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93% of LinkedIn company pages didn't grow last year. That headline sounds like an algorithm problem. I see something more interesting: a belief problem. When personal profiles earn roughly the same impressions as company pages yet drive 63% more engagement, the platform is confirming what buyers have been signalling for years. People don't build relationships with logos. They build trust with humans who have a point of view and a track record.

In this solo episode, I walk through the evidence from the new Metricool x Favikon playbook, LinkedIn in 2026, and connect it to what AI is changing in marketing right now. AI made publishing radically easier, which means posting more stops being a durable advantage. At the same time, visible engagement is falling while real engagement rises, because clicks are up and buyers decide silently. If you still judge LinkedIn by likes and comments alone, you're measuring applause while your buyer is watching quietly.

Then it gets practical: where does belief actually come from? I break down the three circles of growth, starting with employees, expanding through customers and partners, and only then layering in external creators. You'll hear why scripted employee posts backfire, why ending every post with a question lifts comments by 77%, and why creator campaigns don't land on top of an empty trust layer.

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One question to bring to your next marketing meeting: if your company page went silent tomorrow, who would still be talking about your brand?

This solo episode was recorded via Descript on July 13, 2026. Read the blog article and show notes here: https://webdrie.net/linkedin-in-2026-why-people-not-pages-will-build-the-next-great-brands/

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