--- title: LinkedIn Selling for Business description: LinkedIn selling, social network selling for business & productivity, AMC partner Ed Callahan is a LinkedIn specialist. image: https://www.shift90.partners/hs-fs/file-14060769-gif/images/pic_logo_119x32.gif --- [![WCS LOGO-01-cropped](https://www.shift90.partners/hs-fs/hubfs/WCS%20LOGO-01-cropped.png?width=928&height=377&name=WCS%20LOGO-01-cropped.png) ![WCS LOGO-01-cropped](https://www.shift90.partners/hs-fs/hubfs/WCS%20LOGO-01-cropped.png?width=928&height=377&name=WCS%20LOGO-01-cropped.png) ](https://www.whychangeselling.com/) #### [Sales Playbook As a Service](https://www.admarco.net/as-a-service) #### [Sales On-Boarding As a Service](https://www.admarco.net/as-a-service#on-boarding-service) #### [Sales Academy-as-a-Service](https://www.admarco.net/as-a-service#academy-service) #### [Channel Enablement As a Service ](https://www.admarco.net/as-a-service#channel-enablement-service) #### [Content](https://www.admarco.net/a-la-carte-services) #### [Sales Process ](https://www.admarco.net/a-la-carte-services#sales-process-service) #### [Training and Gamification](https://www.admarco.net/a-la-carte-services#training-gamification-service) #### [Events](https://www.admarco.net/a-la-carte-services#events-service) #### [Build](https://www.admarco.net/services-by-phase) #### [Launch](https://www.admarco.net/services-by-phase#launch-service) #### [Sustain](https://www.admarco.net/services-by-phase#sustain-service) ![zoom1920](https://www.shift90.partners/hs-fs/hubfs/zoom1920.jpg?width=1920&height=1280&name=zoom1920.jpg) # Why Change Selling Blog ##### SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES ###### 2 min read # [LinkedIn Selling for Business](https://www.shift90.partners/blog/linkedin-selling-for-business) By [ed callahan](https://www.shift90.partners/blog/author/ed-callahan) on Jun 2, 2009 12:00:00 AM ###### Topics: [sales productivity](https://www.shift90.partners/blog/topic/sales-productivity) [linkedIn for business](https://www.shift90.partners/blog/topic/linkedin-for-business) ![](https://www.shift90.partners/hs-fs/file-14060769-gif/images/pic_logo_119x32.gif)                                                              ![LinkedIN](https://www.shift90.partners/hs-fs/file-14060769-gif/images/pic_logo_119x32.gif) Social media spans a variety of tools, including Twitter and FriendFeed, but best known are networks, like Facebook and MySpace. The success of the purely social networks have brought about the existence of *business only* social media tools like LinkedIn, Plaxo Pulse, Xing and Ryze networks. LinkedIn is currently the gold standard for business intelligence and personal productivity. Do you or your sales team have a systematic approach to generating leads or gaining introductions or inside information using social networks? Currently AMC's social network lead generation statistics are compelling. If you could close 10% of the responses you get from well written social network introductions, would you do this on a systematic basis? Whether you are a F500, an SMB or a solo entrepreneur, LinkedIn is an essential sales tool which leverages the relationship established in the careers and experience of its employees for the success of the employer. It is a framework which enables all of us to do better what we instinctively do when we think about solving a business problem. You can enjoy substantial value from LinkedIn as a free member but you do have to invest your time in building a complete profile and a network of at least 50-100 1st degree connections. Ed Callahan is an AMC partner, CEO Advisor and Sales Consultant with a practice centered on helping companies grow their top line. 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