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.

1. Have it printed on your business cards
2. Use it in your marketing materials
3. Your professional networking profile image (linkedin, ecademy, xing, plaxo twitter etc)
4. Always include with press releases
5. Place it in your newsletter
6. On a postcard with your USP
7. Put it on your web site
8. Use it on your email signature
9. Use it on your CV
10. In your company annual reports
11. In the company directory
12. Employee of the Month
13. Announce Career Accomplishments
14. On the side of your Car or Van
15. Never run an Ad without it
16. Display in Office Reception or waiting room
17. In your Corporate Brochure
18. Always accompany articles you write
19. Send out prior to speaking engagements
20. Ever see a politician campaign without a photo?
21. Send copies out to local press
22. As a leave-behind for prospective clients to remember you by
23. Use it to build visual recognition and brand awareness
24. Contacts will more likely remember you with a picture reminder
25. Job applications
26. To help represent you when you can’t be there in person
27. A friendly visage shows you can’t be all bad to do business with
28. Announce your Promotion
29. Dating agency profile
30. One for posterity
31. Crimewatch!
32. Have available before a reporter calls to do a profile on you
33. Send copies out to the trade press
34. Do you dance, perform, sing or play music? Use your photo
35. Project it 40ft high on the side of your office building – it will get you noticed
36. Visas
37. Permits
38. Licenses
39. Mugs
40. T shirts
41. Keyfobs
42. Mouse Mats etc.
43. And finally you can always give one to your mum.