Wow wow wow! My Jaw was on the floor during the entire presentation.
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“Richard was so good and I have gained so much knowledge that I didn’t know about LinkedIn. Everyone was talking afterwards about how mind-blown we all were.” Steve M., SMMW
SPEAKING TOPICS
Mastering LinkedIn to Accelerate:
Your Sales Performance, Your Brand, Your Digital First Leadership & Your Influence!
In today's digital-first world, LinkedIn has emerged as a game-changing platform for professionals looking to accelerate their success.
In his transformative keynote, always customized for your audience and industry, Richard Bliss, a renowned LinkedIn expert and author of "DigitalFirst Leadership," will guide you through the intricacies of mastering LinkedIn to skyrocket your sales performance, build a powerful personal brand, establish yourself as a digital-first leader, and expand your influence in your industry.
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Key Takeaways:
Learn how to craft a compelling personal brand on LinkedIn that sets you apart from the competition and attracts new opportunities.
Gain insights into optimizing your LinkedIn profile to showcase your expertise and establish credibility in your industry.
Master the art of creating content that positions you as a thought leader and engages your target audience.
Discover the secrets to crafting compelling messages that resonate with your audience and drive meaningful connections.
Accelerating Your Sales Performance:
Discover how to leverage LinkedIn's powerful tools and features to supercharge your sales performance. Richard will share proven strategies for prospecting, building relationships, and closing deals through LinkedIn. You'll learn how to identify and engage with your ideal customers, craft compelling messages that resonate with your audience, and utilize LinkedIn's advanced search capabilities to uncover untapped opportunities. By implementing these techniques, you'll be able to fill your pipeline with high-quality leads and drive unprecedented sales growth.
Crafting Your Personal Brand:
Your personal brand is your most valuable asset in the digital age. Richard reveals the secrets to crafting a magnetic personal brand on LinkedIn that sets you apart from the competition. You'll learn how to optimize your profile, showcase your expertise, and create content that positions you as a thought leader in your industry. By building a strong personal brand, you'll attract more opportunities, establish credibility, and inspire trust among your network.
Becoming a Digital-First Leader:
LinkedIn offers unparalleled opportunities for professionals to establish themselves as digital-first leaders. Richard will show you how to harness the power of LinkedIn to amplify your leadership presence and influence. You'll discover strategies for sharing your insights, engaging with your network, and building a loyal following of professionals who look to you for guidance and inspiration. By embracing digital-first leadership, you'll be able to expand your impact, drive change, and lead your industry into the future.
Amplifying Your Influence:
Richard will teach you how to amplify your influence on LinkedIn and beyond. You'll learn how to leverage LinkedIn's publishing platform to share your ideas with a wider audience, engage in meaningful discussions, and build a powerful network of influencers and advocates. By consistently delivering value and nurturing relationships, you'll be able to expand your reach, attract new opportunities, and establish yourself as a go-to authority in your field.
By mastering LinkedIn, you hold the key to unlocking a world of possibilities for your professional success. Through Richard’s keynote, you'll gain the insights, strategies, and tools you need to accelerate your sales performance, build a powerful personal brand, establish yourself as a digital-first leader, and amplify your influence.
Your team will witness a transformative shift in their online presence, leading to increased visibility, enhanced prospect relationships, and ultimately, a significant boost in sales performance when they implement Richard’s techniques.
NOTE: Always customized for each client and industry and available as a workshop.
AI-Powered Sales:
Stay Ahead, Stay Relevant, Sell Smarter
In today’s fast-changing world, sales professionals face a new challenge—AI is transforming how we engage with customers, create content, and drive revenue. But with this change comes fear: fear of being left behind, fear of missing out, and even FOBO—Fear of Becoming Obsolete.
Richard Bliss, renowned speaker, author, and LinkedIn Top Voices Influencer, cuts through the noise and reveals how sales teams can leverage AI as a strategic partner rather than a threat. As the founder and president of BlissPoint, a firm dedicated to improving executive communication and social selling behaviors, Richard has helped thousands of professionals master social media tools, build their platforms, and confidently engage their audiences.
In this dynamic and insightful keynote, he shares real-world applications of AI in sales, how to experiment with AI tools effectively, and most importantly, why the human element—your expertise, relationships, and deep understanding of your business—remains the key to long-term success.
This isn’t about replacing sales teams with AI—it’s about making them sharper, smarter, and more effective than ever before.
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Key Takeaways:
How to use AI to identify hidden customer insights and refine your messaging
Practical ways to integrate AI into your sales process without reinventing the wheel
The secret to overcoming fear and staying ahead of the competition in an AI-driven world
Why your knowledge of your business and customers is still your greatest competitive advantage
With decades of experience helping leaders and sales teams build influence and credibility online, Richard brings a powerful mix of strategy, technology, and communication expertise to ensure your team doesn’t just keep up with change—they lead it.
Sales isn’t going anywhere—but it is evolving. This keynote will empower your team to embrace AI, adapt with confidence, and sell smarter than ever before.
NOTE: Always customized for each client and industry and available as a workshop.
From Fear to Fluency:
Mastering AI for Smarter Sales and Leadership
AI is changing the way we sell, hire, and engage—but for many, it’s overwhelming, even scary. Questions about AI’s ethics, accuracy, and role in human interaction leave professionals unsure of how to navigate this new landscape.
Renowned speaker, LinkedIn Top Voices Influencer, and author of Digital First Leadership, Richard Bliss cuts through the fear and reveals how AI can be a powerful ally rather than a threat. As the founder of BlissPoint, Richard has helped thousands of executives and sales teams master digital communication and social selling. In this eye-opening keynote, he demonstrates how AI tools can enhance—not replace—our ability to connect, influence, and lead.
Using real-world examples, including his own AI-cloned voice experiment, Richard shows how embracing AI strategically can uncover hidden customer insights, personalize outreach, and give professionals a competitive edge without losing the human touch.
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Key Takeaways:
How AI can enhance, not replace, personal connections in sales and leadership
Ethical considerations and boundaries when using AI-driven tools
Practical ways to use AI for research, prospecting, and engagement
The mindset shift needed to embrace AI as an opportunity, not a threat
AI is here to stay—the question is, will you fear it or use it to your advantage? This keynote will equip your team with the confidence and strategies to stay ahead, sell smarter, and lead with impact in an AI-powered world.
NOTE: Always customized for each client and industry and available as a workshop.
SPEAKING VIDEOS
Unleash Your Growth Potential with LinkedIn
How to Drive Business On Linkedin
AI-Powered Sales: Stay Ahead, Stay Relevant, and Sell Smarter
Linkedin Do’s & Don’ts
Mastering AI for Smarter Sales and Leadership
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I immediately applied a couple of his ideas and saw a significant increase in engagement on my LinkedIn posts!
Amy Climer. CSP
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We’ve been doing Linkedin ALL wrong but I now know what to do thanks to Richard’s keynote!!
Lucas Whitmore, SMMW
Richard’s Trusted Clients
MEET RICHARD BLISS
Richard Bliss is a renowned speaker, author, and social media expert, recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voices Influencer and experienced executive communications manager. As the founder and president of BlissPoint, a social media consulting company, he has helped thousands of people master social media tools, become fluent in social conversations, build their platforms, and effectively reach their audience.
In addition to his consulting work, Richard is the author of "Digital First Leadership," a book that simplifies the world of social media and guides leaders on using it to their advantage. His podcast of the same name has been a transformative resource for many, leading to success in their respective fields.
With a background as an executive vice president of marketing and an award-winning pioneer in technology, collaboration, and cloud computing, Richard's expertise is unparalleled. He shifted his focus to social media when he founded the popular podcast "Funding the Dream," which became a leading voice in the crowdfunding space. Today, Richard continues to empower others through his weekly newsletter and podcast, reaching over 45,000 subscribers. His engaging and educational speaking engagements are known for leveraging the power and success of Social Selling on LinkedIn.
Ready to take your LinkedIn presence to the next level and harness the power of social selling?
Book Richard now to inspire your organization with the competitive edge of a kind culture.