11-12-13 LinkedIn Lunch & Learn - Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce
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Useful LinkedIn Statistics
• Over 259 M users on LinkedIn worldwide
• Over 2.875 M “C” level executives
• Over 9.9 M business owners
• Over 5.3 M VP level executives
• > 30M students & recent college grads
• 70% of people follow links posted by
friends & family
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Why LinkedIn can be great to
promote your business
• All your connections have an opportunity to follow
your business. Do they?
• If they follow the link to your company, will they find
something compelling?
• They’ll form an opinion. Will it be positive?
• Is there a reason you wouldn’t want to take
advantage of this opportunity?
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• Company Pages provide a forum for talking about
your firm’s products & services
• This is a great vehicle where prospects can learn
about your products and services
• More importantly – they can also learn what your
CUSTOMERS say about your products & services
• LinkedIn jobs appear in search results & on Twitter
• LinkedIn is its own search engine for finding jobs
and companies
Why LinkedIn can be great to
promote your business
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• It’s free – why not HELP your prospects, leads and
potential employees find you?
• LinkedIn updates on your company page reach all
followers – whether informational or promotional
• Updates can also involve calls to action
• Services/Products and include calls to action
• Services/Products can include client
recommendations & video testimonials
Why LinkedIn can be great to
promote your business
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Ivan Misner, founder of BNI,
espouses the “givers gain”
philosophy.
Why LinkedIn can be great to
promote YOU
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I’ve often found myself acting as “host”
in a networking event or Chamber
mixer – introducing people who
haven’t had an opportunity to meet on
their own. You can do this online....
Why LinkedIn can be great to
promote YOU
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• You expand your network by connecting
with people
• Don’t be shy about connecting with old
friends, college classmates, or former
co-workers
• Join affinity groups
• Make interactions personal
Why LinkedIn can be great to
promote YOU
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Add a Profile Photo
• If you don’t have a profile photo, add one
• If you don’t like the one you have, update
it
• Make sure it’s professional
• Remember, you are leaving digital
footprints
• Rule of thumb for posts…
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Complete Your Profile
• Your profile shows a percentage of
completion
– Make sure it’s 100%
• This could take a while
• 60 minute split over several sessions should do it
• Think of this as your billboard on the web
• Certifications & accomplishments
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Connect with Affinity Groups
MACPA
PICPA
QuickBooks® Certified ProAdvisors®
You’ll get useful posts
You can also make useful posts
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Connect with Your Co-workers
• Synergies
• Leveraging personal networks
• Multiplication: 200 * 150 = 30,000
– Intra-company N/W >= 30K people
– Who do you know…
– Prospects for Joel, Kristi, Steve L?
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Follow Your Company Page
• We will begin regular (weekly) post this
month
• Get your clients to follow our page
• More followers = > visibility for SEK
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Connect with Your Clients (& Prospects)
• Great way of keeping them informed
• Tax, BV, TPA, regular updates keep them
engaged
• Easy channel to communicate tips, tricks &
FAQs
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Follow Your Clients’ Company Pages
• Learn more about them
• Research them before you engage them
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Connect with Former Colleagues
• They could be future clients
• Keep them informed about what we’re
doing
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Target & Wish List Accounts
• Learn more about them
• Follow the page
• Gain insight on firm management
• Connect with folks to whom they’re
connected
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Connect with Friends & Family
• Who has a greater interest in your
success?
• Their networks could yield valuable
connections or referrals
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Connect with College Classmates
• They could help you connect with client or
prospects
• You don’t know who they’ve connected
with since your college days
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Use LinkedIn for Research
• Competitors
• Prospects
• Industry segments, niches
• Who your clients are connected to
– Referral opportunities
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Ask for Endorsements
• You should begin cultivating
endorsements from clients
• The value of advertising is being eroded by
endorsement in the social media sphere
• Formal endorsements versus endorsing
particular skills
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