LinkedIn: Why On Earth Would I Spend Time on LinkedIn?

Join us on Thursday, December 19, 2013 for an interactive session discussing the benefits of LinkedIn and why on Earth you’d spend time on LinkedIn. The answer and practical use of LinkedIn may surprise you.

Presenter and Chamber Member, Michelle Falling, is a business development professional with a background in hiring, HR, sales, and marketing. Michelle is on LinkedIn everyday and can help you get more out of your presence on this quickly growing social media platform. This session will be perfectly suited for:

1. Business Owners, HR Departments, or Management who are involved in recruiting and hiring talent to their organization
2. Sales Professionals & Marketers who are selling their products or services to other businesses (B2B Sales)
3. Anyone who doesn’t ‘get’ LinkedIn, but wants to learn and understand the basics and how to better utilize the tool
4. People actively seeking employment, especially upcoming or recent college graduates

In addition to helping you rediscover this powerful social media tool and it’s unique benefits, Michelle will provide ample time to answer your questions and show you what you want to learn. In fact, she’d prefer you let her know in advance if you have specific questions you’d like answered. You can email her at michelle@vimm.com

This session will cover:

• Why it would behoove you to give LinkedIn a little time and attention
• The anatomy of LinkedIn
• Best practices to get the most value out of using LinkedIn as a tool
• If time allows, walk through some advanced features, settings, and LinkedIn Groups

Come to the session with a LinkedIn account set up and plan to grow your LinkedIn connections at (and after) the Social Media Breakfast on Thursday, December 19th at 7:30am at the Crow River Winery, Hutchinson, MN. As always, it is free, but pre-registration is required.