2. LinkedIn: The world’s largest professional network
Billions
of professional
relationships
350M+
members
2B+
member
updates
per week
3. Corporate Executive Board 2013 – Winning The Consensus Purchase
Corporate Executive Board 2012 – New Decision Timeline
Harvard Business Review 2012 – Tweet Me, Friend Me, Make Me Buy. Decision makers are C-level
The buying process for major transactions has changed:
75% 57of the decision making
process is completed
before a company is
contacted
% 90of decision makers say
they never respond to
cold outreach
%
of people now use
social media to gather
information before making a
business decision
4. 4
First Impressions Count
It takes just 1/10 of a second
for someone to make a decision about you!
Source: Assoc for Psychological Science – “How Many Seconds to a First Impression?”
5. “Do I really need a
LinkedIn profile?”
Here’s why you do…
17. Showcase you expertise. Convey your passion. Use “key words”.
Provide a “Call to Action”. Created with your end audience in mind!
Your background
Your company
Your passion
A call to action
5) Tell your “story” in your summary
Summary
As a sales professional, throughout my career I have always been passionate about building relationships
and adopting new concepts that better myself, my company and my client’s experience.
During this time, I have had the privilege of working alongside talented individuals at major companies,
such as ABN AMRO, Barclays and Credit Suisse in various offices throughout North America.
I now work at LinkedIn, as a Sales Solutions Relationship Manager, in New York City. LinkedIn has over
350 million members, and we continue to add members at a rate of two members every second! We
continue to strive to connect the world’s professionals, making them more productive and successful.
LinkedIn Sales Solutions affords me the opportunity to work with sales organizations to share how social
selling can generate sales opportunities that otherwise may have gone unnoticed. Social selling changes
the game by allowing users the ability to discover the sales insight necessary for a sales organization to
effectively engage prospects and close deals. This is made possible by leveraging LinkedIn’s flagship
product, “Sales Navigator.”
My areas of expertise include: B2B sales, prospecting, lead generation and relationship building, focusing
on the mid-market space.
If you would like to learn more about how we can transform your sales organization through social selling,
please contact me via LinkedIn message or at (212) 615-9674
18. Show your career trajectory. Demonstrate your successes. Use key words.
6) Update your current and past positions
19. 19
Turn your profile into an opportunity to showcase your brand:
Enhancing your profile visually
Adding content—like videos, presentations, and photos
7) Add rich media
20. 8) Showcase your
education and let
viewers know that
you’re a professional.
Tap into alumni
connections. In
addition, your
fellow alumni will
be able to find
you, too.
21. 9) Proactively develop your network
Build trusted relationships which can support you professionally
22. Always PERSONALIZE your request to connect
Reach out in a friendly and professional manner – even if you
know someone well. You will differentiate yourself from your
fellow professionals with this ONE best practice tip!
DO:
Request to connect after
an initial conversation.
24. 24
10 Tips for Transforming your Profile
TIP 1
TIP 2
TIP 3
TIP 4
TIP 5
TIP 6
TIP 7
TIP 8
TIP 9
TIP 10
Add a photo
Write a compelling headline
Set your public profile URL
Add your contact information
Tell your story in your summary
Update your current and past positions
Add rich media
Showcase your education
Proactively develop your network
Gather intelligence
25. Tips for “Being Social”
Post content that your Network will find to be of interest or value.
Ask a question to solicit a response.
1. Share an Update
26. Best Practices for Status Updates
Aim to share one update per day. Types of updates to share:
An article that would be of interest to your network
An event you are attending
Asking a question
Offering “tips” – insights
Announcing something of importance about your company
27. 2. Comment on others’ updates
Reach out to someone when
they’ve changed companies
Congratulate a contact who
has been promoted
Comment on an article that a
connection has posted
“Like” or “Share” an article
Monitor the activity of your network – so that you know
what’s important to them AND know what they’re doing.
28. 3. Follow a Company to be notified of its activities
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4. Participate in Groups
Another source of connections is fellow group members.
Scroll down your profile to the Groups section. Click a
group’s name to open its group page and then select the
Members tab.
• Contribute to the conversation in a meaningful way
• Never give an unsolicited sales pitch
