SPECIAL SERIES: LinkedIn’s Latest Changes | Bathroom Break #45 🚽
Mar 3, 2025
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The hosts dive into LinkedIn's latest updates, highlighting powerful new metrics for newsletters and comment interactions. They discuss strategies to leverage comments for boosting visibility and engaging your audience effectively. Visual content is key—the podcast shares tips on using images and videos to stand out in the feed. Lastly, the influence of AI content is explored, emphasizing the importance of authenticity in your online interactions. Tune in for quick tips to hack your LinkedIn presence!
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Quick takeaways
LinkedIn's new metrics for newsletters allow marketers to track engagement and justify their strategies with data-driven insights.
The ability to see comment impression counts on LinkedIn helps marketers refine their content approach based on viewer interaction.
Deep dives
The Importance of LinkedIn Newsletters
LinkedIn has introduced metrics for its newsletters, allowing users to track the number of sends and email open rates. This change is beneficial for marketers, as it provides concrete data to justify newsletter initiatives and report outcomes to stakeholders. With these metrics, marketers can gauge engagement and decide whether to continue or adjust their newsletter strategies. The ability to provide measurable insights will also facilitate sponsorship opportunities for creators, making their newsletters more appealing to brands.
Engagement Metrics for Comments
Another recent update on LinkedIn enables users to see impression counts on their comments, which can enhance content strategy. Knowing how many people viewed a comment can help marketers determine the effectiveness of their contributions and refine their approach accordingly. However, a high number of impressions with low engagement could suggest that the comment lacks resonance, thus highlighting the need for a balanced analysis of metrics. Overall, this feature supports growing one’s network by providing insights into what prompts user interaction.
Optimizing Video Content on LinkedIn
To improve engagement with video content, it is now crucial to include graphical labels within videos to convey their purpose, as plain captions may not be prominently displayed. This approach aligns LinkedIn more closely with social media trends seen in platforms like TikTok and Instagram, where engaging visuals are paramount for capturing viewer interest. By incorporating effective hooks and eye-catching graphics, marketers can better attract viewers and encourage them to engage with the content. Additionally, ensuring that any AI-generated content is properly edited will enhance its performance and increase visibility in user feeds.
Daniel and Jay are tackling Marketers’ favorite platform, LinkedIn. From new features on their newsletter capabilities to going deeper in email, there are little nooks and crannies to keep note of. How are these changes going to impact comment strategy? Are newsletter invitations to every connection actually hurting your newsletter?
Plus, how do you take your TikTok brain and apply it to LinkedIn’s short form video feature?
This short ‘n sweet Bathroom Break is all about hacking LinkedIn. 🚽