Social Bits will be running a workshop on how to use LinkedIn for business networking. This workshop will take place on the  17th of November and the 24th of November. Networking is an essential part of business, relationships matter,  LinkedIn enables you to accelerate business networking. LinkedIn has over 75 million members in over 200 countries, it is a network for professionals. This workshop deliver the basics of the LinkedIn interface and features, and will then progress to building connections and business opportunities.

This workshop is open to all business owners, marketing, sales, customer services and other business professionals, especially those in a business to business (B2B) market. It will help you build your online profile and give you the skills and knowledge to find to potential clients, service providers, and subject experts who come recommended. Using LinkedIn effectively can increase your Google PageRank and enhance your search engine results.

Workshop details

• Your profile and your Business profile – increase visibility and improve your connectability.
• Get and give recommendations.
• Connecting to your existing business network.
• Building and extending your network.
• Groups and Discussions, tapping into the knowledge of your network, find relevant answers quickly.
• Extend LinkedIn with applications.
• Find work and opportunities via LinkedIn.
• Use Linkedin to hire the best talent for your business

Details

• Dates for September
  • Wednesday the 17th of November 2010
  • Wednesday the 24th of November 2010

• Time: 9:30pm – 12:30 pm
• Location: Absolute hotel, Limerick
• Cost: €50

Educator

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Mark Cahill has over 13 years experience with blue-chip corporations such as such as Dell, Airtricity, Trinity Biotech and Johnson & Johnson in a variety of Technical/IT and Project Management roles. In recent years he has also worked with SMEs and entrepreneurs. He completed his masters degree in business administration (MBA) in 2008, and his thesis “To what extent have Online Social Networks changed Business to Consumer Marketing”. His thesis looks at how online social networks and Web 2.0 have changed the marketing landscape and it proposes a model for an integrated offline and online marketing strategy. He holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering and has a passion for technology and how it can benefit business. Mark is one of the founding organisers and speakers at Bizcamp Limerick. He is also an experienced trainer having delivered internal training courses while working at Dell. Mark was recently featured in Business Plus, one of Ireland’s leading directories of entrepreneurs. He is also a member of Engineers Ireland (IEI), IIA (Irish Internet Association) and MBA association of Ireland (MBAAI). Mark is also a guest lecturer in University of Limerick, Ireland, in Entrepreneurship, and Marketing, with a focus on Social Networks and Social Media.