Successful businesses spend a tremendous amount of money creating a high value image for their products or services.
The most successful and respected companies in America take it one step further. They invest
in the image of their most important asset, their employees. Personal Images, Inc. offers a variety of services
for business who want to make an investment to upgrade their image and communication skills.
We can help you:
- Educate and motivate your employees to project a consistent professional image and presence in keeping with your company's objectives and promotional strategies.
- Establish a presence which instantly conveys competence and credibility.
- Attract new clients and retain present ones by positively shaping people's perceptions of your company.
- Create greater employee self-confidence, teamwork, and productivity.
What services do we provide?
- Professional and personal image appearance and business etiquette coaching and training.
- Educate and motivate your employees to project a consistent professional image and presence in keeping with your company's objectives and promotional strategies.
- Establish a presence which instantly conveys competence and credibility.
- Attract new clients and retain present ones by positively shaping people's perceptions of your company.
- Create greater employee self-confidence, teamwork, and productivity.
- Design, implementation and management of a total image
package for companies and their employees.
- This includes developing apparel programs to ensure consistent usage of a company logo and colors on employee uniforms and promotional clothing.
- Corporate branding strategy.
- Implementation plan.
- Senior staff and employee training.
- Dress code policy and manual development.
- Assessment of current practices.
- Analysis of your industry’s current dress code requirements.
- Dress Code and Policy Manual and Guidelines.
- Corporate casual day guideline development.
- Assessment of current practices.
- Analysis of best practices/guidelines.
- Casual Day Guidelines and Training Seminar.
- Individual image coaching and non-verbal/ verbal communications
and interpersonal skills for key managers and executives.
- Image upgrade plan for key staff.
- Presentation Skills.
- Includes business social, entertaining and dining etiquette.
- Executive Presence and Personal Enhancement Program
a customized one-on-one coaching for one or two full days.
- We will help your key executives create a positive and lasting first impression by capitalizing on their existing strengths and bringing out their best features and qualities.
- Includes professional image analysis, instruction in non-verbal and verbal communication skills and an image update.
- They will also master the essentials of business etiquette. Video and audio taping is used for feedback and evaluation.
- Educational and motivational seminars and workshops
customized to address your company's unique needs.
- Customized workshops and seminars focusing on image management.
- Our highly interactive format emphasizes content based on research and proven techniques.
What are some of our most popular seminars and successful workshops?
Make Your First Impression Your Best Impression© (Your Professional Image)
Achieving professional presence, sending the right message, visual and verbal impact and looking good on a budget.The Art of Business and Social Interaction® (Essentials of Successful Business Etiquette)
This workshop helps your employees revisit their knowledge of business etiquette. They will learn how to send the right verbal and non-verbal message to confirm their professional presence and promote their company. The workshop emphasizes guidelines for ensuring comfortable and smooth interactions with clients and peers. Includes: Breaking Bread and Developing Relationships.The Executive Advantage in Successful Business Etiquette©
To help senior level employees revisit their knowledge of business etiquette. They will learn how to send the right verbal and non-verbal message to confirm their executive professional presence. The workshop emphasizes guidelines for interacting with clients and peers with class, style, and confidence. Participants will learn the nuances of business etiquette to validate their senior-level presence. Includes: The Art of Business Social Entertaining©.Business As Usual On Casual Days©
Appropriate business casual dress, maintaining a professional image on casual days and making wise casual wardrobe choices.Fore Women Only©
How golf works for you in the workplace. Learn the nuances of entertaining on the golf course, how to prepare for a corporate outing, what to wear, etiquette and what equipment to use. See Chicagoland Golf November 1999.
Image Improvement Process: How We Work with Your Company
- We begin by discussing your goals and the image you want to project to others.
- We review your marketing materials and practices.
- We establish objectives to help you maximize the benefits of your corporate image.
- We help recognize your assets, e.g. Website, business cards, logos, etc.
- We help you develop your 60-second introduction for your company and tagline.
- We provide you with the tools and training you need to develop an effective corporate image.
Results
- A recent study of Personal Images, Inc. front-line employee image (uniforms) program for 365 retail stores ($450 million in sales, 2200 employees) had over 90% "agree or strongly agree" that their new, professional appearance fostered positive customer reaction, promoted pride within themselves and showcased the company.
- Professional and Executive Enhancement Workshops have 80% "outstanding or strongly agree" ratings that skills learned are valuable to their professional development and success.
What have our clients said about us?
"Anna was instrumental in developing a comprehensive dress code policy for our workplace. She formulated a graphic presentation which helped our employees identify appropriate business and casual day attire."
Ronald Jedlinski, President and CEO, Roman, lnc.
"Wildermuth is a professional who achieves dramatic professional results almost immediately. Through her seminars, our employees have gained a greater sense of self-esteem and confidence and our company has benefited through improved productivity and morale."
"Anna's presentation on "Professional Image" was very well received by both business professionals and small business owners in our workshop. In the last five years I have been affiliating this type of workshop, her 4.84 out of 5 feedback is the highest. In fact, we also hit the records for all aspects of the workshops."
"Seldom do things meet my expectations; working with Anna exceeded my expectations."