Creative Business Books

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Content Is King: The Complete Guide to Writing Website Content That Sells
Content Is King: The Complete Guide to Writing Website Content That Sells
by Laura Briggs

Your brand is unique. Your website content should be, too.

Many businesses believe they know what sets their brand apart from the competition, only to discover they aren’t connecting with their audience. With Content is King as your guide, you’ll uncover your accurate Unique Value Proposition, so you can reach the customer-base that’s been searching for you. Learn to craft quality, authentic content that converts window-shoppers into returning customers.

In an increasingly digital age, website content is the pinnacle launch pad that prompts your audience to act. Establish your brand values, determine the needs of your niche audience, and curate a website that highlights the exclusive opportunities only you can offer with Content is King as your go-to handbook.

Discover how to:

  • Build your content marketing strategy from scratch 
  • Define your Unique Value Proposition and tell your own story 
  • Navigate Search Engine Optimization and direct high-volume traffic to your platform 
  • Discern your buyer’s journey to customize and enhance your patron’s experience

Take your content to new heights with top-grade editorial, today!

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The Illusion of Choice: 16½ Psychological Biases that Influence What We Buy
The Illusion of Choice: 16½ Psychological Biases that Influence What We Buy
by Richard Shotton

The compelling new book by Richard Shotton, author of The Choice Factory.

Every day, people make hundreds of choices. Many of these are commercial: What shampoo to pick? How much to spend on a bottle of wine? Whether to renew a subscription? These choices might appear to be freely made, but psychologists have shown that subtle changes in the way products are positioned, promoted and marketed can radically alter how customers behave.

The Illusion of Choice identifies the 16½ most important psychological biases that everyone in business needs to be aware of today – and shows how any business can take advantage of these to win customers, retain customers and sell more.

Richard Shotton, author of the acclaimed The Choice Factory, draws on academic research, previous ad campaigns and his own original field studies to create a fascinating and highly practical guide that focuses on the point where marketing meets the mind of the customer.

You’ll learn to take advantage of the peak end rule, the power of precision, the wisdom of wit – and much, much more. You simply cannot afford to miss The Illusion of Choice.

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The Authority Advantage: Building Thought Leadership Focused on Impact Not Ego
The Authority Advantage: Building Thought Leadership Focused on Impact Not Ego
by Adam Witty and Rusty Shelton

As a thought leader, industry expert or business professional, you are driven to make the biggest possible impact in your field. But before you can reach an audience, you must earn their trust. Unfortunately, far too many leaders rely on their corporate brand to connect with their target audience, an outdated approach that no longer works with trust in institutions at an all-time low.

The good news for leaders who understand this new reality is that although your target audience may hesitate to connect with your corporate brand, they are actively looking to connect with YOU - if you can create an Authority Advantage by positioning yourself as a mission-driven thought leader with something to teach, rather than a professional with something to sell. Are you positioned for this new leadership landscape?

The Authority Advantage gives you the step-by-step blueprint to build thought leadership focused on impact, not ego to accelerate trust within an increasingly skeptical market.

Within these pages, you’ll discover the proven tactics for establishing a strong leadership brand before you meet a potential team member or prospect; how to create leverage via “Authority by Association” to accelerate trust; learn how to create compelling content in all formats; how to use books, speaking engagements and publicity as tools for impact, prestige and profitability; and most importantly, how to create your own MAP (Master Authority Plan) to put all these elements into a top-to-bottom strategy that builds authentic connections. You’ll also hear from recognized thought leaders who reveal what methodologies helped them write their own success stories.

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From Type to Logo: The Best Logotypes from Around the World
From Type to Logo: The Best Logotypes from Around the World
by Victionary

When it comes to building a brand, logo design is often one of the first few important steps in the creative journey. With so much more competition to contend with today, how can designers help start-ups and evolving brands put their best foot forward visually?

A key branding element used by many of the biggest companies around the world, a logotype revolves around a company’s name or initials and features typography as the main design approach.From Type to Logodetails the processes of combining the two distinct design disciplines in a compelling book of case studies that make an inspiring reference point for budding and working branding professionals alike.

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