Do you need a new approach to using linked in for sales and retention

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www.insidesales.ie 0 Statistics help you work out whether you need more structured approach for using LinkedIn r Sales Prospecting

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Many people are accidental LinkedIn users. Someone told they about LinkedIn and they started using it. They hope for the best ... but hope is not a very good strategy. The following 10 stats might get you thinking about whether you need a more structured approach for using LinkedIn for sales prospecting purposes. The presentation is tailored for an Irish marketplace but take out the 1st slide and all the same rules apply for the global user! Enjoy

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10 StatisticsTo help you work out whether you need to more structured approach for using LinkedIn for Sales Prospecting

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1.25 millionRegistered

LinkedIn users in Ireland

(How many of your ‘dream’ targets are here?)

Last up date April 2014

Or the same amount of people it would take to fill

Croke Park 17 times over!

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LinkedIn is responsible for

64% of all visits from social

media to corporate websites!(Are you getting visits?)

Last update Summer 2014

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15 million

plusregistered users / / sales targets

in UK

Last update Summer 2014

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TwoThe Number of new LinkedIn

members per second!

Last up date: Summer 2014

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61% Of users who see LinkedIn as their primary networking source

Source: Social Times 2012

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11 Times11 Times

More Likely to be found on LinkedIn by buyers if your profile has a photograph

Update: June 2014

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40%

Percentage of LinkedIn Users who use it daily – Are you one of the other 60%?

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74% of users see LinkedIn as a useful research tool for people and companies

…………… but only

41.5% see it as being useful to build relationships with potential customers!

Forbes Magazine 2014

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72% The percentage

of business people we met last year who are accidental LinkedIn Users.

... They have no plan to integrate LinkedIn into sales activity they just hope to get lucky!

Evolve Stat: Last up date: March 2014

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Time to stop being the accidental LinkedIn user?

…Get a Plan,

Get a Daily Process,and then you’ll get

more business!

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“Having an aim is the key to achieving your best”

Henry. Kaiser

davemaloneinsidesalescoach

www.insidesales.ie

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P.S. ............

‘Responsible’ is most used adjective in a LinkedIn members profile … when describing their working experience - 2012