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Social Media - Is your LinkedIn business page up there with the best? It should be... After all, it's a sought-after online destination for business networking, hiring, and even financing.
According to current data (2Q13), LinkedIn had 238 million members. The professional social network's popularity grows unabated, remaining a sought-after online destination for business networking, hiring, and even financingIt makes sense, then, to take a second look at whether your LinkedIn business page is up there with the best. And if you don't have a presence on LinkedIn, here's an opportunity to announce your presence in style....
A collection of the absolute best free LinkedIn training materials across the internet including tutorials, infographics, how-to articles and webinars.The past few years have been a period of non-stop growth for social media and we have put a lot of effort into providing free LinkedIn training as much as possible with our blog posts.
It’s tough to get the full picture in bite-sized pieces so we’ve collected resources from across our site and a few other places to bring some of the most relevant content for businesses wanting to leverage the power of LinkedIn....
But according to LinkedIn’s co-founder Reid Hoffman, many of its users are not using it to its full potential. In a recent Wired Magazine profile “For LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman, Relationships Rule the World,” Hoffman said:“They think it’s a place they keep their CV online and maybe have some connections with people they know professionally. They don’t think of it as a place to get business intelligence, to research problems, to establish an online presence where other people in the network can find them. It’s as if we’re a screwdriver in a world where people don’t quite understand screws.”If the above description sounds like you, below are some tips to employ to better utilize LinkedIn....
Professional networking service LinkedIn blasted through the 100-million-user mark in March, making it even more powerful for finding a job, keeping up with colleagues and promoting your resume.
LinkedIn is growing so quickly, it's adding a new member each second. As the size of its network grows, LinkedIn is steadily getting more useful. But how are people really using the fast-growing service? Researchers at Lab 42 asked 500 LinkedIn users that question and many more, and came up with a variety of answers in this infographic.
Among the fun facts they uncovered: We found it interesting the way top level executives use the service in vastly different ways from entry-level workers. Let us know in the comments how you like to use LinkedIn, or if you don't use the service, why not?...
LinkedIn is labeled as a social networking site, but it is far more than just a social platform. If you are a small business owner looking to spread the word about your company and its offerings, learning more about LinkedIn and its numerous benefits are certainly worth your while. It will not take long for you to see that LinkedIn is far more than a social networking site for marketing....
LinkedIn Groups provide a place for professionals in the same industry or with similar interests to share content, find answers, post and view jobs, make business contacts, and establish themselves as industry experts. I leverage LinkedIn Groups to connect with like minded individuals who can collaborate over new ideas. I have joined 46 different groups, started my own group and actively contribute to most groups. I post to my blog twice a week and if any of my content is applicable to a particular group, I will post a link to the blog post along with a thought-provoking discussion question. I usually get a few likes or comments per discussion post. However, I posted my article “What Everybody Ought To Know About…The Myth Of Experience“ into the “Future Trends” LinkedIn Group on Sunday April 28th and (to date) it’s generated 32 likes and 101+ comments. The next closest article in the group has only 39 comments. I do not share these stats to impress you but rather impress upon you how valuable LinkedIn Groups can be for your brand or business....
Given LinkedIn's more than 200 million members, a company page on the popular professional networking site can provide a valuable venue for recruiting talent and promoting your products and services. But while setting up a LinkedIn company page is relatively common, some business owners have questions and wind up making potentially costly mistakes. To generate the kind of results you're looking for, it's important to consider many details when setting up a company page on LinkedIn.
Cambridge, Mass.-based business-to-business marketing software firm HubSpot, for instance, found LinkedIn to be nearly 300 percent more effective for visitor-to-lead generation than Facebook and Twitter, says Kipp Bodnar, HubSpot marketing director and co-author of The B2B Social Media Book (Wiley, 2012)....
LinkedIn, now at 225 million users, continues to introduce more features to its site to keep people returning to the it and staying there for longer. Today it’s the turn of LinkedIn Today, its social news page, which is getting a new feature called Channels. The feature is rolling out starting today to English-speaking users. LinkedIn says that it plans to announce the service formally on Wednesday. Channels bring together curated content around general subjects like technology, marketing strategies, retail and healthcare — 20 in all, with more getting added soon — with each one combining popular posts from news sources with those from selected influencers in the given topic. Channels will be replacing “industries,” a feature that has been around since LinkedIn first launched LinkedIn Today in 2011. Industries were both more specific in terms of what they covered, and also more geared at news that was trending on the site, and specifically among your contacts. Channels, on the other hand, attempts to be more interdisciplinary, making use of the idea that there will be people interested in “social media” who are not social media professionals. It also gives some more mileage to the list of 250+ influencers that LinkedIn introduced in October 2012, with their posts also getting rolled into the news mix. It looks like over time, this could also include added multimedia such as presentations using SlideShare and more....
LinkedIn may not be the most exciting or fun social network out there, but it’s an amazing tool for businesses – if you master it and make full use of its features you can really help your business in the long run. I personally use LinkedIn quite often for business reasons (what else, after all?) and I found it has lots of amazing benefits. LinkedIn is great for: - Networking - Lead generation - Promotional purposes (paid and un-paid) The trick with LinkedIn is to know all the little secrets so you can make full use of the popular social network. It has lots of interesting features that not everybody knows about and they launch new ones at a very rapid rate, probably due to their perpetually increasing number of users, so it can be very hard to keep up and know which features to use to get the most out of LinkedIn. This has been bugging me lately so I decided to make a to-the-point list with LinkedIn’s most relevant features for businesses....
In order to make Linkedin work for your brand, you’ll need to incorporate certain practices into your strategy. There are various social networks that can be incorporated into any online marketing strategy. Through these networks, we can meet, network, and improve our visibility to various audience groups. Amongst the most valuable to anyone working on personal branding is Linkedin. Designed and organized with the concept of brand networking, this site proves incredibly valuable to any brand and their online marketing strategy. Like other social networks, Linkedin has its own audience and application. In order to make Linkedin work for your brand, you’ll need to incorporate certain practices into your strategy. First of all, you must consider the purpose of your profile. It might be improving visibility, making new connections, or even expressing your expertise. But for most brands, it is a combination of various purposes, designed specifically for their brand. The goal here is to determine exactly what you want out of your Linkedin profile so that you can work towards getting the results you want....
... Today, most people have a LinkedIn presence, but very few people actually take the time to build an active presence. The reality is that when used correctly, especially in the B-to-B space, LinkedIn can generate tremendous results. Staying active on LinkedIn is easier than you think – for only 15 minutes a few times a week you can participate on LinkedIn and get results....
Communicators and PR pros should be available and prepared for inquiries on social networks, survey says. 92 % of journalists have a LinkedIn account. "It comes as no surprise more BtoB journalists are participating in social media sites, especially LinkedIn," Mike Neumeier, principal of Arketi Group, says, "LinkedIn provides an online outlet for them to connect with industry sources, find story leads and build their professional networks."
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Learn how to build your personal and business brands on LinkedIn in just 15 minutes a day.
So you followed the step-by-step wizard to completing your LinkedIn profile. Then, maybe you even went a step further and added some apps like your SlideShare account, claimed your vanity URL, and linked your profile to your website and blog. Congratulations, you graduated LinkedIn 101!
But you want to be so much more than that. You want to be an expert in your field. You have ideas that you want to be seen and heard. Good news! With LinkedIn, you can become whoever you want to be if you put in a little bit of time. For the low investment of just 15 minutes a day, you can establish and maintain a solid personal brand. Just follow these simple steps every day, then start to watch your connections grow and the requests for your expertise flood in!...
To improve your odds of getting found on LinkedIn, understand how search results are generated. While the average tenure of a chief marketing officer is on the rise, it’s still hovering anywhere from 23 to 33 months, depending on the industry. If you’re a CMO at an automotive, communications or media company, you’ll likely be looking for a job within the next two to three years.
And even if you don’t work in one of these sectors, getting found on LinkedIn is still important. When a prospective employer or recruiter (or anyone else who may refer you for a job) searches LinkedIn for an “experienced marketing professional,” you want your name to be near the top of the LinkedIn results...
LinkedIn is great for making new connections, staying in the know about industry news and trends, sharing content, building and maintaining a following, and amplifying brand reach and visibility....
LinkedIn has an outstanding visitor-to-lead conversion rate of 2.74%, which is approximately three times higher than the conversion rates of Facebook and Twitter. The most common and detrimental mistake brands make on LinkedIn is creating overly “salesy” marketing. LinkedIn is a social network, so be social; set your sights on being an informational resource and providing links to highly shareable content jam-packed with deep industry insight and valuable solutions.
You must foster real connections and genuine engagement to attain success. Do not over-automate your LinkedIn activity or blast promotional spam; such tactics will not fly on LinkedIn. Strategic mastery of LinkedIn will allow you to amplify engagement, effectively promote your company, increase lead generation, gain influence and attract new business. Compared to other social networks, LinkedIn users are more focused on business and career, which increases the impact of relevant industry content...
Certainly, LinkedIn is a great way to find employee candidates. Yet, the question remains, as an entrepreneur, how does LinkedIn benefit you?
LinkedIn is not just a resume site. It provides important opportunities for meeting business collaborators and joint ventures. It is a place where you can find suppliers, editors and so on.
The best part about LinkedIn is that it is a safe place to start because this social media platform has mastered the work/life balance we all strive to achieve. Unlike Facebook, Twitter or Google+, LinkedIn doesn't blur the lines between your personal information and your professional image....
Via Carla Goddard,Msc.D.
Once considered a nerdy repository for digital résumés, the service is becoming an indispensable social-networking tool....
In the past year LinkedIn has emerged as one of the most powerful business tools on the planet. Long considered a repository for digital résumés, the network now reports 225 million members who have set up profiles and uploaded their education and job histories. These days they're doing far more than prospecting for new gigs.
LinkedIn users are building professional portfolios that showcase their best work, from publications to videos to PowerPoint presentations. They are relying on a growing array of LinkedIn apps, like CardMunch, which lets users scan business cards to upload contact information. They're recommending one another for particular business attributes. And increasingly they're logging on to read LinkedIn Today, which aggregates news from myriad sources, including LinkedIn Influencers like Krawcheck, Jack Welch, and Martha Stewart.
Thanks to new features like those, the number of users who log on at least once a month on desktops alone (excluding mobile, that is) has climbed to 141 million worldwide, according to ComScore, a 37% jump over last year. Among recruiters, LinkedIn has become the standard -- 88 of the Fortune 100 have licensed the software to help find and track potential job candidates. But as new social technologies force businesses to shift from broadcast communications to two-way dialogues, LinkedIn's utility is moving beyond HR departments....
I spend a lot of time teaching job seekers how to make new connections on LinkedIn. Constantly meeting new people and growing your professional network is crucial to uncovering job leads and building a successful and lasting career. But today we’re going to talk about another important piece of networking that is often neglected: maintaining your connections once you have them. As the old song says, “Make new friends, but keep the old….” You can’t build up a new network every time you look for a job or have a career need; think of your longer-term connections as a deep bench of teammates that – as long as you stay connected – will be your supporters for years to come....
Social media lay people may regard LinkedIn as, primarily, a venue for networking and for career advancement—but smart business owners know better. They know that LinkedIn is nothing less than a critical tool for brand enhancement and lead generation. Indeed, when used properly, LinkedIn can actually be used to drive traffic to a company website and ultimately to garner higher sales. The trick, of course, is having the right LinkedIn marketing strategy. Six basic pointers are offered below....
While LinkedIn only drives 14 percent of social media traffic compared to Facebook's 54 percent, the professional social network has a higher conversion rate and is more effective for B2B conversions. With over 28 million unique monthly visitors, LinkedIn is the most business-focused social media platform for professionals. The LinkedIn statistics are incredible: LinkedIn has the highest user engagement. Did you know that only 1 percent of LinkedIn users drive 26 percent of the site's traffic? This means that the active community on LinkedIn is extremely involved and open to networking with professionals like you! LinkedIn users want your solicitation. In real life, we hate the idea of cold calls and solicitors. However, LinkedIn users overwhelmingly state that they welcome business proposals online. Your profile is viewed by people you don't know. On social networking sites like Facebook, your friends and family are your main audience. On LinkedIn, however, coworkers only account for 25 percent of views. The other 75 percent is comprised of other professionals in the industry, recruiters, networkers, and much more! Since LinkedIn fosters an atmosphere conducive for networking, professionals and brands should optimize their profiles for business-to-business conversions....
Critical content marketing strategy.... Do you have a Company Page on LinkedIn for your brand and business? If not, stop reading and use this guide to take care of that first. Back already? Ok. Now that you have a LinkedIn Company Page, that means you have a home for your business on LinkedIn. One of benefits of having a Company Page is that you can share Status Updates. Just like your personal LinkedIn account, and any other social network, status updates can include something about you or your business, an article you've written, or an article someone else has written that you want to share. On LinkedIn, those status updates can even include files and video and SlideShare presentations. After you've been sharing updates for a while and have attracted some followers to your Company Page, you're going to want to start paying attention to the analytics that LinkedIn provides. These are called Insights, just like on Facebook Pages. LinkedIn actually provides three sets of statistics: Per Post, Follower and Page....
Are you wondering how you can use LinkedIn to generate quality leads? To learn how to use LinkedIn to attract leads and build networking relationships, I interview Stephanie Sammons for this episode of the Social Media Marketing podcast. Stephanie Sammons blogs at Build Online Influence and is the CEO of Wired Advisor—a firm that helps those in the financial industry. She also writes exclusively about LinkedIn for Social Media Examiner.Stephanie shares her LinkedIn knowledge, tips and experiences when it comes to social networking...
What do I mean by stirring things up? I don't mean going into LinkedIn and asking for a sale. Nor do I mean setting high expectations that if I contact 100 people on LinkedIn I'll close 10 sales.
Instead, I go in, shake the branches, have some fun, and then sit back and let the apples fall where they may.
By releasing myself of any big expectations, I'm usually pleasantly surprised when something good happens....
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A quick startup tips for those who are new to LinkedIn.