The document summarizes a workshop on networking skills held on LinkedIn. It covers an introduction to social media and LinkedIn, how to optimize a LinkedIn profile, networking etiquette, and tips to get the most out of LinkedIn. The workshop provided an overview of the changing media landscape, defined social media, examined LinkedIn usage statistics and the professional network's ecosystem of jobs, company pages, and groups. Attendees were given assignments to improve their LinkedIn profile and learn about effective online and offline networking.
2. Introduction – Ayman van Bregt
- Digital Strategist with a focus
on turning digital (and social)
media into digital value, digital
experiences and social
business
- Co-founder NSMA
(Dutch Social Media Academy)
http://about.me/aymanvanbregt
Twitter: @aymanvanbregt
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3. Overview
1. The social media landscape
2. LinkedIn Basics
3. Making LinkedIn work for you
4. Networking etiquette
5. Tips to optimize your profile and getting the most out of
LinkedIn
Slides are available via http://www.slideshare.net/nsma
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12. Defining social media
‘Social media describes
online tools and platforms
that people use to share
opinions, insights,
experiences and
perspectives with each
other.
Social media can take many
forms, including text,
images, audio and video.
Populair social mediums
include blos, message
boards, podcasts, wikis and
vlogs’
- Dion Hinchcliffe - (2006)
‘Social media are the online
conversational channels
where your business
becomes the de facto
source of insight,
information and community
through interaction and
dialogue with your
customers and create a slow
term bond’
‘Media that enables you to
express and stimulate social
behavior and gives you the
opportunity to show interest
in key persons’
- Mitch Joel - (2010)
- Ayman van Bregt - (2012)
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13. Defining social media
‘Social media describes
online tools and platforms
that people use to share
opinions, insights,
experiences and
perspectives with each
Func7on
other.
Social media can take many
forms, including text,
images, audio and video.
Populair social mediums
include blos, message
boards, podcasts, wikis and
vlogs’
- Dion Hinchcliffe - (2006)
‘Social media are the online
conversational channels
where your business
Value
becomes the de facto
source of insight,
information and community
through interaction and
dialogue with your
customers and create a slow
term bond’
‘Media that enables you to
express and stimulate social
behavior and gives you the
Behavior
opportunity to show interest
in key persons’
- Mitch Joel - (2010)
- Ayman van Bregt - (2012)
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14. Quiz
Based upon this definition of Social Media...
‘Social media describes online tools and platforms that
people use to share opinions, insights, experiences and
perspectives with each other.’
Do you consider yourself an active social media user
based upon the 2006 definition?
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15. Quiz
Based upon this definition of Social Media...
‘Media that enables you to express and stimulate social
behavior and gives you the opportunity to show interest in
key persons’
Do you consider yourself an active social media user
based upon the 2012 definition?
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16. Assignment 1 – Present your teampartner
What’s your social
presentation?
Source:
h#p://flic.kr/p/fSGFX4
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17. The social media landscape
‘Choose wisely
and go step by
step’
h#p://www.theconversa7onprism.com/
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18. Social technographics (user activity)
Inac%ves
Spectators
Joiners
Do
not
use
View
and
social
read
media
web-‐
content
Have
a
profile
on
a
social
network
site
Collectors
Cri%cs
Conversa% Creators
onalists
Collect
web-‐
content
Post
social
Produce
media
web-‐
content
content
Respond
to
web-‐
content
‘Not everybody uses social media the same way’
Source:
Forrester
Research
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19. Social media used around the world
http://vincos.it/world-map-of-social-networks/
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20. Social media used around the world
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21. Social media used around the world
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22. Social media used in the Netherlands
h#p://www.slideshare.net/newcomresearch/social-‐media-‐in-‐nederland-‐2013-‐smo13-‐newcom-‐actuele-‐cijfers
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23. Social media used in business
‘The state of B2B Social Media 2013’
h#p://www.b2bmarke7ng.net/knowledgebank/social-‐media-‐marke7ng/features/infographic-‐state-‐b2b-‐social-‐media-‐2013
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27. The social media landscape summarized
Your collocutor decides when to look for information and via
which channel. The challenge is to be visible with the right
information the moment the person starts searching.
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28. Overview
1. The social media landscape
2. LinkedIn Basics
3. Making LinkedIn work for you
4. Networking etiquette
5. Tips to optimize your profile and getting the most out of
LinkedIn
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31. What is LinkedIn?
‘LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network with over
259 million members and growing every day.
LinkedIn connects you to your trusted contacts and helps you
exchange knowledge, ideas, and opportunities with a broader
network of professionals’
Source:
LinkedIn
Help
Center
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32. LinkedIn Numbers and facts
- 74 Mio North-America
- 39 Mio Europe
- 4,5 Mio Dutch members
- 62% male, 38% female
- 24% entrepreneurs
- Business services and
technology are the best
represented industries
- 5.7 billion searches (2012)
Source:
LinkedIn
About
&
NSMA
Photo:
Lazy
Person
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40. The ecosystem of LinkedIn
LinkedIn Companies
The Netherlands: > 120,000 company pages
United Kingdom: > 200,000 company pages
United States: > 800,000 company pages
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41. The ecosystem of LinkedIn
LinkedIn Groups
linkedin.com/directory/
groups
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42. The ecosystem of LinkedIn
LinkedIn Groups
Networking
Knowledge sharing
Thought leadership
Career opportunities
linkedin.com/directory/
groups
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43. The ecosystem of LinkedIn
LinkedIn Groups
Total: > 1,800,000 groups
Dutch: > 75,000 groups
English: > 1,500,000 groups
Finance: > 14,000 groups
Marketing: > 45,000 groups
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44. Overview
1. The social media landscape
2. LinkedIn Basics
3. Making LinkedIn work for you
4. Networking etiquette
5. Tips to optimize your profile and getting the most out of
LinkedIn
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46. LinkedIn Profile Strength
Why a strong
profile?
Present yourself
as a professional
Higher ranking in
search results
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50. Assignment 2 – Improve your LinkedIn profile
How can you
differentiate
yourself from
others?
Source:
h#p://flic.kr/p/ag7QB6
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51. Assignment 2
Communicate with your professional headline
- Don’t only tell what your role is
- Tell what you do and what you can solve
Show your value!
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53. Making LinkedIn work for you
Op7mise
Become
visible
Consume
Be
informed
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Three steps to
making
LinkedIn work
for you
Show
your
knowledge
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54. Overview
1. The social media landscape
2. LinkedIn Basics
3. Making LinkedIn work for you
4. Networking etiquette
5. Tips to optimize your profile and getting the most out of
LinkedIn
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55. The effect of social networking
- Strongly connected small networks
- Link to other networks
- Connected subnetworks
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56. The effect of social networking
Source:
Anatomy
of
Facebook
Research by Facebook and the University of Milan
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57. Assignment 3 – Networking power
The power of giving
Source:
h#p://flic.kr/p/e6v4Jr
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58. Networking etiquette (online)
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Send a personal invitation when inviting people
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Have professional profile picture
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Keep your contact list open to your network
-
Place status updates that are overthought and show your
knowledge
-
Show interest in your network
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60. Networking etiquette (offline)
-
Define your goal for the event
-
Try to find out who will be there and prepare yourself
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Introduce yourself with focus (like a LinkedIn headline)
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Show sincere interest
-
Find out the goal of your collocutor and see if you can
help
-
Stay connected
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61. Overview
1. The social media landscape
2. LinkedIn Basics
3. Making LinkedIn work for you
4. Networking etiquette
5. Tips to optimize your profile and getting the most out of
LinkedIn
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65. Change the order of your profile
Let the most
important
sections stand
out
Drag to rearrange profile sections
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66. Check your profile for spelling over and over!
Would you want to be an expert in pubic relations?
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67. Check your profile for spelling over and over!
Would you want to be an expert in pubic relations?
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68. Making LinkedIn work for you
1. Define yourself as a personal brand in three words
2. Search for these words on LinkedIn
3. Analyze the top 5 profiles and learn how to improve your profile
4. Monitor improvement with information and statistics of how
often you show up in searches
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