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Are you LinkedIn? Learn how to use LinkedIn as a lead generation, branding, and search engine optimization (SEO) tool to boost sales. LinkedIn is the most powerful business social network on the planet but sadly, very few people actually use this free tool to its full potential. Here's another fact: Nearly 45% of LinkedIn users are business decision makers! If you're interested in increasing sales and growing your business, now is the time to ramp up your LinkedIn skills. In this webinar recording, the LinkedIn Rockstars of Integrated Alliances and the digital marketing experts at Boulder SEO Marketing will show you how to get the most out of LinkedIn. You will learn: - The basics of growing your business with LinkedIn - How to use LinkedIn as a branding tool for you and your business - How to use LinkedIn groups to find and qualify leads - How to use LinkedIn as a search engine optimization catalyst - How to measure the success of your LinkedIn campaigns If you're ready to boost sales, take your brand to the next level and drive targeted search traffic to your website then this webinar is for you.

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[Webinar] LinkedIn Optimization, Branding and SEO April 3, 2014

Lori Ruff CEO, Integrated Alliances E: lori@iasocialmedia.com Mike O’Neil Founder & President, Integrated Alliances E: mike@iasocialmedia.com Chris Raulf Founder & President, Boulder SEO Marketing E: chris@boulderseomarketing.com

www.boulderseomarke.ng.com    |  www.IntegratedAlliances.com  

What  We’ll  Discuss  Today  •  How  to  grow  your  business  with  LinkedIn    •  LinkedIn  as  a  branding  tool    •  LinkedIn  groups  •  Using  LinkedIn  as  a  search  engine  op9miza9on  catalyst    

•  How  to  measure  success  •  Case  studies  •  Ques9ons  &  Answers  

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Quick  Poll  

•  My  company  has  a  LinkedIn  company  page  •  My  company  doesn’t  have  a  LinkedIn  company  page  

•  Not  sure  •  Not  applicable    

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Quick  Poll  

•  LinkedIn  is  an  important  part  of  our  overall  digital  marke9ng  efforts  

•  We  don’t  really  use  LinkedIn  as  part  of  our  digital  marke9ng  efforts  

•  Not  sure  •  Not  applicable    

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Integrated Alliances is not associated in any way with LinkedIn®

We help the user community

gain concrete business advantages through LinkedIn

B2B,  Tech  Heavy  

CULTURES  

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SEO  is  about…  

L  INKEDIN  

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LinkedIn  SEO  Components  

Ø  Keywords  Ø  Data  Fields  Ø  Individual  Profiles  Ø  Company  Pages  Ø  Posts  and  Content  

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OPT  IMI  ZE  

METHODOLOGY   Engage  

Search   Profile  

Network  

11  Sell  

Your  LinkedIn  Profile  

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PROF  I  LE  

“Fit In” with Keywords

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PROF  I  LE  

“Stand Out” with Style

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Your  “Digital  Footprint”  

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I  T  ’  S    A  B  O  U  T  

“Catch”  Their  Eye  PROF  I  LE  

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Speak  to  Them  PROF  I  LE  

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LinkedIn  Profile  InfoGuide  

✮FAST  TRACK✮    

PROF  I  LE  

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Simple  Process  PROF  I  LE  

Ø MicrosoY  Word  –  Copy  &  Paste  Ø  Follow  Profile  InfoGuide  Ø Work  Top-­‐down  Ø  Profile  Template  -­‐  Master  Text  Ø  Join  the  Company  Page  

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Your  Network  

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Your  LinkedIn  Network  NETWORK  

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Ways  to  Build  Your  Network  

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NETWORK  

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LinkedIn  Groups  GROUPS  

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•  Community  –  Like-­‐minded  individuals,  peers,  targets  –  Op9ng  Into  a  Special  Interest  

•  Social-­‐Business  – Crosses  boundaries  

Groups  to  Join  

•  Regional  Groups  –  Linked  To  Denver,  Linked  Minnesota  •  Execu.ve  Groups:  C-­‐levels,  Decision  Makers  •  Professional  Associa.ons  –  Local,  Regional,  Na9onal  •  Industry  Groups  –  Real  Estate,  Investors,  Marketers  •  Personal  Interest  Groups  –  Music,  Fantasy  Football  

GROUPS  

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Ge`ng  Leads  in  Groups  

•  For  Starters  – Observe,  Lurk,  Read  – Like,  Comment  on  other  Posts  

•  Post  Discussions  – Create  interest  – Demonstrate  Knowledge  

•  Message  Other  Members  

GROUPS  

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Searching  

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Millions  go  in…  SEARCHING  

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Basic  Searching  SEARCHING  

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SEARCHING  

Advanced  Searching  

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Rock.com

Key  Takeaways  from  Today  

•  Spiff  up  your  profile  •  Create  a  LinkedIn  Company  Page  •  Get  Your  Team  on  the  Company  Page  •  U.lize  Employees  as  Brand  Ambassadors  

•  Pay  Acen.on  32  

Ø Coaching  Programs  Ø Corporate  Training  Classes  Ø Wri.ng  &  Op.miza.on  Services  Ø Speak  at  Your  Event  

The  5  Pillars  of  SEO  

1.  Technical  Health  of  Website  2.  Website  Func9onality  3.  On-­‐Page  Search  Engine  

Op9miza9on  4.  Off-­‐Page  Search  Engine  

Op9miza9on  5.  Social  Media  Marke9ng      

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Quick  Poll  Have  you  done  keyword  research?    

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Keyword  Research  

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Keep  Track  of  Your  Rankings  

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Anatomy  of  a  Search  Engine  Results  Page  (SERP)  

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Increase  Referral  Traffic  with  LinkedIn  

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Get  SlideShare  to  Work  for  You  

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LinkedIn  Company  Page  Status  Updates  are  Indexed  on  Google    

h_p://business.linkedin.com/marke9ng-­‐solu9ons/c/14/3/products-­‐and-­‐services-­‐tab-­‐re9rement.html  

Case  Studies  and  Success  Stories  Example:  •  Bi-­‐weekly  blog  post  •  1  personal  LinkedIn  status  update  per  day  •  1  LinkedIn  and  Google+  company  page  status  update  per  day  •  2  Tweets  per  day  •  2  LinkedIn  group  pos9ngs  per  day  

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Case  Studies  and  Success  Stories  •  Bi-­‐monthly  Webinar  

or  Web  Panel  •  Weekly  blog  post  •  2  personal  LinkedIn  

status  updates  per  day    

•  1  LinkedIn  company  page  status  update  per  day    

•  2  LinkedIn  group  pos9ngs  per  day  

•  1  FB  /  G+  post  per  day  •  2  Tweets  per  day  

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April  8  &  29  in  Boulder  and  Denver  

 Get  $50  off  the  registra.on  fee  with  code  LIMC50  Learn  more  at:  www.boulderseomarke9ng.com/training      

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[Webinar] LinkedIn Optimization, Branding and SEO

Questions?

Connect with Integrated Alliances: LinkedIn:  h_ps://www.linkedin.com/company/integrated-­‐alliances  Facebook:  h_ps://www.facebook.com/IntegratedAlliances    Twicer:  h_ps://twi_er.com/iasocialmedia    Google+:  h_ps://plus.google.com/+Integratedalliances-­‐LinkedIn-­‐training    YouTube:  h_ps://www.youtube.com/user/IntegratedAlliances     Connect with Boulder SEO Marketing: LinkedIn:  h_p://www.linkedin.com/company/boulder-­‐seo-­‐marke9ng    Twicer:  h_ps://twi_er.com/Marke9ngSEOWiz    Facebook:  h_ps://www.facebook.com/BoulderSEOMarke9ng    Google+:  h_ps://plus.google.com/+Boulderseomarke9ng    YouTube:  h_ps://www.youtube.com/user/boulderseomarke9ng    

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