What’s Working Now on LinkedIn: Business Development
LinkedIn has been the #1 social media network for B2B lead generation for years. Engagement is twice what you see on other networks, and conversion is 3.5 times higher. Needless to say, that has attracted many sellers to LinkedIn. The volume of noise is higher than it...
5 Ways to Show Support for Diversity
Increasing the diversity of your team has become a priority for executives across the US, with many companies tying promotions and bonuses to success with diversity, equity, and inclusion. How can you show current and prospective employees that diversity matters to...
Excellent Examples of Executives on LinkedIn
We specialize in working with CEOs, but many of our clients have us engage with their entire leadership team. One aspect I enjoy most about working with these executives is showing them the potential of LinkedIn.
Often, their perception of LinkedIn was formed years ago when LinkedIn was primarily a resume database. They believe that since they are not looking for a job, there’s no need to have a strong LinkedIn presence.
The 5 Essential Stories for Your Employer Brand
We’re in the most challenging recruiting environment I’ve ever seen. In what’s being called the Great Resignation, 33 million people voluntarily left their jobs last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s 1/5 of the total US workforce! There are few companies that aren’t being impacted by this turnover.
Show Me the Metrics! What Should You Measure on LinkedIn?
Data, data, everywhere. LinkedIn, like most types of digital marketing, provides us with a large quantity of data. We can track connections, followers, likes, comments, shares, and so much more. But which metrics really matter? And which are vanity metrics – nice to track because they keep going up, but not tied to results?
How to Use LinkedIn to Advocate for Causes You Believe In
As a leader, you can donate more than your time, energy, and money to the causes you want to support. You can also use your influence to bring those causes to the attention of even more people and have even greater impact.
Break Out of Your Bubble and Get Seen on LinkedIn
There is a simple trick to raising your visibility on LinkedIn that very few people use — and even fewer use effectively. It allows you to reach beyond your current network, to get your name and your ideas in front of thousands of people who care about the same issues...
How to Get Your Executives into Social Media
Struggling to convert your company’s executive leaders into active participants on social media? 62% of surveyed executives reported their social media presence contributes to building their firm’s brand by establishing market leadership and credibility, boosting...
5 Steps to Be Seen as a Thought Leader on LinkedIn
You probably are a thought leader – most CEOs of successful companies are. But are you visible online as a thought leader? Many people assume that their real-world power and presence are automatically carried over into their web presence. But that’s not the case.
You have to put effort into making yourself visible as a thought leader online.
Why – and How – It Pays to Be a Social Leader
Chances are your corporate communications group is doing a great job building a presence for the organization on social media. But today, savvy CEOs and leaders know they need a personal, professional presence, too.
How to Engage with Employees on LinkedIn
As if a global pandemic was not challenging enough, now executive leaders are navigating the issues involved in transitioning employees back to the office — or extending work-at-home schedules and managing a more distributed team over the long term. This makes the art...
5 Essentials for Lead Generation on LinkedIn
Now more than ever, business relationships are launched in cyberspace. This new reality makes LinkedIn absolutely essential for lead generation. But as you know from being on the receiving end of lots of sales messages on LinkedIn, there are far more people doing a...