This course discusses professional tips/tricks to leverage LinkedIn for prospecting, top of sales funnel activities, building relationships, branding/marketing, and closing new business.
2. Rule #1: Decide what you want, build a plan and you can bet on the
outcome.
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3. What do you want to accomplish?
1.Build an on-line presence
2.Have a resume available 24/7/365
3.“Quick-Apply” for Jobs
4.Have contact information readily available
5.Be “findable” by keyword searches
6.Publish authoritative content
7.Connect with Prospects & Clients
8.Give/Get Recommendations
9.Be Memorable
10.Learn new things
11.Showcase new products/services
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4. 5 Stages
1.- Universe
• Geographic location
• Industry/Niche
2.- Suspects
• Company: Size, Industry, Products,
• Location: Geography
• Position: Title, Dept, Area
• Prospect/Influencer
3.- Prospecting: Critical Activities
• Activities: At least 5
• Frequency: Daily, Weekly, Monthly
• Activity Goals
4.- Opportunities: Pipeline Value
• Number of quotes
• Total Value of quotes
5.- Contracts
Suspects
Prospecting
Opportunities
Contracts
Universe
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Stage 1
DEFINE YOUR TARGET
1.- Suspects
• Company: Size, Industry, Products,
• Location: Geography
• Position: Title, Dept, Area
Suspects
6. Rule #2: Don´t manage your numbers, manage your behaviors.
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Stage 2
Critical Activities (Cookbook)
2.- Prospecting: Critical Activities
• Activities: At least 5
• Frequency: Daily, Weekly, Monthly
• Activity Goals
Accountability
• Number of Contacts
• Number of Meetings
Prospecting
8. LinkedIn Critical Activities
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• Invitations
• Posting: Events, Articles, Product/Service, Comments, Sharing
• Referrals: Giving and Asking
• In-mails: Focused “30 sec commercial”
• Endorsements
• Recommendations
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14. Cookbook 2017
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Sales Goal
Sales Total
Difference(%) #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! ##### #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
March
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Cumulative Daily
Goal
Weekly
Goal
Monthly
Goal
Performance
Key
Performance
Contracts 0
Opportunities 0
Meetings 0 #DIV/0!
Conversations 0 #DIV/0!
Prospecting
Activities
LinkedIn 0
Referrals 0
Dials 0
Alliances 0
NW 0
EB´s 0
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Stage 3
Opportunities: Pipeline Value
3.- Pipeline Value
• Number of Quotes
• Total value of Quotes
Opportunities
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17. Rule #3: If you can´t measure it, you can´t manage it.
- Dr. W. Edward Deming
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Editor's Notes
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