Source:Linkedin Marketing Solutions Presentation

Source:Linkedin Marketing Solutions Presentation

What are professionals doing on LinkedIn?

Source:Linkedin Marketing Solutions Presentation

Serius Social Networking for Self

Experiences of a naïve networker on

Inkedin for the night

• A bit about Linkedin• Makin Linkedin Work for us

– Individuals– Small/Medium Businesses

• Establishin ourselves (Few examples)– Profile– Network– Groups– Applications– Answers

• A bit of what I am doin and Anecdotal Rah-rah• Rapid Firin

A bit about

• Throbbing and buzzing Rolodex/supply chain/Online talent stock exchange

• More 'beef' on us – Alma mater, Updates (Tweets, blogs ,etc.), Communication skills

• Measure of popularity through 'activity / traffic measures'

– More conscious to 'market' ourselves to a key 'audience'

• Upfront credibility / fitment through recommendations

• Collective intelligence to leverage

• Finally, our professional brand building in a DIY format. Period.

Observations on a few people in Tokyo

Contacts

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Divedin, a bit more

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Expand

Leverage

Red Arc – Japanese networkers; Wihite Arc – Expat networkers

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Workin it out for us

Be seen adding value

continuously

Leverage existing network

Expand with

relevant contacts

• Alumni, Clients, Colleagues, Experts, Recruiters

• Seek/Give a reason-why for connecting

• Do not hesitate to contact/message more than once; if you believe the person is critical

• Acknowledge upon connecting• Check who is viewing your profile

• Collective and Collaborative Intelligence

• Ask/Give recommendations, in advance

• Use more as a Whiteboard than a Water cooler

• Ask/Share/Post opportunities• Meet beyond Linkedin atleast once,

if possible• Use applications (My Travel,

Slideshare)

• Online talent stock exchange• Ensure your profile is 100% complete• Updated regularly with relevant & non-

confidential information, including blogs and tweets

• Join/Start groups in the areas of your interest• Post/Respond to Answers/Discussions • Invest time and effort (3 hrs/week…..)• Use applications (Books, Box.net, Slideshare)

Gettin Started

• Set up Your profile

• Build your network

• Use groups

• Use Applications

• Answer Questions

Profile – Use the next espresso time for that 100% elevator pitch

Network – Add, Focus, Expand

Groups – More than a spectator Sport

Applications – Break The Ice, Be accessible

Questions – Let there be more

Mindin my own business• Make Linkedin url part of my coordinates

– http://www.linkedin.com/in/arunvemuri

– http://ivak99.wordpress.com; http://blog.campaignasia.com/author/arun-vemuri/

– @dailyvemuri, ivak99@yahoo.com

• Be regular in updating, sharing, responding

• Message as many as I can, of those who viewed my profile

• Promote my blogs, but rarely my personal tweets

• Seek out to meet those who I want, and meet those who ask me to

– Read/Research about them

• Be economical with lies. World peace…other such motherhoods

Findin Useful

• http://smb.linkedincreatives.com/

• http://www.leadformix.com/Why-Should-You-Use-Linkedin-For-B2B-Generation/

Put it in email

Write as if you write your CV

Track/Research

companies

My Observations on promoting groups

Define

Develop

Deliver

Dedicate

Drive

Dissuade

Contrasting Stories – Successful Ones

• Created: Sep 19, 2007

• Type: Professional Group

• Members: 477,780

• Subgroups: 20

• The largest group on Linkedin

• Created: Dec 12, 2009

• Type: Networking Group

• Members: 3,317

• Subgroups: 2

• A successful niche group on Linkedin

Sinkedin?

Time for Q&A