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Need Leads? LinkedIn to the Rescue

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Wayne
“LinkedIn is 277% More Effective for Lead Generation Than Facebook & Twitter”
-Hubspot Survey (Feb 2012)
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I bet you are dying to know which features make it so effective. batman and robinCheck back next week for a complete checklist of all the great lead generation features available on LinkedIn, but this week I want to give you the best of the best by sharing the dynamic duo of lead generation features on LinkedIn. And just like the original comic book dynamic duo of Batman and Robin, they are great on their own, but together they are much more effective. 
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So drive out of the Bat Cave, and come meet LinkedIn’s lead generation dynamic duo: Advanced People Search and Saved Search.
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Simply put, using these two features together will automatically serve you up an email list of new people who meet your defined criteria of a target. I use the word “target” very positively and with a variety of possibilities, like customers, vendors, donors, employees, strategic partners, and experts. The list could go on and on.  

 

Here are the steps to get the dynamic duo working on your case: 

1.  Click the word “Advanced” on the far right side of LinkedIn’s top toolbar.

    
2.  Using the available criteria boxes, enter the keywords, job titles, company names, geographic areas, etc. that your target person would use on his/her profile to describe himself/herself. 

3.  Review the list of individuals your search uncovers, making sure these do look like people you would like to meet, and see which of your connections already know these individuals. 

4.  Click the word “Save” on the top right of this list of search results.

5.  Decide what you want to name this target list and how often you want LinkedIn to notify you of new results.

From that point forward, LinkedIn will deliver to you, without any further work on your part, an updated list of your best and most qualified leads and, maybe more importantly, just which of your connections might be able to make that all-important introduction to those potential customers.

For additional help in using LinkedIn’s Advanced People Search feature, be sure to check out my free downloadable resource “LinkedIn People Searching-Your Ticket to Improved ROI.”

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  • Caitlin Rambo

    Great post, Wayne. The operative word is “save.” I especially like how I am able to save all queries that I desire for future reference on the platform.

  • Greg Linnemanstons

    Thanks, Wayne, great advice as always. As a Hubspot VAR we’ve seen exactly what you describe, with LI being the most effective lead gen SM there is. Thanks for the performance tips. Always learn something from you!

  • http://learnit2earnitwithlynn.com Lynn Brown

    I agree with Greg, this is a great strategy you are sharing Wayne. I have used Advanced Search and love it. Along with LinkedIn groups and the variety of ways to attract your target market, LinkedIn has provided me and my business with an endless amount of leads.

    Oh… and I love the intro with the ‘dynamic duo’!

  • http://humanwebsite.com.my/ Kent

    I do the same thing on Linkedin. My goal is to build relationship and get businesses from Malaysia top 10 companies. All I have to do is build connection with key person for a big company and slowly when we have relationship, we will start talking about business! :)

  • http://twitter.com/callbox_SG Katrina Chua

    This is strategy that I am using. It has given me leads and has connected me with several business people in Singapore.

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