I am a small business owner, formerly with a major U.S. company. My current business offers its consulting services and products through people. It feels like Branded Customer Service was written for me, though I could have used it equally well when I was with my former employer.
Authors Barlow and Stewart really hit it on the head when they say that your brand is your reputation, and that for service organizations "reputation" is basically how your staff interact with your clients/customers. It's of great value to not only receive a grounding in the essential elements of branding from this book; it's particularly useful to go through the Tool Box at the end of the book.
My staff and I have already gone through several of the exercises, and while we have a way to go, we are definitely making progress on defining our business strategy through our brand position that will ultimately be delivered by our people. We've gotten buy in I never thought possible by following the approach recommended by these authors. I'd recommend this book without a moment's hesitation.