Importing images created in PS to ID

Help! I'm an InDesign beginner and I just cant figure this one out.
I created a logo in PS and imported it to ID. The logo was saved in PSD format at 300ppi. It seemed fine while working on ID. However when I exported the PDF file, the logo came out very pixelated.
I tried other formats (TIF, JPEG, PNG) and different resolutions and sizes. Nothing worked. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? Is there a secret to importing images from Photoshop?
Thanks!

Is the logo really vector objects? Save as Photoshop PDF to keep them from being rasterized in ID (or rebuild in Illustrator, which is a vector program). If the logo is raster by nature, have you scaled it in ID? What is the Effective PPI value when you select it and look inthe Info panel? Waht settings did you use to export the PDF?

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