We hope you and your families are all safe and well.

In this time of uncertainty, many of us are isolated at home and facing the prospect of running large parts of our lives, and our businesses, online. We understand this poses some challenges, and requires a different way of thinking than what many of us are used to.

Now is a crucial time to ensure your online presence and the imagery you are using to represent yourself (and your business) is as good as it can be. With face-to-face meetings on hold for a while, your Linkedin profile photo and social media content need to be professional, engaging and aligned with your brand. Your online presence is likely to be the only way your network and potential clients will see you for some time.

The health and safety of our team and clients is our utmost priority, and we are taking the current situation extremely seriously.

Due to demand, we will continue undertaking limited photo shoots in strict accordance with OHS guidelines and the latest government health advice. From now on, all our photo shoots will be conducted in a one-on-one setting (ie: just the client and our photographer).

All photographs will be taken in an outdoor location, with a distance of at least two metres between the client and photographer at all times. We have also replaced our face-to-face makeup and styling with a ‘virtual’ session (via Zoom) prior to all photo shoots.

During this online meeting, we will advise you how best to prepare for your photo session, giving personalised advice about hair and makeup. We will also advise which items in your wardrobe will best suit your brand, and ‘look’.

At this stage, we will not be undertaking group photos.

This is a challenging time for all of us, but we are here to help. Please feel free to contact us for any advice or support on (03) 9826 8655, or at info@blush.com.au
Jo and Mel x

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Having a professional profile photo that aligns with your brand on your business card ensures you will never be forgotten again, after a networking event!

As business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals we all want to:

• Increase our brand recognition
• Promote ourselves and our brand
• Stand out from the crowd
• Build trust and rapport
• Look professional and credible
• And most importantly Be remembered!

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Networking is all about building relationships and trust. How do you build a relationship with someone if you can’t remember who they are?

Most of us have boxes of business cards that we’ve collected at various meetings and networking events and we probably can’t remember who most of them belong to!

Put a face to your brand because people remember faces much better than a logo or a business name.

Your face is your brand as much as your logo!

We have the solution! Introducing brandSNAP – THE ALL IN ONE ‘Profile Photo’ Business card solution!

Strategic partners, Maureen Barten – Maureen Barten Consulting and Melinda Kay – Blush Creative Photography have collaborated to offer you brandSnap – an all inclusive ‘Profile Photo’ Business card package to ENSURE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED after every networking event or meeting you attend!

$499 brandSnap Package Includes:

• Corporate photo shoot & one high resolution digital image
• Design & layout of business card.
• Printing of 500 business cards in full colour both sides on 350gsm artboard.

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Extras / Upgrades / Add-Ons available – POA:

• Professional hair and makeup for your photo shoot.
• Purchase of additional images from your shoot to use for social media, website etc.
• Additional quantities of business card printing.
• Logo Design.
• Specialty card-stock and other finishes for your business cards.
• Other print material using your professional headshot (brochures, fliers, vouchers, annual reports, banners, posters).
• Website/social media/linkedin banners using your professional headshot and more

SPECIAL OFFER – Save $50 per person
Do you have a whole team who all need brandSnap?
Save $50 per person when you buy brandSnap for 5
or more people from the same organisation or team.

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Some LinkedIn Stats:

• LinkedIn has over half a billion members and is the number one platform for B2B marketing.
• Having a professional profile photo makes you 36 times more likely to be contacted!
• Having a professional photo on your linkedin profile means you will get 14 times more profile visits!
• 1/10th of a SECOND after someone views your profile photo on Linkedin they decide if they like, trust or want to do business with you.
• A recent psychological study found that someone’s first impressions of you from a photo are likely to stick, even after you meet them in person!

It is amazing how many people still use a blank avatar as their LinkedIn profile photo! This is a big no no! People will wonder what you are hiding or worse still why you can’t even be bothered uploading a professional headshot. It’s like going to a networking event with a paper bag on your head! Your face is your brand as much as your logo. People remember faces!

Blush Creative has an inexpensive solution to take your LinkedIn profile (and your business!) to the next level – introducing our Corporate Quickie Headshot package!

If you would like to discuss photo shoot options with a Blush Creative consultant please Request a Call here: REQUEST INFO

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