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Todd Hobbit Verciglio
                           MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR









        Hello! It’s already July and things have already started   marketing emails or newsletters
        to heat up! If you are looking to heat up your Linked-In
                                                               •   Embed a Company Follow button onto your website
        account, this month we have just what you are looking for!
                                                                   so visitors can easily follow your LinkedIn Company
        I was sent some really useful information from Brittany    Page
        Dorner, a fellow Marketing Specialist with Linked-In.

                                                               2. Build an All-Star Team
        3 Proven Tactics to Grow Your Small
        Business with LinkedIn                                 LinkedIn has helped 75% of job switchers make informed
                                                               decisions about their careers, making LinkedIn a top
        There are over 30 million small businesses in the United   recruiting network for entrepreneurs.
        States, but only half of them will make it past five years.
                                                               Career Pages allow you to target audiences with a
        Ensure your small business is in the successful half and
                                                               personalized look into your company, culture, and job
        capitalize on how LinkedIn can evolve your business.
                                                               postings. They give you dedicated Life and Job tabs on
        Here are three ways to grow your business using
                                                               your Company Page that attract and engage relevant
        LinkedIn:
                                                               applicants.
                                                               In addition to creating Career Pages, have employees
        1. Create & Promote a LinkedIn Company Page            share job postings and “day in the life” content as well.

        LinkedIn members are 50% more likely to buy once       This gives visitors a genuine idea of what it’s like to
        they’ve engaged with your business on LinkedIn. But    work for you and adds to your authenticity. If you have
        they can’t connect with you if you don’t have a LinkedIn   a few employees who lead the pack in sharing content,
        Company Page. Personal profiles don’t have the         consider linking them to your Company Page’s Life Tab.
        same marketing, advertising, and recruiting features   Watch our video below on how to use the Life Tab to
        as Company Pages, making them less effective at        attract the right talent for your company:
        promoting your business. As you create your page, think
        about the kind of impression you want to create among   3. Hire Freelancers
        potential customers and employees.
                                                               You’ve probably had an employee who took on a task
        Here are some simple ways to get the word out:
                                                               outside of their domain. You might have even done it
        •   Announce the launch of the Company Page on your    yourself a few times. While the effort is commendable,
            personal LinkedIn profile                          learning on the fly can also be detrimental.

        •   Link to your Company Page in the footer of your    Finding the right talent for the task isn’t as tricky as it


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