Archive for the ‘LinkedIn Companies’ Category
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Another pet peeve. I hear so-called experts get really excited about creating a Company Profile on LinkedIn.
This is a not a strategy for everyone.
Why?
Think about it... what's the purpose of the Company?
The advocates are suggesting that people will come to your Company page, learn about your company, and then buy ...
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Friday, October 14th, 2011
Seems like a logical progression on the path they've been on for the last year+.
What do you think about it?
Reference Link: LinkedIn Launches Company Status Updates [How to Get Started]
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Check this out...
On JibberJobber we did this little trick where you can filter down on your network contacts doing a search like this:
lastname:alba
I have been used to doing this for the last year, and when I was on LinkedIn I wasn't thinking, and automatically did a search like this:
company:microsoft
Guess what? ...
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Monday, November 8th, 2010
I am doing research for my book as I finish the third edition (yeah!) and came across this page: a nice, easy-to-read list of industries that are on LinkedIn. Check it out here.
Here's a snippet of what it looks like:
This is the best view I've seen on this type of ...
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Recently I did a webcast recording for an awesome marketing company talking about LinkedIn Company Profiles.
The presentation was on how a company can/should market on LinkedIn, and many people gravitate towards what they think the most important thing is: setting up a "Company Profile."
Right after I did the recording I ...
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010
I have been at a conference most of the week and am sitting in the New Orleans airport (it's Saturday morning).... I heard about the new "follow company" feature on LinkedIn... you can read more details about it on this TechCrunch post.
I haven't poked around but on the surface this ...
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
I got an email from a friend in Washington state asking why there is someone in her LinkedIn Company page that she doesn't know. This is a very small company, she is an owner, and she would clearly know who she has hired and/or paid.
The way you end up in ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
In the last post I talked about how to cheat the system by joining Groups (in regards to contacting people you find on LinkedIn).
Here's another tactic, though, which I've used. When I find a target contact I will use the internal messaging if I have to. I like LinkedIn Introductions, ...
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Friday, December 11th, 2009
This last week I've been working on "business development," or looking for key contacts in industries and companies that I want to communicate with.
Specifically, I'm looking for channel partners to help me move forward with my outplacement offering. I should say, it's more of an alternative, or even a supplement, ...
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Friday, April 17th, 2009
I have heard for a few months that you can add your own company to LinkedIn's Company section, which is an amazing (relatively) new addition. I could never find the link to add a company, though... until recently.
I'm pretty sure I found the link to add a new company in ...
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