Each year we see incremental shifts, that taken collectively can become seismic over a decade. In 2010 some people had smart phones, but many were using flip phones. Youtube and Facebook existed, but they were primarily desktop based, and APPS were yet to become widespread. With 2020 marking a new decade, it seems hard to imagine what the next 10 years might look like for … [Read more...]
Two RANTS and a RAVE
LinkedIn sales pitches While I’m really loving LinkedIn and the opportunities it is offering these days, I’m also increasingly getting frustrated with people using it poorly. How about you? I’ve been known to be a bit of a “LinkedIn snob”, meaning I generally only connect with people I’ve actually met and know, or who share a common connection that I respect. Occasionally I … [Read more...]
LinkedIn ads: Why they’re great, who is a good fit & how to buy them
LinkedIn can be an expensive platform to learn lessons on, but over time if you fine tune your approach, it will deliver traffic and conversions. What I’ve shared here is based on my learning with client projects, along with some great tips I picked up while attending Social Media Marketing World last year. How to access ad campaign management LinkedIn Ads are available … [Read more...]
6 Tips for publishing articles on LinkedIn
In my experience, LinkedIn is often underutilized by many people beyond just having a personal profile or company page. Participating in groups and sharing thought leader content in update posts represents a huge positioning opportunity, which can lead to sales if relationships are nurtured well. But publishing articles as native content directly on platform can take it up a … [Read more...]
LinkedIn native video VS Facebook live video
This week I’m sharing with you the results of a little video experiment I’ve been doing. I have written recently about using video to be more human at scale, and how video was being favored in social media algorithms. Over the last five weeks I have been doing a Facebook live video on Friday’s to tell about the content that would be coming out in the weekend newsletter. The … [Read more...]
