An article in The Financial Times shared key LinkedIn findings, showcasing how the platform has become a powerful and strategic tool for CEOs and C-suite executives. Over the past few years, the number of executives using LinkedIn has risen — but why is this the case? What makes LinkedIn one of the most attractive social media channels for executives? And how can marketers leverage social media for their company executives?   New Research Highlights the Importance of Executive Social Media Before we dive into executive social media, let’s review the top findings from LinkedIn’s research: Over the past five years, the number of U.S. C-suite executives on LinkedIn has increased by 35%. Globally, the platform has seen a 23% increase in content shared by chief executives. Posts by C-suite executives get around 4x more engagement than content shared by other LinkedIn users. After publishing...

On this year’s Fortune 500 list, 52 of the CEOs were women. Below, we highlight three who are using their social media profiles strategically to build their executive presence and company brand.   CVS Health CEO: Karen Lynch While Karen Lynch does have a profile on X (formerly Twitter), she’s more active on LinkedIn, where she has a verified account and was selected as a Top Voice. Boasting almost 300,000 followers, she’s not only active in sharing engaging content, but she also has a highly optimized profile page. The image above shows how Karen has made excellent use of the Featured section, an area on a LinkedIn profile that highlights selected posts. Our Influential Executive tip! We recommend all content creators on LinkedIn make use of a Featured section, but how do you know which posts to highlight? Here are some suggestions: Posts that are...

Elon Musk has been dominating news headlines with his official purchase of Twitter at $40 billion. Many changes could come as a result of his new leadership and Musk has already used his Twitter account to share his ideas for the platform. Marketers, business leaders, and the general public are considering what the future of Elon Musk’s Twitter could look like and how it will affect them. In this article, we look at Musk’s potential changes to Twitter and what it may mean for users on the platform.    New Verification Process One of the most recent features Musk has discussed is changing the way users are verified on the platform. Twitter verification comes in the form of a blue checkmark on a user’s profile and it is typically reserved for individuals such as celebrities, politicians, and other well-known figures, as well as...