Informed Podcast by Mark Williams The podcast for LinkedIn™️ users

NEWS

  • Naomi Lewis wrote an article for ‘Look Magazine’
  • Here is the new LinkedIn sales tool called elink. It looks expensive but maybe an option to Autopilot if your market is very active on Twitter.

  • A LinkedIn success story. A start-up founder get his funding by connecting and building trust with someone in Australia who knew someone who wanted to invest. 

  •  Shocking sexist job ad by a company from Toronto that appeared on LinkedIn. 

  •  Three changes to LinkedIn this week; 

    • The main font and colour scheme has reverted to the dull black and grey scheme. 
    • You can now embed link to a wider variety of media in LinkedIn published posts 
    • Invitation ‘cards’ have been redesigned making it easier to see a customized message.

COMMENTARY

I have found great success with my new VAR system. 

 

V = View a profile (a lot with autopilot

A = Accept the invitation (assuming they are a prospect) 

R = Reply to their invitation 

It certainly works well for me, why not give it a try. 

 

QUESTION (From James from the US)

 

  • How does LinkedIn determine someone’s ‘function’ on LinkedIn when there is no field in a profile for this? 
Direct download: LinkedInformed2091.mp3
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