Business Excellence - TOP 5 Series
In keeping with the theme of our podcast, "Business Excellence" we have decided to release a new edition, the Business Excellence Top 5 Series.
In this series we interview the best contributors we can source to tell us about their Top 5 tips, tools or ideas relating to their topic around business and / or life.
Hosted by Lindsay Adams OAM CSP and Rael Bricker CSP bringing 60+ years of entrepreneurial success and professional speaking together.
Business Excellence - TOP 5 Series
In Conversation - Colin Hirdman Top Five Tips For Growing Your Network, Leads and Sales Through LinkedIn
“The last thing that I'll say, and this is where I put a lot of pressure on myself as a founder, I put that same pressure on any founders listening, or if you sit in the sales or marketing seat, and it's this, you have to know, what are the pains and the barriers that your prospects are trying to overcome, what is it that they want to be educated on. And most importantly, what is it that you can teach? What is it that your audience wants to learn from you, and anyone, especially that's in B to B, if you can crack that nut, you can be really, really successful on LinkedIn.”
Colin Hirdman Top Five Tips For Growing Your Network, Leads And Sales Through LinkedIn
1. Adopt the right philosophy
2. Build the right audiences
3. Activate your audience
4. Implement a drip message campaign
5. Leverage LinkedIn live streams
TIME STAMP SUMMARY
01:28 Being authentic and genuine, having an educational mindset, and being willing to experiment
06:39 Generating organic content on LinkedIn is extremely important
11:32 Connections on LinkedIn, the benefits of mutuals and when to cancel a connection request
16:10 LinkedIn live streams are an important tool for continuing the relationships
Where to find Colin?
Website https://www.rainmakergrows.com/
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/colinhirdman
Colin Hirdman Bio
Since starting my first company a week after graduating from college, I realized I have a passion for creativity, new ideas and the challenge that start-ups provide. Currently focused on Rainmaker (https://rainmakergrows.com) and helping founders, sales executives, business coaches, etc. grow their network, leads, and sales through LinkedIn.I also volunteer and sit on the board of the MN Blockchain Initiative(https://www.mnblockchain.org/).