20 Great Tips to Launch your Company On LinkedIn

20 Tips to Amplify
Your Brand on LinkedIn
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In the world of small business,
the line between personal and
company branding is thin


Your company’s brand
is your brand


You’re leveraging your
LinkedIn network
Past
Colleagues

Friends

Alumni
Business
Contacts
Family

Company Website
LinkedIn
Facebook

And managing a plethora
of online properties
Company Blog
Google+

Twitter

With so much in play,
what’s the formula
for success?


It starts with your
personal brand
Build your profile


Put a face to the name
Your profile is one click away from your company page. Put your
best foot forward with an attention-grabbing professional photo.

Put Your Brand Front and Center
Make yourself more easily found on LinkedIn search with a crisp,
punchy headline describing what you do and where you work

Tell Your
Brand Story
Showcase your company and
career, highlighting personal
and company accomplishments
or merits in the Summary and
Experience sections of your
profile


Let Your Network
Speak for You
Build your reputation with
Endorsements and
Recommendations from
colleagues, employers,
and customers


Next up: your company brand
Establish a Company Page


Create your Company Page
Create an information hub for visitors to learn about your
company by adding a logo, banner image, and description

Showcase Your
Products &
Services
Present your lines of
business and give members
a compelling reason to
follow you. Companies with
a complete Products &
Services tab tend to have
twice as many followers.


Connect your Colleagues
Increase your Company Page’s visibility on LinkedIn by encouraging
fellow employees to add their current position at your company

Now you have a foundation
Time to build a following


First, leverage
your existing outlets
Tap into brand networks


Connect your
Online Properties
Give your brand more
opportunities to be found by the
right people – link your Company
Page to your company website
and other social platforms


Connect your
Online Properties
Give your brand more
opportunities to be found by the
right people – link your Company
Page to your company website
and other social platforms

“Any time we have other forms of communication
in other online properties we really look to see
how we’re linking to LinkedIn”
- Mike Cox, Senior Strategic Planner, Modea


Find and Join
LinkedIn Groups
“Do a search and find the groups
that are talking about the things
that matter to your organization.
Join those groups and
contribute.”
– Gary Schirr, Social Media Professor


Contribute in
LinkedIn Groups
Engage with active members in
target Groups to gain thought
leadership and build a
reputation for your personal
and company brands


“

Be seen as somebody who’s a member and
who cares and provides good advice – the
benefits will accrue.

–Gary Schirr, Social Media Professor, Radford University


You’ve got followers
Now engage them


“

The primary benefit of us being on LinkedIn
is to show thought leadership and to provide
value to people in the space.

–Alex Shamy, Head of Growth Marketing, Heyo


Demonstrate Value to Followers
Build engagement and brand trust with a stream of rich, insightful
content. Try the 80/20 rule: Four updates purely for the benefit of your
followers, for each one update promoting your company.

Value-Driving

Company-Centric

Frequency
Matters
On average, companies that
post 20 times per month reach
at least 60% of their unique
audience. Follow a regular
posting schedule to drive
increased engagement
amongst your followers.


Leverage
Existing Content
Streams

Company
Blog

Twitter

Google+

Use successful posts on other
social properties to create a
high-quality stream of LinkedIn
Company Page and personal
updates
“I go through the tweets I did the day before
and pick the best one, and the one that’s most
germane to my LinkedIn identity”
- Gary Schirr, Radford University


Company
Website
Facebook

What Makes Good Content?

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Including a link can drive
twice the engagement
than posts without links


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Images on average result
in a 98% higher comment
rate than without

Links to YouTube videos
play directly in the
LinkedIn feed and typically
result in a 75% higher
share rate

Now that you’re posting a
stream of quality content,
promote through the network


Leverage your Colleagues
Prompt coworkers to share updates through their personal
networks, and drive increased exposure and engagement

Sponsor Your Updates
Reach beyond your followers and broadcast posts to all (or a
target audience) of LinkedIn members. Sponsored Updates
appear in LinkedIn feeds on desktop, mobile, and tablets,
giving you more opportunities to reach the people that matter.

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Learn more about
Sponsored Updates here

Finally, don’t stop iterating
Measure and refine


Monitor, Analyze,
and Refine
Use the Company Page
Analytics tab to maintain a
pulse on your page
performance – pay attention to
what types of content are
driving reach and engagement


You’ve got the formula down


Now you’re ready to
amplify your brand


Find out more:
Company Pages


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