Mats Urde

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The brand matrix

To run a successful business, you need to engage and inspire your employees. To do that, first clarify the promises and values that make up your organization’s identity core - then align the core with every aspect of the business. Drawing on his influential Harvard Business Review article, Mats Urde shows how to tackle this critically important task and forge a corporate brand identity that will boldly stand out from the competition. As a visual aid, he introduces the Corporate Brand Identity Matrix, a simple-to-use tool that ties the identity core to the organization’s mission, strategy, communications, and reputation, helping you create a coherent, clearly understandable whole that will fire employees’ imaginations and wow customers. The book is packed with stories and practical insights from renowned organizations like IKEA, Trek Bikes, Volvo, and the Nobel Prizes that struggled at first but eventually succeeded in motivating employees and winning over customers by defining the identity core. Whether you’re a board member, executive, or entrepreneur, this book offers you a roadmap to success.