What's new on Twitter for brands? Pinned tweets, larger profile pictures, bigger headers and more.

1. Eye On: Twitter Profile Redesign, Vol 3, Issue 2, April 2014 © Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide
Contact: Lindsay Lewis (312-220-6110) or Lisa Diehlmann (312-220-5924) "
Eye On: Twitter Profile Redesign
Description: Twitter Profile Redesign, April 2014 Status: The new design is available to profiles set-up on or after
April 8th. All existing profiles, including brands, will be offered a
chance to switch over in the coming weeks. For now, the profile
redesign is only applies to the desktop version of Twitter.
On April 8, 2014, Twitter began rolling out a new design for web profiles.
The new design will make it easier for brands to show off their best Twitter content and make it
easier for web profile visitors to discover that content.
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Sources: 1. Bellona, David. “Coming soon: a whole new you, in your Twitter profile” The Official Twitter, 8 April. 2014.
2. “Your real-time public profile on Twitter” Twitter Advertising, April 2014
Redesign Features:!
Brand Tweets
1. Best Tweets: Tweets that get people
talking are displayed at a larger size.
2. Pinned Tweet: Highlight your brand’s best
content at the top of the profile timeline.
Brand Visual Elements
3. Larger Profile Photo: Represent your
brand with a bigger profile photo.
4. Customized Header: Showcase your
brand or current campaign with a large,
rich image.
User Filters
5. Filtered Tweets: Users choose which
timeline to view when checking out brand
or other profiles - Tweets with photos/
videos, or Tweets and replies."
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Implications for Brands!
• Twitter’s new profile design enables brands to highlight their most important Twitter assets to drive
acquisition and engagement.
• “Best Tweets” provide brands with a clearer picture of how their content is performing in real-time.
• “Pinned Tweets” maximize the visibility of a brand's tweet over time. It gives brands an opportunity
to make their highest priority message the first thing profile visitors see without paying to promote it.
• Twitter’s move to more robust profiles, akin to other social networks, suggests they are shifting
toward building engaging communities vs a messaging platform.
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@Nike (https://twitter.com/nike )

2. Eye On: Twitter Profile Redesign, Vol 3, Issue 2, April 2014 © Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide
Contact: Lindsay Lewis (312-220-6110) or Lisa Diehlmann (312-220-5924) "
Eye On: Twitter Profile Redesign
Sample Brand Twitter Profiles:!
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The new profile design is already being showcased by select brands, including:
Sources: 1. Bellona, David. “Coming soon: a whole new you, in your Twitter profile” The Official Twitter, 8 April. 2014.
2. “Your real-time public profile on Twitter” Twitter Advertising, April 2014"
Description: Twitter Profile Redesign, April 2014 Status: The new design is available to profiles set-up on or after
April 8th. All existing profiles, including brands, will be offered a
chance to switch over in the coming weeks. For now, the profile
redesign is only applies to the desktop version of Twitter.
@Ford (https://twitter.com/ford) @Windows (https://twitter.com/windows)
@McDonalds (https://twitter.com/mcdonalds) @AFL (https://twitter.com/afl)
Quick Start –Specifications for Brand Visual Elements !
Profile Photo - The recommended size is 400x400 pixels for best display on both desktop and mobile.
Customized Header - The recommended size is 1500x500 pixels for best display on both desktop and mobile.
The header photo is cropped to a 2:1 aspect ratio on mobile and automatically resized to fit.
No More Background: The background image will no longer be displayed.