How to use LinkedIn for Business
Category: Introductory Webinars
Cost: R190 per person
Date: Thursday, 29 July 2010
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 (2 hours)
Venue: Online
Presenter: Jamaaludeen Khan
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Who should attend?
This webinar is aimed at people people involved in business, from junior levels up to senior management.
Overview
LinkedIn is a very powerful business networking tool. It is a social network, similar in ways to Facebook, but it is more strictly geared to business professionals. Finding specific people in large or small companies is very easy with LinkedIn. Making new connections and building solid business relationships on this network could be the biggest growth catalyst for your business. Join us for this webinar to find out how to take full advantage of this online resource.
What you will learn:
- Understanding Web 2.0 and Social Media
- The dynamics of LinkedIn
- Secrets of an effective LinkedIn profile
- Expanding your business network with LinkedIn
- Case studies
eBook Recommendations:
- Social Media and Social Networking Starting Points – by Chris Brogran
- An introduction to the power of “Web 2.0″ – by Trevor Cook and Lee Hopkins
- What is Social Media – by Antony Mayfield
- Web 2.0 Strategies and Lessons for Business Leaders – by Troy Angrignon with Nick Kellet, Gary Ralston, Ean Jackson, and Matthew Fessenden
Book Recommendations:
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – by Stephen R Covey
- The Speed of Trust – by Stephen M R Covey
- Small is the New Big – by Seth Godin
- Tribes – by Seth Godin
- Wikinomics – by Don Tapscott and Anthony D Williams
- The Long Tail – by Chris Anderson
- The World is Flat – by Thomas L Friedman
Website Recommendations:
- 17 Invisible LinkedIn Tricks Revealed
- LinkedIn How-Tos from Dave Taylor
- 7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn
- 100+ Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn
- How Small Firms Can Get the Most Out of LinkedIn
This introductory webinar is covered in-depth in our full day How to use LinkedIn for Business seminar. Click here for more details.
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