How publishers can optimize their LinkedIn profile

Are sellers optimizing LinkedIn for their next job or their next customer?

That was the question posed by Colleen McKenna, Founder and CEO of Intero Advisory, to attendees of the 2023 Niche Media Conference. Intero provides LinkedIn training for publishers and other companies, specializing in what she calls “deep selling.”

Too often, sales and other executives optimize their profile for their next job without realizing how critical their LinkedIn profile is to the process of B2B sales, she said.

“Positioning for B2B selling is in trouble,” she said. “Only 5% of the buyer’s journey is spent with the salesperson.” The first thing to do is work on the LinkedIn profile. In this report, she shows why and how to do it. Please join as a member to continue reading.

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How your website can generate more media kits leads

Most advertisers will check out the website in their pre-purchase research.

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We followed the customer journey on the websites of 30 niche magazines from around the country and gathered examples of features that made the experience better motivated us to make contact with the team - and what left us slightly frustrated and uninspired.

Included in this report are survey results, examples of features that worked, and a check list to update your website for more sales in 2024.

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