IBS will be better if you have LinkedIn app on your smartphone
Posted on Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 01:01 PM
As you know, there will be lots of people at the International Builders Show that you will want to meet. You will be participating in many educational sessions and seeing lots of vendors. How can you make that experience more manageable and more effective for your business? Use LinkedIn of course.
Here are some tips using your mobile LinkedIn app to help you be more prepared for this year's event. Or any event you may attend in the future.
1. Make sure your LinkedIn profile is beefed up before you leave. Do you have all your current accomplishments on there? Do you have a current picture so people can recognize you? Set aside a half hour and make sure your profile tells the real story of who you are and how you can help others.
2. Do a search for the speakers at educational sessions. Learn more about them before the event and connect with them for further contact.
3. Post important information you are learning throughout the day so your connections can benefit. Share a condensed list of the key points you learned. This is also a great method to help you remember the same information.
4. Find out if any of your connections are at the event and schedule a meetup so you can finally meet face to face.
5. Once you get to a computer, write some blog articles about the concepts you learned and be sure to share them with your Linkedin groups.
6. If your company is hiring be sure to post the job in your company profile and send people there that you meet who might be interested. You might even consider setting up some interviews.
Can you think of any other ways you might use Linkedin at the IBS this year?
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Sandi Sturm is the inbound marketing specialist at Alaskarama.com and mobile marketing specialist and developer at MobilePlusLocal.com.
