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NearPoint Strategies’ ground breaking new programme launches to help executives and B2B sales teams turn LinkedIn into a trust-driven engine for personal brand growth and real business results. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States, September 10, 2025 — NearPoint Strategies today announced a new executive LinkedIn program built to translate leadership visibility into commercial outcomes. Designed by founder Natasha Walstra, the system helps B2B executive teams and enterprise sales organisations build trust, expand influence, and create attributable pipeline without ghostwriting mills or spammy outreach. Why now: trust is scarce, but decision-makers still act on credible voices  Public trust remains fragile: Edelman reports a widespread “grievance” mindset, underscoring why generic corporate channels underperform and leadership voices matter more than ever. Meanwhile, high-quality thought leadership continues to move real deals—driving RFP invites, willingness to pay, and conversion when executed well. NearPoint’s program is engineered for revenue alignment from day one and focuses on relationship-driven social selling over cold outreach. Components include: Executive positioning & profile re-builds aligned to strategic narratives and commercial objectives. Recorded thought-leadership sessions that extract authentic POVs from busy leaders—no ghostwriting voice drift. Visibility & engagement playbooks mapped to business priorities (Enterprise expansion, hiring, investor relations). Nearbound relationship

In the evolving world of professional networking, LinkedIn has emerged as a powerhouse for video content, with its algorithm increasingly favoring dynamic visuals to boost engagement among business leaders and career builders. As we move deeper into 2025, professionals are discovering that short, authentic videos can significantly amplify their visibility, fostering connections that translate into real-world opportunities. Drawing from insights shared in a recent guide by Social Media Today, LinkedIn emphasizes the importance of concise storytelling, recommending videos under 90 seconds that hook viewers immediately with relatable problems or bold questions. This shift aligns with broader trends where video content now accounts for a substantial portion of platform interactions, as users scroll through feeds seeking quick value. Experts note that incorporating captions and eye-catching thumbnails can double view rates, while aligning content with current professional pain points—such as remote work challenges or AI integration—ensures relevance. Mastering the Art of Authenticity in Video Production For industry insiders, authenticity isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a strategic imperative. According to a comprehensive breakdown in the 2025 LinkedIn Video Marketing Guide from Flockler, creators should prioritize unpolished, human elements over high-production gloss, as LinkedIn’s audience values genuine expertise over scripted perfection. This approach has

As Meta’s Edits video app continues to add new features, TikTok’s CapCut is also rolling out some new options, as it seeks to maintain its place as a top video editing app. First off, CapCut recently added a new LinkedIn integration, which enables CapCut users to export videos from CapCut to LinkedIn direct. As you can see in these example screens, posted by social media expert Lindsay Gamble, CapCut’s composer now has a LinkedIn sharing button to facilitate easy posting, so you can easily transition your CapCut creations across to the professional social network. As per LinkedIn: “ Now, after you create and edit a video in CapCut, you can share it to LinkedIn in just two taps: no more exporting hassle or extra steps to go through. And just like when you post a video directly on LinkedIn, content you share from CapCut that's related to our video trends will automatically become eligible to surface in those trends. ” As you can see in the second image above, videos posted on LinkedIn will display a “Made with CapCut” message above the caption, but as LinkedIn notes, using CapCut for video editing will have no impact on content ranking via

New research shows that teens heed warnings more when parents model their values and show understanding. Adolescence is a period when some teenagers begin experimenting with risky or rule-breaking behaviors such as skipping school, drinking, lying, or staying out past their curfew. When parents find out, their natural response is often to warn their child: Continue with the behavior and you’ll incur stricter rules, less freedom, and the loss of privileges. On the surface, this response seems a reasonable attempt to deter further misbehaving. But how do teens actually experience these warnings—and why do some comply while others become even more defiant? A team of US and Israeli researchers—among them University of Rochester psychologist Judith Smetana—set out to find answers. The resulting study, published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, concludes that the way teenagers receive their parents’ warnings depends less on the message itself and more on whether they see their parents as genuinely living up their own purported values. If parents model their values consistently in everyday life and appear satisfied and vital while acting on their values, their warnings are more likely to be perceived by their teenagers as caring guidance. If not, teens often experience

Following the recent takeover of its parent company Paramount by Skydance, Network 10’s head of corporate communications Bronwyn Fardon has left the company. Fardon confirmed in a note to Mumbrella her final day at the network was on Friday, September 5. Last week, Daniel Monaghan, 10’s senior vice president of content and programming, announced he will be departing the company after more than 16 years. He will become Foxtel Group’s new executive director of entertainment content next February, succeeding Wendy Moore. His role at 10 will be filled by Tamara Simoneau, who was appointed vice president of content, and Yeesum Lo, the new vice president of content business affairs and strategy. In an internal note, Network 10 president Beverley McGarvey, praised Simoneau and Lo’s “impressive track records” and thanked Monaghan “for his remarkable contribution”. Tamara Simoneau and Yeesum Lo. Last week, McGarvey spoke to Mumbrella about the new company structure, while in Canberra as part of Free TV’s lobbying campaign. She confirmed that she now reports directly to Kevin MacLellan, Paramount’s international and global content distribution president. MacLellan was NBCUniversal’s global distribution and international media chairman before the takeover and reshuffle. “He’s fantastic,” McGarvey said of MacLellan. “He knows the market

Ainvest Sunday, Sep 7, 2025 6:27 pm ET 2min read OpenAI plans to launch an AI-driven jobs platform, aiming to match candidates with employers. This move could challenge Microsoft-owned LinkedIn. The platform is part of OpenAI's efforts to expand AI literacy and scale both consumer and enterprise AI applications. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is expanding its ambitions beyond conversational AI with the launch of an AI-powered hiring platform set for mid-2026. The initiative, led by CEO Fidji Simo, aims to bridge the gap between job seekers and employers, particularly targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and local governments. This move positions OpenAI as a key player in the evolving job market landscape, challenging established platforms like Microsoft-owned LinkedIn. The OpenAI Jobs Platform will leverage AI to match candidates with employers, offering specialized tracks for SMEs and local governments. This focus addresses a segment of the market that has historically struggled with access to top-tier AI talent. An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed plans for a pilot of AI Certifications in late 2025, signaling the company’s commitment to AI literacy across the workforce . The platform is expected to face direct competition from LinkedIn, which has already integrated AI into its job-matching

Round-upInternationals: Szoboszlai and Ngumoha provide assists on Saturday Published 7 hours ago By Chris Shaw and Sam Williams Dominik Szoboszlai and Rio Ngumoha registered assists during Saturday’s international fixtures. Liverpool No.8 Szoboszlai created the second goal for Hungary - his first-half corner kick headed in by Roland Sallai - as they faced the Republic of Ireland away from home. Szoboszlai featured for the whole of the World Cup qualifier in Dublin for the visitors, which ended 2-2 as the home side came from two goals down, equalising in stoppage time after Sallai was sent off. Reds teammate and compatriot Milos Kerkez was also in the starting XI and played 80 minutes. Elsewhere, Ngumoha and Trey Nyoni were in action for England U19s in a 3-3 draw with Spain. Nyoni started at Pinatar Arena, while Ngumoha came off the bench with around 20 minutes remaining and provided the assist for the Young Lions’ late equaliser. Published 7 hours ago

Poor Hollywood. Now that Paul Thomas Anderson has adapted Thomas Pynchon’s work not once, but twice — the upcoming One Battle After Another riffs on Pynchon’s 1990 novel, Vineland, with Leo to boot — someone’s assistant might actually have to read Gravity’s Rainbow. (That is, if they can’t get their hands on an advance copy of the author’s much shorter new novel, Shadow Ticket, out next month.) Pynchon’s daunting masterpiece, a white whale of a Great American Novel, is stuffed with pun-tastic songs, rocket science and World War II-era occultism. It’s the kind of book grad students dare each other to read under the influence of illicit substances. But Hollywood should do its homework. If Pynchon is the high priest of 20th century postmodernism, he’s also proved a prophet of America’s 21st century. Across his oeuvre, he trumpets a constant warning against America’s penchant for both shambolic rebellion and playing footsie with fascism — and Southern California is the Rosetta stone to decode it all. These days, Pynchon is a resolute New Yorker. His Upper West Side neighbors protect the famously press-averse 88-year-old author like a Praetorian guard. And his novels’ Byzantine plots span the globe. But Pynchon traversed California

Why is his photo on the former president's profile? Earlier today, I was surprised to see Donald Trump's photo on Barack Obama's LinkedIn profile, so I decided to dig into why, and apparently I wasn't the only one who noticed. For those just finding out, or for anyone who knew about it but didn't know the reason, the situation isn't the result of a hack or a prank, but rather LinkedIn's setup: Obama's "Experience" lists his presidency under the White House, whose official page currently uses Trump's photo. Because of that, the image automatically appears on his profile. For now, it's unclear whether the White House or LinkedIn will adjust the setup to avoid this kind of mix-up. Personally, I think LinkedIn's photo system could use an update to prevent situations like this. But what do you think? https://www.linkedin.com/in/barackobama/ // Gamereactor

OpenAI, the San Francisco maker of ChatGPT, revealed plans for a LinkedIn-esque jobs platform and a certification system on Thursday.