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CORPORATE STORY


Celebrate a milestone or corporate anniversary by sharing the story of your business—as a printed book and/or in digital form. A collection of stories and photos can convey your company’s history and culture to help orient new employees to your company's DNA—or to distinguish your company from competitors for new customers or top talent.

 
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CORPORATE STORY


Celebrate a milestone or corporate anniversary by sharing the story of your business—as a printed book or in digital form. A collection of stories and photos can convey your company’s history and culture to help orient new employees to your company's DNA—or to distinguish your company from competitors for new customers or top talent.

 
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CORPORATE STORY


Celebrate a milestone or corporate anniversary by sharing the story of your business—as a printed book or in digital form. A collection of stories and photos can convey your company’s history and culture to help orient new employees to your company's DNA—or to distinguish your company from competitors for new customers or top talent.

 

CORPORATE STORY


Celebrate a milestone or corporate anniversary by sharing the story of your business—as a printed book or in digital form. A collection of stories and photos can convey your company’s history and culture to help orient new employees to your company's DNA—or to distinguish your company from competitors for new customers or top talent.

CORPORATE STORY


Celebrate a milestone or corporate anniversary by sharing the story of your business—as a printed book or in digital form. A collection of stories and photos can convey your company’s history and culture to help orient new employees to your company's DNA—or to distinguish your company from competitors for new customers or top talent.

Story-driven, large photos, read in an hour or less...

Story-driven, large photos, read in an hour or less...

Story-driven, large photos, read in an hour or less...

Story-driven, large photos, read in an hour or less...

 

WHEN YOU MAKE the effort to share your company’s story, you want it to be read. One way to increase readability is for it to be story driven, with engaging, large photographs—able to be read in an hour or less (or in the case of the timeline book, a much shorter read). If you want to share a more comprehensive business history, we’ll work with you to make it as engaging as possible.

Your story can help orient new employees to your company. They gain a common understanding of your corporate DNA as they read it, look at your most compelling photographs, read your core values, and see your history summarized in a timeline.

And it can be used to distinguish your company from your competition. Others might hand out a business card or brochure, but you have your best stories and photos in a book or digital story to share with a key prospective client or to attract top talent.

OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
- Reviewing materials already published or on your website;
- Interviewing people in your company (and possibly key clients);
- Weaving the stories into a manuscript;
- Scanning and touching up photographs;
- Designing and laying out the book/digital presentation;
- Providing it to you for review and sign off; and
- Arranging for the book to be printed and bound, and/or releasing the digital version.
For more details, see Process.

We also offer the option of creating a custom slipcase to display a copy of the book in your head office. For examples of book art we’ve made, see our Portfolio.

 

WHEN YOU MAKE the effort to share your company’s story, you want it to be read. One way to increase readability is for it to be story driven, with engaging, large photographs—able to be read in an hour or less (or in the case of the timeline book, a much shorter read). If you want to share a more comprehensive business history, we’ll work with you to make it as engaging as possible.

Your story can help orient new employees to your company. They gain a common understanding of your corporate DNA as they read it, look at your most compelling photographs, read your core values, and see your history summarized in a timeline.

And it can be used to distinguish your company from your competition. Others might hand out a business card or brochure, but you have your best stories and photos in a book or digital story to share with a key prospective client or to attract top talent.

OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:
- Reviewing materials already published or on your website;
- Interviewing people in your company (and possibly key clients);
- Weaving the stories into a manuscript;
- Scanning and touching up photographs;
- Designing and laying out the book/digital presentation;
- Providing it to you for review and sign off; and
- Arranging for the book to be printed and bound, and/or releasing the digital version.
For more details, see Process.

We also offer the option of creating a custom slipcase to display a copy of the book in your head office. For examples of book art we’ve made, see our Portfolio.

 
 

PRINT & DIGITAL OPTIONS

A printed book has a legacy quality—enduring, tangible (e.g., feel the pages, smell the ink), encouraging the reader to spend time with it. A digital version (e.g., website, PDF, eBook) can include animation, video, links to related information—encouraging the reader's engagement differently. Your story can be released as a digital series throughout your anniversary year, with the printed version published at the end as a legacy piece.
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PRINT & DIGITAL OPTIONS

A printed book has a legacy quality—enduring, tangible (e.g., feel the pages, smell the ink), encouraging the reader to spend time with it. A digital version (e.g., website, PDF, eBook) can include animation, video, links to related information—encouraging the reader's engagement differently. Your story can be released as a digital series throughout your anniversary year, with the printed version published at the end as a legacy piece.
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TIMELINE

A timeline gives the reader an overview of key events, people, and/or innovations in your corporate history. We often include the timeline near the beginning to give a context for the stories that follow.

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Or you can share your story as a TIMELINE BOOK, with key dates providing the structure. A 24- to 48-page timeline book can be a cost-effective way to share your story.

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TIMELINE

A timeline gives the reader an overview of key events, people, and/or innovations in your corporate history. We often include the timeline near the beginning to give a context for the stories that follow.

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Or you can share your story as a TIMELINE BOOK, with key dates providing the structure. A 24- to 48-page timeline book can be a cost-effective way to share your story.

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CORE VALUES

Your book or digital story provides an opportunity for your company to share its core values intentionally. New employees and prospective clients get an idea of principles that guide your actions and decisions. Share stories about how those values have played out.

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CORE VALUES

Your book or digital story provides an opportunity for your company to share its core values intentionally. New employees and prospective clients get an idea of principles that guide your actions and decisions. Share stories about how those values have played out.

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CORE VALUES

Your book or digital story provides an opportunity for your company to share its core values intentionally. New employees and prospective clients get an idea of principles that guide your actions and decisions. Share stories about how those values have played out.

Core-values-example
 

CORE VALUES

Your book or digital story provides an opportunity for your company to share its core values intentionally. New employees and prospective clients get an idea of principles that guide your actions and decisions. Share stories about how those values have played out.

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LESSONS LEARNED THE HARD WAY

Your business has faced challenges, and grown through them. What at first might seem a failure can lead to a lesson that couldn’t have been learned any other way—and once learned (and hopefully not repeated) might turn out to be one of your greatest strengths. Sharing those lessons “humanizes” your company story.

In this book, photos of grandkids illustrate some hard lessons learned

 
 
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LESSONS LEARNED THE HARD WAY

Your business has faced challenges, and grown through them. What at first might seem a failure can lead to a lesson that couldn’t have been learned any other way—and once learned (and hopefully not repeated) might turn out to be one of your greatest strengths. Sharing those lessons “humanizes” your company story.

In this book, photos of grandkids illustrate some hard lessons learned

 
 
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LESSONS LEARNED THE HARD WAY

Your business has faced challenges, and grown through them. What at first might seem a failure can lead to a lesson that couldn’t have been learned any other way—and once learned (and hopefully not repeated) might turn out to be one of your greatest strengths. Sharing those lessons “humanizes” your company story.
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In this book, photos of grandkids illustrate some hard lessons learned
 
 

COMPANY PRINCIPALS

Include background and stories about your company’s founders and key executives. Illustrate how their vision has shaped who you are today.

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COMPANY PRINCIPALS

Include background and stories about your company’s founders and key executives. Illustrate how their vision has shaped who you are today.

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COMPANY PRINCIPALS

Include background and stories about your company’s founders and key executives. Illustrate how their vision has shaped who you are today.

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COMPANY PRINCIPALS

Include background and stories about your company’s founders and key executives. Illustrate how their vision has shaped who you are today.

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CLIENT STORIES

Your book or digital story will likely be shared with prospective clients. If you include some stories of client experiences with your company, prospective clients can imagine what their experience might be like. We can interview selected customers to include their stories.

 
 
 
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CLIENT STORIES

Your book or digital story will likely be shared with prospective clients. If you include some stories of client experiences with your company, prospective clients can imagine what their experience might be like. We can interview selected customers to include their stories.

 
 
 
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CLIENT STORIES

Your book or digital story will likely be shared with prospective clients. If you include some stories of client experiences with your company, prospective clients can imagine what their experience might be like. We can interview selected customers to include their stories.

 
 

CLIENT STORIES

Your book or digital story will likely be shared with prospective clients. If you include some stories of client experiences with your company, prospective clients can imagine what their experience might be like. We can interview selected customers to include their stories.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Include stories about how your business has been involved in the community—perhaps through days of service, or other types of volunteer or pro bono efforts. Readers will appreciate that your company’s focus is not just about the bottom line.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Include stories about how your business has been involved in the community—perhaps through days of service, or other types of volunteer or pro bono efforts. Readers will appreciate that your company’s focus is not just about the bottom line.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Include stories about how your business has been involved in the community—perhaps through days of service, or other types of volunteer or pro bono efforts. Readers will appreciate that your company’s focus is not just about the bottom line.

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Include stories about how your business has been involved in the community—perhaps through days of service, or other types of volunteer or pro bono efforts. Readers will appreciate that your company’s focus is not just about the bottom line.

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EMPLOYEE STORIES

Your employees have perspectives that round out your corporate story. We can interview key employees to gather stories that illustrate your company’s core values, and positive experiences they have had with your business.

 
 
 
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EMPLOYEE STORIES

Your employees have perspectives that round out your corporate story. We can interview key employees to gather stories that illustrate your company’s core values, and positive experiences they have had with your business.

 
 
 
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EMPLOYEE STORIES

Your employees have perspectives that round out your corporate story. We can interview key employees to gather stories that illustrate your company’s core values, and positive experiences they have had with your business.

 
 

EMPLOYEE STORIES

Your employees have perspectives that round out your corporate story. We can interview key employees to gather stories that illustrate your company’s core values, and positive experiences they have had with your business.

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

You have shared stories about the past and the present. The final part of the book or digital story can include thoughts about opportunities to be explored, significant projects underway, perhaps the transition to the next generation of leadership.

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

You have shared stories about the past and the present. The final part of the book or digital story can include thoughts about opportunities to be explored, significant projects underway, perhaps the transition to the next generation of leadership.

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

You have shared stories about the past and the present. The final part of the book or digital story can include thoughts about opportunities to be explored, significant projects underway, perhaps the transition to the next generation of leadership.

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

You have shared stories about the past and the present. The final part of the book or digital story can include thoughts about opportunities to be explored, significant projects underway, perhaps the transition to the next generation of leadership.

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TESTIMONIAL

I’m not sure we could have ever found a more capable, creative, easy-to-work-with group to design, write, and produce our corporate story. We also couldn’t find one that was farther away. As a Florida real estate development company, it should have been easy to find a local writing team to create our 40th Anniversary Book. But once we spoke with Larry and Sylvia in British Columbia (Canada), we were sold on their approach, their sensibilities, and their evident mastery of building a beautiful storybook out of four decades of snippets from our corporate (and sometimes personal) lives. They also assured us that the 3,400 miles between our offices should not have any effect on the fluidity of the project. They were so right.

The process of orchestrating the various stories, players, and photos—and the ultimate production of the book—required tremendous patience, delicate people skills, and a film director’s vision of the end product. Larry and Sylvia have all these talents in spades, and they are two of the most pleasant people you will ever meet.

We truly enjoyed the experience, and are glad to welcome these new Canadian friends into our family. But most important, we love the end product. The response to the book has been fantastic. Several folks have told me that they opened it simply to peruse it, yet couldn’t put it down and read every page.

We couldn’t have made a better choice, and highly recommend Thumbprint Books for any similar project.

— Steven Shapiro, Shapiro|Pertnoy Companies

 
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TESTIMONIAL

I’m not sure we could have ever found a more capable, creative, easy-to-work-with group to design, write, and produce our corporate story. We also couldn’t find one that was farther away. As a Florida real estate development company, it should have been easy to find a local writing team to create our 40th Anniversary Book. But once we spoke with Larry and Sylvia in British Columbia (Canada), we were sold on their approach, their sensibilities, and their evident mastery of building a beautiful storybook out of four decades of snippets from our corporate (and sometimes personal) lives. They also assured us that the 3,400 miles between our offices should not have any effect on the fluidity of the project. They were so right.

The process of orchestrating the various stories, players, and photos—and the ultimate production of the book—required tremendous patience, delicate people skills, and a film director’s vision of the end product. Larry and Sylvia have all these talents in spades, and they are two of the most pleasant people you will ever meet.

We truly enjoyed the experience, and are glad to welcome these new Canadian friends into our family. But most important, we love the end product. The response to the book has been fantastic. Several folks have told me that they opened it simply to peruse it, yet couldn’t put it down and read every page.

We couldn’t have made a better choice, and highly recommend Thumbprint Books for any similar project.

— Steven Shapiro, Shapiro|Pertnoy Companies

 
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TESTIMONIAL

I’m not sure we could have ever found a more capable, creative, easy-to-work-with group to design, write, and produce our corporate story. We also couldn’t find one that was farther away. As a Florida real estate development company, it should have been easy to find a local writing team to create our 40th Anniversary Book. But once we spoke with Larry and Sylvia in British Columbia (Canada), we were sold on their approach, their sensibilities, and their evident mastery of building a beautiful storybook out of four decades of snippets from our corporate (and sometimes personal) lives. They also assured us that the 3,400 miles between our offices should not have any effect on the fluidity of the project. They were so right.

The process of orchestrating the various stories, players, and photos—and the ultimate production of the book—required tremendous patience, delicate people skills, and a film director’s vision of the end product. Larry and Sylvia have all these talents in spades, and they are two of the most pleasant people you will ever meet.

We truly enjoyed the experience, and are glad to welcome these new Canadian friends into our family. But most important, we love the end product. The response to the book has been fantastic. Several folks have told me that they opened it simply to peruse it, yet couldn’t put it down and read every page.

We couldn’t have made a better choice, and highly recommend Thumbprint Books for any similar project.

— Steven Shapiro, Shapiro|Pertnoy Companies

 

TESTIMONIAL

I’m not sure we could have ever found a more capable, creative, easy-to-work-with group to design, write, and produce our corporate story. We also couldn’t find one that was farther away. As a Florida real estate development company, it should have been easy to find a local writing team to create our 40th Anniversary Book. But once we spoke with Larry and Sylvia in British Columbia (Canada), we were sold on their approach, their sensibilities, and their evident mastery of building a beautiful storybook out of four decades of snippets from our corporate (and sometimes personal) lives. They also assured us that the 3,400 miles between our offices should not have any effect on the fluidity of the project. They were so right.

The process of orchestrating the various stories, players, and photos—and the ultimate production of the book—required tremendous patience, delicate people skills, and a film director’s vision of the end product. Larry and Sylvia have all these talents in spades, and they are two of the most pleasant people you will ever meet.

We truly enjoyed the experience, and are glad to welcome these new Canadian friends into our family. But most important, we love the end product. The response to the book has been fantastic. Several folks have told me that they opened it simply to peruse it, yet couldn’t put it down and read every page.

We couldn’t have made a better choice, and highly recommend Thumbprint Books for any similar project.

— Steven Shapiro, Shapiro|Pertnoy Companies