Have you ever been caught in one of those embarrassing situations where you recognize someone, but you can't remember there name? Well .. I have, and believe me it happens far more than I'd care to admit.
At a very least, faces help us identity and relate to someone. With that said, it's important to empower your employees to write about what they believe and they excel in. In addition to creating great content, it's important to give their content a "little personality," add a author headshot.
Including a headshot can help your readers ...
...to get to know the author, and offers a more personable impression
...to connect the virtual and physical world, people like to communicate with other 'people', not with companies
Adding a image next to each blog post is something that can be added to your blog. Compendium utilizes Gravatars to display Author's pictures next to their name in an Author list on the blog. These avatars follow you from site to site that to help identify your posts of comments on a blog.
Below are a few clients who have added images next to their authors content:
ExactTarget (accomplishing this look requires customization)
If this is something that you've like to add to your blog, you'll first need to create an account with Gravatar. Here are some instructions for setting up your account. After you created your account contact your Account Manager or help@compendium.com to discuss implementing Gravatars on your network.
Are your ready to give your blog a "little personality?"
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