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Entrepreneur Richard Branson at the Skolkovo School of Management outside Moscow Oct. 23, 2012 (© Maxim Shemetov/Newscom/Reuters)

Sir Richard Branson wants to connect on LinkedIn

12/1/2012

Lesson: don’t overlook the power of LinkedIn. U.K. billionaire Richard Branson didn’t, and is now the first person to reach 1 million followers on the professional networking site. The bearded British mogul has double the followers of his nearest rival, President Obama, which no doubt feels good. It’s a marketing coup for LinkedIn, but does Richard Branson really need to promote himself on the web to maintain success?  It’s not like he has to sell himself to employers. "Skills: running multinational business conglomerates. Also, pretty good with Excel." [Source]

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