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How Did I Make LinkedIn Work For FSG and Our Clients?
I'll let ⭐1,073,641 people⭐ to tell you

I have
practiced
struggled
redoubled
stopped (believe it or not)
started again (on a mission)
refined my messaging (messages!)
reviewed the data
set objectives
analyzed results
learned the real 'math'
crystallized what good looks like...
and then kept doing it all over again.

👉 Ask me how many Outbound Sales Calls I have made since I launched in January 2019.

Go ahead, I gave you the green light.

Zero.

Instead of making one call at a time, getting demotivated and spending insane amounts of time, hoping, waiting for return calls and on and on...I did this.

⭐⭐⭐I LinkedIn'd my way to success.

I had lived and taught Social Media Marketing and Consumer Engagement for some of the country's largest players in Automotive.

I put my money where my mouth- and the data- were.

⭐This is Marketing.
Educational, Informational, Inspirational.

⭐This is Selling, with Trust and Confidence by Design.

⭐This is Building an Audience.
💥 Capturing and Retaining Their Attention.

💥 Increasing Awareness of How I Can Solve Their Biggest Challenges.

💥 Increasing Excitement for How I Can Unlock Even Greater Success.

💥 Being a 360 Human Person.
Letting 'you' in on what moves me, what drives me, why I care, who I want to see succeed, my family, my friends, my interests, my accomplishments, my ups and a few downs, and my ability to consistently deliver.

🧐😲I just saw this chart tonight.

🎯 So you know the metrics, 'we' top LI performers are always looking for a real engagement of 1% +. Not bots, not bought audiences and eyeballs. Real engagement by people who know, care and could transact.

👏 Seeing that I'm right at 2% blew my mind and is rocket fuel to my soul.
🚀 Thank you for taking this ride with me.

🤝 Now that I have mastered my own code, it's a special privilege to help companies and individuals do the same.

It takes work and greater devotion and intention and time than most could bear.

But it works.

Thank you LinkedIn for allowing me to grow my audience, my business, my friendships and my opportunities, one post at a time.

📈 One Million,
Seventy Three Thousand
Six Hundred
Forty-One Impressions in just one year.

📈Twenty Thousand
Seven Hundred
Forty Nine
Real people, real colleagues, took the time and chose to engage.

💥An average of 103 daily of our 200 work days.

Show me your Marketing Plan, your Strategy, your Results.

This is winning.
And I'm just getting into a flow.
I want you to win, too.

My only question is, "How bad do you want it?"
Most don't.
Those that get it, do.

#BetterTogether #LifeWithoutBots #RealClients #RealEngagement #RealTraction #Marketing2022 #LinkedInSuccess #Winning #Celebrate #BeYourself #DoTheWork #PowerOfPartnerships #RaiseAwareness #BuildYourAudience #Engagement #MakeTime #LeadingTheWayOnLinkedIn #AutomotiveSuccess #BeyondAutomotive #ExecutiveCoach #GROW! #StrategicPartnerships

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How do you turn a one million dollar investment into $156k in 10 short months?

Yes, that's an $844,000 loss.

The losses are breathtaking.

Meanwhile the founders raked in billions billions and cashed out early and often.

Do they even care how this story ends? What's the incentive to save it at this point?

Hey Lithia & Driveway, you're always looking for new property. I'd like to be your broker.

I have a knack for giving great advice.

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How do you turn a one million dollar investment into $156k in 10 short months?

The losses are breathtaking.

Meanwhile the founders raked in billions billions and cashed out.

Do they even care how this story ends? What's the incentive to save it at this point?

Hey Lithia & Driveway, you're always looking for new property. I'd like to be your broker.

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We currently have four outstanding candidates available to place who are looking to contribute powerfully to great organizations.

1) Chief Revenue Officer (or equivalent)
2) VP of Sales/Sales Strategy
3) Branding Strategist/Content Creator
4) Sr. Sales Team Director

Typical Recruiting efforts run from 20-30% of total compensation.

With these 4 candidates, we are offering the opportunity to hire starting at only 7% of total compensation.

While you may not typically use a Recruiter, you start making an impact faster by filling your open seats swiftly and easily.

Serious inquiries, please contact me directly at 269.217.0414, laurie@fosterstrategiesgroup.com or visit our website https://lnkd.in/eRDK9MT

#BetterTogether starts with the right people finding each other.

We help companies move forward, faster.
#TalentAcquisition #Automotive #AutomotiveAdjacent #FinTech #Saas #Vendors #AutoRetail #Careers #PowerOfPartnerships #Leadership #Role

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On an Interesting Observation: Servant Leaders

👉Why are so many men using this phrase?

🧐When did we decide 'Leader' was a noun needing an adjective to boost it?

✅️❌️In your opinion, does this help or hurt a candidate or anyone's reputation?

🙅‍♀️Why don't women feel the need to leverage or lean on this descriptor?

Love to hear your thoughts or the origin's story behind this.

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I was scheduled to go to Digital Dealer Conference & Expo and speak on a panel and then other travel pressures began to mount.

For several days I put my Tampa plans on hold. Then after hearing all the people who were expecting me to be there I made the decision to squeeze it in...so Tampa here I come! It will be an abbreviated trip but I'm excited to be there.

Many thanks again to Tom Kline ☎ for inviting me to be on his 'Ask the Experts' panel and for his patience. :)

Safe travels everyone.

See you tomorrow afternoon at #DigitalDealer.

Be sure to catch our session on the main stage at 10 AM on Tuesday.

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Anyone can go to a conference.
It will cost you flights, hotels, food, taxis and conference fees. Usually upwards of $2000, easily. Probably twice that.
Results, unknown.

Or... you can choose to
Plan Ahead
Participate Fully, every possible moment, Listen and learn
Open Your Mind
Meet Old Friends
Make100 New Friends
Introduce Everyone You Can to People They Should Know

It will cost you the same.
Your results?
Unparalleled.

Which did you do?
Which did your team choose?

What do you think my last minute 36 hour trip experience and results looked like?

I'll thank many more people later, but for the moment (between flights!) here are some on the top of my mind:

Timmy D. James and Sudhir(sp?!) for a fantastic dinner...and to Mike Benavides for inviting me.

Paul J Daly and Kyle Mountsier for a lively #ASOTU event.

Veronica Dunford, Robin Wilson, Kathy Gilbert and Gary May for the WIA event.

Tom Kline ☎ for asking me to take part in his 'Ask the Experts' panel...what fun and insights all around.

Carol Marshall for helping with a guest pass for a friend!!!

Every day, I am glad I chose to stay in Automotive. I'm glad you're here too.

If there is anything I can do to help you or your company, you should know by now I'm not going anywhere!

Two days til Europe...gotta fly!
#Automotive #Strategies #Performance #GoToMarket #Leadership #Lifetime

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On Offering a Complimentary Strategy Day to Carvana.
I don't want them to lose. I don't want our Dealers to lose.
I want our Customers, Car Shoppers and Owners for Life to win.

I want our Automotive Adjacent companies to win.

I can help bridge some of the challenging conversations, communications and challenges you are facing with advised, informed, insightful strategies.

I have done this before for large players in our space. The fact that I don't publish this means I respected their privacy during a sensitive time.

They know who they are as they read this.

This is so very public, however.
And people's lives and lifetime investments are at stake.

Before you lose another dollar, another customer, before any additional speculative talk, reach out.

You may have billions, friends, but I'll gladly offer you a day of my time, anywhere you like, at my expense.

My offer is good, my hand is open.

Feel free to DM me here.
I have the receipts.

#Automotive #LeadershipMatters #Strategies #Investors #PeopleMatter #PrivateEquity #VC #StockRating #FutureOfAutomotive #BetterTogether #Courage #LiveYourValues #Hopeful #Planful


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With 2500 sudden entrants into various sectors of the job market this week, there are many companies stepping up.
I'll be vouching for these opportunities for my network as I am made aware.
Bruce Thompson is an exemplary leader and a visionary. With the fresh expansion as CarOffer +  CarGurus  +  Impel are swimming together, it is a great place to be.

#Automotive #Careers #TalentAcquisition #JobOpportunities #LeadershipMatters #PeopleFirst #Strategies #BetterTogether

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