LinkedIn and Professional BrandingFebruary 2014Koka Sexton

Sr. Social Marketing ManagerLinkedIn Sales Solutions #SalesSummit

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Earliest Adopter

Craig Elias

Most Popular

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LinkedIn Icebreaker

Most Connected

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Most Endorsed

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Leveraging your professional brand to fill your pipeline with the right people,

insights and relationships.

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Leveraging your professional brand

Social Selling Defined:

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Tell Your Story

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Back in 1999

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2005 - 2007

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SALES SOLUTIONS

“Visibility creates opportunities.”

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You should build the habit of sharing.

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“It’s not the size of your network, but how you use it.”

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Use your status

updates to promote

your network

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Use your status

updates to engage

Your network

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Use your status

updates to inform

your network

• Industry news• Relevant content

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Use your status

updates to promote

your company

• Press• Blogs• Content

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Who you know IS more

Important than WHAT

You knowYour network

Is your business.

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Proficiency in social media is a differentiator now, but

will soon be a qualifier.

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SALES SOLUTIONS

Establish a professional presence on LinkedIn with a complete profileCreate a professional brand

Prospect efficiently with powerful search and research capabilitiesFind the right people

Discover and share valuable information to initiate or maintain a relationshipEngage with insights

Expand your network to reach prospects and those who can introduce you to prospectsBuild strong relationships

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SALES SOLUTIONS

Create a professional brand

Performance on four key dimensions, each worth 25 points

Find the right people

Engage with insights

Build strong relationships

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LinkedIn’s Social Selling Index measures adoption of social selling practices on a 0-100 scale

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SALES SOLUTIONS

SSI leaders create 45% more opportunities per quarter

than SSI laggards.

SSI leaders are 51% more likely to hit quota

than SSI laggards.

45%more opportunities

51%more likely to hit quota

Based on a global study LinkedIn ran in Q4 2013 of Q3 performance for reps focused on new business and reps focused on existing business. Respondents reported performance; they were matched to their LinkedIn profiles to understand their SSI.SSI leaders have an SSI > 70; SSI laggards have an SSI < 30

Why is social selling important?

To succeed, you must be the best at what you do for a specific

audience.

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Resume to Reputation

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Get your LinkedIn Social Selling Index: http://sales.linkedin.com/social-selling-index/

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