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How LinkedIn Uses LinkedIn for Social Selling




LinkedIn Confidential ©2013 All Rights Reserved
The world’s largest professional network

                                                              1



                                                  >8M
                                                  Decision Makers


200M+
                                          1




                                                                  1




                                                  >2.6M
  Members Worldwide                               Company Pages
Growing at approximately two members per second

                                                                  1




                                                  >2B
                                                  Member Updates per Week




                                                                      As of September 30, 2012
The power of LinkedIn’s network effects



                    Member growth
                    and engagement




     Relevant                             Critical
  and valuable                            mass
     products                             of data
  and services        Technology
                       platform
Social Selling
Convergence of marketing and sales
Social Marketing



  Create a                     Attract an                  Engage
  Presence                     Audience                    with Content
  • Company Page               • Targeted Media            • Status Updates
  • Groups                     • Followers                 • Content Ads




                   AMPLIFY
                   Followers, Status Updates, Plugins, Sharing, Recommendation Ads



                   ANALYZE AND REFINE
                   Data, Insights and Analytics




                                                                                     5
Social Selling



  Find Right                    Know What                      Navigate
  Person                        to Say                         Best Path
  • Adv. Search                 • Insights                     • Networks
  • Groups & Signals            • Updates/Signals              • TeamLink




                       AMPLIFY
                       Followers, Status Updates, Plugins, Sharing, Recommendations




                       ANALYZE AND REFINE
                       Dashboards, Insights




                                                                                      6
Social Selling in Practice
Evan Klein, Account Exec at LinkedIn
LinkedIn Confidential ©2013 All Rights Reserved   8
Social Selling Tools
Social data leads to insights
Social data can surface insights in several areas



    Who they             Whom do               What are they
     are…              they know…                doing…
        Name          Inside/Outside Company
                                                New Connections
     Background              In Industry
                                                Activity Updates
      Interests            By Geography
                                                Adding to Profile
      Company            Recommendations




 What are prospects & customers
 likely to want to do in the future?

                                                                    10
Social Selling Index


 Ranks and tracks company utilization of LinkedIn as a social
                       selling tool.




                                • Visibility into company’s social
                                  selling activities
                                • Identify opportunities fro
                                  improvement
                                • Benchmark companies against
                                  peers and competitors


                                                                11
Social Proximity Index


 Assigns new leads and opportunities to sales professionals
              based upon their relationships.




                                                              12
LinkedIn Sales Solutions
                                • Website: http://sales.linkedin.com
                                • Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/linkedin-sales-solutions
                                • Twitter: @LinkedInSelling
                                • LinkedIn Group: LinkedIn Sales Solutions




LinkedIn Confidential ©2013 All Rights Reserved

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How LinkedIn Uses LinkedIn for Social Selling

  • 1. How LinkedIn Uses LinkedIn for Social Selling LinkedIn Confidential ©2013 All Rights Reserved
  • 2. The world’s largest professional network 1 >8M Decision Makers 200M+ 1 1 >2.6M Members Worldwide Company Pages Growing at approximately two members per second 1 >2B Member Updates per Week As of September 30, 2012
  • 3. The power of LinkedIn’s network effects Member growth and engagement Relevant Critical and valuable mass products of data and services Technology platform
  • 4. Social Selling Convergence of marketing and sales
  • 5. Social Marketing Create a Attract an Engage Presence Audience with Content • Company Page • Targeted Media • Status Updates • Groups • Followers • Content Ads AMPLIFY Followers, Status Updates, Plugins, Sharing, Recommendation Ads ANALYZE AND REFINE Data, Insights and Analytics 5
  • 6. Social Selling Find Right Know What Navigate Person to Say Best Path • Adv. Search • Insights • Networks • Groups & Signals • Updates/Signals • TeamLink AMPLIFY Followers, Status Updates, Plugins, Sharing, Recommendations ANALYZE AND REFINE Dashboards, Insights 6
  • 7. Social Selling in Practice Evan Klein, Account Exec at LinkedIn
  • 8. LinkedIn Confidential ©2013 All Rights Reserved 8
  • 9. Social Selling Tools Social data leads to insights
  • 10. Social data can surface insights in several areas Who they Whom do What are they are… they know… doing… Name Inside/Outside Company New Connections Background In Industry Activity Updates Interests By Geography Adding to Profile Company Recommendations What are prospects & customers likely to want to do in the future? 10
  • 11. Social Selling Index Ranks and tracks company utilization of LinkedIn as a social selling tool. • Visibility into company’s social selling activities • Identify opportunities fro improvement • Benchmark companies against peers and competitors 11
  • 12. Social Proximity Index Assigns new leads and opportunities to sales professionals based upon their relationships. 12
  • 13. LinkedIn Sales Solutions • Website: http://sales.linkedin.com • Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/linkedin-sales-solutions • Twitter: @LinkedInSelling • LinkedIn Group: LinkedIn Sales Solutions LinkedIn Confidential ©2013 All Rights Reserved