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The complete guide to using LinkedIn Groups

Sprout Social

LinkedIn Groups are about building community and fostering relationships. With over 900 million LinkedIn members out there, Groups are a great way to hone in on your area of interest or expertise. Imagine the boost these community-centric Groups give to your LinkedIn marketing. Table of contents: What are LinkedIn Groups?

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Women in engineering: How I found and started my career as a software engineer

Sprout Social

I made it through with top grades and decided that from then on, I wanted to make sure women in engineering would not have the same experience as me. I started to get more involved in outreach programs and activities that allowed me to connect with other women in engineering. Starting a Business Resource Group.

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Vulnerability in the workplace: A career differentiator for women in software engineering

Sprout Social

But when I entered the professional engineering world, I was surprised at how difficult it was to be open, authentic and vulnerable, and the sweeping difference that culture and representation could make. Starting my career as a woman in software engineering. Sprout Social’s engineering culture.

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An Honest Look into our Engineering Team Engagement Survey

Buffer Social

It’s been a busy season for our engineering, product, and design teams at Buffer — what we collectively refer to as EPD. A few key takeaways: Engineering teammates have very distinct and differing needs depending on their tenure at Buffer (6+ years, 2-6 years, less than 2 years). That’s a lot of change.

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Search Engine Optimization THEN Blogging THEN Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

Nonetheless, as I was identifying their needs; talking about where they are now; and what they’re goals and challenges are, one of the partners was skeptical about search engine optimization (SEO). And links are a critical part of rising in the search engine rankings. It works the other way too. ” Why?

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Why are more companies seeking group leadership coaching? Because it works!

Janet Fouts

Why Group Coaching Works. Group coaching can be quite rewarding for the company and team. When the marketing, engineering and sales teams barely know each other, there is little understanding of what each other is doing, much less who they are as human beings. This is especially true in companies where roles are siloed.

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Search Engine Strategies 2011 Wrap Up

Jason Yormark

Well my first official speaking gig wrapped last week at Search Engine Strategies , and I had a blast. Concepts such as using Linked In Groups to drive blog traffic , tools such as Hootsuite , SocialMention.com & Sprout Social all were covered in my presentation. Social Media Strategies Summit & More.