LinkedIn for Social Media and Collaboration
Human resources, finance, software engineering and even the executive team all have one thing in common: a demand to learn more about and take part in social media to network, ideate and collaborate. With recent statistics around LinkedIn’s growth, there is no question that the business-minded networking platform is gaining steam throughout corporate America.
We compiled a list of the most popular social media groups on LinkedIn, providing information and insight about best practices, case studies, discussion forums and much more.
The groups listed below are among the most popular, but we’re interested to hear what others you might know?
As one of the largest (and one of the most active) groups on LinkedIn, the group is intended for interactive advertising, marketing and other professionals who are actively engaged in social media and community-oriented websites.
Owner: Michael Crosson 70,481 members
Inbound Marketers – For Marketing Professionals
Online group for marketing professionals. A community made up of people looking to reach their best customers through techniques like inbound marketing, search engine optimization (SEO) and social media.
Owner: Dharmesh Shah 45,007 members
Sales
As the LinkedIn group to a sales and leadership blog, topics include sales, leadership, management, marketing, CRM, Salesforce, recruiting, business development, selling tips, lead generation, prospecting, training, networking, jobs, career, Web 2.0, technology, software, strategy, social media, blogging, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and more.
Owner: Doyle Slayton 28,026 members
Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
This is the largest HR LinkedIn Group for human resources, corporate recruiters, headhunting, consulting and much more.
Owner: Olivier Taupin 264,797 members
Developed to help worldwide finance professionals boost their career, close more deals and grow their industry network. Sub-categories include accounting, banking, capital markets, financial services, insurance, real estate, venture capital and more.
Owner: Martin Luenendonk 71,884 members
This is a top group for technology, and now is one of the top five most populated technology groups on LinkedIn out of 16,000+ social networks for IT professionals. You can join this group for networking, news, jobs and featured discussions in information technology.
Owner: William Jeansonne, M.B.A. | 34,036 members
Designed for large-scale software development, including design, engineering, tender, execution, training, deployment and support.
Owner: Tapas Shome 6,384 members
National CEO is a network of high-level professionals from many of the world’s leading companies at National CEO Network. This private network is a great forum for C-level executives to connect with their peers.
Owner: Bernard Hart 2,670 members
