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I was thrilled to be asked to take part in an episode of Human Resources Marketing Specialist, Ben Geoghegan’s ‘A Better HR Business’ podcast. Ben […]
Are you on LinkedIn to generate new business? If so, I have an important thought I wish to share with you… I see so many […]
I was one part of, quite frankly, a baffling conservation recently. It went something along the lines of: Stranger: Hey Nigel, I hear you are […]
Do you know who’s Following you on LinkedIn? (And for that matter, who you Follow?!) What’s the Difference Between a LinkedIn Follower and a Connection? […]
“Should I Connect With My Work Colleagues?” It’s a question I get a lot. People often worry if Connecting with their colleagues is pointless or […]
Do you often hesitate and ponder if you should hit the ‘accept’ button on a mysterious or unknown LinkedIn Connection request? A Connection of one […]
It’s easy for me, as a LinkedIn Trainer, course leader and speaker, to forget that there are professionals and people out there who don’t know […]
I’m really lucky. I get to speak at some super events. A couple of weeks ago I was kindly invited by Graham Shiers to speak […]
Ever wondered who ‘owns’ the ‘search’ landscape? It’s Google, of course (I hear you say). You might be surprised to learn that Google is even […]
Have your LinkedIn view stats just taken a nose-dive? A couple of connections have just asked me why their views on Posts have suddenly dropped? […]
Are you familiar with ‘Boolean Operators’? If not, you should be! Many people have heard me talk about the increasing importance of search. Both to […]
LinkedIn isn’t hot news. The platform isn’t a change nor is it a revolution in digital marketing, sales or business development. However, many professionals across […]
A new year doesn’t have to mean a new you; perhaps you liked the 2018 you! However, a new year is a natural time to […]
It surprises me to see that one of the most frequently searched Linked-related questions in the UK, according to Semrush, is ‘how to delete LinkedIn account’, […]
Is your LinkedIn Profile your TripAdvisor equivalent? It should be! When it comes to me choosing a place to stay or eat, for example when […]
Long before the arrival of social media, successful sales depended on building relationships. The big difference now is that we now have more, and better, […]
I spend a lot of time educating people and sharing insights about how they can leverage their own LinkedIn Profiles to help build their professional […]
There are now 575 million people registered on LinkedIn. 25 million are in the UK alone. That tells me that almost all business professionals have […]
Last week I revealed that winning business on LinkedIn is often dependent on you doing two fundamental things: ensuring your LinkedIn Profile gives the right […]
Common to pretty much all businesses and organisations is one problem they must solve: how to win new business? With more than 570 million users […]
I think the topic of Search and more specifically, Voice Search, is so important. Are You an Avid User of Apple’s Siri, Google Assistant, Microsoft’s […]
Last week I had the pleasure of being invited by Leeds Trinity Business Network to deliver an interactive and insightful session on how people can […]
Do you think your LinkedIn profile ‘jumps” out to the people you want to be found by against the millions of existing profiles? Nowadays, rather […]
The odds are stacked against me when I say “fancy doing any ‘Corporate LinkedIn Training” to any professionals I meet at the various networking events […]
Skills Match Index (SMI): IS THIS A NEW LinkedIn FEATURE? Background: LinkedIn’s vision is to create economic opportunities for every member of the global workforce. […]
I was thrilled to recently have received a positive testimonial from an attendee of one of my recent LinkedIn training sessions saying: “I’m really enjoying […]
You may be able to apply the ‘one size fits all’ approach the majority of the time when it comes to marketing socks (everybody needs […]
Ever wanted to have a copy of all that is written on your LinkedIn profile? Since hindsight is the worst and it has always helped […]
Have you ever had a salesman (or woman) say to you: “Let me automate your activity on LinkedIn to produce fantastic returns, increase your connections […]
Just as you never stop learning you also never stop teaching. We all share our knowledge and skills we have picked up during our lives […]
Are 15% of your LinkedIn Connections recruiters? I often suggest to people I train that clearing out invaluable Connections is a good thing. Whilst in […]
Which email address should be your ‘Primary’ email address on LinkedIn? I found myself in a discussion where a person suggested you should never have […]
I know for a fact that your LinkedIn content activity can also be found by people searching for information on Google. In effect, you get […]
Like many of us, I receive many requests from recruiters to connect. Without exception, NONE of them EVER personalise their request to connect! Seriously, guys, […]
All too many times when I receive an invitation to connect with someone I have not met I receive this request: “I’d like to add […]
In a recent LinkedIn group discussion this question was raised… How can we leverage LinkedIn to sell more without being salesy or spammy? It would […]
How often do you receive the following mundane message from people wishing to connect on LinkedIn? ‘I’d like to connect with you on LinkedIn.’ Most […]
If you throw enough mud, some of it will stick There are quite a few sales people that I have met who believe that there […]
We live in a world of change Incredible as it may seem, the first mobile phone call made in the UK happened as recently as […]
“I should know my prospects better” That was the conclusion of the Managing Director of a large printing company after he had been on a […]
All too many times when I receive an invitation to connect on LinkedIn with someone I have not met I receive this request: Hi Nigel, […]
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