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| Braley explains why LinkedIn is Important |
LinkedIn has become one of the most powerful social media tools for business to business (B2B) selling. It is ideal for professionals wanting to grow their personal brand and to build meaningful relationships.
A recent conversation with a client
pretty much summed up why LinkedIn has soared to the top of marketing
must-haves. He observed, “When one of our sales people cold-calls a prospective
client or replies to an email inquiry, before the process goes to the next step,
the first place both parties go to gather background information is LinkedIn.”
“Relationship-driven
marketing is what makes the B2B world go round,” he noted. “Potential customers
often check out the LinkedIn profiles of our team before they go to our company
website!”
He concluded, “By the time they meet face-to-face, both have learned a lot about each other.” The conversation was in the context of our meeting to start developing consistent and branded LinkedIn profiles for each of his sales and executive teams.