Jeff Taylor
Jeff Taylor, a Senior Vice President at
Fleishman-Hillard Government Relations in Washington, DC, talks about LinkedIn.
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Chip and Jeff,
Great interview.
Although I am already on LinkedIn, it’s always helpful to hear someone else’s experience and how they use it.
Jeff, I found your 3rd party example very interesting as it pertains to your introducing your government relations firm the Exec. VP. I also lobby on the Hill but the idea to prospect using LinkedIn in the manner that you used it was enlightening. Thanks!
I’ll send both you and Chip an invitation on LinkedIn.
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