LinkedIn is the essential business networking tool for professionals and sales executives and anyone wanting a more distinguished online presence. It is highly respected internationally for business marketing and almost essential for career advancement in overseas Fortune 500 companies.
Course outline
1. Your Profile tells your story
- Your résumé and past work experience
- Keeping up to date
- Your photo
- Connecting with other applications such as Facebook, Twitter, WordPress
- Loading your own website, and blog
- Use the right keywords and mention your skills
- Increasing Google page rankings and SEO
2. Your Contacts tell your value to the world
- It’s not about the numbers, well not always
- How to invite relevant people
- How to find strategic contacts
- Asking for and giving recommendations
- Your personal network statistics tell a story
- How to leverage your network
- How to make contact with connections 2 or 3 degrees away
3. Groups connect you to a worldwide community
- Finding relevant groups
- Communicating with them
- Getting and giving value in a group
- Starting your own
4. Use Answers to demonstrate your expertise
- And your generosity
- Increase your visibility
- Ask questions to get assistance or information from peers
5. Adding Events
- Sharing them with your contacts
- Viewing other Events
Outcomes
By the end of the workshop, each delegate would have completed the following:
- Updated their personal profile, including a photo
- Made new connections within the group present
- Sought out new strategic connections in terms of prospects or leads in their own industry
- Requested a recommendation
- Joined a group
- Answered or Posted a Question
Bring your computer
This is a four hour session that requires a computer and internet access. Please bring either a 3G card or your login details for your ADSL if we have indicated that the venue has an internet Hotspot.
Timing – The course is 4 hours duration and breakfast is provided.
Cost – R950. We offer various early-bird, group and in-house discounts as well as special rates for Social Media Solutions clients.
Notes – The comprehensive handout provides both actionable steps as well as strategic advice.
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February 2012 M T W T F S S 1 Events on 1 February 2012- Social Media Marketing 101 - Cape TownStarts: 8:00 amEnds: 1 February 2012 - 12:00 pmLocation: The Grand Daddy, 38 Long Street, Cape TownDescription: Imagine being able to market to 1,000s of people without leaving your office, where the cost of an advert is cents instead of tens of thousands of Rands, and where you control the tone and content without having to wait for advertising agencies.
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2 Events on 2 February 2012- Social Media Extension Course – Facebook - Cape TownStarts: 8:00 amEnds: 2 February 2012 - 12:00 pmLocation: The Grand Daddy, 38 Long Street, Cape TownDescription: Facebook is a deceptively easy and yet powerful tool for marketing your business online and can be integrated into so many other applications. Dig deep to learn the most effective techniques for being made known online through Facebook.
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3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Events on 15 February 2012- Social Media Extension Course – LinkedIn - Cape TownStarts: 8:00 amEnds: 15 February 2012 - 12:00 pmLocation: The Grand Daddy, 38 Long Street, Cape TownDescription: LinkedIn is the essential business networking tool for professionals and sales executives and anyone wanting a more distinguished online presence. It is highly respected internationally for business marketing and almost essential for career advancement in overseas Fortune 500 companies.
To book click on this link:http://tiny.cc/3pey0
16 Events on 16 February 2012- Social Media Extension Course - Business Blogging - Cape TownStarts: 8:00 amEnds: 16 February 2012 - 12:00 pmLocation: The Grand Daddy, 38 Long Street, Cape TownDescription: Business blogging is the cornerstone of a well conceived online marketing presence. It allows you to connect with your audience and educate them in a way that you cannot do in 140 characters or just with images.
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17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Events on 23 February 2012- Social Media Marketing 101 - CenturionStarts: 8:00 amEnds: 23 February 2012 - 12:00 pmLocation: Willow Conference Centre, Unit 10 Corporate Corner, Cnr John Vorster & Marco Polo, Highveld Park, Centurion, 0169Description: Imagine being able to market to 1,000s of people without leaving your office, where the cost of an advert is cents instead of tens of thousands of Rands, and where you control the tone and content without having to wait for advertising agencies.
To book click on this link:http://tiny.cc/3pey0 - Social Media Extension Course – Facebook - CenturionStarts: 1:00 pmEnds: 23 February 2012 - 5:00 pmLocation: Willow Conference Centre, Unit 10 Corporate Corner, Cnr John Vorster & Marco Polo, Highveld Park, CenturionDescription: Facebook is a deceptively easy and yet powerful tool for marketing your business online and can be integrated into so many other applications. Dig deep to learn the most effective techniques for being made known online through Facebook.
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24 Events on 24 February 2012- Social Media Extension Course –Business Blogging - CenturionStarts: 8:00 amEnds: 24 February 2012 - 12:00 pmLocation: Willow Conference Centre, Unit 10 Corporate Corner, Cnr John Vorster & Marco Polo, Highveld Park, CenturionDescription: Business blogging is the cornerstone of a well conceived online marketing presence. It allows you to connect with your audience and educate them in a way that you cannot do in 140 characters or just with images.
To book click on this link: http://tiny.cc/3pey0
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