Presentation Give to MACNY - Manufacturers Association of Central NY. B2B LinkedIn tips to maximize LinkedIn ROI. LinkedIn provides B2B companies the opportunity to distribute expert content to target a target audience. This presentation is part of a corporate LinkedIn training series provided by Site-Seeker. It covers: the importance of building out individual and company profiles, LinkedIn advertising, marketing your content to groups via discussions, the importance of original content (your blog), moving content consumers from your to your website, the importance of an editorial calendar, repurposing content, LinkedIn analytics, tips for maximizing results from your company page, going on the offensive with LinkedIn search, cool LinkedIn features, connecting via linkedIn, IFTTT and Bufferapp to automate repetitive tasks and save time, and the b2b buying process.
2. What We Will Cover
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Why LinkedIn is important
Homepage, your profile, company Page
Advertising
Cool features and apps
Growing your reach
Engagement – updates, sharing/likes
Groups/discussions
More tools for efficiency
Who viewed your profile?
Integrated strategy
Integrating LinkedIn into your daily activity – calls, shows,
meetings…
3. About LinkedIn
• 47% of B2B companies
actively use LinkedIn
• 53% of users join 10
groups
• 2 new members every
second
• 7160 searches per
minute
• 4 out of 5 LinkedIn
members drive business
decisions
34. Who should you connect with?
• Everyone in your address book
• Everyone you meet in business –
meetings, tradeshows
• Customers/Prospects
• Employees of your customers and
prospects
• People in your town, industry,
groups
• People you went to school with
• Friends and acquaintances
• … never stop expanding your
reach
35. Our Process
New card (scanned Lists): tradeshows,
prospects, customers, …
• Enter into address book
• Search, review & connect on
LinkedIn
• Thanks for connecting note
“Thanks so much for connecting! I see
that you went to… a good friend’s
daughter just graduated in May. She
loved it.
I look forward to your updates.
Brian”
49. B2B Buying And Selling Process
Buying
Process
Selling
Process
Supporting Internet
Marketing Strategy
• Educate prospects
• Repurpose & distribute content
ID Need
Search
• Position content search engines
and social media
Evaluate
Generate Lead
Purchase
Win
Post Buy Eval
Upsell/Resell
Engage
Propose
Negotiate
• Strengthen brand awareness
• Engage prospects: social & website
• Eliminate risk, demonstrate value, simplify decision
• Customers promote your brand
• Generate referrals
51. Increase Your Visibility
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Build a powerful profile
Update periodically – create a schedule.
Add connections
Show all affiliations in your profile – past employers, schools,
activities
Make your profile public, pick a custom URL, add URL to email
signature
Promote your blog/website - include links in your profile
Check references for a potential vendor, company…
Make LinkedIn part of your day-to-day activity
Use advanced search
Learn about people before meetings
Give before you ask
Research, don’t spam
Listen, share, provide value
52. Thank You!
Questions?
Eddie Bluff
VP & Co-Founder
Site-Seeker, Inc.
eddiebluff@site-seeker.com
w: 315.732.9281 x 14
m: 315.525.1260
Tom Armitage
Internet Marketing/Content
Specialist
Site-Seeker, Inc.
tomarmitage@siteseeker.com
315.732.9281 x 15
Brian Bluff
President & Co-Founder
Site-Seeker, Inc.
brianbluff@site-seeker.com
w: 315.732.9281 x 11
m: 315.525.5416
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Code: MACNY
What’s Included?
• Google analytics
• Backlink analysis
• Indexation
• Canonical issues
• SEO
• URL structure
• Content
• Conversion
• Keyword research
• Pay per click
• LinkedIn strategy review