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Powerful LinkedIn
                                                                                            Marketing Strategies

                                                                                                  Presented by
                                                                                           Stephanie Sammons #SMMW13
                                                                                                (@stephsammons)




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Who Are You?




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Every Professional Can Benefit...

                   Cultivate new leads, clients/customers, and
                 business advocates (or help your firm do this)
                   Engage with existing clients/customers
                   Identify, source, recruit partners/employees
                   Find employment/work projects
                   Become an influencer/industry thought leader
                   Uncover countless professional growth
                 opportunities
                   Teach employees/partners/vendors/clients to
                 follow your lead




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A Network of 200 Million Affluent,
                 Educated Decision-Makers




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LinkedIn = The Professional Web

                 200 Million+ active and engaged members with
                 a purpose (to gather insights and network)
                 Default Professional Online Identity (1st stop)
                 5.7 Billion People Searches (2012)
                 2 new members per second (39% YoY Growth)
                 1 Billion Endorsements Given/Received
                 25 Million Daily Profile Views




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What Makes LinkedIn a “Premium”
                Social Network?

             Aspirational/Productive
             Relationship-centered
             Higher quality network (scale more quickly)
             Good Behavior (mostly)
             Email inbox integration (opt-in, trusted)
             Search engine visibility
             Inside search capabilities (recently improved!)
             Less competition (for the time being)



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Always Have an Influence Mindset:

          1) Help someone solve a problem
          2) Help someone get smarter
          3) Help someone achieve more




             If you build influence, you won’t have to sell



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4 LinkedIn Marketing
                       Strategies for Building
                       Influence...and Business




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#1)Build Powerful LinkedIn
                         Profile Equity




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Your Professional Store Filled With Help




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Professional Profile Best Practices

                Complete every section possible (make
                LinkedIn smarter about you)
                Update/improve frequently
                1st person (Avoid industry jargon)
                Add Skills/Expertise (keywords!)
                Give (to get) endorsements (search equity?)
                Add Media (use supported providers)
                Make everything public (exposure/visibility)



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Embrace Endorsements...G2G




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Build a Company Page (Brand Asset)


                                                                                                 Small Business




                                                                                                   Big Brand




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Company Profile Best Practices

                Complete page leveraging all features possible
                Add graphics and rich media to page
                Product/Services (calls to action?)
                About section - use keywords
                Ask for recommendations from clients/customers
                (through LinkedIn)
                Create different views for different target markets
                Showcase career opportunities (paid)




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Ask for Product/Service Recs




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#2)Build an Intelligent
                                    Network




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Your Network is Your Ticket to Growth

                Every new connection is an opportunity to grow your
                  visibility and expand your influence within your
                                industry...and beyond.




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Build Your Personal Network Strategically...

                Make relevant and targeted connections (make LinkedIn
                smarter about you)
                Don’t limit your connections (bigger network = more
                related search appearances)
                Find the low hanging fruit (PYMK, Alumni, Groups)
                Follow and connect with industry influencers
                Follow relevant companies to find connections
                Invite connections on website/blog/email
                Use improved LinkedIn people search! (find intersections)




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Build Your Company Page Followers

             Initiate “Follow exchanges” with industry partners,
             vendors, advocates
             Promote page to email database
             Utilize Company Follow button on website/blog
             Cross promote on other social networks
             Run “follow” or “recommendation” ads
             Strive for engagement (follower network exposure)
             Get to 200 followers for traction (best advocates)




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#3)Build Network Influence




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How to Build Influence on LinkedIn?
                 Help your network solve a problem, get smarter,
                 achieve more
                 Position yourself/your company as an industry thought
                 leader
                 Be Personable
                 Be the “go-to” resource in your industry (leverage
                 LinkedIn Today)
                 Be consistent to be memorable
                 Invest in dialogue (discussions/engagement)
                 IT’S A PROCESS!




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Building Influence Drives Profile Views




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LinkedIn Profile Views Lead to...

            More Connections and Followers
            More exposure to your status updates
            Recommendations/Endorsements
            Engagement/Dialogue
            Referral Traffic
            Recognition/Memorable
            Business opportunities




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Comments = Dialogue & Exposure

                       Comments trump “Likes” and “Shares”




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LinkedIn Groups

      Use Groups to build thought leadership and facilitate discussions...




                                                               Source high quality well-managed
                                                                       LinkedIn Groups




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Find Influencer topics that do well




                                 -Comment & Share
                                 -Blog about it and share again!




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Strive for Engagement on Company Pages




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#4)Leverage LinkedIn Tools




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LinkedIn Today (News with Social Context)

           Sharing relevant news with insightful commentary
               and opinion positions you as the expert...
                             use the news!




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LinkedIn InMail




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LinkedIn Social Ads




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@Mentions

            Initiate dialogue
            Empower, compliment, thank, promote others
            (G2G)
            1st degree connections (and comments)
            Twitter integration
            Exposure to connections networks




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Slideshare

            LinkedIn owns Slideshare.net
            Expand visibility and reach in both networks
            Add to profile - showcase your professional insights
            Slideshare ads




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Consider Advanced Tools & Strategies

                       Premium Accounts
                       Start your own group
                       Mobile apps for on-the-go engagement
                       LinkedIn publisher/share button
                       LinkedIn Developer Tools (LinkedIn logins)




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LinkedIn Developer Tools/Integrations




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More LinkedIn Insights?




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LinkedIn Marketing Strategies

  • 1. Powerful LinkedIn Marketing Strategies Presented by Stephanie Sammons #SMMW13 (@stephsammons) Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute March 24, 2013 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 2. Who Are You? Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 3. Every Professional Can Benefit... Cultivate new leads, clients/customers, and business advocates (or help your firm do this) Engage with existing clients/customers Identify, source, recruit partners/employees Find employment/work projects Become an influencer/industry thought leader Uncover countless professional growth opportunities Teach employees/partners/vendors/clients to follow your lead Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 4. A Network of 200 Million Affluent, Educated Decision-Makers Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 5. LinkedIn = The Professional Web 200 Million+ active and engaged members with a purpose (to gather insights and network) Default Professional Online Identity (1st stop) 5.7 Billion People Searches (2012) 2 new members per second (39% YoY Growth) 1 Billion Endorsements Given/Received 25 Million Daily Profile Views Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 6. What Makes LinkedIn a “Premium” Social Network? Aspirational/Productive Relationship-centered Higher quality network (scale more quickly) Good Behavior (mostly) Email inbox integration (opt-in, trusted) Search engine visibility Inside search capabilities (recently improved!) Less competition (for the time being) Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 7. Always Have an Influence Mindset: 1) Help someone solve a problem 2) Help someone get smarter 3) Help someone achieve more If you build influence, you won’t have to sell Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 8. 4 LinkedIn Marketing Strategies for Building Influence...and Business Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 9. #1)Build Powerful LinkedIn Profile Equity Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 10. Your Professional Store Filled With Help Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 11. Professional Profile Best Practices Complete every section possible (make LinkedIn smarter about you) Update/improve frequently 1st person (Avoid industry jargon) Add Skills/Expertise (keywords!) Give (to get) endorsements (search equity?) Add Media (use supported providers) Make everything public (exposure/visibility) Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 12. Embrace Endorsements...G2G Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 13. Build a Company Page (Brand Asset) Small Business Big Brand Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 14. Company Profile Best Practices Complete page leveraging all features possible Add graphics and rich media to page Product/Services (calls to action?) About section - use keywords Ask for recommendations from clients/customers (through LinkedIn) Create different views for different target markets Showcase career opportunities (paid) Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 15. Ask for Product/Service Recs Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 16. #2)Build an Intelligent Network Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 17. Your Network is Your Ticket to Growth Every new connection is an opportunity to grow your visibility and expand your influence within your industry...and beyond. Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 18. Build Your Personal Network Strategically... Make relevant and targeted connections (make LinkedIn smarter about you) Don’t limit your connections (bigger network = more related search appearances) Find the low hanging fruit (PYMK, Alumni, Groups) Follow and connect with industry influencers Follow relevant companies to find connections Invite connections on website/blog/email Use improved LinkedIn people search! (find intersections) Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 19. Build Your Company Page Followers Initiate “Follow exchanges” with industry partners, vendors, advocates Promote page to email database Utilize Company Follow button on website/blog Cross promote on other social networks Run “follow” or “recommendation” ads Strive for engagement (follower network exposure) Get to 200 followers for traction (best advocates) Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 20. #3)Build Network Influence Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 21. How to Build Influence on LinkedIn? Help your network solve a problem, get smarter, achieve more Position yourself/your company as an industry thought leader Be Personable Be the “go-to” resource in your industry (leverage LinkedIn Today) Be consistent to be memorable Invest in dialogue (discussions/engagement) IT’S A PROCESS! Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 22. Building Influence Drives Profile Views Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 23. LinkedIn Profile Views Lead to... More Connections and Followers More exposure to your status updates Recommendations/Endorsements Engagement/Dialogue Referral Traffic Recognition/Memorable Business opportunities Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 24. Comments = Dialogue & Exposure Comments trump “Likes” and “Shares” Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 25. LinkedIn Groups Use Groups to build thought leadership and facilitate discussions... Source high quality well-managed LinkedIn Groups Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 26. Find Influencer topics that do well -Comment & Share -Blog about it and share again! Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 27. Strive for Engagement on Company Pages Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 28. #4)Leverage LinkedIn Tools Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 29. LinkedIn Today (News with Social Context) Sharing relevant news with insightful commentary and opinion positions you as the expert... use the news! Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 30. LinkedIn InMail Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 31. LinkedIn Social Ads Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 32. @Mentions Initiate dialogue Empower, compliment, thank, promote others (G2G) 1st degree connections (and comments) Twitter integration Exposure to connections networks Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 33. Slideshare LinkedIn owns Slideshare.net Expand visibility and reach in both networks Add to profile - showcase your professional insights Slideshare ads Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 34. Consider Advanced Tools & Strategies Premium Accounts Start your own group Mobile apps for on-the-go engagement LinkedIn publisher/share button LinkedIn Developer Tools (LinkedIn logins) Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 35. LinkedIn Developer Tools/Integrations Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13
  • 36. More LinkedIn Insights? http://www.stephaniesammons.com @StephSammons Design ©2013 Social Media Examiner, Content Copyright Presenter • Do not distribute 2 Friday, April 12, 13