Winter isn’t always ideal for outdoor family shoots, but there’s really never a bad time for head shots. Do you know how many different uses there are for head shots?! Here’s 40 or so just to name a few…I especially like number 43 HAHA.
- Have it printed on your business cards
- Use it in your marketing materials
- Your professional networking profile image (linkedin, ecademy, xing, plaxo twitter etc)
- Always include with press releases
- Place it in your newsletter
- On a postcard with your USP
- Put it on your web site
- Use it on your email signature
- Use it on your CV
- In your company annual reports
- In the company directory
- Employee of the Month
- Announce Career Accomplishments
- On the side of your Car or Van
- Never run an Ad without it
- Display in Office Reception or waiting room
- In your Corporate Brochure
- Always accompany articles you write
- Send out prior to speaking engagements
- Ever see a politician campaign without a photo?
- Send copies out to local press
- As a leave-behind for prospective clients to remember you by
- Use it to build visual recognition and brand awareness
- Contacts will more likely remember you with a picture reminder
- Job applications
- To help represent you when you can’t be there in person
- A friendly visage shows you can’t be all bad to do business with
- Announce your Promotion
- Dating agency profile
- One for posterity
- Crimewatch!
- Have available before a reporter calls to do a profile on you
- Send copies out to the trade press
- Do you dance, perform, sing or play music? Use your photo
- Project it 40ft high on the side of your office building – it will get you noticed
- Visas
- Permits
- Licenses
- Mugs
- T shirts
- Keyfobs
- Mouse Mats etc.
- And finally you can always give one to your mum.