followers today should lead their lives. These attributes, combined with a person’s own core values, form his or her godly brand. Your Godly Brand shows how branding works to influence people, how biblical figures demonstrated their brand through their actions, and how readers can define their personal godly brand through a series of thought- and spirit-provoking exercises.
Self-publishing is a growing area and writers need independent and reliable advice they can trust. This guide is full of practical, nuts-and-bolts information on each aspect of the DIY-publishing process, from editing and page layout, cover design and book production, publicity and selling. Each chapter is written by publishing professionals expert in supporting authors and is full of insights from successful self-published authors themselves. This guide is essential reading for any indie author who wants to go it totally alone, who wants to work with other independent professionals or who might choose to pay for self-publishing provider services. It gives the pros and cons and potential financial outlay for the various options available so writers can make informed decisions about the best approach for their own book.
Authors will benefit hugely from this practical book by seeing how effective they can be at helping to promote their own books. Alison Baverstock encourages authors to work with publishers and agents but also explains how to 'go it alone' for authors who plan to self publish. The book covers: how marketing works; what opportunities there are; how authors can help; how to get noticed; how to get local publicity, organise a launch event and keep the momentum going after publication. The book also provides authors with a real insight into the publishing process and contains illuminating interviews with everyone concerned: editors, marketing people and, most importantly, authors.
If you are thinking of starting up a business — whether online or in a pushcart or a small café — you need to look into your branding. (how does it work, anyway?), brace yourself…According to Jacky Tai, you should start your branding exercise as early as possible. Brand Zero distils the author’s wealth of experience in grappling with branding strategies in the real world into a practical and easy-to-understand guide anyone. About the Authors For a decade, Jacky Tai headed the marking departments for several companies in the United States and Singapore before he joined International Enterprise Singapore. Heading its branding initiatives, Tai developed revolutionary training programmes that helped various companies — from innovative start-ups to established players — to better understand branding strategies. Jacky is currently Principal Consultant in StrategiCom, a B2B branding specialist