LinkedIn for Marketers
A deep dive with the “LinkedIn Queen”
Eve Mayer
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May 29, 2013
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Eve MayerCEO, Social Media Deliveredand the @LinkedInQueen
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LinkedIn for Marketers: A Deep Dive with
the “LinkedIn Queen” Eve Mayer
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What is Social Media?What is Social Media?
An ONLINE COMMUNITY shared with people who like and do similar things that you like and do
A place to have a CONVERSATION with colleagues, fellow consumers, and customers
A place where people GIVE and GET information about things that interest them
Social Media is simply people COMMUNICATING through new technologies
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Twitter StatisticsTwitter Statistics
Number of worldwide users 550 million
Number of Tweets daily 400 million
Average age of users 33
Percentage who Tweet on mobile 60%
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Facebook StatisticsFacebook Statistics
Number of worldwide users 1.1 billion
Average age of users 46
Average mobile daily visits 500 million
Average visits per month 49
Average friend count 141
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YouTube StatisticsYouTube Statistics
Daily video views 4 billion
Monthly page views 92 billion
Hours of video uploaded every min. 72
Number of views in 2012 1 trillion +
Unique visitors per month 1 billion
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PinterestPinterest
Number of worldwide users 48.7 Million
Unique visits per month 850 million
Page impressions 2.3 billion
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Google+Google+
Number of worldwide users 400 million
Active monthly users 359 million
75% of Top 100 brands have active profiles
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InstagramInstagram
Monthly active users 100 million
Photos per day 40 million
Likes per second 8,500
Comments per second 2.8 million+
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LinkedIn StatisticsLinkedIn Statistics
Number of worldwide users 200 million
Average age of users 44
Average Household Income $110,000
Company Pages 2.8 million+
Groups 1.6 million+
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SECRET #1SECRET #1
If your company likes selling products and services to people who have money, then
LinkedIn is for you.
The average household income of a LinkedIn user is $110,000.
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Why Does LinkedIn Matter?Why Does LinkedIn Matter?
“New marketing is about the relationships, not the medium.”
- Ben Grossman; Founder and chief strategist BiGMarK
LinkedIn matters because…• It offers unmatched efficiency when developing
business contacts and new leads online. • Provides infinite market research capabilities.• Secures an online network of connections.• Has the ability to establish credibility with the
right audience when optimized properly.
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Who is Using LinkedIn?Who is Using LinkedIn?
• Your current & future employers and clients• Your colleagues • Your potential strategic partner • Your competition
MOST IMPORTANTLY, the people and resources you need to know and need
to connect with are using LinkedIn
LinkedIn is considered the professional Social Network of choice
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SECRET #2SECRET #2
Stop setting up individual profile pages like resumes. Instead, turn them into your most
powerful sales and marketing tool.
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LinkedIn Profile TipsLinkedIn Profile Tips
Begin by prioritizing your goals
It’s important to identify…
What is the goal of this profile?
Keep these goals in mind when building
each section of your profile.
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LinkedIn Profile TipsLinkedIn Profile Tips
Use a professional picture.
• This should be a professional headshot if possible • If one is not available then a candid headshot will work • This should be a picture of you NOT A LOGO
* The place for logos is on the Company Page • Do NOT include other people or personal items in photo
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SECRET #3SECRET #3
Use your status message as a free professional billboard.
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LinkedIn Profile TipsLinkedIn Profile Tips
Status Messages = Business Opportunity
• Your status is your FREE professional billboard• Include links often for interesting and relevant news• Can be synced to post to Twitter, but not from Twitter to
LinkedIn• Update often, ideally once a day but at minimum
once per week• Updating your status populates your information onto
the home pages of your connections
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LinkedIn Profile Tips – Get LinkedIn Profile Tips – Get recommendations.recommendations.
• These are CRITICAL to an optimized profile • Strive for at least 5 to 10 recommendations• You can only request recommendations from your
connections on LinkedIn• Recommendations are highlighted under experience
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LinkedIn Company PageLinkedIn Company Page
What a LinkedIn user sees at a glance about your company:
• Industry & company specialties
• A list of current & former employees
• Who current & former employees are connected to within your network
- Perhaps they can provide you with an introduction?
• Revenue from previous years if you are a public company
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SECRET #4SECRET #4
Fish where the fish are, not where other fishermen are. Join the right groups.
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LinkedIn Groups – Using the Group LinkedIn Groups – Using the Group DirectoryDirectory
The GROUPS DIRECTORY helps you find the right group.
• Invite your connections to join a group by clicking the ‘Share’ button.
• If your membership is subject to review by a group manager, they may require additional information such as a valid e-mail tied to your profile
• You also can ask the group owner questions or provide additional information via an email link.
• You can be a member of up to 50 groups at a time.
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SECRET #5SECRET #5
Connections and Groups are the secrets to success on LinkedIn, but not the way you think
they are.
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LinkedIn GroupsLinkedIn Groups
Currently there are more than 1,425,000 active groups on LinkedIn and almost 4,664 are
dedicated to social media marketing.
Each Group Listing provides: a description, a ‘Join’ link, a ‘Share’ button, number of members, similar groups, owner name.
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SECRET #6SECRET #6
Investing the right amount of time and doing it consistently yields outrageous rewards,
making LinkedIn the most underestimated business development tool ever.
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Suggested Time Spent on LinkedInSuggested Time Spent on LinkedIn
• 20 minutes per day
• 4 days per week
• Doing 3 things:
Updating status message
Cleaning out the inbox
Prospecting for Business or Direct Reachouts to
Achieve Business Goals
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Suggestions for LinkedIn Company Suggestions for LinkedIn Company PagesPages
• Update status once per day using the Social Media
Business Equation.
• When followers interact make sure to respond within
24 hours on weekdays.
• Fill out the Products and Services tab for maximum
impact.
• Utilize visual imagery when creating status updates for
higher engagement rates.
• Completely fill out profile with company information,
and make it easy for LinkedIn users to contact you.
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Elisabeth Michaud@emichaud/@ubervu
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Eve Mayer@LinkedInQueen
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