What’s New and Trending for B2B Marketers Leela Srinivasan, Director of Marketing, LinkedIn BMA Carolinas November 20, 2013
Nov 12, 2014
What’s New and Trending for B2B Marketers
Leela Srinivasan, Director of Marketing, LinkedIn
BMA Carolinas
November 20, 2013
My LinkedIn career started with an InMail
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The LinkedIn Network Global Footprint
259M+
Registered members as
of October 29,2013
Of LinkedIn members are
outside of the USA
5M+
Australia
21M+
India
8M+
SE Asia
8M+
Canada
84M+
USA
15M+
Brazil
Europe
46M+
APAC
57M+
4M+
DACH
5M+
Italy 6M+
France
5M+
Spain
4M+
NL 13M+
+
UK
1M+
UAE
74M+
EMEA
2M+
S. Africa
1M+
Singapore
68%
Students & Recent College
Graduates on LinkedIn (Fastest growing demographic)
30M+
38% YOY
Member Growth
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Our mission
Connect the world’s professionals to make
them more productive and successful
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What’s in it for you?
% of social media traffic to corporate sites
Other
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Source: Investis Audience Insight Report, Q3’13
Comparison of social
platforms for lead gen
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On professional networks, members look for career
information & updates from companies
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What is the #1 activity on LinkedIn?
Viewing Connections’ Profiles
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1 : 1
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Jason Seiden, CEO, Ajax Workforce Marketing
Our own recruiting team recently optimized their profiles
Before
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New professional
photo
Summary section
with rich media
New headline
Increased reach
After
7x likelier
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Built out work history
with rich media
Added Volunteers &
Causes Section
1 in 5
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Added additional
skills
Rich media in
Education section
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GROUP
JOB TITLE
PAST COMPANY NAME
SKILLS & SPECIALTIES
GEOGRAPHY
INDUSTRY
JOB FUNCTION
SENIORITY
COMPANY SIZE SCHOOL NAME
Rich profile data drives your ability to target
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1 : many
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>3 million Company Pages on LinkedIn
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>3 million Company Pages on LinkedIn
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>3 million Company Pages on LinkedIn
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>3 million Company Pages on LinkedIn
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Announcing Showcase Pages (yesterday!)
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Creative Check list
1. Page Name (Up 60 characters max)
2. Logo (Dimensions: 100x60px)
3. Page Description (70-200 characters)
4. Square logo (50x50px)
5. Hero image (976x330px)
6. Featured groups – Choose 3 LinkedIn
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Don’t over-target!
Profile data is rich (but
also user-generated)
As with other social platforms, incorporate visuals to
drive engagement
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Images result in a 98% higher comment rate
YouTube video links drive a 75% higher share rate
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Be the world’s most interesting company on LinkedIn
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• Be concise and snappy
• Include a clear CTA
• Consider thoughtful questions
• Develop an ed cal; mix it up
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PULSE (LINKEDIN TODAY)
PRODUCT LAUNCHES
INDIVIDUAL BLOG
GOOGLE ALERTS
INDUSTRY
PUBLICATIONS
THOUGHT LEADERS
PHOTO
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
HIRING TEAM
POP CULTURE
YOUTUBE
HUMOR
TEXT THE IDEAL
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We all need a little humor. Even in a professional context.
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Sponsor the good/ important stuff
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144 clicks 5,012 clicks
10x impressions
700 webinar attendees
Strong ROI
RE
SU
LT
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now also part of the LinkedIn family
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Rich | Viral | SEO @leelasrin
A few “classic” paid solutions I’m not covering today
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Premium
Display Ads
Sponsored
InMail
Self-Service
Ads
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many : many
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218,079
100%
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff mobilized his employees
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A home-grown example: my new boss’s profile…
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… links to a story about “Why is LinkedIn So Cool”
• Homegrown brand story
• 274K views
• Humanizes our brand
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everywhere
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38% of our unique monthly visitors come through
mobile apps
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Intro
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Pulse
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1:1
1 : Many
Many : Many
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Questions?