Project 1 - B2b.pdf

A PROJECT REPORT ON

LinkedIn: The ultimate social media tool for B2B Marketing

MASTER OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (MMS) UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI

SUBMITTED TO SINHGAD INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CHANDIVALI

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROF. BUSHAN PADVAL

SUBMITTED BY

SAGAR PUROHIT BATCH – 2017-19 & ROLL NO. - 57 MARKETING

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CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Mr. Sagar Purohit has successfully completed the project work as a part of academic fulfillment of Masters of Management Studies (M.M.S.) semester IV examination.

Name & Signature of Project Guide DIRECTOR Date: _________________ SIBM

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DECLARATION

I, Sagar Purohit of Master of Management Studies IV SEM of Sinhgad Institute of Business Management (SIBM), hereby declare that I have successfully completed this Project on

“LinkedIn: The ultimate social media tool for B2B Marketing” in the academic year 2017 - 19. The information incorporated in this project is true and original to the best of my knowledge.

_____________________________ Signature

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I am highly indebted to “SINHGAD INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT” for their guidance and constant supervision as well as for providing necessary information regarding the project & also for their support in completing the project.

I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my Project Guide Mr. Bhushan Padval as well as our principal Dr. S. Mohanty who gave me the golden opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic “LinkedIn: The ultimate social media tool for B2B Marketing” which also helped me in doing a lot of Research and I came to know about so many new things I am really thankful to

them.

My thanks and appreciations also go to my colleague in developing the project and people who have willingly helped me out with their abilities and encouragement which help me in completion of this project.

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INDEX Serial

Table of Content

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COVER PAGE

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COLLEGE CERTIFICATE

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DECLEARATION

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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INDEX PAGE

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Introduction

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Objectives

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Types of Research

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Research Design

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LinkedIn- What is it?

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Why use it?

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How to use LinkedIn to generate leads?

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How to use LinkedIn for B2B Lead Generation

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How LinkedIn fits into the 2019 social media landscape

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10 Ways LinkedIn Can Build Your Brand and Generate Leads

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Findings

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Conclusions

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Bibliography

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1. Introduction : LinkedIn has already started to sweep the B2B marketing world, with 94% of business marketers using it in one way or another. But are we all utilizing it properly? It’s all very well having a profile, but there’s loads you can do with LinkedIn to boost business lead generation, assert credibility and grow your brand footprint. If you’re just using LinkedIn to run a profile, then you’re missing a major marketing trick. 43% of B2B marketers have sourced customers from leads generated on LinkedIn, and many marketing departments are starting to see business lead generation through LinkedIn as a channel in its own right. Let’s look at LinkedIn in detail, why we should all be using it for marketing, and the best ways to generate high quality leads using the social media platform.

1.2 Objectives: The main objective of this project report is to under the various useful advantages of the Linked in which s now a days is one of best social medial tools for B2B Marketing Peoples.

Primary objectives:  To study and understand what is LinkedIn?  To understand its needs and Why to use it?  How to use LinkedIn to generate leads?  Its usefulness in B2B Lead Generation.

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1.3.

Types of Research : Quantative Research- Quantitative research generates numerical data or

information that can be converted into numbers. Only measurable data are being gathered and analyzed in this type of research.

Qualitative Research- Qualitative Research on the other hand generates nonnumerical data. It focuses on gathering of mainly verbal data rather than measurements. Gathered information is then analyzed in an interpretative manner, subjective, impressionistic or even diagnostic.

This Research Study is a type of Qualitative Research in which non numerical data is collected. This study had focused on various attributes based on the appearance of the product, quality, feel of the product that cannot be measured but can be expressed with the help of words and an individual rating can be provided for each attributes what is specified or for which improvement has to be done.

1.4. Research Design: Research design specifies the methods and procedures for conducting a particular study. A research design is the arrangement of conditions for collection and analysis of the data in a manner that aims to combine relevance to their search purpose with economy in procedure. Research design is broadly classified into three types as:  Exploratory Research Design  Descriptive Research Design  Causal Research Design

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2. LinkedIn- What is it? A question worth addressing, even though it’s likely we’re all familiar in some way with the platform and what is does. LinkedIn is a social media platform that wholly focuses on business networking and discussion. You create a personal profile and fill it with what is, in essence, an interactive version of your resume, linking to the business pages of your present and past employers, your college, school etc. You can make connections with people you know or plan to work with, and endorse (or be endorsed with) skills ranging from social, to managerial and technological. The platform also allows you to share posts, follow individuals, and join groups and instant message. And that’s just basic LinkedIn! There are plenty of extra additions you can utilize if you’re planning to use it for marketing, needless to mention the opportunities to run paid advertising campaigns. It’s a constantly growing platform with endless possibilities for those looking to use it for B2B marketing, so let’s make sure we’re getting the most out of it!

3. Why use it? It’s all very well us talking about LinkedIn and what it does, but as B2B marketers, we need to look at the facts- why should we use it? We’ve done our research and deciphered four key reasons1) Audience size- LinkedIn has over 500 million members, and they’re aiming for 3 billion! 61 million of them are senior level influencers, and 40 million are in decision-making positions. This gives you a huge amount of global reach in your prospecting efforts- all those people are there at your fingertips!

2) Usage- This is a huge amount of members, but what if they only log on once a month? No worries there! 40% of LinkedIn’s active monthly users are on the platform daily consuming content and interacting with businesses. Added to this, every month, 63 million different people use their mobile to access their LinkedIn account, meaning it not only has an enormously active membership- they’re also using it on the move (and maybe out of work!).

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3) Age group- This is a huge positive for LinkedIn. It’s the only major social media platform with an equal number of members aged 30-49 as it does aged 18-29. This eliminates the fear that social media only appeals to millennia’s (it does have 87 million millennial members, 11 million of which are decision makers), and lets us know that business decision makers are not only very present on LinkedIn, but indeed very active!

4) Focus- This is the true strength of LinkedIn- its business focused! A true B2B social media tool if ever there was one. People login and use it to search businesses, engage with businesses and learn about the future of their business and industry. 55% of B2B buyers use LinkedIn to search for venders and research their solution, so a presence on the platform is essential. Added to this, the information LinkedIn gathers and displays is intensely useful for B2B marketers. You know a prospect's organization, industry, job title all at a glance; this makes it easy to carry out specifically targeted marketing, aimed at those you can be sure will have an interest or even a need for what you offer.

5) BONUS! It works- Companies that use LinkedIn to generate leads see it produce 80.33% of their social media leads (Facebook and Twitter only providing a combined total of 19.46 %!). It’s also cheaper! 90% of B2B marketers reduced their cost-per-lead by upping their LinkedIn activity above any other social media.

4. How to use LinkedIn to generate leads? Now we know why you should be getting your LinkedIn strategy in check, here’s some tips on how to get started!

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Profile – Start at the beginning. Your profile is crucially important if using it to boost B2B

marketing. Think of it like a website, it needs to have no gaps in information, professional images and a regularly updated feed of content. Include a CTA too- it can be as simple as “message me to learn more about human resources tech”- but it’s there, and it encourages conversation.

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Business page – If your business doesn’t already have a page on LinkedIn-then get one

going! This is the page that all your company’s employees can attach to and anyone searching your business will go to. Make sure it’s packed out with as much information as possible, from contact number and organization details to images of your logo and a CTA. For many B2B buyers, this may be the first time they come across your brand, so get across what you do, and why you’re the best. 

Personal messaging- Much like an email campaign, using the LinkedIn “Sales Navigator”

you can get a message to an individual’s inbox. This cannot be automated in the same way an email campaign is, however, you can use an advanced search function to bring up a list of prospects that match your buyer persona exactly- so you know who to message! One SaaS organization saw their LinkedIn In mail messaging bring them 11x more leads than an email campaign. It’s got to be worth a try!  Group sharing – LinkedIn also lets you get your message out to the masses. With ready-

made groups, you can search an industry, or job title and get a huge amount of people who have opted into a group to share and discuss information about that subject. This is the perfect place to promote your product/solution and grow your brand awareness. Companies have seen 86.3% of LinkedIn leads generated come from sharing your brand on groups and interacting with the comments. Make sure the group is relevant to your buyer persona, and you’re good to go! 

Content upload- Out of all the LinkedIn users, only 3 million of them share content weekly. This is a tiny number looking at the platforms membership- so there’s definitely a niche to fill when it comes to posting content. Whether it’s on your personal profile or in groups, you need to get your content out there. Every week, there are 9 billion impressions on the LinkedIn feed from content alone- think of the exposure!

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Referrals and connections – This is useful for both marketing and sales. Use an add-on like LinkedIn Helper to aid you in making connections with people from specific industries and job titles, then you can message them personally and spark up a conversation. Add your current clients too- every connection you make opens up an average of 400 people you can network with; and as 91% of your clients are happy to make a referral (but only 11% of sales people ask for them), request one! You never know how many leads you might generate.

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Social media isn’t just for the young generation to make the most of- it’s for everyone! And LinkedIn continues to ensure it’s a platform B2B organizations everywhere can benefit from. The chances are, you’re already using it, and if you’re not- you definitely know enough to get started now, we'd say it's one of the best B2B marketing tools out there! If lead generation is something you’re keen to boost (and let’s be honest- who isn’t?!), then Lead Forensics can definitely give you a leg up. Our global leading software tells you what businesses have visited your website, along with contact details for the organization and its key decision makers. Know who your leads are, where they came from and what they looked at whilst visiting your website- you can have them on the phone with a tailored approach at the ready in seconds.

5. How to use LinkedIn for B2B Lead Generation: In an article in the New York Times, according to best-selling author Neil Patel, the world is shrinking. The level of separation between one person and any other person on the planet has diminished from 6 levels in the 1990s to 3.5 levels now. That has a significant impact on lead generation for B2B tech companies. Basically, it means business leads are getting harder and harder to come by. That trend will continue as the social pool continues to get smaller.

To survive and thrive in a connected world, B2B tech companies have to get creative about where they get their leads. For most of them, a healthy marketing strategy incorporates social media marketing across a variety of platforms. Of all of the platforms used, LinkedIn is one of the most prominent. Here’s why: 

LinkedIn stats show that 93% of B2B marketers believe LinkedIn is the most effective

site for lead generation 

According to Inside View information, LinkedIn outdoes Facebook, Twitter and

blogging for individual lead generation 

64% of corporate website visits originate on LinkedIn

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More than 80% of B2B social leads come from LinkedIn

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For a B2B tech company looking to generate leads, those are promising statistics. The question becomes how to develop an effective LinkedIn B2B lead generation marketing strategy as part of an overall social media marketing plan. There’s a lot to consider. For example, there’s a learning curve. Setting up an effective LinkedIn site and then learning how to create and publish relevant posts takes an investment of time and energy. Depending on the LinkedIn package, sometimes it takes money, too. Content is key to a vibrant LinkedIn marketing strategy, and finding the best ways to create good content and then distribute it on LinkedIn has its own learning curve. Optimizing a company profile, utilizing all the features effectively, and aligning sales and marketing on LinkedIn are important, too. Understanding LinkedIn Analytics is also necessary because it allows B2B companies to aim and re-aim their LinkedIn marketing strategies as industry trends fluctuate. There’s a lot of work involved, but done right, LinkedIn marketing plans can effectively generate leads that help B2B tech companies grow.

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HOW TO SET UP YOUR PROFILE AS A B2B TECH LEADER

Optimizing your profile as a B2B Tech Leader is where LinkedIn B2B lead generation begins. As a LinkedIn participant, you have to be interesting, engaging and professional, and you have to do it quickly so that browsers click through to know more about you—and your company. You only have seven seconds to make a good first impression. Make it count.  Create a LinkedIn ACCOUNT

On the LinkedIn.com landing page, there are two options—you can sign in, or you can create an account to get started. Those who already have accounts can sign in using the toolbar at the top of the page. If you’re just getting started, fill out the short questionnaire box in the middle of the page. There’s a space for your first name, last name, and e-mail address. In the final box, create a password of six or more characters. When you’re finished, hit the join now button at the bottom of the box. On the next screen that pulls up, enter your name and where you work, and then click create profile. After entering some basic information, you’ll enter information and click

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through several different screens as you complete the profile. There are five basic areas of information to fill out: experience, education, photo, skills and expertise, and details. Keep in mind that this will be the first impression that many people will have of you, so you need to make it stand out in all the best ways.

 What to Include in Your Profile 

Experiences—in this section, add your job experience. You don’t need to list every job you’ve ever had, but as you try to position yourself as a B2B tech leader, make sure you add every job that shows your expertise in the industry. This might also be a good place to include any volunteer experience you have that applies to your career goals or company promotion goals. (If you prefer, you can add another profile section later to separate your volunteer experience from your work experience. If you choose to do this, keep it relevant to your career and company goals, and write it in a way that makes you shine.)

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Education—Formal education history such as university degrees should go here. If you have any conferences, individual courses or specialized training in your industry that will make you stand out, add them here, as well. As with items in the Experience section, make sure they’re relevant to what you want to accomplish.

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Professional photo—Out of all the elements of your profile, this could be the most important. A professional photo makes you 14 times as likely to be found on LinkedIn.

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Professional headline—LinkedIn populates your personal headline with your job title and current company. You can change this to something that will pique the curiosity of people who might see your profile, but remember to target it to the audience you want to impress. As a B2B tech leader, aim to draw in people who can help generate leads.

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Use the URLs—You can add up to three URLs to link back to online portfolios, work-related blogs, or personal (but professional) websites that will help position you as a B2B tech leader.

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Skills and Endorsements—in the skills section, list your skills and ask for endorsements from colleagues. Then ask a handful of people who’ve worked with you to provide recommendations. Try to get at least five recommendations on your profile in the beginning. These make a big difference in the impact your first impression makes on new readers.

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Details—Details that you add while setting up your profile show up as bullet points under your job experience.

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Join Groups—as you fill out your profile, take a moment to join one or two groups that look like a good fit for your company and your career goals.

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Fill out your Summary—unless you move it, the summary section will show up right under your profile picture. Take the necessary time to create a summary that showcases your abilities as a B2B tech leader.

 How to Write your Summary Write your summary in first person and in simple language. Make it personable, but keep it professional. Busy professionals skimming through your profile should feel like they’ve met someone they could carry on a great conversation with. While you write, keep your target audience in mind. As a B2B tech leader, you’ll want to appeal to people in technology and in business management positions. What kinds of things would you talk about with them if they sat across the table from you? If you can, phrase your summary the same way you would when talking with them face to face.

Include around six of your biggest achievements that relate to your abilities as a tech leader. Once your profile is complete, you can edit it as you go along, adding more sections or details as needed.

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TIPS FOR POSTING ON LINKEDIN

LinkedIn is four times more likely to gather business-related traffic and send it to a company website than other social media accounts. For a B2B tech company, that makes creating LinkedIn posts that catch the eyes of potential leads all the more important. You’ll need to know what to post, when to post, and how often to post. As you prepare to write your first articles, investigate some of the tools that can propel your ideas into industry conversations. A successful LinkedIn B2B lead generation marketing strategy can utilize hashtags, tagging people and companies that you want to engage, creating long-form posts with useful tips, and posting short videos.

 Hashtags Although the #hashtag originated on Twitter, its popularity has spread across social media platforms, including LinkedIn.

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Hashtags are useful for inbound marketers because they categorize specific keywords that potential clients can search for. An article or post with a hashtag will surface with other posts using the same hashtag on social media platforms. For a B2B tech company, using hashtags to become part of relevant industry conversations can be useful for lead generation. However, limit the number of hashtags you use to two or three per post. Using more hashtags than that can be annoying to readers and actually drive down views. It’s also important to research the hashtags you use to make sure they’ll help you achieve your goals.

 Tagging people and companies When LinkedIn added a tagging option to its group features, it upped the chances that companies could get the attention of specific people or businesses they want to engage. To tag someone in a LinkedIn group discussion, simply type @ and then the name of the person or company whose attention you’d like to get. They’ll get a notification that they’ve been tagged, and they’ll most likely respond.

 Long-form posts with useful tips Inbound marketing relies on drawing new clients to you. One way a B2B tech company can do this is to write long-form posts that include useful tips. For the best impact, the posts should be 800-2000 words long. Posting twice a week on LinkedIn is recommended by some professionals. The biggest advantage that long-form posts provide on sites like LinkedIn is the potential to be seen as a thought leader. In the competitive B2B tech world, being a thought leader means people know who you are. Because they grow to trust you through your long-form posts, potential clients will think of your company when they’re looking for tech solutions for their own businesses.

 Short videos On LinkedIn, companies can post short videos on the products and services sections of their company profiles. They’re set up easily by pasting a YouTube video URL in the correct spot, and they’re free to use.

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Short videos can also be used as posts from personal LinkedIn pages. Asking employees to share a company video on their personal LinkedIn sites can significantly boost company visibility.

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BLOGGING ON LINKEDIN

On LinkedIn, it takes about ten articles to get one conversion. This means ten articles that spark conversations and curiosity. The more ideas you ignite with your content, the more likeminded business people will be drawn to your posts—and to your company.

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 Writing Your First Article on LinkedIn Getting started is fairly simple. To write an article on LinkedIn, log in and look for the white space near the center top of the page that says share an article, photo, video or idea. Click on the pencil icon. This opens up your blog window, a clear writing space with a simple menu.

In the blue section below the toolbar, there are two icons and a plus symbol for adding a cover image for your blog. As this can become part of your brand, select something that represents your company and the message you want to send to other people. There are header options (normal through header 5) in the menu bar, as well as bullet points and numbers for lists, a hyperlink insertion tool, and a quotes tool to make any quotations you use stand out. You’ll also find the standard bold, italic and underline options for changing up the text.

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Your headline goes below the blue rectangle. The white screen at the bottom of the window is where you’ll write the text of the article. If you click on the icon that says Write Here, another toolbar pops up that gives you options for inserting photos, videos, snippets, links, and slides. Clicking the X on the left of the toolbar will close it so you can continue writing text. In the top right-hand corner of the page, you’ll also find a more drop-down menu that allows you to see your current drafts and articles you’ve already published. You can also start a new article from that menu or access the help center.

Once you begin, aim to get five to ten articles out quickly. Having at least this many posts can boost your credibility. All in all, it’s a simple structure that’s easy to use. Open the window, write, add some media, and hit publish.

 Writing Content that Ignites Conversation There’s a lot of competition for blogs on LinkedIn—more than three million long-form articles are published there, and 100,000 new articles are published on LinkedIn every week. You’ll want your blog to stand out. The headline you write is critical. If there’s a place to combine brevity, clarity, and accuracy, it’s here. The news feed can only show so much, so you’ll want to craft a concise headline that will intrigue potential readers and give them a reason to click through to the text. Pairing a punchy headline with a compelling image ups your chances of getting readers and shares.

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The frequency and length of posts matters, too. Articles should be at least 300 words long, but remember that most readers are busy professionals who won’t want to invest too much time— unless, of course, your content is that good. Most of the time, try to keep your articles to around 1000 words. Multiple postings spread throughout the day have the highest chances of reaching readers. You also have to consider the content itself. What you have to say should matter, not just to your company, but to industry leaders and potential buyers. Consider the following ideas: 

Make sure the content is relevant to other conversations going on in the industry. If people are already talking about something, offering a fresh viewpoint can promote your company image and display its potential for finding out-of-the-box solutions. For ideas, check out the What people are talking about now box on the right side of your home page—you might find an industry conversation already in progress or an idea you can incorporate into one.

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Strike up a new conversation. Look beyond industry trends to the causes behind them, or look ahead with pertinent questions about where the industry is headed. For an article like this, consider getting the opinion of an industry influencer, or maybe even a full Q&A-style interview.

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Discuss action plans. It’s always a good idea to include action words in your posts because they’re packed with emotion and power. What better way to embed your company’s brand in the mind of potential leads? If you can get them thinking while they’re feeling the adrenaline rush these kinds of words inspire, you’ll be memorable.

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Try to get your posts featured on one of LinkedIn’s 42 channels. If your post is displayed on a channel that’s consistent with your company’s vision and is read by influential people in your industry, you’ll have a chance at drawing reader attention to your company’s brand.

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Write simply. It’s easy to get caught up in industry jargon, but the widest-read posts are written so that 11 year-olds can read them.

 Content: Posting Beyond Articles A good strategy for creating multiple posts throughout the day is to take advantage of all three of the posting options. Besides articles, post a quick update with a photo or a video that explains what you’re up to and why it’s important to the industry. When you post a video or image, use the text function at the top to add information or @mentions to people you

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particularly want to spark a conversation with. You can also change the post settings to gain the widest possible audience from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the window. Also consider using the write an article option to create a very short post with questions, hashtags, and links back to an article you’d really like people to see. Content can be included in comments, too, so don’t forget to engage with people who comment on your posts. It’s an effective way of driving up views. Ultimately, writing and posting great content is part of the lead-generation process. When you engage your audience, you increase your chances are of pulling in business.

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BEST

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COMPANY PROFILE Once you have a personal LinkedIn profile, you can add a company page.

 Set Up your Company Profile Begin by clicking the work icon on the upper right-hand side of the page. The next step is to enter your company name, and then you’ll choose a URL. Verify that you have the right to set up the page, click the create button, and move to the welcome screen, where you can start building the profile.

 Optimize your Company Profile As with your personal LinkedIn page, out. Add an exceptional photo that accurately depicts your brand and the message you want to send to potential leads. In the products and services tab, include descriptions, links to, and explanations of the products and services you sell. List them in order of importance. Ask for reviews on your products and services from LinkedIn members. These reviews show up as written testimonials, and they can be used on company websites as well as being featured on the LinkedIn company page. Write a great summary. Your summary can be anywhere from 250-2,500 characters, including spaces. Focus on shared interests within your industry and on building trust with like-minded people. Once you build trust, you can work together with others to advance your shared interests—such as building business partnerships and generating leads.

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In your summary, list five or six significant company accomplishments, and add in volunteer service to show your company is aware of communities and individuals. Create your first blog posts. Aim for five to ten quality posts at first, and add to them later. Utilize Slide share. When you write your first company blog posts, consider embedding Slide share presentations to help explain why the industry needs your business. Slide share is one of the 200 most visited sites in the world, and it gets 60 million views a month. It can also be optimized for specific keywords, which can cause the blog post to outrank more traditional posts on the same topic. Share the company page with employees. If they have personal LinkedIn accounts, ask them to identify with the company page. They’ll then show up as employees on your company page, which means visitors can connect with them. This can generate more talk about your company and ultimately bring in leads. Add additional administrators to the page, including key employees. They’ll feel more engaged with the company’s success, and it will spread the responsibility to promote the company across a broader human resource network.

 Manage your Company Profile To reach a target market, you have to understand the platform you’re using and how to behave there. The most effective discussions on LinkedIn are built on mutual trust. One way to build trust between your company and others in the industry is by participating in discussions already happening on LinkedIn. While the Top Contributor feature in LinkedIn Groups has been discontinued, you can still watch out for industry influencers and engage them when you can. Monitor group conversations and provide useful input. Comment regularly on the posts of people who seem respected in the group. Avoid simply sharing articles from your company blog. Instead, share information from third parties that can spark a conversation and position your company as thoughtful, aware and cooperative. Get involved in LinkedIn’s influencer program. Aim to write articles that LinkedIn will pick up to promote, but don’t wait to get involved. Start commenting on the posts of LinkedIn influencers in your industry and engage with other people who comment there.

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V)

MAKING THE MOST OF LINKEDIN GROUPS

LinkedIn Groups are one of the most useful tools for a B2B tech company, especially when it comes to generating leads through inbound marketing.

This tool works for B2B tech leaders because, in groups, people talk to each other. They share ideas. It’s a never-ending networking event held online that allows companies to watch for trends and join in pertinent discussions. In order to grow your business, you need to connect with your buyers. LinkedIn Groups are great places to meet people, talk about industry problems, discuss solutions and build relationships that can generate leads.

A vibrant LinkedIn B2B lead generation strategy requires a company to engage in LinkedIn Groups actively. That can be challenging because LinkedIn has over 1.5 million groups to choose from.

 Finding the right groups The first thing to do is decide who the target buyer is for your product or service. A good inbound marketing plan should specifically address the kinds of questions that a buyer might bring up. Once that strategy is in place, it becomes easier to identify potential groups that your company

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“We have to know the buyer profile. We have to know who we’re talking to. We also have to know what problems they’re having, because those are the problems we’re going to be providing helpful information for.”—Matt Traylor, Innovative Marketing Resources

An easy method to search for groups that fit your buyer profile is to search for them by keyword. Once you see a group that might work, dig deeper. Look at the statistics for the group—how many people are in the group? How many active conversations are there? Look at the demographics, too—if the group is filled with salespeople rather than industry professionals, you might get a lot of sales spam rather than good niche-specific conversation to draw people to your company.

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It’s also important to look at the rules of the group. If the group doesn’t allow links to be posted in the discussions, don’t do it—you’ll be labeled as a spammer. One exception is occasionally linking back to a blog post that thoroughly answers a question someone had during the discussion. Groups with no links are the highest quality groups for discussions. Company representatives shouldn’t worry about not being able to link back to a website or blog post, because people who appreciate the conversation will want to connect with you and learn more. When they do, they’ll see the company page and other links that can stimulate even more talk and generate leads. A final way to find groups that might interest you is to decide who your dream client would be. Once you’ve found your dream client’s profile on LinkedIn, research the profile for helpful demographics and skim to the bottom, where the groups this person participates in are listed. It’s a good bet some of those groups will be ones you’ll want to spend time in, as well.

 Tips for creating solid LinkedIn campaigns 

Write good content — a solid blog post with significance for your industry, and write an intriguing headline in the form of a question that can ignite discussion. You’ll be forming a campaign around this blog post.

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Create several messages around the blog post. Write enough of them to last a few months, spread out over several social media channels as well as time. Some of them should be personal messages that you’ll send out automatically.

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Use an automation tool like Outpost to schedule when the non-personal posts will go out and who they will be sent to. Remember not to automate posts to groups that don’t allow links.

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There should be a separate message for profiles and groups because an individual will react to a new message or post differently than a group will.

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Make sure you’re not sending the same message to several groups at once — send out only one post at a time.

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Use all the messages over the course of the campaign.

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If your automation tool has a social inbox like Outpost does, use it to track and respond to the conversations your posts initiate. The more you engage, the more likely you are to build relationships and draw in potential buyers.

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 Keep an eye on changes Occasionally, changes in the way a social platform like LinkedIn works can shake things up in your social media marketing plan. LinkedIn changed many of its group features to help cut back on spam and make using groups more effective. If something changes, watch the trends on group discussions as well as your LinkedIn analytics to determine how your company will be affected. Sometimes it’s worthwhile for a B2B tech company to create a new group. If a good discussion group gets too spam my, for example. You might also be able to use a new group to establish your business as an industry leader.

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ADVERTISING ON LINKEDIN

Organic company updates can only take a B2B tech company so far. Sometimes, as part of a LinkedIn marketing strategy, paid advertising helps increase traffic and the possibility of getting leads. This means instead of the audience choosing your company; your company can choose the audience. Before you get started with a paid advertising campaign, make sure your company profile page is optimized. Include showcase pages for the products and services you most want to promote, so that when new traffic arrives on your page, you’ll be ready. Then choose which of the following paid services you’d like to use.

 Sponsored Content Sponsored content is a paid boost for increased visibility. It begins as organic posts on your company page that show up in the feed of your followers. When you feel like it’s time to reach beyond the people who ordinarily see your posts, you can pay for the best pieces to become sponsored content. Choose articles that are already popular with your organic followers and narrow your choices from there. To generate leads, sponsored content should have a call to action or a gated component like a webinar that new readers can sign up for. You should always target your widest possible audience. Once you’re ready to go, your pages will be distributed on the feed or other pages of the LinkedIn members you’re targeting. When they click back to your site, the content will show up as company updates on your company profile or showcase pages.

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 Direct Sponsored Content Direct sponsored content is an expansion of sponsored content. With direct sponsored content, posts won’t be published on the company page to be a part of a campaign, and companies can personalize or tweak the content. This allows them to test and retest the content they use until they’re satisfied with the results. The tests won’t be sent to followers, only to the specific target audience the company chooses. Both sponsored content and direct sponsored content ads are created by the advertiser in LinkedIn’s campaign manager.

 Text Ads Text ads make up LinkedIn’s self-service Pay-Per-Click advertising program. Like the other advertising options, companies can choose which audiences to target. The company creates its own ads, sets its budget and pays only for the ads that result in clicks or impressions.

 Sponsored In Mail Sponsored In Mail is an e-mail marketing campaign just for LinkedIn. Companies using sponsored In Mail can direct personalized messages with no limits on character counts, such as invitations to webinars or other events, to targeted audiences. Campaigns are quick to set up and launch. As with other LinkedIn advertising services, companies set their own budget.

 LinkedIn Retargeting and Other Matched Audience Tools LinkedIn Retargeting is a handy tool that allows companies to retarget people who are members of LinkedIn but have also visited the company’s website. This is done by installing the LinkedIn Insight Tag to their website, which then matches visitors on the website with people on LinkedIn. Once you have that data, you can send personalized or targeted messages through LinkedIn using the advertising capabilities above. LinkedIn also offers Account Targeting, which matches people your company already has accounts for with LinkedIn Members, and contact targeting, which matches LinkedIn members to your contact list.

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 Similarities and Differences in LinkedIn Marketing Campaigns All of the campaigns originating on LinkedIn are self-service programs run through LinkedIn’s campaign manager. On campaign manager, the person in charge of the campaign names it, sets a budget and a target audience and gets it going. To use campaign manager, a person needs to have a LinkedIn account and a credit card. The main differences between the advertising programs are how the advertising content is delivered and its marketing purpose. Here’s a quick run-down:

The advertising programs differ from the target/retarget tools, too. The target/retarget tools simply match databases so that LinkedIn campaigns can be targeted more effectively

Display ads can be run on LinkedIn, but these have to be set up through an outside advertising source.

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VII) ALIGNING SALES AND MARKETING ON LINKEDIN In any company, getting sales and marketing to work hand in hand can be more challenging than it sounds.

 Why Align Sales and Marketing Marketing is practiced with the intent to generate leads, and sales departments are meant to convert those leads into clients. Getting the two to work more as a team than as separate company entities can improve the efficiency of finding new clients. One way to do this is to look at where both teams fall in the sales funnel. Goals and action plans can be created where they overlap that allow them to work together to find and close sales. For example, as more customers do research online before making a purchasing decision, sales teams can let marketing teams know what kind of content they need to create. Then the sales teams can direct potential clients to that content and use it to close the sale.

 Using LinkedIn Features for Aligning Sales and Marketing A B2B tech company can utilize some of the features of LinkedIn to help align sales and marketing teams. For it to work well, B2B sales teams have to be aware of the kinds of situations they will face when trying to close a sale. This means they need to know what the target businesses are and the kinds of situations they face moving forward in the industry. Using the filters in LinkedIn’s search option to find relevant prospects is a good place to start. Once the salespeople have identified relevant prospects, they can look at demographics, analytics, and prospect’s posted content and comments to determine what the prospect’s needs are, and how the company can fill those needs. This lays the basis for creating content that will generate and convert leads. Marketing can use the information that salespeople gather to create impactful connection messages and follow-up messages for each prospect. If the salespeople discover an industry trend while looking for prospects this way, marketing can create inbound marketing content to draw more prospects to the LinkedIn company profile page and website.

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Using the filters on LinkedIn’s search option is free, but for companies who are looking for more dramatic growth, using the paid LinkedIn Sales Navigator might be something to consider. It has advanced search options and the ability to save lists of target accounts and leads. There are also more sales insights and the ability to use your entire network to help reach out to prospects beyond company connections. Pricing of sales packages and comparison to other LinkedIn packages are discussed in more detail in Chapter Seven.

VIII) UNDERSTANDING LINKEDIN ANALYTICS A major part of knowing how to tweak your LinkedIn marketing strategy is paying attention to what works and what doesn’t. For that, you have to consider the statistics and watch the followers, shares, clicks, and impressions.

 Why Use Analytics The main reason to watch trends and statistics is to understand your target audience. If something changes in their viewing patterns, will that impact their likelihood to purchase something from your company? A downturn in engagement on a specific platform might mean the way you promote your company has to change. Perhaps more curated content can be shared, or maybe your company will do better engaging in groups that have fewer people posting spam comments. Understanding LinkedIn and how to use it to interact with other members positively is a key to managing your LinkedIn marketing strategy. Social media is always changing, which means understanding it means keeping a close eye on it, reacting well to the change by adjusting tactics when necessary, and generally behaving well in an online professional setting.

 Tracking analytics on a LinkedIn Company Page Company page analytics include updates, followers, and visitors, and there are a number of statistics gathered for each one.

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 Updates Statistics for updates are gathered in a table showing the first few words of the post, the date it was published, and whether or not it was a sponsored campaign. You can see whether the update was sent to all audience members or to a target audience, as well as the number of clicks, impressions, interactions, and followers that you gained because of this update. There’s also an engagement percentage that shows the total of interactions, clicks, and followers acquired, divided by the number of impressions. Reach is shown on a graph depicting the number of daily clicks for both paid and unpaid campaigns.

 Followers Besides the total number of people following your company page, you can see how many followers you acquired organically and how many came from sponsored content or company follow ads. You can also take a look at follower demographics, including seniority, industry, job function, company size, and more. Follower Trends allows you to see how the number of your followers has changed over time and the How I Compare feature shows the number of your followers compared to other companies.

 Visitors Visitors are tracked with a graph showing the number of daily views for your company page, as well as career page clicks, unique visitor clicks (also in a graph form), and visitor demographics.

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6. How LinkedIn fits into the 2019 social media landscape: Less than a month ago, Social Media Examiner released their 2017 survey of more than 5,000 marketers on the usage of social media platforms, strategies, challenges, etc. After reading through it, we saw a lot of facts we expected to find… and then, a few we didn’t: 

40% of respondents indicated that the most important network for B2B marketers is LinkedIn. It beats out Facebook by 3%, Twitter by 25%, and absolutely dwarfs YouTube, Google+, & Instagram.

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The second most important social platform for marketers overall is LinkedIn. While networks like Instagram and Snapchat have hogged the spotlight as of late, and Twitter is thought of as second only to Facebook, data shows that when it comes to marketing importance, LinkedIn has a comfortable lead on all but one network.

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7. 10 Ways LinkedIn Can Build Your Brand and Generate Leads: i. Turn your profile views into new business - Most LinkedIn users are familiar with the “Someone has viewed your profile” email notification. If you’re like me, you’ll open it, glance at the content, and send it directly to the trash. But according to LinkedIn expert John Nemo, by doing that I’m missing out on opportunities to generate leads. Instead, I should follow that email (or click the “who’s viewed your profile” link in the “Profile” drop-down on my personal LinkedIn page), and track down the people who have viewed my profile. Then“once you find someone worth reaching out to (meaning a person who you think is your ideal prospect or customer), you can open his or her profile in a new tab, scan it to quickly find out some additional personal and professional information about him or her, and then invite him or her to connect.” Think about it. This person has just viewed your profile, meaning they’ve taken the step to find out more about you. Reach out to learn why. It could very well be that they’re interested in your products or services.

ii. Take advantage of plugins - LinkedIn is a great tool for lead generation on its own, and it becomes even more powerful when you integrate complementary add-ons. Here are four worth tapping into: 

Rapportive This is a handy tool for Gmail users who browse in Firefox or Chrome. After downloading, run it to get a list of any LinkedIn profiles, Twitter handles, Skype accounts, and more, that have been created with the emails addresses in your contacts. Then, use Rapportive to build your network by sending personalized LinkedIn invites directly from your inbox.

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LinkedIn Connection Revealer Sometimes it can be tough to spot influencers on LinkedIn. Their audience could be anywhere from 501 to 501,000, and their profile will still display “500+ connections.” So how do you spot well-connected power users?

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With LinkedIn Connection Revealer. This tool will tell you exactly how big of a network all your first level connections have. From there, engage with users who travel in big circles, and try to leverage their platform to promote your product or service.

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Headline Without a great headline, your post, sponsored story, ad, etc., won’t get clicked. That means no traffic to your landing page. Headline, a paid plugin for the Google Chrome browser, will automatically generate hundreds of popular headline combinations that contain keywords you specify. If your post is about video marketing trends, type in “video marketing trends” to get compelling titles that will compel people to click through.

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LinMailPro This Chrome extension allows you to automatically find and invite every person who has recently viewed your profile — which will make implementing tip number one a whole lot easier. With it, you can send a personalized message to those who have looked at your profile, and even tag them to sort your new connections into a list of potential customers you can deliver marketing messages to.

iii. Sign up for LinkedIn’s new profounder service - An exciting new service LinkedIn has been quietly rolling out is “Profounder.” As a freelancer or independent professional, signing up is a must. Inspired by freelance-finding websites like up work and Fever, this new offering allows businesses to take advantage of LinkedIn’s vast amount of user data to find highly recommended pros for any job. To become part of Profounder, you’ll need an exceptional profile that shows off your skills. According to LinkedIn, it should include: 

A professional profile photo

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A title relevant to the service you want to be found for

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A summary filled with your accomplishments

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Several recommendations that cite your skills, describe your role in a project, and include a relevant date

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Links to long-form content you’ve published on LinkedIn

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iv. Ask employees to post your company’s content - You’ve been searching tirelessly for some powerful brand advocates to share your company’s blog content and case studies, and they were sitting right in front of you the entire time. Data shows that 50% of all employees already post to social media about their employers, so why not ask them to share updates related to your brand that can generate traffic and leads? Companies like Dynamic Signal help companies do just that by allowing marketers to pick and queue up company-approved content that employees can share in just a few clicks. According to strategist Travis Wright, because people tend to listen to their social connections more than official marketing campaigns, techniques like this can result in 5 times more traffic, and 25% more leads.

v. Make yourself discoverable - Search engine optimization isn’t just for Google. On LinkedIn, making yourself easily discoverable and touting your experience has the potential to boost the number of opportunities you have to sell your product s or services. If you’re a graphic designer, and someone in your area needs help to create a logo, you want to be the person who pops up when they search “graphic designer near me.” Here are a few things you can do to boost the likelihood that happens: 

Make sure your profile is 100% complete — or as LinkedIn calls it — “All-Star” status.

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Chronicle all your relevant work experience, complete with clear job titles and descriptions that prove you know your stuff.

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Determine which keywords you want your profile to rank for, and search them. Click on the top search results and pay attention to where those keywords are placed in those professionals’ profiles. Then, follow their example by incorporating them into your profile in a similar way.

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Include anchor text in your links in your profile. As a graphic designer, relevant text like “My Graphic Design Website” will help you get found more times than “My blog” will.

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Join more groups. When search engines like Google crawl a page to determine how it should be ranked on SERPs, in most cases they take into account all its text. Since

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the groups you’re a member of are displayed on your profile, their names will help you rank for relevant searches that your prospective clients are conducting. 

Request recommendations. Some experts believe that 10 or more will boost your profile’s search engine ranking.

vi. Publish posts with LinkedIn Pulse -“The quickest way to build your professional brand is with LinkedIn’s publishing platform. Use it to write about everything from industry trends to career accomplishments. It’s important to write about what you know, as these articles will help you establish yourself as an expert.” Like on your landing pages, the more authority you can show off, the more sought after you’ll be by prospects hunting for your services. Consistently publishing educational articles and blog posts about industry news has the potential to not only drive traffic to your website but eventually position you as an influencer in your space. LinkedIn Pulse allows you to do that with an easy-to-use interface that you can use to write rich, long-form content that includes images, videos, and even links to your company website.

Businesses like Scoop.it and Great Jakes saw a huge boost in traffic and leads after using it to publish their content. And, don’t worry — if you think you don’t have the resources to publish more content in yet another place, consider repurposing your website’s blog posts for LinkedIn.

vii. Contribute to group conversation - Countless group conversations are happening on LinkedIn every day in nearly all industries and every niche. These discussions not only allow you to network with other professionals in your field but prove your authority to those who have questions about your area of expertise. And if you include helpful links in your content, they can even help you drive traffic. Just remember to keep it less salesy and more helpful. Otherwise, you risk not only having your comment deleted by LinkedIn’s spam filter but even worse, turning off potential customers to your service.

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viii. Sponsor your most valuable content - Sponsored Updates allow you to infiltrate the LinkedIn feeds of people who are most likely to find your content valuable. These native ads look like this The best ones pair a genuinely valuable piece of content (think eBook, guide, or template) with the following tips:

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Add visually enticing thumbnail images. Add your own if you’re not partial to the one automatically pulled from your web page.

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Create a compelling headline that answers “What’s in it for me?” What will your prospect get from clicking through?

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Take advantage of your connections. Content shared by popular people in your network (like your CEO or a well-known brand advocate) have higher click-through potential.

HubSpot leveraged the power of Sponsored Updates to generate 400% more leads than they had with any other platform.

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ix. Create a sponsored In Mail campaign - Sponsored in Mail campaigns allow you to cut through all the clutter and reach the LinkedIn inboxes of the people who matter to your business. Use the service to send rich content and compelling offers to targeted prospects of your choosing. When Utah State sought to fill its graduate program with highly qualified candidates in the region, they used the help of Sponsored in Mail to do it. Here’s what their In Mail message to prospects looked like:

The result of the campaign was a 20 to 1 ROI, a 71% conversion rate on requests for more information, and a 27.5% open rate for In Mail.

x. Leverage the personalized power of dynamic ads - The more personalized your message is, the more relevant it is to your prospect. With LinkedIn’s dynamic ads, you can target people with highly specific marketing messages depending on your goal. Andrew Spoeth, Head of Social Media Marketing at CA Technologies, had this to say about his company’s experience with LinkedIn’s dynamic ads: “The ads are visually appealing and eye catching, since they include a member’s profile picture — they also allow us to include more ad copy, which helps us better promote our content.” At the close of their campaign, CA Technologies’ ads had converted at 11.3%, at a cost per lead 68% less than other social channels.

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8. Findings:

2019 LinkedIn Statistics Overview It’s a B2B gold mine… 1) LinkedIn now has over 500 million members. According to Business Insider Intelligence, TechCrunch & Fortune, LinkedIn has officially crossed the half-billion user mark in 2017. Since they were founded in 2002, they’ve continued to grow their user base year after year.

2) 260 million LinkedIn users are logging in each month. LinkedIn’s monthly active user base reached 260 million in March 2017. That’s almost 2.5x the 106 million monthly active users last reported in 2016. This number comes from research conducted by web usage company Apptopia and has not been confirmed by LinkedIn.

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3) 40% of monthly active users use LinkedIn daily. Of those using the platform monthly, up to 40% are accessing it on a daily basis. If that is the case, that’s over 100 million professionals you could be targeting every single day. To make that even more excited, LinkedIn users typically use the platform to find relevant content, meaning they’ll be much more willing to check out what you’re sharing. We’ll dig into that one soon though…

4) LinkedIn’s reported user goal is 3 billion. If you think 500 million is enough for LinkedIn to sit back and celebrate, you couldn’t be more wrong. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner has said he wants LinkedIn to be the home of all working professional across the world, and be the central hub for every job posting across the estimated 70 million companies worldwide. As of right now, that number works out to around 3 billion people. They’re not done hustling.

5) 61 million LinkedIn users are senior level influencers and 40 million are in decision-making positions. This comes straight from LinkedIn’s Marketing Solutions Blog. From a B2B perspective, the decision-makers you’re trying to reach are using LinkedIn. If you double down on your LinkedIn efforts, you’ll be able to target the right people in the place they like to spend their scrolling time.

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6) LinkedIn is the most-used social media platform amongst Fortune 500 companies. Another B2B statistic from LinkedIn’s Marketing Solutions Blog that should definitely peak your interest... This just serves as further proof that LinkedIn is the place to go to reach your ideal customers and clients.

7) There are 63 million unique mobile users monthly. Mobile is booming and LinkedIn’s mobile user numbers reflect that. Their mobile user count is climbing every month, which only makes it easier to reach the people you’re trying to reach. Mobile makes it easier for a user to just open the app and scroll through, giving you more opportunities to reach them. MindSea, a mobile app design and development agency, published a great post on their blog highlighting Six Mobile Trends The Best CMOs Are Paying Attention To that’s definitely worth checking out for even more info on what’s trending in the mobile world.

11) LinkedIn profiles with photos get 21x more views and 36x more messages. The decision to include a photo or not isn’t much of a decision at all in 2019. Profiles with photos get significantly more views, messages, and results than generic, picture-less folks. Don’t think your profile picture absolutely must be an expensive, professional headshot either – as long as you have a picture, you’re on the right track.

12) Just under half (44%) of all LinkedIn users are women. Of LinkedIn’s total user base, it was last reported that 44% are women. LinkedIn is quickly becoming a platform for all – no matter who you’re trying to reach in the business world, LinkedIn is a great place to find them.

13) LinkedIn Slide Share now has 70 million monthly active users. According to TechCrunch, LinkedIn’s slide deck sharing platform Slide Share is up to at least 70 million users monthly. Slide Share expert and Foundation Marketing Founder Ross Simmonds has long been an advocate of the platform and its marketing potential.

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14) LinkedIn is the #1 channel B2B marketers use to distribute content at 94%. According to LinkedIn’s Sophisticated Marketer’s Guide to LinkedIn, 94% of B2B marketers use LinkedIn as a content distribution channel, compared to Twitter at 89%, Facebook and YouTube both at 77%, and Google+ 61%. If you have content to distribute (which you definitely should), LinkedIn should be your first stop. It’s where most B2B marketers go first.

15) LinkedIn makes up more than 50% of all social traffic to B2B websites & blogs. Yes, more than half of all social traffic to B2B sites comes from LinkedIn. Collectively, LinkedIn, Facebook & Twitter drive 90% of social traffic to B2B sites & blogs, with more than half of that traffic comes straight from LinkedIn. Facebook and Twitter may have more monthly active users, but LinkedIn clearly separates itself as the go-to for B2B content distribution.

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16) 92% of B2B marketers include LinkedIn in their digital marketing mix. If you’re looking to follow what expert B2B marketers are doing, start with LinkedIn. In terms of what channels are included in their content marketing mix, 92% of B2B marketers listed LinkedIn. Twitter was next at 87%, then Facebook at 76%, YouTube at 67%, and Instagram at just 15%. The best B2B marketers have bought into LinkedIn’s potential.

17) 59% of B2B marketers say LinkedIn generates leads for their business. Of a group of B2B marketers surveyed, 59% were able to confidently say LinkedIn is generating leads for them. That number would quite likely be even higher if not for the 33% who were unsure on where their leads were coming from. Regardless, LinkedIn is still twice more effective than Facebook and Twitter both.

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18) 65% of B2B companies have acquired a customer through LinkedIn. With LinkedIn users more likely to do business with someone they encounter on the platform, the fact that 65% of B2B companies have acquired a customer through LinkedIn should not come as a surprise. It’s the place to go for B2B marketers looking to generate more leads and build up their customer or client list

19) 80% of B2B leads come from LinkedIn vs. 13% on Twitter & 7% on Facebook. This one stat alone should be enough to convince you to start investing your time in LinkedIn as a B2B marketer. Of all B2B leads coming from social media, LinkedIn is responsible for 80%. That’s 4 out of every 5 leads coming from LinkedIn. All other platforms combined make up less than 20%, including Facebook and Twitter. Fewer users definitely does not mean less B2B leads.

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20) 3x more conversions than Twitter & Facebook. In a HubSpot study, LinkedIn generated the highest visitor-to-lead conversion rate at 2.74%, almost 3x higher than Twitter at 0.69% and Facebook at 0.77%. Not only do more potential leads land on your website through LinkedIn, they’re also more qualified and willing to buy.

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9. Conclusions: “The quality of leads coming from LinkedIn is higher than anything else we’re doing.”—Max Traylor, Innovative Marketing Resources

One of the main reasons to use LinkedIn as a marketing strategy for B2B tech companies is because of the lead generation that happens in LinkedIn Groups. It’s all in the discussions, and in the relationships, you build with other members of your industry.

Providing thoughtful content and promoting it across LinkedIn profiles and groups in a successful campaign can set you up as a thought leader. People who search for solutions in group discussions are likely to remember you and your company. They’ll come looking for you when they have questions. Some will come to you wanting to buy your products and services. In the end, that’s what you’re aiming for.

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61 million LinkedIn users are senior level influencers and 40 million are in decision-making positions.

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LinkedIn is the #1 channel B2B marketers use to distribute content at 94%.

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LinkedIn makes up more than 50% of all social traffic to B2B websites & blogs.

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91% of marketing executives list LinkedIn as the top place to find quality content.

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Of the 10,000 most shared articles of the last 5 years, only 6% were written by influencers.

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80% of B2B leads come from LinkedIn vs. 13% on Twitter & 7% on Facebook.

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LinkedIn generates 3x more conversions than Twitter & Facebook.

LinkedIn is without a doubt the place to be for B2B marketers

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10. Bibliography: Reference Books  Marketing Management, Philip Kotler 14th Edition  Research Methodology, C. R. Kothari Second Edition  Strategic Marketing Management, Richard M. S. Wilson, 3rd Edition

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