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Using Social Media as a Marketing Tool Linkedin session Andrew Greenyer Director, Raise the Roof Marketing. 1. What actions have you taken?. What is Linkedin?. Who has a LinkedIn account? If you do how complete is your account? How active are you?. Linkedin - Overview. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Using Social Media as a  Marketing Tool Linkedin session Andrew Greenyer Director, Raise the Roof Marketing

Using Social Media as a Marketing Tool

Linkedin session

Andrew GreenyerDirector, Raise the Roof Marketing

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What actions have you taken?

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What is Linkedin?• Who has a LinkedIn account?

• If you do how complete is your account?

• How active are you?

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“Linkedin helps you find valuable people and informs you of the mutual

connections you have with them”

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Linkedin• Launched in May 2003

• Has 150 million professionals networked (50:50 M/F)

• 1.3m Small Businesses

• Known as Facebook for Grown-ups (or suits)

• Host a CV online and connect to other professionals in your organisation, previous employers or industry sector

• Allows you to be introduced to people you could never meet

• Used for job searching

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Profile of professions

Sales12%

Academia10%

Admin10%

Ops10%

Engin9%

Other49%

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Linkedin – how to use• Use to make connections to decision makers in

target organisation

• Research your target companies and individuals

• Keep an eye on your competitors

• Share your content with like minded individuals

• Become a thought leader in your field

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What can find you?• New Business Opportunities

• Requests to Tender

• Writing requests

• Speaking requests

• Job Opportunities

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Where to start?• Create an account at linkedin.com

(if not already got one)

• Make sure your profile is complete as possible

• Identify and connect to people you know to start to build your network

• Research which groups to join

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Share your basic information

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My Profile

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How to achieve a complete profile

• Use a professional image

• Create a compelling headline

• List your current position and at least 2 past positions

• Complete the summary section

• Complete the skills and expertise section

• Give recommendations first

• Complete the interests and groups section

Hint – you will need 3 recommendations before your profile can be marked as complete

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Optimise your profile to get found by contacts

Edit your websites – you can have up to 3

Edit your public URL to make it personal to you

Add your Twitter

account

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Lets look at the system and my profile

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Discover people you may know

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Getting you network started• Connect with your direct contacts

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Add previous colleagues

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Add new connections• Browse the networks of your immediate networks by

visiting their profile

• Use the search function to look for individuals by name and/or company

• Join groups that your target market join

• Watch your network’s interactions and connections

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Using Search

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Increasing your network• Check you contacts from your email accounts – are

they on Linkedin?

• Connect with people you meet in the groups

• Add people you meet at external networking events

• Cross link with other connections on other social media networks

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Lets look some of your profiles and how I could connect to you

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What do you need to do to get 100% completion?

• Do you need to join Linkedin?

• How complete is your profile?

• List what you need to do to improve your profile and it’s visibility.

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Linkedin Groups• These are great opportunities to connect with

people in your niche

• They give you the chance to be seen by your industry peers

• They give you a chance to become more well known in your industry

• You can demonstrate what you know about your subject

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Groups

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Lets look at some groups

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Company Pages

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Add Specialities

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Company details

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Develop Thought Leadership• Status Updates

• Quality of updates not volume• 2-4 updates per day• Make them compelling or noteworthy

• Linkedin Answers

• Companies post questions to get answers from professionals

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Linkedin Answers

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Lets look at the latest questions

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Jobs

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How are you going to use Linkedin for your business

• Can you and your business use Linkedin?

• What do you need to do?

• Create a company page• Need to identify and join groups• Invite current clients / contacts to connect• Follow competitors

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