Branding Yourself with Your Avatar

Recent studies in advertising show that ads that are more personalized get a better response. An ad in a magazine that has a nice photo of the business owner will usually always get a better response than a competing ad without that type of personal touch. The same thing seems to be true for avatars. It is now recommended that you personalize your business identity online when social networking, etc. by combining your logo with your photo in your avatar. The old methods of marketing with just a logo alone are changing. Here is what I did with my avatar: