The sophisticated marketer is someone who takes marketing techniques, both old and new, and executes them in an overall integrated marketing strategy. You’re grounded in timeless, Mad Men-era tactics, but know how to combine them with new, modern technology. Now, more than ever, professionals want to engage with companies that focus on sharing relevant content. Companies that inform and engage aren’t just selling—they’re building relationships on the world's largest professional platform. Use this checklist to make sure you’re leveraging all of the opportunities LinkedIn offers. Increase awareness, influence perception, generate leads, and get real results with your social media marketing. Download the full Sophisticated Marketer's Guide to LinkedIn here: http://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/c/14/1/sophisticated-guide-for-marketing.html?src=s-ss

1. The Sophisticated
Marketer’s Checklist for
Do you Fit
THE BILL?
The sophisticated marketer is someone
who takes marketing techniques, both old and
new, and executes them in an overall integrated
marketing strategy. You’re grounded in timeless,
Mad Men-era tactics, but know how to combine
them with new, modern technology.
Now, more than ever, professionals want to
engage with companies that focus on sharing
relevant content. Companies that inform and
engage aren’t just selling—they’re building
relationships on the world's largest
professional platform.
Use this checklist to make sure you’re leveraging
all of the opportunities LinkedIn offers. Increase
awareness, influence perception, generate
leads, and get real results with your social
media marketing.
THE CHECKLIST:
Check the items that apply to your LinkedIn marketing strategy.
Tally your score and see how you stack up using the key below.
Find out if you’ve got what it takes to be a Sophisticated Marketer!
OPTIMIZE PROFILES FOR YOUR
COMPANY AND EMPLOYEES
GET INSPIRED BY INFLUENCERS
Boost visibility with embedded
keywords, URLs, job titles and
descriptions, and content links.
Unearth new ideas by following our
network of Influencers for original
content that is meant to make you
a better marketer.
See which Influencers and topics are
driving the most interest
Spark ideas of your own for a post
or content asset
BUILD A COMPANY PAGE
Find out what the people in your
network are reading and how
they’re reacting
Market your business to the
LinkedIn community.
SHARE COMPANY UPDATES
Tell your company’s story
Give customers and prospects a place
to learn about you
CREATE SHOWCASE PAGES
Create a distinct platform and voice for
each aspect of your business that has its
own message to share with its own
target audience.
Tailor your company status updates to
your followers’ professional interests—
communicating with your followers in
a relevant and personal way.
ATTRACT MORE FOLLOWERS
WITH FOLLOW COMPANY ADS
Deliver personalized messages on the
homepages of your target audience,
establishing relevance and building
your follower audience.
EXTEND REACH WITH
SPONSORED UPDATES
Deliver updates into the feeds
of members beyond those already
following your company.
UTILIZE SLIDESHARE
Establish your brand as a thought
leader and authority around topics
and keywords.
REACH YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE
WITH DISPLAY ADVERTISING
Reach a high-quality professional
audience seeking insights and
information with LinkedIn Premium
Display Advertising. Or drive new
customers to your business with our
easy-to-use, self-serve CPC LinkedIn
Ads platform.
EXPAND REACH WITH INMAIL
Reach anyone on LinkedIn without an
introduction or contact information.
Get professional, credible outreach—
with your LinkedIn profile attached.
DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT WITH
LINKEDIN APIs
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
WITH LINKEDIN GROUPS
Allow members to sign in using their
LinkedIn login
Tailor the member experience based
on profile data
Establish thought leadership for
your company
Go viral by triggering updates about
a user’s activities
Start the conversation with your company’s
own LinkedIn Branded Communities
CREATE A FORUM WITH LINKEDIN
BRANDED COMMUNITIES
Participate in discussions taking place in
established LinkedIn Groups
UNLOCK THE POWER OF
LINKEDIN’S PARTNER PROGRAMS
Establish expertise and build a lively
community endorsing your brand
Exclusive ad positions share company,
brand and product messages
Drive engagement with weekly emails
to Community Members
Use community management tools to
stay involved in the conversation
LinkedIn’s platform can significantly
increase your consumer engagement
beyond LinkedIn.com by developing
anything from entertaining promotions
to targeted multi-channel messages.
HOW DID YOU SCORE?
SCORE 1-4
Marketing Maverick:
You’ve got all the tools in front of you
and you've started your quest, you just
have to clean up your look and put it
all together.
SCORE 5-11
Influencer Extrordinaire:
When it comes to marketing sizzle you
know all the tricks. A tweak here and
an adjustment there and you’ll be a
Sophisticated Marketer before you
know it.
SCORE 12-14
Sophisticated Marketer:
You own this checklist...heck you
could have written it yourself.
Congratulations, you’re officially
a Sophisticated Marketer!
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