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Learn how to attract new members, engage current members and measure the results. As an association professional, you understand the necessity to grow and engage your membership base. But do you know how to use LinkedIn to maximize your efforts? Curt Moss, Senior Product Marketing Manager at WebLink International, will share how your organization can utilize LinkedIn to help exceed your membership goals. In this webinar you'll learn how to: - Create a company profile, including some of the newest features you may not know are available. - Attract followers through the right content and by leveraging LinkedIn Groups. - Utilize best practices to achieve more views, comments and shares. - Create an affordable, targeted ad campaign that generates results.
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5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
Session Agenda
• Maximize your presence
• Attract followers
• Engage followers
• Measure engagement
• Try LinkedIn ads
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
About Me
• Curt Moss, Senior Product Marketing Manager @ WebLink
• 12 years at member-based orgs – Las Vegas Chamber of
Commerce – Chapter of National Safety
Council • 7 years @ WebLink
– Faculty for W.A.C.E. – Present at association and
chamber conferences
linkedin.com/in/curtmoss
linkedin.com/company/weblink-international
#WebLinkedIn
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About WebLink
• SaaS Company (Software as a Service), Leading Software Provider to Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations
• Established in 1996, 60 Employees, based in Indianapolis, IN
• 94% Customer Retention Rate
• Based in Indianapolis, Indiana
• 94% Customer Retention Rate
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About WebLink
• Membership Management Software
• Website Design & Development
• Non-Dues Revenue Programs
• Partner in Your Success
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5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
WebLink Websites
• Responsive website design
• Automatically adjusts for any screen
• Fully integrated database & website
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About WebLink
• iPad app for mobile commerce
• Integrated credit card reader
• New member sales
• Event registrations
• Pay open invoices
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Why bother using LinkedIn?
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” - Will Rogers
Fish where the fish are.
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LinkedIn Stats
• 240 Million Users • 3 Million Company Pages • 1.5 Million Groups • 42% of users update
profile regularly • 81% of users belong to at
least one group • 50% have Bachelor’s or
Master’s degree
Sources: Business 2 Community, LinkedIn
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43% of marketers have acquired a customer through LinkedIn.
Source: HubSpot, 2013 State of Inbound Marketing
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LinkedIn = Better Conversions
LinkedIn generated the highest visitor-to-lead conversion rate at 2.74%, almost 3 times higher (277%) than both Twitter (.69%) and Facebook (.77%).
Source: HubSpot Internal Customer Study
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LinkedIn = Big Deal for Business
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Which best describes your knowledge of LinkedIn?
Little or no knowledge
12%
Limited 41%
Moderate 43%
Extensive 4%
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Do you store your members’ LinkedIn pages and profiles in your membership management software?
Unsure 33%
We don’t have that feature in
our system 51%
We have LinkedIn data stored for a FEW of our members
12%
We have LinkedIn data
stored for MOST of our members
4%
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How is your staff using LinkedIn?
No one at our organization is using LinkedIn
8%
Staff uses LinkedIn but we don’t use it as
an organization 37%
We have a company page but don’t do
much to engage 40%
We update our company page
often and engage in
discussions 15%
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How much of an impact has LinkedIn made to your organization?
It’s essential for us and makes a big impact on membership
5%
We use LinkedIn but it hasn’t made a big
impact 46%
LinkedIn has not made any
impact on our organization
49%
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How Can LinkedIn Benefit Your Organization?
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Extend Your Reach
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Increase Member Engagement
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
Grow Your Membership
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Maximize Your Presence
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5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
• Company Type • Company size • Website URL • Industry (Non-Profit) • Operating Status • Year Founded • Locations
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• Company Name • Description • Language
• Admins
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5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
Add Products and Services
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Add Products and Services
• Big event
• Benefit programs
• Affinity programs
• Government affairs efforts
• Membership tiers
• Foundation
• Educational programs
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Add Products and Services
• Name • Category • Description • Image • Company contact • URL • YouTube Video • Features/Benefits
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Get Recommendations
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Add Job Listings
1 2
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Connect Your Blog
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Connect Your Blog
• Auto-post or schedule posts via Hootsuite or other service
• Buffer now supports LinkedIn pages
• Or, post manually each time
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Post Updates
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Targeted Content
• Company size • Industry • Job function • Seniority • Geography • Include/Exclude
company employees
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Examples
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5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
LinkedIn Pages vs. Groups
Pages • Add many more details
about your organization • Images • Product/services • Anyone can see updates
and interact
Groups • Private • Have to join to see what’s
going on • Require moderation • Good for discussion among
group members
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5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
Attract Followers
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Send Invites
• Co-workers – Add current position at
your organization
• Members • Industry thought
leaders • Business associates • Tell them why they’ll
benefit • Reward them?
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Create a campaign strategy
• Create editorial calendar for posts (Plan!) – Date, topic, link, author,
target audience • Add link/icon on your
website to LinkedIn page • Email signature • Reward users for
following you or sharing your posts
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Leverage LinkedIn Groups
• Start conversations • Give members a reason
to share content or comment
• Join related or similar groups
• Post questions & content in these groups as well
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Engage Followers
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Content!
• Use content as question prompts
• Answers to common questions
• Blog posts • Webinars • Events • Discussion questions • Research, case studies,
whitepapers
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Creating Great Content
• Understand your audience
• Connect with them • Give them information
they want & need • Use emotion
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Tell a story
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Creating Great Content
• Informative – Expertise – Tips – Insight
• Different – Personality – Fresh Take – Surprises
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The Two Yutes
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What does “My Cousin Vinny” and the Two Yutes have to
do with creating content?
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The Three “U”s
• Unique
• Useful
• Updated
“Tastes like chicken” isn’t a compliment - Seth Godin
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Great Content
“Don’t interrupt what people are interested in. Be what people are interested in.”
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This isn’t the content you’re looking for
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LinkedIn Posting: Best Practices
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Use Images (98% higher comment rate)
Source: LinkedIn
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5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
Include Links (drives 2x engagement)
Source: LinkedIn
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Add Videos (75% higher share rate)
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More Best Practices
• KISS (Keep it Short & Simple)
• Give audience a reason to engage
• Ask questions – Worst/best customer
service – Biggest business
mistake/success – Hiring tips – Networking advice
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More Best Practices
• 80/20 rule - post 4 audience-focused items for every 1 promoting your organization
• Mix entertaining, inspirational with informative and insightful posts
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5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
More Best Practices
• Engage your co-workers • Share updates • Add comments
• LinkedIn Company Page,
Groups and your own personal accounts
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Clear Calls To Action
• Sign up for an event • Share an article • Download a case study • Tell their story • Take a survey • Contact their
representative
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Frequency
Companies that post 20 times per month reach at least 60% of their audience (LinkedIn)
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Thank Your Recommenders!
• Send LinkedIn messages • Email • Mention/tag them on
Twitter or Facebook • Thank you notes • Phone calls
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Measure Engagement
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Insight & Analytics
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View Your Followers
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Website Traffic
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Try LinkedIn Ads
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5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
Sponsored Updates Resources
• 3 Steps to Targeting LinkedIn Sponsored Updates
• How-To Use LinkedIn Sponsored Updates Campaign Options [VIDEO]
• Making Changes to Your Sponsored Updates On The Go [VIDEO]
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5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
Have You Tried LinkedIn Ads?
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5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
Bonus Tip – For your members
Add members’ social media links on their listing on your website. Connect them with potential customers.
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Use your AMS to store members’ profile data
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Personal Profile Tips
• Professional Photo! • Concise description • Use keywords • Complete education
and work history, with descriptions
• Make connections! • Ask for
recommendations and endorsements
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5 Steps to Growing Your Membership Through LinkedIn © WebLink International #WebLinkedIn
WebLink Recap: An Integrated Solution
• ONE web-based centralized database
• Prospects, members, non-members and all reps in same system
• Financials, events, email, committees, website, reporting
Central DB
Financial System
Website
Email Marketing
Members
Events
Prospects
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Association & Chamber Websites
• 500+ client websites • WebLink Local business
directory drives 67% increase in traffic from organic searches
• Adds value for members • Non-dues revenue • Responsive website
design
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iPad App for Mobile Commerce
• Sell memberships • Event registrations • Integrated credit card
reader
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A Question
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Webinar Recap
• We will email copy of presentation to attendees
• Link to video recording of webinar
• Please let us know if you have any questions
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Additional Resources
• 4 Reasons Your LinkedIn Company Page Needs Work
• In Good Company: How Best In Class Marketers Use LinkedIn Company Pages To Grow Their Business
• Announcing The 12 Best LinkedIn Company Pages of 2012 [SLIDESHOW]
• 20 Tips to Amplify Your Brand on LinkedIn [SLIDESHOW]
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Additional Resources
• 15 Tips for Compelling Company Updates on LinkedIn
• Creating the Right Content for Your Association's Content Marketing Strategy
• Why Chambers and Associations Have A Content Marketing Advantage
• Using Google Analytics for Chambers and Associations
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Webinar Summary
• Great content • Right audience • Right time • Right channel • Ways to respond • Ways to share • Engage your audience • Stand out from the
crowd
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“Turn strangers into friends. Turn friends into customers. Turn customers into salespeople.” - Seth Godin
WebLink International 3905 Vincennes Road, Suite 210 Indianapolis, IN 46268 P 317-872-3909 | 1-877-231-4970 | F 317-872-3929 weblinkinternational.com | weblinkblog.com
Curt Moss
Senior Product Marketing Manager [email protected]