Colleen McKennaOctober 13, 2015 Everyone loves a great app, right? We often ask for app recommendations and share the apps that make our online experience (and sometimes even our life) just a bit easier to manage. LinkedIn’s app comes up in so many conversations and I find that people either love it or they don’t. … Continue reading LinkedIn Apps Keep You Connected
Peter MondroseOctober 12, 2015 LinkedIn employees will no longer receive a specific number of days off per year. Instead, managers at the company will work with employees to plan their vacation days. Discretionary time off (DTO), has become a common practice among many tech companies. Under the policy employees are typically allowed to take time … Continue reading LinkedIn To Start Offering ‘Discretionary Time Off’ On November 1st
Zoe SummersOctober 12, 2015 A few years ago, LinkedIn was a teeny tiny networking site for professionals. How times have changed! The professional network now has more than 380 million users from around the world. Professionals use it to look for job opportunities while businesses use it to market their products. But LinkedIn is not … Continue reading The Dos and Don’ts of LinkedIn Marketing
Amanda ClarkOctober 9, 2015 We get contacted by a number of small business owners who are looking to leverage the power of LinkedIn Pulse—and to see their own content featured on one of the world’s foremost publishing platforms. Often, though, these small business owners aren’t quite sure where to begin. Not only does Grammar Chic … Continue reading How To Get Started With LinkedIn Pulse
Colleen McKennaOctober 5, 2015 As more and more LinkedIn members decide LinkedIn has merit for selling and recruiting, there is an assumption that just because you’re on LinkedIn it’s going to “automagically” work. I often hear: I’ve been on LinkedIn a long time, it’s my number one source for leads. OR I’ve been on LinkedIn … Continue reading Why LinkedIn Doesn’t Always Work
Bob WoodsOctober 5, 2015 Back in 2013, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman wrote this on the 10th anniversary of the professional network platform: I co-founded LinkedIn in my living room with the mission of connecting the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful. Inspired by the invaluable role relationships played in our own careers, we … Continue reading Oversharing, and How It Can Hurt Your LinkedIn Efforts
Bob WoodsSeptember 22, 2015 Don’t you absolutely hate those “one weird trick” ads? You know… those online advertisements—now in print and on the radio, too—that promise you: Incredible weight loss Testosterone boosting Amazing riches Beautiful skin A PhD in nine credit hours (seriously?) Many, many, many other things… (Insert your own self help-related desire here… … Continue reading One Weird Trick To Double Your Pipeline With LinkedIn
By Brian Farrell September 21st, 2015 Selling is hard. The challenges sellers face every day are daunting. Pressures from managers notwithstanding, we’re also up against clients who are tired of old-fashioned sales techniques, often know more about our solutions than we do and are using technology to avoid us. While a more informed … Continue reading 4 Steps To Effective Social Selling On Linkedin
Michael WightSeptember 16, 2015 Relationships matter more than ever in business now, and if you do not believe that, you have not been paying attention to the impact Facebook and Twitter have had. Because of this and more, people want do business with companies that share relevant and useful information with them. The New Workday … Continue reading What Kind of Businesses Need LinkedIn Marketing?
Virginia FrancoSeptember 10, 2015 Don’t lose your reader by skimping on this most commonly-read section. Few LinkedIn readers realize that after the headline, the Summary section is the second most widely-read section on a LinkedIn profile. Furthermore, studies show readers spend more than 90% of their total time focused solely on this section. THE BOTTOM … Continue reading Hook Your Reader With A Compelling, Searchable LinkedIn Summary Section
