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9 Ways To Use LinkedIn To Grow Your Company’s Brand

 

by The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC)

 

Question: How can business owners use LinkedIn to grow their companies vs. their personal brands?

 

WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND?

“Not enough companies take advantage of the recommendation feature inside of LinkedIn. Plenty of personal brand accounts know about it and ask for endorsements proactively, but the same feature is underutilized for businesses. Send out an email to all of your current clients and ask them to recommend your business to their network. Rarely will you get a rejection; happy clients will gladly do it.”

 

– Logan Lenz | Founder / President, Endagon

 

 

TELL ME A STORY!

“Company profile pages on Linkedin are one of the first places that job candidates go when researching your company. Use this space to tell a story of what your company stands for. Let your personality shine and describe key elements of your work culture. What makes your company an exciting place to work? This will go a long way to recruiting top-tier talent.”

 

– Michael Margolis | President, Get Storied

 

 

BECOME A GROUPIE

“By either participating in existing LinkedIn Groups related to your business area or starting a group that will draw people interested in the topic, you can add value, enhance your brand and potentially draw new customers though Groups. Just be sure that if you’re participating in an existing group that you follow their guidelines in terms of permissible business promotion.”

 

– Elizabeth Saunders | Founder & CEO, Real Life E®

 

 

CREATE CONSISTENCY

“Your personal brand and where you work need to be aligned. Brands are all about people and the people are what make the brands.”

 

– Ash Kumra | Co-Founder, DreamItAlive.com

 

 

*RAISES HAND*

“Answering and asking questions is probably the most effective way to stir up business for your brand. If you are looking for customers who buy widgets, join the widget forum and start asking people about their experiences with widgets. If you want to be direct you can answer their questions with your expert advice. You want your profile listed as an expert in your industry by using questions.”

 

– Lucas Sommer | Founder CEO, Audimated

 

 

WHO DO WE BOTH KNOW?

“Use your LinkedIn network to find prospective clients and partners, and then to prepare for meetings with them. Your personal connections can help generate warm introductions and help you research their backgrounds as well!”

 

– Aaron Schwartz | Founder and CEO, Modify Watches

 

 

VIRTUAL ROLODEX

“Business is based on relationships, and LinkedIn is an excellent place to track, sort and maintain relationships. Connect consistently and systematically, then leverage. Just like developing a great online reputation via publishing or marketing, a great LinkedIn reputation is built on consistency and value.”

 

– Brent Beshore | Owner/CEO, AdVentures

 

 

BUSINESS VS. PERSONAL

“Create a company page and develop it with interesting, relevant and up-to-date content. However, keep it separate from your personal brand, as you may want to develop them separately and not let one hold back the other.”

 

– Devesh Dwivedi | CEO, Breaking The 9 To 5 Jail

 

 

THE ONGOING NETWORKING EVENT

“LinkedIn is an excellent source to develop relationships that can benefit your business. Target certain individuals that you know can help grow your company to interact with their communities or reach out to them. It’s all about networking.”

 

– John Hall | CEO, Digital Talent Agents

 

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