Informed: the podcast for LinkedIn® users

Are You Stuck In The Past?

02 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 189, not much news this week but I do have a couple of new features to share with you and a cool thing plus I feel the need for a r...

LinkedIn is Cooler Than Instagram!

25 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 188, this week I had some very sad news, one of the clipper race crew was swept overboard and tragically lost his life - devastatin...

The LinkedIn User Survey

18 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 187, this week we are back to the normal format after a few weeks of interviews. I would really appreciate your help with compiling...

In Conversation with Leif Carlsen

11 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 186, this week I really enjoyed chatting with Leif Carlsen, A social selling expert and podcaster from Denmark.Leif and I chat abou...

What a Florist Can Teach Us About Using LinkedIn

04 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 185, this week I’m doing my annual ‘escape from the wet and cold of Britain’ week in Spain so I thought I would treat you to ...

The Class of 2017 - The New ‘IN’ Crowd!

28 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 184, this week I’m expanding on the subject of the meteoric rise of LinkedIn in terms of engagement and activity and I want to to...

GDPR is Coming!

21 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 183, this week I am dedicating the whole episode to this much requested subject. GDPR is coming next year whether we like it or not...

Nothing in Particular!

14 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 182, lots to tell you about this week so no main subject as such.Firstly I want to correct something I mentioned in last weeks show...

How To Master PR with Janet Murray

07 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 181, this weeks episode is focussed on an interview with Janet Murray from Soulful PR. I appeared on her podcast recently and since...

Something Really Special is Happening on LinkedIn

30 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 180, it’s been a busy week for me, I nearly didn’t get time to put this episode together but I’m glad I managed to because I ...

Does Employee Advocacy Really Work?

23 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 179, this week the main topic is something I seem to be coming across a lot…employee advocacy on LinkedIn. For those who haven’...

LinkedIn Communication - Live!

15 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 178, it’s been a busy week for me with several training sessions and a speaking gig. I knew I wouldn’t get time to produce an e...

How To Really Stalk Someone on LinkedIn!

09 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 177, this week I want to focus on research….not stalking! The problem is that everyone seems to want to refer to it as stalking s...

Engagement VS Content Marketing

02 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 176, this week I am going to share my thoughts on the demise of content marketing and the rise of engagement as a much more effecti...

A Focus on Youth

26 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 175, this week I want to return to a subject close to my heart and also one that I think is really important to all of us. 18-25-ye...

LinkedIn Website Demographics

19 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 174, I’m going to share an interesting chat I had with AJ Wilcox this week. AJ heard me talk in sceptical terms about the new web...

LinkedIn Plagiarism

12 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 173, this week it’s just me (no interview) and I want to talk about the controversial but also very important topic of plagiarism...

The LinkedIn Charm Offensive

05 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 172, this week I’m going to introduce you to a very interesting and somewhat entertaining character. Jon Buchan is a digital mark...

LinkedIn Native Video

29 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 171, well I’m back from my holiday and fully refreshed albeit missing the sun, crystal clear sea, wonderful beaches and amazing s...

How Does Your Profile Make People Feel?

22 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 170, I’m still away this week but rather than go two weeks without an episode I thought I would pre-record an interview with the ...

Getting Personal on LinkedIn

08 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 169, lets get personal this week……or maybe not! Is is right to chat about non-business matters on LinkedIn? That is the main fo...

Help! Nobody reads my Articles…

01 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 168, last week’s show seemed to go down a storm……it seems everyone is checking their influence score and comparing them which...

How Influential Are you on LinkedIn?

24 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 167, this week I’m going to take the opportunity to catch up on questions which have been building up recently as well as discuss...

#LinkedInLocal Taking your network to the next level

17 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 166, this week I have been inspired to spread the news about #LinkedInlocal, a movement that is gaining momentum around the world a...

Skills & Endorsements

10 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 165, this week it’s that old nugget again…Skills and their annoying little brother endorsements!But first……Interesting Stuf...

Content Collecting & Sharing

03 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 164, following on from last week’s theme of ‘cleaning up your homepage’ it struck me that you also need to make sure that you...

Declutter Your Home(page)

27 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 163, it’s been a terrible week for me with the shocking news coming from Manchester and being personally touched by the tragic ev...

LinkedIn Articles. What Can I Write About?

20 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 162, well I’m still standing!I’m approaching the end of my second week standing and my legs and feet finally seem to be adjusti...

LinkedIn SEO

13 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 161, I’m recording very early this week so please excuse me if any news that broke this week isn't covered! I had a very interest...

Spring Clean Your Profile

06 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 160, the wether has improved in the UK this week and it looks as though spring has finally arrived so I thought that would be a goo...

Video on LinkedIn. We can't rewind we've gone to far…..

29 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 159, following my trip to Social Media Marketing World something has been bugging me…..video! I saw so many people broadcasting l...

Angry Donald!

22 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 158, it’s been a very ‘buggy’ week this week, firstly connections were in reverse order in the ‘My network’ list then the...

LinkedIn’s Problem Child - Groups!

15 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 157. It’s about time we talked about groups again, A long standing feature that used to be great but seems to have deteriorated i...

Multilingual LinkedIn

08 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 156, this week I finally get around to discussing how LinkedIn works across different languages and seeing as I know very little ab...

Social Media Marketing World 2017

01 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 155, I’m sorry I wasn’t able to deliver an episode last week, the conference was so ‘full on’ I had no opportunity to put t...

I know you…..

18 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 154, it’s been a tricky week this week, I had planned an interview with an Italian LinkedIn trainer to tackle the important subje...

When is it @pproriate?

11 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 153, this week I discuss my thoughts on @ mentions in LinkedIn posts. There seems to be a growing trend out there and I’m not sur...

The Great U-Turn!

04 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 152, this week I’m going to cover the new Neptune design quite a bit as there have been quite a few developments.Firstly a big th...

Online Communication And The Mirror Effect

25 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 151 at the end of another traumatic week for LinkedIn and it’s new design!Following on from last weeks episode, I want to dig a b...

When or What? What matters most for content?

18 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 150, that seems like a pretty good milestone to have reached but I think the main celebration will be at number 200!Something inter...

New Desktop Design Q&A

11 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 149, it seems that the roll-out has now reached about 75% if users so I thought it would make sense to get through some of the many...

LinkedIn?…CBA! Engaging a younger generation

04 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 148, this week I interview a young chap called Jack Parsons who is the CEO of an exciting start-up called YourFeed.Jack and he team...

Advanced Search Is Back! (Sort of)

28 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 147, this week, I had planned an interview but that didn’t happen so I thought I would talk about something that I know is very i...

Combining LinkedIn & Facebook

21 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Click here to get your step by step guide on how to download your connections and upload them to Facebook.Welcome to episode 146, this week I have an ...

How Is Your LinkedIn Mugshot?

14 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 145, this week I want to revisit something that so many people ignore or underestimate the importance of….your LinkedIn profile p...

Searching in 2017

07 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 144 and a very happy new year to you all. I hope you achieve great things this year and I trust that LinkedIn will be with you ever...

Dear Satya……

24 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 143, before I get into anything else I just want to extend my warm wishes for the festive season.Happy Christmas everyone!Is This L...

Have you landed on Neptune?

17 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 142, on the week that the roll-out of the new desktop interface has really begun……Have you got it yet?Please get in touch and l...

Does Slideshare Have A Future?

10 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 141….the calm after the #linkedinthebin storm of last week!The feedback was great from last weeks show, thanks to everyone who vo...

Linked-In-the-bin

03 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 140, this week I thought we would have a bit of fun with our new gameshow! Hopefully it will not only put a smile on your face but ...

Selling The LinkedIn Way

26 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 139, this week I’m mainly exploring a subject which many people find a real challenge - how to promote you or your products/servi...

Can Facebook Really Threaten LinkedIn?

19 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 138, this week I thought I would address the issue that many are talking about…Facebook’s perceived threat to LinkedIn. Facebo...

Your ‘New Design’ Questions Answered

12 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 137. Well what a crazy week it's been, quite possibly one of the craziest weeks in living history! I thought I would take this oppo...

The LinkedIn Love Story

05 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode 136 at the end of another crazy week in the wonderful world of LinkedIn!I have spent this week working in the beautiful a...

1st Look At LinkedIn’s New Desktop Design

29 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 135 and what a week it has been!This episode is 100% dedicated to sharing with you the new desktop design that I woke up to on Satu...

The LinkedIn Paradox The Hunter vs The Hunted

22 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 134, this week there won’t be much to read in the notes because the whole episode is dedicated to an interview I recorded with fe...

The Morals of LinkedIn Job Ads

15 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 133, this week I get stuck into a whole bunch of things.Is Sales Navigator essential to get a good SSI score?First up, I saw this i...

LinkedIn Profile Autoviewing

08 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 132, I’m busy with training & speaking engagements this week so I pre-recorded this episode. Therefore if any big news has re...

The Largest Redesign Ever!

01 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 131, this week’s episode is mostly dedicated to the big news announced by LinkedIn last week.I believe these changes will have a ...

Are you engaging with Thought LEADers?

24 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to our 130th episode.Interesting Stuff I saw this WeekHere are the links to the interesting things I saw this weekYour Guide To Generation Z W...

A Big Week for Social Selling

17 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 129, at the end of a busy week for LinkedIn having delivered their social selling conference Sales Connect in New York. I was keenl...

LinkedIn Advertising Revisited

10 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 128, this week I want to revisit the subject of advertising.Firstly some interesting stuff I saw this week;A company called We are ...

LinkedIn And Millennials

03 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 127, I hope you all had a fantastic week.In this episode I attempt to get my head around the millennial problem - i.e. Why don’t ...

Sales Navigator Revisited

27 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 126, this week was a special week for me as I had the opportunity to attend a two day InStruct course at LinkedIn’s office in Lon...

125. Hashtags are back…..sort of!

20 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 125, I’m back from an amazing holiday in Italy and the English Cotswolds so plenty to catch up on this week……Whilst away my L...

124. AFQ Special

06 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 124, this week I’m relaxing in Italy on vacation so I thought I would pre-record this episode of questions that I have been asked...

123. Microsoft Want Our Data!

30 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

LinkedIn are in the process of rolling out a new feature that automatically makes you a follower of someone when you invite them to connect. If that m...

122. The Power of Empathy

23 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 122, the weather has been amazing this week so I thought I would venture out and record the show in one of my favourite spots in De...

121. I Finally Filled My Circle Of Strength!

16 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 121, we are back after a break last week which was due to work commitments requiring me to be out of the office every day in Irelan...

120. Things come in 3s

02 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Interesting things I saw this weekFollowing on from the news that LinkedIn are now in forcing the 30,000 connections limit it has now been announced t...

119. Working with Ali

25 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Working with AliAli is short for Algorithm, in this case LinkedIn’s algorithm.Whether we like it or not LinkedIn is constantly collating data about ...

118. The Microsoft Acquisition

18 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The Microsoft Acquisition Welcome to episode 118 of the LinkedInformed podcast at the end of a truly historic week for LinkedIn.As you would expe...

117. LinkedIn’s To-Do List Is Overwhelming

11 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

LinkedIn : Too many to-do’s to doVery interesting document outlining why LinkedIn are a bad investment from an Equity Research firm. Here are t...

116. Cold Calling Isn’t Dead….But It Should Be!

04 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hey! We have a new website! The url is still the same www.linkedinformed.com. Let me know what you think. It's Linkedinformed Episode 116.NewsChanges ...

115. Don't be a LinkedIn Dummy!

28 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this weeks episode where we continue the discussion with Rosie O'Hara we started in in episode 110 regarding 'Words that change minds'.In t...

114. Could Your LinkedIn Login Be Up For Sale?

21 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Would you like to buy someone’s login details for LinkedIn? How do you feel about someone else's buying your login details for LinkedIn? This week’...

113. The Danger of Legal Precedent.

14 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

How would you feel if when you joined a company they asked you to changed the name of your LinkedIn profile from your name to the company name and whe...

112. LinkedIn Steady the Ship after solid Q1 Performance

07 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 112.Investors are now speaking more positively about LinkedIn Shares after a solid performance in Q1 2016. For this episode I’m ...

111. The Mobile Dilemma

30 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 111, more of themobile dilemma later but I want to start with an ongoing issue thateveryone seems to be talking about; It’s ...

110. Words That Change Minds

23 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a new episode. This week I thought it was time for a change in format and it's been quite a while since I did an interview so please let me...

109. "Mangers Beleive in Categories!"

16 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a new episode of the LinkedInformed podcast.I seem to have had a frustrating week with LinkedIn - glitches and weird mystery settings have ...

108. It’s not about the numbers folks

09 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a new episode of the LinkedInformed podcast.I have had an exciting and rewarding week with the successful launch of mine you social selling...

107. Social Selling and the power of Content

02 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been a very quiet week for LinkedIn, no news to report whatsoever, the bickering about Facebook type posts and inappropriate content continues ...

106. Share price drops

26 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Another LinkedIn week goes by and not much changes….the share price keeps dropping and I see numerous articles about the drop in standards and unpro...

105. LinkedIn’s to do list

19 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to episode 105. It's great to finally be seeing signs that winter is behind us, I love the spring it's probably my favourite time of...

104. Who’s following you?

12 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Well what a week I have had! Lots of interesting sessions with a variety of types of businesses this week.I’m so grateful to the driver from Uber wh...

103. That Thing You See Every Time You Log In……..

05 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Two main subjects this week; How do you feel about your home page these days? The future for LinkedIn? Firstly there was one small news...

102. Where do LinkedIn go from here?

27 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Back from a week in the sun and raring to go, this week’s show I address some important considerations about LinkedIn’s future direction. Mai...

101. LinkedIn Shares fall off a Cliff!

13 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Now that we have passed 100 episodes, I thought it was time to give LinkedInformed a makeover. You will notice we have a new logo and the introduction...

100. The LinkedInformed Century!

06 Feb 2016

Contributed by Lukas

NewsLinkedIn retire their Connected app.Meet the homeless beggar who accepts credit cards and has a LinkedIn page. The Sun show their normal level of ...

99. Your LinkedIn Posts need you!

30 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

NewsLinkedIn is once again driving big traffic to publishersLinkedIn sees jump in referral traffic to publishers after app redesignThe most read perso...

98. Twenty Million Brits are on LinkedIn!

23 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

NewsLinkedIn hits 20 million members in the UK How many users are actually active though? I estimate the figure is nearer to 6-8 million that are...

97. 5 Things You May Have Missed In The New App

16 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a new episode of LinkedInformed, here are the main topics covered this week.NewsNew feature coming - videos are starting to autoplay (witho...

96. Would you put your hand in the fire….If LinkedIn asked you to?

09 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The bizarre behaviour of LinkedIn users!Welcome to episode 96. Christmas seems a distant memory and I am very much into the swing of things again now....

95. 5 Things To Make 2016 Your Best LinkedIn Year Ever

02 Jan 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 95 and more importantly welcome to 2016!NewsFrench social network Viadeo has closed it’s Chinese LinkedIn competitor Tianji Data ...

94. Merry Christmas!

19 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

LinkedIn revamps its job section. LinkedIn announced there top voices for 2015 and Paul Drury decides to crowd source his own list from real Link...

93. Review of The New LinkedIn App….or Crap?

12 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The new mobile seems to be getting decent reviews but these are from people who rarely use LinkedIn and are therefore not able to see its faults.Linke...

92. Why are LinkedIn so secretive?

05 Dec 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Quote;“We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nati...

91. View-Accept-Reply!

28 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

NEWSNaomi Lewis wrote an article for ‘Look Magazine’Here is the new LinkedIn sales tool called elink. It looks expensive but maybe an option to Au...

90. Are you up for the LInkedIn Challenge?

21 Nov 2015

Contributed by Lukas

News  3 charts that prove that LinkedIn is on fire! This article’s most interesting fact is the comparable rate of member/user growth amon...