LinkedIn Profile Photo Tips: 8 Examples of Best LinkedIn Profile Pictures

Do you want to make the best first impression on LinkedIn? A high quality, appropriate profile photo is one the best ways to make it happen. Deciding whether or not to have a profile photo on your LinkedIn profile is no-brainer. Not uploading one is a sure fire recipe to professional and networking suicide on the site. I've previously blogged about the types of profiles photos to avoid, so now let's look at ways to make your LinkedIn profile picture shine, and show you some examples to inspire you to improve your own.

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19 Examples of Brands Already Using Hyperlapse for Marketing

When Instagram launched Hyperlapse last week, it didn't take long for some of the biggest brands in the world to jump on board and see what the timelapse-creation app has to offer. It's early days, so what follows aren't by any means spectacular examples of how the app can be used for marketing, but it gives us a good glimpse of the potential. Let's take a look...

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How to Promote A Service on Social Media (Hassle Cleaning Case Study)

 In recent blog posts, I have explored how brands have launched products on social media, and promote products even if they are "boring" in nature. This time, I wanted to take look at a service; companies whose offering is not tangible or photogenic like a product can be. I chose is Hassle,. a company that allows people find and book domestic cleaners online.

Hassle's social media strategy caught my eye because it goes against - in the most effective away - everything you might expect from the marketing of cleaning services, be that on social media or not. Let's take at some examples of how Hassle promotes its service and resonates with customers on Facebook and Twitter:  

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How to Video Blog for Business Using Snapchat (Casey Neistat Case Study)

 Have you considered video blogging (vlogging) for business? You needn't post a video every day, or even every week, but if you're hosting an event, something cool is happening at the office, or you just want to give fans a glimpse at what goes on behind the scenes (however mundane it might be, passionate fans will really lap it up) vlogging can be a really effective way to go about it. 

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