LinkedIn: The Best-kept Secret in the Professional Social Media ToolboxFran SimonChief Engagement OfficerEngagement Strategies, LLC--------April 21, 2011PRSA MD1HASHTAG:  #LI4PR
About Me* Inbound Marketing ** Webinar Production ** Social Media * * SaaS Product Management *2HASHTAG:  #LI4PR
About You3HASHTAG:  #LI4PR
You work in:4 PR in a PR firm
 PR for a corp
 Not in PRHASHTAG:  #LI4PR
Your Company is a:5 Non-profit
 Small biz or    start-up
 Large corp
 OtherHASHTAG:  #LI4PR
Your Company/Clients is/are”6 Non-profit
 Small business/start up
 Large corp
 All of the aboveHASHTAG:  #LI4PR
You use social media for:7 nothing!
 personal use
 professional use
 bothHASHTAG:  #LI4PR
You Use LinkedIn:8 never!
 rarely
 monthly
 several times a week
 heavilyHASHTAG:  #LI4PR
AgendaContextOverviewOnline Tour + SecretsQuestionsBONUS!? 9HASHTAG:  #LI4PR
Setting the Stage10ContextHASHTAG:  #LI4PR
21st Century PR and MarketingEVOLUT     I ONWeb 1.0Pushing out messages for TRANSACTIONWeb 2.0Using content to invite INTERACTION11HASHTAG:  #LI4PR
Personal Vs. Business Uses of Social Networking12* Strategies * Tactics * Messages * Motivation *2.0HASHTAG:  #LI4PR
Marketing and PR 2.013HASHTAG:  #LI4PR
Engagement: The inverse of interruption marketing14HASHTAG:  #LI4PR
Engagement15Marketing. It’s not a dirty word. Get over it.
Perceived Benefits of social mediaMyths or Reality?Inexpensive
Immediate
Pervasive
High-impact
Low barrier to entry16HASHTAG:  #LI4PR
Myth or Reality?17MYTH: Build it and they will come. HASHTAG:  #LI4PR
What does this have to do with business?18Today’s Hashtag: #>FB
What can you do with LinkedIn ? Listen
Drive traffic
 Raise money
 Get and share info
Get and share news

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