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4 Ways To Introduce People on LinkedIn

August 7, 2017

4 Ways To Introduce People on LinkedIn Why: Introducing the right people builds trust and positions you as a leader. How: Here’s the easiest way to introduce your LinkedIn contacts: Click your “Inbox” icon (looks like a cartoon ...

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What is the LinkedIn Long Game

June 19, 2017

What is the LinkedIn Long Game Why: Playing the long game will result in more sales over time. How: As alluded to earlier, if you’re at a cocktail party and walked up to four people that were laughing and ...

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LinkedIn: Re-Engineering the Cold Call

May 19, 2017

LinkedIn: Re-Engineering the Cold Call Why: 90% of decision makers say they don’t respond to cold outreach, while conversely 80% of warm introductions generate a sale. How: Leverage your network on LinkedIn by identifying the best path for a referral ...

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Linkedin: Why Face-To-Face Communication Cannot Be Replaced

May 18, 2017

Linkedin: Why Face-To-Face Communication Cannot Be Replaced 93% of communication is non-verbal. If you are spending all your time communicating via a screen, you are doing yourself a tremendous disservice. Great sales people understand building relationships that ...

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Linkedin: Why Sales + Marketing = Deadly Combo

April 6, 2017

Linkedin: Sales + Marketing (book excerpt from How to Sell on LinkedIn) Aligning Sales & Marketing on LinkedIn: Historically, marketing would tell customers what they wanted and sales would tell them why they wanted it. Today, readily available information ...

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SEO Tips For Your LinkedIn Company Profile

March 28, 2017

LinkedIn: SEO Tips For Your Company Profile Why: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) doesn’t have to be difficult. There are several easy ways to manage a company page to drive engagement, boost traffic and improve your overall search ...

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How to Sell on LinkedIn: Across All Channels

February 21, 2017

How to Sell on LinkedIn: Across All Channels Why Reaching your customer where they want to be reached when they are ready to buy is critical to increasing sales. Social selling is a great way to do ...

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How To Write LinkedIn Recommendations

February 13, 2017

Why: A boss, colleague or employee may have positively influenced your career. They may have inspired you to post-it-forward (see Tip #11) or they may have asked you for a recommendation (see Tip #15). Writing ...

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Why Spammers Never Prosper

February 10, 2017

Spammers Never Prosper Why: Do you like spam? No. So why would you send spam? Don’t. How: Now that we have armed you with the amazing tool, LinkedIn, think of it as the world’s first hammer—the worst thing you ...

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How To: Posting-It-Forward

February 9, 2017

Why: Posting-It-Forward will make you and others feel better. People will want to help you. How: You have heard the expression pay it forward: performing good deeds without expecting something in return. LinkedIn makes it easy to praise ...

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