atlas business recruitment and retention using linkedin

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Atlas Presents: Business Recruitment and Retention Using

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About Atlas AdvertisingAtlas Advertising helps economic developers reach national and international prospect and site selection audiences. We deliver branding, website development, GIS mapping, research, and creative services professionally and with a staff experienced in economic development. Unlike firms with little or no economic development experience, Atlas Advertising uses a proven mix of economic development marketing tactics that generate interest from site selection audiences.

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Outline

1. Current practices in recruitment and retention

2. An overview of LinkedIn

3. Atlas Research: LinkedIn use by location decision makers

4. Business Recruitment and Retention using LinkedIn

5. Q+A

6. Wrap up

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Current practices in recruitment and retention

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Recruitment techniques

Technique TrendWebsites Up

Fam tours Level

Recruitment missions Level

Referral programs Level

Direct marketing/Lead generation

Level

Cold Calls Down

Trade shows Down

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Retention techniques

• Company visits

• Trade organizations

• Chambers of Commerce

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An overview of

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About LinkedIn

• “The world’s largest professional network”

• 80 Million plus users worldwide, in 170 industries and 200 countries

• Execs in all of the Fortune 500• 60% of incomes over $93,000• Segments:

• Executives: 28%• Networkers/Consultants: 30%• Late Adopters: 22%

• People with incomes of $200K + were seven times more likely to have 150 plus connections than lower income users.

• What is LinkedIn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVlUwwgOfKw

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Key Features of LinkedIn• Your profile• Your Contacts • Your Connections• Status updates• Companies• Groups• Events• InMail Feature• Applications• Advertising• Mobile Access

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Finding people using Google/ LinkedIn

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Groups on LinkedIn

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Company Profiles on LinkedIn

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Atlas Research: LinkedIn use by location decision makers

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Who we interviewed

• Estate Inc., New Mexico• Mike Barnes Group, Inc., Texas• Colliers Location Agency &

Incentives Practice, Indiana• McCallum Sweeney Consulting,

South Carolina• Koll Development Company,

Texas• CB Richard Ellis, Washington• Studley Inc., Pennsylvania• Greenfield Development

Company, North Carolina• CB Richard Ellis, Arizona• The RSH Group, California

• Moran, Stahl & Boyer LLC, Florida• Sherwin-Williams Co., Georgia• Trione & Gordon/ONCOR Intl.,

Texas• Colliers International,  Toronto

CANADA• Little & Associates Architects,

North Carolina• Palm Inc – Sunnyvale, California• Visa – San Francisco, California• Foote Consulting Group –

Glendale, Arizona

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What type of projects do you most frequently work with?

63% represent:1. Back office2. Manufactur

ing3. Office/ HQ

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What is the typical size of your location deals in number of employees?

63% typically represent deals between 50 and 499 employees

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What new media advancements have you seen that you think are valuable to your profession?Though respondents mentioned many advancements, online meetings and LinkedIn topped the list.

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What social networks or tools, if any, do you use?

71 % use LinkedIn, and just over 50% use facebook.

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How frequently do you use each?

72 % use some form of Social Media at least weekly.

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What is the applicability of LinkedIn to your profession?

52.6% say LinkedIn has good application to the site selection profession.

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What is the applicability of LinkedIn to your profession?“I have used it along with Hoovers to check who is LinkedIn and contact people for business meetings.”

“I think it has good application. I have gotten proposals through this tool.”

“Pretty low rated.”

“It’s okay.”

“I already have the contacts I need in my email – how is this different?”

“Not much”“Good for seeking independent information.”

“Good for finding contacts, and to keep in touch with peers.”

“More of a business site”

Useful networking toolDon’t know yet.

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Business Recruitment and Retention using LinkedIn

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1. Education and expertise2. Clients/Industries you have worked with3. Full contact information 4. Link/address to Twitter page5. Link to your website6. Slideshare “Slidespace” 7. Membership groups (groups joined)8. Upcoming and past events9. Upcoming sales trips (as events)

Step 1: Build your profile

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1. Inventory contacts associated with past deals

2. Inventory industry specific contacts3. As a team, set territories4. Import lists into Outlook5. Import contacts from Outlook into Linked In6. Write a personalized invitation – keep it

simple. 7. Send invitations to those you know well en

masse8. Work your 1st degree connections to gain

introductions to others on your list

Step 2: Build your contact list

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1. Status updates 2-3x per week, relevant, inside information

2. Join Groups where prospects/local companies are, such as http://biopharmnetwork.org/, which has 100,000 + members

3. SlideShare of new content, like http://www.atlas-advertising.com/community-marketing-presentations.aspx

4. Posting news in Groups5. Hosting and joining events

Step 3: Working your network

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1. Fam tours consistently rank as the best communication tool you have. However, they are expensive, roughly 5-10K per participant.

2. Using standard tools plus LinkedIn that are free or <$50 per month, you can have 5-10 prospects with you virtually.

3. Tools include Webex, GoTo Meeting, Fuze Meeting, Adobe Connect Pro

4. Set a schedule, one per month, and set a content schedule

5. Recruit using email and Linked In6. Make the content “inside” information7. Consider private, one on one meetings as

well. 8. Record the presentation, post your content

on Slideshare and YouTube, then embed in your website.

Step 4: Recruit companies to online meetings

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Step 5: Working targeted industry lists using LinkedIn

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