DPI 2015 - Maximize Your LinkedIn Potential - Forward Progress - Dean DeLisle –Social Jack

Maximizing Your LinkedIn Potential1/15/2014

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Dean DeLisleFounder and CEOForward Progress and Social Jack™

- Founder and CEO of Forward Progress, Inc. + Social Jack™ - Train and Coach over 2,000 people per month- Trained and Coached over 85,000 in Social Network Skills- Over 30 years in Business Coaching, Consulting and TrainingCall Center, Internet, eMarketing, Event Management, Lead Generation, Web Seminars, eLearning, eSelling- Over Two Billion Dollars Sales, over 100 Million Leads- Helped Thousands of People using Internet Based Lead GenerationTechnology, Financial Services, Real Estate, Professional Services, Legal, Accounting Manufacturing, Telecommunications, Technical, Insurance, Agencies, Retail, Banking, Educational and Channel Sales…..

YOUR EXPERT INSTRUCTOR

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Optimize your profile

2. Attract the right connections

3. Increase targeted referrals

4. Set more appointments

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By the end of this workshop you’ll be able to:

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Relationship Marketing

Why does it often not work for organizations?

MINDSET!

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Maximizing YourLinkedIn Potential

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Social NetworksWhere Do You Stand Now?

YOU

ARE

HERE



Social Network Efforts

Why do they often

not work for organizations?

MINDSET!



The Issue with Social Networks

• “I don’t have enough time”

• “I don’t know what my voice should be”

• “I worry about negative comments

• “I don’t know what to post”

• “I’m worried about what people will think”



The Popularity of Social Networks

• Cause

• Fear of Missing Out (FoMo)

• Need Connection

• Effect

• Facebook: Over $1.2B

• LinkedIn: Over 350M Members

• Twitter: Over 645M Active Users

• Google+: Over 300M Active Users



Current Use of Social Networks?

• Blogs

• Articles

• Postings

• Status Updates

• Emails

• Video/Photo

• Links



Why Online Social Networks?

• Interactive

• People Respond Well

• Builds Trust

• Builds Community

• Viral Activity

• Sharing



Your Main Goal



What Is Your Destination?



Your Social Network C.E.O.

• Connections

• Engagement

• Outcome



ConnectionsConnection• Emails/Contacts

• New Connections

• New Followers

• New Likes

• New Subscribers



Engagement

Engagement• Likes

• Comments

• Shares

• Direct Messages

• Try using SproutSocial or Hootsuite to measure

• www.sproutsocial.com

• www.hootsuite.com



OutcomeOutcome• Emails/Contacts

• New Connections

• New Followers

• New Likes

• New Subscribers

• New Orders

• New Sales



Network ScienceNode: Individual

Link: Connection between two nodes

Cluster: Several linked nodes

Hub: Large cluster, several clusters

Courtesy of US Army





Your Ideal Network – Best Relationships

List Top 5 People

List Top 10 People

List Top 25 People

1. What % of your business Volume do you get from the Top 5?

2. What % of your business volume do you get from the Next Level?

3. What % of your business volume do you get from the Outer Layer?



Network Hubs

Hub: Large Cluster

Or group of cluster

of network connections.

You

Conferences

Colleagues

Charities

Clients

Partners

Associations



Social Networks We Already Know

• Ourselves

• Our Business

• Digital Professional Institute

• City/Country Clubs

• Chambers

• Industry Clubs

• Organizations

• Charities

• Religious/Health

• LinkedIn Groups



How Many Contacts Do You Have That You Cannot See?

• That know YOU?

• That trust YOU?

• That have done business with YOU?

• That would recommend YOU?

Dean Sue Mark Pat



The LinkedIn Network



2014 LinkedIn Stats - Growing• LinkedIn Has Over 350 Million Members

• Average user has 240 “Connections”

• One degree from over 35,000 “Trusted Connections”

• Two degrees from over 3,200,000 “Trusted Connections”

• 160 Million unique visitors a month

• 1 million new members added per week

• 17.8 million members belong to groups

• 1.2 million comments and posts to groups weekly

• 2 billion people searches annually

• 2 million companies have a company page

OVER 1,000 to 1



Your Professional Keywords• What are you an expert in?• How would your ideal prospect find you?• What would they “yell” or “Google” to find you? What makes you different?• What is your skill set?



What are Your Keywords?

• What is your industry?

• What are you an expert in?

• How would your ideal prospect find you?

• What would they “yell” or “Google” to find you?

• What makes you different?

• What is your skill set?



Your Professional Profile

• Complete Profile

• Be Clear• What will you for others?

• Why & How?

• What do you want/need?





Express Yourself



Share Your Work



Share Your Projects



Share Your Published Work



Share Skills

and

Manage

Endorsements





Adding ConnectionsStart the Conversation

• Are you on LinkedIn?

• Is it ok if we connect?

• Get social!



Remember

1. Be personal

2. Reference meeting

3. Include personal info

4. Set appointment

5. Add phone number



Your Posting = Conversation• When you post, you are talking!

• What does your audience want?

• What do they need?

• What are you passionate about?

• What will showcase your personality?

• What can you provide?



Value Based Posting (Conversation)



Value Based Posting



Homepage Interaction



Engage with Connections’ Activity



Search and Message



Search and Message



Set the Hook



Group Networking



Questions?



Assignment

• Fix Your Profiles – Look Good!

• Be Complete – Be Relevant

• What will you do for others?

• What do you want/need?

• Add new items!

• Be Social

• Have Meaningful Conversation

• Provide Value

• Be Present!




Connect WITH us!

[email protected]

TWITTER: Twitter.com/FwdProgressInc

TWITTER: Twitter.com/DeanDeLisle

TWITTER: Twitter.com/SocialJack

FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/SocialJack

FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/DeanDeLisle

BUSINESS PAGE: Facebook.com/ForwardProgress

LINKEDIN: LinkedIn.com/in/DeanDeLisle

Contact Us

www.ForwardProgress.net

www.SocialJack.com



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