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Building Your Follower Ecosystem & What This Means For You 
@alexCharraudeau : Media Solutions Consultant 
Webinar 15th October 2014 – Starting at 11:00 CET
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Alex Charraudeau 
Ex-recruiter 
7 years as a recruitment marketing guy 
Web design, development, brand strategy, search marketing, email marketing, social media strategy 
At LinkedIn I help recruiters get the most out of LinkedIn 
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@alexCharraudeau 
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Agenda 
What is the Value of Followers? 
How to get Followers 
What to do with Followers 
5 things you can do today
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The Value of Followers
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1. Stay top of mind 
88% of members would follow a company
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2. Generate preference for your business 
78% of company followers are more likely to respond to an InMail
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3. Get people to do something by sharing jobs 
71% of members will follow a company for jobs
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4. Followers are sustainable 
64% of followers would follow companies indefinitely
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“When I hear people debate the ROI of social media it makes me remember why so many businesses fail. Most businesses are not playing the marathon. They're playing the sprint.” 
- Gary Vaynerchuk -
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Psychology of Following 
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The Psychology 
Why we Follow…
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Fear of missing out 
–Fear of missing out (or FOMO) is a form of social anxiety. This is especially associated with modern technologies such as mobile phones and social networking services 
Social proof 
–Social proof is where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation 
Bandwagon effect / Cultural phenomenon 
–The bandwagon effect is where the rate of uptake of beliefs, ideas and trends increases the more that they have already been adopted by others 
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The Psychology 
Why we Follow…
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The Psychology – Fear of missing out 
Why should they Follow you? 
What are you delivering that will improve their life? 
How can you influence and improve someone’s career? 
What opportunities are you opening someone up to? 
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Opportunity
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The Psychology – Fear of missing out – Opportunity 
Outside Recruitment 
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In recruitment
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The Psychology – Social Proof 
Who else is following? 
How many followers do you have? 
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Numbers
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The Psychology – Social Proof – Numbers 
Outside Recruitment 
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In recruitment
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The Psychology – Bandwagon effect / Cultural phenomenon 
How long do you have before people loose interest? 
Have they already started following all of your competitors? 
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Speed
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The Psychology – Cultural phenomenon – Speed 
Outside Recruitment 
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In recruitment
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Why you would Follow a company – Facebook 
49% 
Support the brand I like 
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42% 
Get a coupon or discount 
41% 
Receive regular updates 
35% 
Participate in contests 
31% 
Share my personal experiences
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Why you would Follow a company – Twitter 
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52% 
Special offers 
44% 
New products / services 
51% 
News on the brand 
38% 
I am a current customer 
55% 
I like the brand
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Followers on LinkedIn 
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71% 
Following companies for jobs 
68% 
News and Insights 
61% 
Projects and iniativies 
88% 
Would follow a company
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How To Get Followers 
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Generate Followers through word-of-mouth
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Get Followers through being interesting
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Advertising across LinkedIn to your target audience
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Employee Profile Advertising
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Follow on Company Pages
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Follow on Jobs
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Follow Us on the website 
www.developer.linkedin.com
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Follow Us on Email
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By using a combination of free technics, jobs and employee profile advertising this company sustained a higher level of Follower growth. 
The spike in March & April was due to a short burst of Follower advertising. 
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What does success look like? 
Graph of Follower Growth over time
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What to do with Followers 
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Talent Landscape 
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20% 
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60% 
80% 
100% 
Active 
Passive
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40% 
60% 
80% 
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Active 
The content you produce should match the market 
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Job related content 
Interview tips 
Jobs! 
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Create content for both active and passive people 
Active Content 
Passive Content 
Industry content 
News 
Projects 
Events 
Market mapping 
Salary surveys 
Career advice 
Entertainment
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“Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.” 
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5 Things To Do Today 
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5 Things to Do Today 
1. Figure out why people should follow you 
2. Communicate the benefits of following you 
3. Add a Follow Us button on your website and email signature 
4. Advertise to your target audience 
5. Analyse, review, improve
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Thank you! Please join us next time… 
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  • 1.
    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. Building Your Follower Ecosystem & What This Means For You @alexCharraudeau : Media Solutions Consultant Webinar 15th October 2014 – Starting at 11:00 CET
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. Alex Charraudeau Ex-recruiter 7 years as a recruitment marketing guy Web design, development, brand strategy, search marketing, email marketing, social media strategy At LinkedIn I help recruiters get the most out of LinkedIn LinkedIn @alexCharraudeau Google+
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. Agenda What is the Value of Followers? How to get Followers What to do with Followers 5 things you can do today
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. The Value of Followers
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 7 1. Stay top of mind 88% of members would follow a company
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 8 2. Generate preference for your business 78% of company followers are more likely to respond to an InMail
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 9 3. Get people to do something by sharing jobs 71% of members will follow a company for jobs
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 10 4. Followers are sustainable 64% of followers would follow companies indefinitely
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 11 “When I hear people debate the ROI of social media it makes me remember why so many businesses fail. Most businesses are not playing the marathon. They're playing the sprint.” - Gary Vaynerchuk -
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. Psychology of Following 12
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 13 The Psychology Why we Follow…
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. Fear of missing out –Fear of missing out (or FOMO) is a form of social anxiety. This is especially associated with modern technologies such as mobile phones and social networking services Social proof –Social proof is where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation Bandwagon effect / Cultural phenomenon –The bandwagon effect is where the rate of uptake of beliefs, ideas and trends increases the more that they have already been adopted by others 14 The Psychology Why we Follow…
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. The Psychology – Fear of missing out Why should they Follow you? What are you delivering that will improve their life? How can you influence and improve someone’s career? What opportunities are you opening someone up to? 15 Opportunity
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. The Psychology – Fear of missing out – Opportunity Outside Recruitment 16 In recruitment
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. The Psychology – Social Proof Who else is following? How many followers do you have? 17 Numbers
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. The Psychology – Social Proof – Numbers Outside Recruitment 18 In recruitment
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. The Psychology – Bandwagon effect / Cultural phenomenon How long do you have before people loose interest? Have they already started following all of your competitors? 19 Speed
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. The Psychology – Cultural phenomenon – Speed Outside Recruitment 20 In recruitment
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. Why you would Follow a company – Facebook 49% Support the brand I like 21 42% Get a coupon or discount 41% Receive regular updates 35% Participate in contests 31% Share my personal experiences
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. Why you would Follow a company – Twitter 22 52% Special offers 44% New products / services 51% News on the brand 38% I am a current customer 55% I like the brand
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 23
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. Followers on LinkedIn 24 71% Following companies for jobs 68% News and Insights 61% Projects and iniativies 88% Would follow a company
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. How To Get Followers 25
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 26 Generate Followers through word-of-mouth
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 27 Get Followers through being interesting
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 28 Advertising across LinkedIn to your target audience
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 29 Employee Profile Advertising
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 30 Follow on Company Pages
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 31 Follow on Jobs
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 32 Follow Us on the website www.developer.linkedin.com
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 33 Follow Us on Email
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. By using a combination of free technics, jobs and employee profile advertising this company sustained a higher level of Follower growth. The spike in March & April was due to a short burst of Follower advertising. 34 What does success look like? Graph of Follower Growth over time
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. What to do with Followers 35
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. Talent Landscape 36 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Active Passive
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Active The content you produce should match the market Passive
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. Job related content Interview tips Jobs! 38 Create content for both active and passive people Active Content Passive Content Industry content News Projects Events Market mapping Salary surveys Career advice Entertainment
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 39 “Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.” - Tom Peters -
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 5 Things To Do Today 41
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. 5 Things to Do Today 1. Figure out why people should follow you 2. Communicate the benefits of following you 3. Add a Follow Us button on your website and email signature 4. Advertise to your target audience 5. Analyse, review, improve
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    #STAFFING ©2013 LinkedInCorporation. All Rights Reserved. Thank you! Please join us next time… 43 Always be connecting: LinkedIn @alexCharraudeau Google+