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JULY 30, 2013

According to the authors of a new e-book titled “ Cracking The LinkedIn Sales Code ,” top LinkedIn sellers spend 6+ hours per week on the social network and are engaged with 30+ groups. The report offers some astounding statistics about how top sellers use LinkedIn to find prospects and close sales.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

LinkedIn has become one of the most popular social media networks. So how do you work LinkedIn to get more leads? Here are 5 of the most important things to do today on LinkedIn to help you get more business leads. LinkedIn is a social network for businesses.

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APRIL 1, 2014

I got an e-mail from LinkedIn letting me know that they’ll be doing away with the Products & Services tab on Company Pages. They’re just not on LinkedIn to see what they are. Kudos to LinkedIn! You can learn more about these two LinkedIn products here. Now, that’s a novel idea! More engagement!

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MAY 7, 2013

LinkedIn has come a long way. In fact, LinkedIn has been seen largely as an online resume database. There are plenty of reasons for using LinkedIn for social media: You can be introduced to potential prospects by your business acquaintances. This is one more reason to start using LinkedIn.

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

If you need proof that social media continues to improve, just look at the two recent updates from Twitter. When LinkedIn acquired Pulse and added blogging to its platform, it was a huge improvement for LinkedIn users. Social Media is a Huge Driver of Engagement. Twitter is not the odd ball out.

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

If you need proof that social media continues to improve, just look at the two recent updates from Twitter. When LinkedIn acquired Pulse and added blogging to its platform, it was a huge improvement for LinkedIn users. Social Media is a Huge Driver of Engagement. Twitter is not the odd ball out.

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JULY 23, 2013

Now, LinkedIn is following the Facebook lead and introducing Sponsored Updates. LinkedIn has a different business model than Facebook. For instance, LinkedIn has always operated on the introduction policy. It just seems to make more sense for LinkedIn. If you wanted all of your followers to see them, then you had to pay.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

In 2011, according to this study , companies were excited about LinkedIn and YouTube. In 2012, loyalties switched to LinkedIn, Pinterest, and blogging. 1, many companies realized that they could benefit from the business focus of LinkedIn more and the consumer focus of Facebook less. What happened? As an outgrowth of No.

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MAY 23, 2014

A new feature has been added to the LinkedIn “Who’s Viewed Your Profile” tool. The way to look at these suggestions would be key: this is LinkedIn telling you personally what you need to do to get more views. LinkedIn is one of the most effective ways to network and should be part of your regular routine.

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JUNE 5, 2012

But social media is a two-way conduit that requires your interaction. You can be at Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. What matters is that you use social media as a strategy. If you set a plan before you start talking you’ll have a much more focused social media presence. Both have their places.

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MAY 24, 2012

Promoting your content on Facebook only takes a minute or two as do many of the social bookmarking services. Some business owners find that social media sites such as Tumblr and LinkedIn are worth the effort. You can also automate a pinging process that will send your content out to a range of blog services.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Business2Community & Business.com ask a good question: “ Should You Be Blogging On LinkedIn? ” We know that LinkedIn is probably the most important professional site to be networking on right now, because it’s where all the professionals are. Posting on LinkedIn is Great Exposure.

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MARCH 13, 2012

Much is written about social media and how it can be used to market your business. In some cases, social media can be very effective, in others, not so effective. Sometimes, we are simply looking at social media in the wrong way. LinkedIn is a good example. The answer is most definitely yes.

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JANUARY 24, 2012

What’s the one problem that every small business owners faces when it come to social media marketing ? There are just not enough hours in the day to manage a business, often work in the business, manage traditional marketing problems, and then manage a wide range of social media interactions.

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JUNE 19, 2015

It’s easy to dive into social media and get lost. Many small business owners, when they first discover the usefulness of social media, forgot what they’re really there for and spend hours just playing around. The truth is, social media can suck you in and hold you hostage–if you let it.

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JUNE 19, 2015

It’s easy to dive into social media and get lost. Many small business owners, when they first discover the usefulness of social media, forgot what they’re really there for and spend hours just playing around. The truth is, social media can suck you in and hold you hostage–if you let it.

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APRIL 20, 2011

According to an article on My Edmonds News website, small businesses stand to profit more from social media than big businesses or corporations. So what is meant by social media? Small businesses owners only have to spend a few minutes a day on two or three social networking sites to see any benefits.

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AUGUST 11, 2011

I recently noticed that the service has added several other social media services to its metrics, which increases its value a hundred-fold (though I’d still say it’s overly weighted toward Twitter). It’s been measuring the activity on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for some time now. What about you?

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JULY 6, 2011

A new report shows that LinkedIn – not Facebook and not Twitter – is the No. 1 social network. LinkedIn, however, is strictly business. And if you want to connect with others who are strictly business, then LinkedIn is the place to go. If you think about it, that makes a lot of sense. That’s obvious.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Social media has come into its own as a lead generation system. That said, here are 4 uncanny ways to generate more leads using social media channels: Write an E-book – This might seem out of place on a list like this, but you can actually use an e-book to generate leads through social media.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Social media has come into its own as a lead generation system. That said, here are 4 uncanny ways to generate more leads using social media channels: Write an E-book - This might seem out of place on a list like this, but you can actually use an e-book to generate leads through social media.

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

LinkedIn has changed the design on its profile pages , and I have to say it looks rather nice. Users can move elements around on the page, a feature that I wish other social networks (like Facebook, for instance) had because what’s important to you may not be important to me. Here’s what I like about it.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

.&# It’s a great article except that the five ways shared can apply to any social media – Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, you name it. Fail to hire social media experts. You might think that you can do social media yourself, but that could be a fatal mistake. Fail to use your imagination.

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JULY 14, 2012

More and more, businesses are using social media for more than just marketing. And social media can help you with that too. Many companies are now using social media to maintain those lines of communication between partners and suppliers, not just customers. Social media is a business tool.

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

Are you ready to start marketing your business through social media ? After you’ve defined your target market, conduct a study to determine which social media networks they are using, if any. Congratulations! It’s not easy, or cheap. So how do you do that? You start by defining your target market.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

More and more, online marketers are integrating social media with e-mail marketing , but the integration may not necessarily be what you think. Here are three ways you can incorporate social media with your e-mail marketing and two of them are probably something you haven’t thought about. These are just a few ideas.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2011

That means they are really just now discovering social media – Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn. They may have even started answering questions on LinkedIn. Maybe they’ve been working the social media gig for themselves in three or five years. Social is about to go haywire.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

For about five years now, we have seen social media marketing rise to the top of the Internet marketing practices and become the most important aspect of marketing and branding online. The social media sites themselves are striving to be No. That is, don’t just settle for one social media site.

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JULY 26, 2012

Are you linking to your social media profiles? In fact, fewer than 20% of SMBs link to social media profiles, and they’re making a big mistake. There are two primary reasons you should link from your website or blog to social media websites : It builds your social authority. Social Media As SEO.

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JANUARY 27, 2012

Social media is certainly dominating people’s minds when it comes to online marketing to consumers, but are they the best places to network with other business owners? There is an interesting article on The Next Web highlighting the demise of local social media due to the dominance of Facebook.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Social media can be fun. But if you are using social media to promote your business, here are eight ways to make it pay off no matter how much time you spend on it. Create a posting schedule – You can keep your social media content focused by providing a calendar or content schedule.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Social media can be fun. But if you are using social media to promote your business, here are eight ways to make it pay off no matter how much time you spend on it. Create a posting schedule – You can keep your social media content focused by providing a calendar or content schedule.

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JUNE 5, 2015

A survey of small business owners (SMBs) indicates that 61% of them show no return on investment (ROI) with social media. However, they’re still willing to spend money on social media. increasing the time they spend on social media? Ahead of Linkedin? More importantly, why are the 34.1%

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JULY 6, 2015

Social media has become huge lead generation tool for many businesses and online entrepreneurs, but there is more than one way to generate leads through social channels. The following five methods of generating leads through social media channels are popular and growing more so every day.

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JULY 6, 2015

Social media has become huge lead generation tool for many businesses and online entrepreneurs, but there is more than one way to generate leads through social channels. The following five methods of generating leads through social media channels are popular and growing more so every day.

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

More and more, companies are starting to use social media for more than straight up marketing. Here are three very powerful ways to use social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, et. Do social media wrong and it will backfire on you. for customer service.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

According to one survey , Facebook is the riskiest social media site for businesses online. LinkedIn is considered slightly risky by 43% of businesses and not risky by 35%, making it more trusted than Facebook, Twitter, video sharing sites, or blogs. It’s not really surprising. These are interesting numbers.

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