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How Fake LinkedIn Profiles Can Cause Real Business Headaches

Zoominfo

But recently, there’s been attention on a new frontier of fake social media accounts — business profiles on LinkedIn. The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance tweeted that of the 7,000-plus LinkedIn profiles claiming to be Binance employees, only about 50 actually work there. How Many Fake LinkedIn Accounts Are There, Really?

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Sales Experts and Communities to Follow in 2022

Vidyard

However, sometimes the best way to advance your career is by networking and learning from sales experts within the community. Top Sales Communities to Join 2.1 John Barrows John Barrows provides sales training and consulting services to some of the world’s biggest brands (think Salesforce, LinkedIn, and Okta). Josh Braun 1.2

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Why community could be the next big thing in marketing

Martech

I wanted a way to talk to people who understood what I was doing — which is the entire ethos of community.” ” The first comment came from Mike Rizzo, telling me how the MO Pros community of marketing operations professionals started out as a Slack channel. Gamers have long constituted a network of online communities.

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Building in Public: How Transparency on the Internet Can Support Your Goals

Buffer

A YouTube video here, a LinkedIn post there – my life is a scrapbook of the lessons I learned from other people's journeys. At Buffer, one of our values is ' default to transparency ,' which means that we're a glasshouse – everyone can see what's going on inside. Why consider transparency at all?

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Five Social Proof Best Practices for 2022

Webbiquity

Your sales prospects need assurance that your company is an established, reliable, and honest partner with whom they can establish a transparent relationship. Create a Community of Advocates. It’s about fostering a community of satisfied clients who will recommend you without feeling like they need to get something out of it.

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How to become a B2B influencer on LinkedIn

Martech

Adopting a soft sales technique on LinkedIn can grow your network, and ultimately sales, according to Darryl Praill, CRO for sales engagement software company VanillaSoft. Chances are, those prospects and influencers are on LinkedIn. On LinkedIn, marketers can emphasize personal connections by showcasing individuality. “I

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How to personalize your brand on LinkedIn

Martech

LinkedIn influencing. LinkedIn remains one of the best platforms to expand your brand’s network. Praill’s team was about to build up the personal side of their brand using their own LinkedIn influencing strategy. We had a great corporate page on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Identify your brand’s influencer.