The Social Professional
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How to use LinkedIn as a professional in finance, accounting and insurance sectors.
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The Social Professional
- 1. The Social Professional – LinkedIn
- 2. Welcome LinkedIn The Social Professional – LinkedIn 834 Design & Marketing Adrienne Wallace
- 4. What is Social Media? A flexible definition LinkedIn • Evolution of relationships • Familiar communication tools • Built on networking foundations (platforms) • Real time • Individualized • 2-way communication on a massive level
- 5. What is Social Media? Flattening the Earth LinkedIn Tipping point was identified by Neilson (2009): Social media (67%) used more than email (65%)
- 6. What is Social Media? Categories of Use LinkedIn
- 7. What is Social Media? Monthly Active Users LinkedIn
- 8. About Social Media LinkedIn 3 Things • Each platform has a distinct personality. • Many different platforms for different purposes. • Platforms may change, good communication does not.
- 9. About Social Media Change in Communication LinkedIn
- 10. About Social Media Change in Communication LinkedIn
- 11. LinkedIn Effects of Social Media • Democracy • Transparency in the everyday • Meritocracy • Open sourced comments posted affect performance-based outcomes • Authentocracy • Success from true voices. Drive to be “authentic self” is a large tenant of SM.
- 12. LinkedIn Tools of Social Media • Search/Audit/Strategize • Create a policy for your firm. • Assign ambassadors or educate all members • Find out what you do, who does it? • What do your competitors do? How? • Track/Protect/Monitor • Google analytics. • Google alerts. • Participate/Engage • Answer the noise. • Refer and redirect if need be.
- 13. About Social Media Implications LinkedIn • Age of radical transparency. • Lack of privacy-no one is exempt. • Longevity of practice. • Assured of change. • Flexibility required. • Evaluate and re-strategize (continually).
- 14. LinkedIn How to engage? • Determine your strategy and your audience. • Get some headshots for goodness sake. • Find yourself – what’s your brand? • Create original content and add to the conversation. • Publish stuff worth reading. • Engage your audience continually.
- 16. What is Social Media? LinkedIn Users-Age LinkedIn
- 17. What is Social Media? LI Revenue Growth LinkedIn
- 18. What is Social Media? LinkedIn Growth LinkedIn
- 19. LinkedIn Value LinkedIn Quick Stats • 147 Million users in the past 12 months this number is up 47% • Standard user is male (57%) aged between 29 and 54 years of age • 20% of LinkedIn users are senior level executives • 39% of LinkedIn users have titles of Manager, Director, CEO, COO, CFO, or VP • 60% are either decision makers, or have direct access to decision makers • 43% of all LinkedIn users are located in the United States • Top four professions: IT, Marketing/Advertising, Financial Services, Computer Software (all avg incomes over $60,000.00 annually) • 49% of all LI members live in households earning more than $100,000.00 a year. Souce: LinkedIn Ads
- 20. LinkedIn 12 Common LinkedIn Mistakes • Failing to take social seriously • Not achieving a 100% complete LinkedIn profile • No photo, or worse, the WRONG photo • Not developing and building your network • Not using LinkedIn to protect your clients • Not asking or getting recommended • Failing to join LinkedIn groups • Waiting for people to come to you • Letting your staff “loose” on LinkedIn without advice • Not using keywords to “get found” (overview, specialties, services) • Not allowing testimonials on your profile from clients or peers • Not populating your links, videos, and resources
- 21. LinkedIn 8 Essential LinkedIn Connections • Co-Workers, Current and past • Clients or Customers • Be careful of conflict of interest or privacy • Classmates • Yes, even if you haven’t seen them in a while • Fellow Volunteers • Extracurricular connections • Members of Your Business Network/Natural Referral Partners • Family and Friends • Ask these people to be your clients or to give a recommendation on your behalf • Fellow Members of LinkedIn Groups • Yes, even if you don’t know them “in real life” • Competitors
- 22. LinkedIn 7 Essential LinkedIn Activities • Sign up • Can’t participate if you don’t join • Maintain a complete profile • Don’t let it stagnate, post a few times a week even if it’s “just” a share • Update your status • Show you are attentive • Connect • Build your network of primary, secondary and tertiary relationships • Join or better yet, make a group • Connect with people of similar interests, share strategies, complain about tax season and get sympathy • Share a link or answer a question • Provide added value and items of interest • Follow a company [maybe the competitor]
- 23. LinkedIn 7 Essential LinkedIn Settings to Modify • Profile Photo • Everyone, network, or connections only • Public Profile • Create your branded URL then choose which items appear in a search to others • Manage Recommendations • Public or private • Member Feed Visibility • Choose who sees your updates [everyone, network or connections only] • Network Updates • Control what updates you get on your homepage • Connections Browse • Control who sees your connections [can your competition?] • Authorized Applications
- 24. LinkedIn 7 Essential Groups to Join • Your company’s group • Engage members in discussion, refer people to other services and develop reciprocal relationships • AICPA [American Institute of CPAs] • Lots of groups here from YoungCPAs to Tax Section • State CPA Society • The CPA support group for the state • SocialCPAs • CPAs and social networking of all platforms, not just LinkedIn • Your practice group • What expertise do you have? Join that group. • International CPA Association • Help others and get help of a different perspective • Your competitors • Isn’t it obvious? Research. Intel.
- 25. LinkedIn 5 Super Active Finance-Related Groups • Finance Club • This is a kitchen-sink group-14 subgroups according to field. • Finance and Accounting Pros • The subgroups of this group are divided into four categories: • Finance & Accounting Recruiters Only (I have a job) • Finance & Accounting Job Seekers Only (I need a job) • Finance Professionals (Jobs & Networking) • Accounting Professionals (Jobs & Networking) • Finance Services Careers • Created just days before Lehman collapsed in 2008, this group connects job seekers and hiring managers in a range of finance sectors.
- 26. LinkedIn 5 Super Active Finance-Related Groups • Financial Services Regulation • The group's purpose is to keep regulation officials informed, so it's a good go-to service for staying up-to-date on the labyrinth of finreg. • Real Estate Finance & Networking • This group connects individuals in commercial and residential real estate, as well as those in mortgage brokerage, asset management, distressed debt and more.
- 27. LinkedIn Use LinkedIn for What? • Manage existing clients • Distribution of quality info to clients • Generate referrals through clients and referring businesses • Secure new clients through search • Prevent attrition by offering additional services • Share content • Give clients valuable connections and referrals • Increase your own web visibility/SEO rank/traffic in general • Low or no cost marketing • Recruitment • Research of trends • Get/give advice
- 28. LinkedIn Steps to gain a referral • Social media flattens the referral process-you are already connected • Search for the client you want among your contacts • View your contacts and their contacts • Use the platform to build goodwill through a mutual connection • Message them or ask to be introduced through your mutual contact • Did someone search you? Connect with them, use their curiosity to get to their contacts • Prospect, search, connect, follow up • Light stalking is the new normal • Who will be at that event with you?
- 31. LinkedIn 15-minutes a day • Minutes 1–5: • Complete a status update. • Have you just landed a new client (no names, of course, unless your client agrees) or achieved a personal best? • It only takes a minute, but each posting is far- reaching thanks to ‘LinkedIn’s Weekly Updates’ broadcast.
- 32. LinkedIn 15-minutes a day • Minutes 6–10: • Browse ‘All Updates’ on your ‘Home’ page. • Congratulate a connection or comment on a profile update, even if it’s just to say, “Great new photo.” • All of these comments go out to your entire network.
- 33. LinkedIn 15-minutes a day • Minutes 11–15: • Glance through ‘People You May Know’ by clicking on ‘Add Connections’ in the upper-right corner of the ‘Profile’ screen and selecting it from the screen that appears. • These are people who are connected to your connections. If you see someone you know, invite him or her to join your network. • When your invitation is accepted, ‘All Updates’, shown on your ‘Home’ page, will reflect that and your new connection will be included in the ‘Weekly Updates’ broadcast.
- 34. LinkedIn Value LinkedIn James Potter, Insight Marketing “When you know how to use LinkedIn well, you’ll save yourself a ton of time. You will walk through open doors instead of making cold calls; you’ll enhance your personal reputation and the profile of your practice; you’ll access outstanding information and opportunities that would previously have missed and ultimately you will increase your revenue.”
- 35. LinkedIn LinkedIn Resources • Quick tour and navigation of my own page • Questions and concerns regarding the platform • LinkedIn “Bible” for individuals https://help.linkedin.com/app/home and companies https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_i d/1561 (shortcut to company pages) • Hate reading? Watch videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/LinkedIn • What about sponsored content? Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/user/LIMarketingSoluti ons • LinkedIn HELP!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/user/linkedinhelp
- 36. LinkedIn Sources • Socialcpas.com • Youtube.com • Linkedin.com • InsightMarketing • Journal of Accountancy • Statistica • Square Martini Media • Top Dog Social • LinkedUp Grand Rapids • Accounting Today • CPA Social Trends • http://cpat-jacksonwhelan.netdna-ssl.com/wp- content/uploads/2010/11/SocialCPAs-via- CPATrendlines.pdf • Not used but a GREAT ‘how to’ [oldie but a goodie] • http://www.cpasuccess.com/2010/07/cpas-how- to-jumpstart-your-social-media-strategy.html
- 37. LinkedIn Connect with us! 834 Design & Marketing http://834design.com/ Adrienne Wallace adrienne@834design.com @adriwall http://www.linkedin.com/in/adriwall 834 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/834design 834 LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/company/2609249
Editor's Notes
- Old Model of Interpersonal Communication: One person, sending a message to other one person(s) at a time.
- New Model of Interpersonal Communication
- Your clients are talking-you better be listening.
- “Satisfied customers are the best source of new customers,” says Guy Kawasaki. Referrals are still the biggest source of new clients for accountants. A
- Discuss why these are important
- A quick search showed over 1,500 groups in accounting field alone.
- Your clients are talking-you better be listening.
- Your clients are talking-you better be listening.