You look someone up on LinkedIn only to find they are a third degree connection (or not even!) LinkedIn profile access is even more restricted, today you now need a premium account to view third degree connections. Searching in LinkedIn, this is all I was able to see of his profile: 1. Search On Google Don’t start with LinkedIn. Instead, use Google and include LinkedIn in your search (or even start the search with site:linkedin.com to limit your results to just LinkedIn). Your Turn Do you have favorite LinkedIn tricks you have discovered? MORE >>

With everyone going on about the wonders of Facebook and Twitter, our poor friend LinkedIn sometimes gets left out in the cold.  With millions of people from all over the globe taking part in the conversation on LinkedIn, it [.]. B2B marketing B2C marketing Inbound marketing Social media marketing linkedin marketing online marketing social media marketingWhile not one of the most visible sites, it is definitely one of the most powerful.  MORE >>

LinkedIn company pages are like a personal profile for your company. Your company page is a mini-website for your company, but it’s located on LinkedIn so it’s easy for LinkedIn members to find. Writing for LinkedIn is very different than writing your website. Both share the necessity to relate to humans and well as search engines (or in the case of LinkedIn, the search algorithm), but the tone of each is quite different. However, in order to place the person there, you must, as an administrator, be connected to that person on LinkedIn. MORE >>

According to a recent  study by BtoB Magazine , 93% of all B2B marketers are engaged in some form of social media marketing, with most putting their focus on the most popular channels (LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter). LinkedIn emerged as the most-used channel with 72% of B2B marketers using it to for their marketing efforts. The study also found that B2B marketers cited LinkedIn as the most important channel for them and identified lead-generation as the most valuable result of LinkedIn marketing. Below are 4 ways of using LinkedIn to get the desired results -. MORE >>

'If you are working in the B2B industry, no doubt you have already dabbled in the wonderful world of LinkedIn. But are you using LinkedIn Signal? LinkedIn Signal is a powerful tool that allows you to filter information in your news stream. What’s important to note about Signal is that it don’t confine you to 1st, 2nd and group connections, but allows you to see results from everyone on LinkedIn. Consider Signal a type of “Google Alert” that you can set up and save, but on the LinkedIn channel. Are you using LinkedIn Signal? MORE >>