Manawatu Guardian

Promote your brand on linkedin

Business platform going local for Manawatu¯

- Judith Lacy

Here’s a conversati­on starter: “Why are you on LinkedIn?” The LinkedIn Local Manawatu¯ launch on October 18 is giving attendees the chance to ask that question in person.

LinkedIn Local Manawatu¯ manager Ramola Duncan says the event will be a chance to meet LinkedIn connection­s and make new ones.

The theme of the event is building your personal brand on LinkedIn.

The panellists are residentia­l sales consultant Charles Allen, youth and Pasifika advocate Leilani Faaiuaso, and director and consultant Te Ahu Teki.

The event is for everyone — businesspe­ople, investment seekers, students looking for their first job, entreprene­urs, profession­als looking to move up the career ladder.

LinkedIn is a great platform for profession­al developmen­t, business transactio­ns and sharing ideas, Duncan says.

When she talks to people about LinkedIn she first asks them what they want to achieve, e.g. sales, speaker opportunit­ies or thought leadership.

The business and employment-focused social media platform is a great place to share your story and celebrate yourself.

“It’s not bragging, you know what you are doing is amazing. Why not talk about it.”

LinkedIn Local events provide an opportunit­y to network, build community, discuss industry trends, and share best practices for using LinkedIn.

New business The Brave Venture is supporting the launch of LinkedIn Local Manawatu¯.

Chief executive Lance Bickford says the pandemic increased the popularity of LinkedIn.

It was in relative infancy and then suddenly became “the platform” as other social media platforms were not appropriat­e for business communicat­ion.

He thinks the platform will keep growing. If you are serious about business you have to be on Linkedin as much as you have to understand artificial intelligen­ce.

The Brave Venture’s mission is to inspire better humans and better business. It runs community programmes and corporate courses.

 ?? ?? Te Ahu Teki (left), Ramola Duncan and Charles Allen are part of the LinkedIn Local Manawatu¯ launch on October 18.
Te Ahu Teki (left), Ramola Duncan and Charles Allen are part of the LinkedIn Local Manawatu¯ launch on October 18.

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