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Finding&Key&Targets&&&Candidates&Using&Social&Media
June&2015
By&Holly&Solomon,&Expand&Socially,&LLC
What&Platforms&Should&You&Be&On?
Search&the&right&people&to&connect&
Setting&up&Saved&Searches
Sending&Messages&to&Candidates/Prospects
Sharing&Your&Company&Open&Positions&and/or&News
FINDING&KEY&TARGETS&&&CANDIDATES&USING&SOCIAL&
MEDIA
LinkedIn:&
Q Only&platform&where&those&ages&30Q64&are&more&likely&to&be&users&than&those&ages&
18Q29
Q Over&340&million&registered&users
Facebook:.
Q 890&million&active&users&every&single&dayY&745&million&of&those&are&mobile&users&
Q 1.39&Billion&Monthly&Active&users,&and&1.19&Billion&Mobile&Monthly&Active&Users
Q More&than&1/2&of&all&online&adults&are&now&using&FacebookY&71%&of&all&adult&users&
are&using&Facebook
Twitter:
QTwitter&is&particularly&popular&among&those&under&50&and&the&collegeQeducated
Q Approximately&288&million&monthly&active&users,&sending&out&over&500&million&
tweets&per&dayY&80%&of&those&users,&just&happen&also&to&be&using&mobile
WHAT&PLATFORMS&SHOULD&YOU&BE&ON
Research&resources:
• Researching+Companies:+LinkedIn,+Facebook+and+Twitter
• For+Candidates+or+Employees+of+a+Company:++LinkedIn
Look&for:
• What+do+they+do+for+fun?+
• Mutual+connections
• What+nonCprofit+organizations+do+they+support?+
Staying&connected&to&your&clients,&prospects&and&candidates:&
• LinkedIn:+Shows+you+what’s+new+with+your+connectionsC check+this+often+for+
changes+to+their+career,+anniversaries,+bCdays,+etc.+
• Keep+your+names+in+front+of+them+regularly+without+being+the+annoying+sales+
person.+(Go+to+Inbox+– Review+Your+“Start+A+Conversation”)
• Contact+Lists:+Connect+your+contact+list+to+all+your+social+platforms+to+see+
who+is+social+and+then+you+can+decide+how/when+to+follow/request+directly+
to+them.
SALES&&&RECRUITING
Search&People
• Filtering+your+search
• Saving+your+resultsCSaved+searches
• Engaging+in+status+updates
• Adding+contacts
Adding&Groups&
• Search+for+groups+–Groups+your+targets+are+in
• Up+to+50+groups
• Posting+positions+in+groups/discussions
Following&Companies
• You+can+follow+unlimited+amount+of+companies
• See+who+you+are+connected+to+within+the+company
• Engaging+in+status+updates
SEARCH&FOR&TARGETS&ON&LINKEDIN
1. Reveal+your+company’s+culture+through+your+page+to+drive+candidates+and+
prospective+clients+to+you.
2. Put+a+LinkedIn+widget+on+your+website+
(https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins/followCcompany)+
3. Post+open+jobs+on+your+page+as+a+new+post+(not+paid+jobs+unless+you+have+
those+available).
4. Use+images+and+video+to+drive+engagement.
5. Make+sure+your+employees+have+LinkedIn+profiles+and+that+they+are+
listed/connected+to+your+company+page+appropriately.
6. Use+mentions+in+your+content+updates+of+specific+people+and/or+companies+
to+allow+for+cross+promotion.+Use+the+“@”+to+do+this.
7. Create/manage+your+own+LinkedIn+group+and+you+can+highlight+this+group+on+
your+company+page.
8. Drive+traffic+from+your+posts+to+your+website.
LINKEDIN&TOP&TIPS&FOR&BUSINESS
Make&it&personalNhow+do+you+know+themCwhat+are+you+seeking?
Invite&example:
Dear%John,
I%hope%we%can%connect%on%LinkedIn.%It%looks%like%we%both%are%interested%in%the%
manufacturing%industry.%Let%me%know%if%I%can%be%of%any%assistance%to%you%in%the%future.
Thank%you,
Holly%Solomon
Message&example:
Dear%John,
I%came%across%your%profile%and%was%hoping%you%would%have%interest%in%chatting%with%me.%I%
am%recruiting%for%a%Director%of%Marketing%at%XYZ%company%and%thought%you%or%someone%
in%your%network%may%have%interest.%Please%reach%out%to%me%or%forward%my%information%as%
appropriate.%Thanks%in%advance%for%your%time.
Regards,
Holly%Solomon
614J440J7988
holly@expandsocially.com
MESSAGING&ON&LINKEDIN
Make&it&interestingNdifferentNdraw&someone&to&get&more&info!
Job&Posting&in&Groups,&Company&Page&Updates,&Profile&Updates
We%are%interviewing%for%a%Director,%Marketing%at%ZYX%company%this%month.%We%
just%grew%our%sales%department%by%50%%in%2015%and%are%now%seeking%a%leader%to%
take%our%Marketing%group%to%the%next%level!%Please%see%the%job%description%at%
www.xyzcompany.com/job123and%contact%me%at%holly@expandsocially.comor%
614J440J7988.
Mix&It&Up&a&Bit:
Do%you%know%someone%who%is%like%the%“Energizer%Bunny”?%We%need%a%few%more%
for%our%sales%group.%Refer%a%superstar%for%our%Senior%Sales%Representative%
Positions.%Check%out%the%description%at%www.xyzcompany.com/job123or%contact%
me%at%holly@expandsocially.comor%614J440J7988.
POSTING&UPDATES&ON&SOCIAL&SITES
Search&People
• Filtering+your+search
• Adding+contacts
Lists
• Save+to+private+or+public+lists+(feeds)
• Follow+lists
• Search+other’s+lists
• Get+seen+by+being+added+to+a+public+list
SEARCH&FOR&TARGETS&ON&TWITTER
1. Bio+and+logo/photo+should+be+consistent+with+your+brand.+List+your+
location,+website+and+use+keywords+in+your+bio.
2. Use+hashtags+(#)+to+target+a+specific+audience+and/or+follow+trends.+
Use+search+capabilities+to+find+local+twitter+members.
3. Don’t+start+a+tweet+using+a+mention+(@)
4. Curate+your+own+messages,+retweet+other’s+messages+and+try+to+direct+
people+to+your+website+when+possible+to+drive+more+traffic
5. Follow+your+competitors+on+a+private+listed+list+w/o+really+following+
them
6. Schedule+your+posts+so+they+occur+at+key+times+(use+a+free+analytic+tool+
like+www.followerwonk.comor+www.tweriod.com)
7. Schedule+Retweets+and+posts+at+12pm,+5pm+or+6pm+(highest+click+
through+rates)
8. Create+a+Twitter+Widget+for+your+website
9. Optimal+length+of+a+twitter+message+is+between+120C130+characters+
10. Give+Twitter+users+a+good+reason+to+follow+youCbe+engaging!
TWITTER&TOP&TIPS&FOR&BUSINESS
Search&People
• Filtering+your+search+for+People,+Pages,+Groups
Settings
• Creating+favorites
• Adding+people+to+an+interest+list:+
https://www.facebook.com/bookmarks/interests
• Following+people+without+friending+them
• Get+notifications
• Adding+contacts
SEARCH&FOR&TARGETS&ON&FACEBOOK
1. Use+images+as+they+are+more+engaging+in+content+posts
2. Use+a+call+to+action+image+on+your+facebook+page+to+tell+people+what+you+
want+them+to+do+(follow+you)
3. Get+your+fans+from+your+facebook+page+to+join+your+email+distribution+list
4. Like+other+company+pages+as+your+page
5. Invite+a+list+of+people+to+follow+your+page+by+uploading+a+list+or+using+contacts+
in+your+email+(Suggest+Page)
6. Tag+other+pages+by+using+the+“@”+before+the+name+in+your+post.+This+allows+
that+page+to+know+you+mentioned+them+and+they+likely+will+reply+or+push+out+
your+message+to+their+followers+allowing+for+a+larger+audience.
7. Use+the+scheduling+option+in+facebook+pages+to+schedule+out+your+content+so+
your+page+will+never+look+bare.
8. Use+Facebook+mobile+app+called+“Pages”+to+manage+your+page+from+the+road.
9. Create+a+widget+of+your+facebook+page+on+your+website+
(https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/pageCplugin)+
10. Leaders+of+company+should+invite+their+facebook+profile+friends+to+like+their+
page+(must+be+an+admin+of+the+page)
FACEBOOK&TOP&TIPS&FOR&BUSINESS
• Maintain+an+active+online+presence+(even+in+off+hours)
• Tell+the+world+about+what+separates+your+business+from+your+
competition
• Be+consistent+with+your+brand+across+all+platforms
• Share+content+in+status+updates,+in+groups,+use+rich+keywords+
and/or+hashtags+
• Become+known+as+an+expert+in+your+industry+based+off+your+
posts
• Encourage+all+clients+and+employees+to+follow+your+social+
platforms+(email+signatures)
• B2B+gets+their+best+engagement+from+posts+on+weekdays+
whereas+B2C+gets+their+best+engagement+weekends+
SOCIAL&MEDIA&BEST&PRACTICES
C What’s+the+latest+news+in+your+industry?
C What+are+your+competitors+doing?
C Set+up+a+google+alert+(free)+on+your+name+C your+business+name
C https://www.google.com/alerts
C Use+quotes+around+words+if+you+are+looking+for+them+together+[holly+
solomon]
C Up+to+1000+alerts+if+you+verify+them+(email+verification)
C Set+up+google+analytics+on+your+website+to+track+your+traffic+to+
your+website+from+your+social+platforms
C http://www.google.com/analytics
C With+info+you+can+build+your+audience+further+by+acting+on+your+insights+
KNOW&YOUR&INDUSTRY&&&WHAT&PEOPLE&ARE&SAYING&
ABOUT&YOUR&BUSINESS
Holly+Solomon
Expand+Socially
(614)440C7988
holly@expandsocially.com
www.expandsocially.com
Twitter:+@expandsocially
DO&YOU&NEED&HELP&DIGGING&FURTHER?&CALL&ME!

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