The Power of Media for Staffing
Jennifer Brannigan
Why is Branding Important for Consulting Firms?
2
Content is being created,
consumed and shared at a speed
and scale never seen before
NewsCred
5,000
People complete 60% of the decision making
process prior to any direct interaction with the
brand –and that extends to the way people now
look for employment.
60% of the decision-making
process is made prior to any
direct interaction with a sales
person.
People do not treat
BUSINESS & CAREER DECISIONS
any differently.
Great, where do I start?
9
Build Engage Recruit
Your followers &
Your brand
Nurture your target
audiences
Do what you do
best
TalentAcquisition is Marketing
AWARENESS
ENGAGEMENT
CONSIDERATION
CONVERT
What assets do you have on LinkedIn today?
Your Company Your Employees
Add a picture (7X more views)
Include a creative headline
Include an elevator pitch about your firm
Show, don’t tell – video goes a long way
Ask for recommendations from professionals you
hired for your clients
Acquire followers
How can your recruiters best brand their profiles?
16
Members searching other members every year
Page views on LinkedIn are members viewing
members’ profiles
A headhunter’s profile can generate up to 10X
more views than an average member
5B
76%
10X
What assets do you have on LinkedIn today?
Your Company Your Employees
Add a logo and banner image
Add a Company description
Point out your specialties
Customize a careers page
Grow your follower base
How can your Agency best brand your Company Page?
Followers are your brand advocates & viable pool of
candidates
Responsive leadsEngaged talent
pool
78%
Your followers are 78% more
likely to respond to your
headhunter’s InMail
61%
of members are more likely to
share information as a result
of following a company
79%
of members are interested in
updates on job opportunities
from companies they follow
Brand evangelists
How can you build your Company follower base?
Status Updates
Employee ProfilesYour Company Page
Targeted Homepage Ads
Maximize your Company Page presence
Build your Follower Base
Leverage your Employee Profiles
Key Take-Aways: Building your brand
1
2
3
How do you ENGAGE your audience?
Nurture your audience with targeted, value-add content
Career Pages
Targeted Media
Content Marketing
Bold,
memorable
visuals
with lively colors
Focus on
storytelling
through
testimonials
Arresting copy
that grabs the
reader
Multiple page
versions
highly targeted to
visiting talent
Jobs
Customized to
the audience
Career Pages drive deep candidate and client
engagement
Powerful Video
Content that
engages the
viewer
1
Multiple views allow you to give a customized message to
your audience
Career Pages help staffing agencies engage the right
audience with the right message
Establish your market expertise and deliver
unique messages for clients, candidates, and
consultants
• Geography
• Function
• Industry
• Seniority
Establish your market expertise and deliver
unique messages for clients, candidates, and
consultants
• Geography
• Function
• Industry
• Seniority
29
Content enhances Job Postings for deeper engagement
Tips and tricks for your Career Page
Think visually
Think digitally
Think video
Your Target Audience
Think customized
Targeted ads find and engage any audience…2
Driving them to your Career Tab where they receive a
customized experience
What is Content Marketing?
Any marketing that involves the creation and sharing of media and
publishing content in order to acquire clients or candidates
Content Marketing develops long term relationships
with your audience
3
• Adds value to the industry conversation
• Provides concrete tips and offers unique insights
• Does not aim to directly sell, rather provides free value
• Establishes the publisher as a thought-leader or trusted advisor
Why is it important?
Every time you post content, you’re nurturing the
relationship with your followers
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Generate Awareness of Roles
you are Filling
Build a Community of
Target Candidates
Promote News
or Upcoming Events
Establish Thought
Leadership
Build Reputation as a
Consultancy of Choice
Ways to build relationships
with target talent
Member News Feed
35
Sponsored Updates
Reach the entire LinkedIn network
Company Updates
Only reach your pool of followers
With Sponsored Updates you can build the same
kind of relationships with talent outside your followers
313M+
(+2 every sec)
LinkedIn Member
Population
19,000
Target with accuracy using advanced filters
Targeting Sponsored Updates Company Updates
Location
Company Size, Industry
Function, Seniority
Company Name
Job Title
School
Skills
Group Membership
Gender
Age
Negative targeting
36
Build relationships with candidates on
desktop, tablet and mobile
41% of LinkedIn’s
traffic is on a mobile
device
Engagement rates
can be up to 5x
higher on mobile
37
Drive quality engagement with the
candidates you need
38
Build communities
of top talent
Generate 2-way
dialog with target
candidates
Examples of Content Marketing
How does it all come together?
Client Example: CS Recruiting, LLC
• Transportation and Logistics Headhunters
• Based in Chicago, work on positions across US and Canada
• 10 person shop
Client Example: CS Recruiting, LLC
Candidate View Business Development View
Client Example: CS Recruiting, LLC
Grew Follower Base by 9,000 in 6 months!
Customize your career page for your most important
audience segments
Reach and engage your target audiences with media
Use content marketing to develop relationships with your
audience pools
Key Take-Aways: Engaging your audience
1
2
3
Build Engage Recruit
Your followers &
Your brand
Nurture your target
audiences
Do what you do
best
Remember to think like a marketer.
Thank you!
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  • 1.
    The Power ofMedia for Staffing Jennifer Brannigan
  • 2.
    Why is BrandingImportant for Consulting Firms? 2
  • 3.
    Content is beingcreated, consumed and shared at a speed and scale never seen before NewsCred
  • 5.
  • 7.
    People complete 60%of the decision making process prior to any direct interaction with the brand –and that extends to the way people now look for employment. 60% of the decision-making process is made prior to any direct interaction with a sales person.
  • 8.
    People do nottreat BUSINESS & CAREER DECISIONS any differently.
  • 9.
    Great, where doI start? 9
  • 10.
    Build Engage Recruit Yourfollowers & Your brand Nurture your target audiences Do what you do best
  • 11.
  • 13.
    What assets doyou have on LinkedIn today? Your Company Your Employees
  • 15.
    Add a picture(7X more views) Include a creative headline Include an elevator pitch about your firm Show, don’t tell – video goes a long way Ask for recommendations from professionals you hired for your clients Acquire followers How can your recruiters best brand their profiles?
  • 16.
    16 Members searching othermembers every year Page views on LinkedIn are members viewing members’ profiles A headhunter’s profile can generate up to 10X more views than an average member 5B 76% 10X
  • 17.
    What assets doyou have on LinkedIn today? Your Company Your Employees
  • 19.
    Add a logoand banner image Add a Company description Point out your specialties Customize a careers page Grow your follower base How can your Agency best brand your Company Page?
  • 20.
    Followers are yourbrand advocates & viable pool of candidates Responsive leadsEngaged talent pool 78% Your followers are 78% more likely to respond to your headhunter’s InMail 61% of members are more likely to share information as a result of following a company 79% of members are interested in updates on job opportunities from companies they follow Brand evangelists
  • 21.
    How can youbuild your Company follower base? Status Updates Employee ProfilesYour Company Page Targeted Homepage Ads
  • 22.
    Maximize your CompanyPage presence Build your Follower Base Leverage your Employee Profiles Key Take-Aways: Building your brand 1 2 3
  • 24.
    How do youENGAGE your audience?
  • 25.
    Nurture your audiencewith targeted, value-add content Career Pages Targeted Media Content Marketing
  • 26.
    Bold, memorable visuals with lively colors Focuson storytelling through testimonials Arresting copy that grabs the reader Multiple page versions highly targeted to visiting talent Jobs Customized to the audience Career Pages drive deep candidate and client engagement Powerful Video Content that engages the viewer 1
  • 27.
    Multiple views allowyou to give a customized message to your audience
  • 28.
    Career Pages helpstaffing agencies engage the right audience with the right message Establish your market expertise and deliver unique messages for clients, candidates, and consultants • Geography • Function • Industry • Seniority Establish your market expertise and deliver unique messages for clients, candidates, and consultants • Geography • Function • Industry • Seniority
  • 29.
    29 Content enhances JobPostings for deeper engagement
  • 30.
    Tips and tricksfor your Career Page Think visually Think digitally Think video Your Target Audience Think customized
  • 31.
    Targeted ads findand engage any audience…2
  • 32.
    Driving them toyour Career Tab where they receive a customized experience
  • 33.
    What is ContentMarketing? Any marketing that involves the creation and sharing of media and publishing content in order to acquire clients or candidates Content Marketing develops long term relationships with your audience 3 • Adds value to the industry conversation • Provides concrete tips and offers unique insights • Does not aim to directly sell, rather provides free value • Establishes the publisher as a thought-leader or trusted advisor Why is it important?
  • 34.
    Every time youpost content, you’re nurturing the relationship with your followers 34 Generate Awareness of Roles you are Filling Build a Community of Target Candidates Promote News or Upcoming Events Establish Thought Leadership Build Reputation as a Consultancy of Choice Ways to build relationships with target talent Member News Feed
  • 35.
    35 Sponsored Updates Reach theentire LinkedIn network Company Updates Only reach your pool of followers With Sponsored Updates you can build the same kind of relationships with talent outside your followers 313M+ (+2 every sec) LinkedIn Member Population 19,000
  • 36.
    Target with accuracyusing advanced filters Targeting Sponsored Updates Company Updates Location Company Size, Industry Function, Seniority Company Name Job Title School Skills Group Membership Gender Age Negative targeting 36
  • 37.
    Build relationships withcandidates on desktop, tablet and mobile 41% of LinkedIn’s traffic is on a mobile device Engagement rates can be up to 5x higher on mobile 37
  • 38.
    Drive quality engagementwith the candidates you need 38 Build communities of top talent Generate 2-way dialog with target candidates
  • 39.
  • 40.
    How does itall come together?
  • 41.
    Client Example: CSRecruiting, LLC • Transportation and Logistics Headhunters • Based in Chicago, work on positions across US and Canada • 10 person shop
  • 42.
    Client Example: CSRecruiting, LLC Candidate View Business Development View
  • 43.
    Client Example: CSRecruiting, LLC Grew Follower Base by 9,000 in 6 months!
  • 44.
    Customize your careerpage for your most important audience segments Reach and engage your target audiences with media Use content marketing to develop relationships with your audience pools Key Take-Aways: Engaging your audience 1 2 3
  • 45.
    Build Engage Recruit Yourfollowers & Your brand Nurture your target audiences Do what you do best
  • 46.
    Remember to thinklike a marketer.
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