A face and a logo on every message
Messages waiting for approval sit under their company's logo, one card per person with their LinkedIn photo, so you know who and where before you read a word.
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Approving twenty messages is faster when you can see who they're for.
Going out now groups messages by company. The company's logo and name head each group once. Each card under it shows the person, with their LinkedIn photo, their title, how the message goes out and one Approve button. The same pairing opens their LinkedIn profile on the Desk, and the people on every account page carry their photos too.
Where the photo comes from
Stage 1 saves a person's LinkedIn photo when it reads their profile. That happens when it finds them on the committee, when it checks how you're connected, and when you open their profile on the Desk.
LinkedIn shares photos with you based on the person's own settings. Some show theirs to everyone, some only to their connections. Stage 1 shows what LinkedIn shows you and nothing more.
When there's no photo
They get a drawn face. The company logo above the group still tells you where they work. LinkedIn photo links expire in time. When one does, the drawn face takes its place until Stage 1 reads the profile again.
Why it matters
A name and a title are easy to mix up across a long morning of approvals. A face under a logo isn't. Click the face or the name and the full profile slides in.
For the profile panel, see their LinkedIn profile, right from the Desk. For where logos come from, see company logos on every account.