Nick Richards on Flickr — https://flic.kr/p/tUo5Z All year round your LinkedIn contacts have had a chance to say hello, start a conversation, build a relationship and maybe, even drum up some new business opportunities. Instead, all you get is a Christmas message which is sent to everyone on their list, wishing you all the best and success for 2015. It’s lazy marketing at it’s best. I appreciate the message, I really do. But honestly, it’s a waste of your valuable marketing time.