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What Are Your Pandemic Priorities? [April Referral Selling Insights]

No More Cold Calling

I recounted that story in my recent presentation—“ Sales Experts Channel: How to Recession Proof Your Sales in 9 Killer Steps ”—because it perfectly illustrates a key business insight. How People, Not Technology, Seal the Deal —in 2013, because I was alarmed by the unleashed dependence on technology by sales teams.

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How to Make Real Connections in the Era of Virtual Sales Meetings

No More Cold Calling

Referral sellers have been relationship-building their way through the pandemic. I wrote that in 2013, back when virtual sales meetings weren’t the only option. But not referral sellers. That is, unless they get those meetings through referrals and come to the virtual table with trust already earned.

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5 Ways Marketing Can Contribute to Social Selling Excellence

SBI Growth

2013 is the year Social Selling became Mission Critical. Social Selling training budgets increased 48% in 2013. The best sales teams are leveraging their LI connections to prospect and generate referral leads. TURN REPS INTO MARKETING CHANNELS. Once optimized, each rep’s LinkedIn page becomes a marketing channel.

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How to Make the Number with Less People

SBI Growth

You have to make the rest of 2013 with the sales heads you have.” Establish a fun atmosphere with good feedback channels. 84% of decision makers begin their buying process with a referral (source: Edelman Trust Barometer). 84% of decision makers begin their buying process with a referral (source: Edelman Trust Barometer).

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9 Steps to Boost Sales in 2014 Part 2 Planning

Score More Sales

This varies depending on what your role entails, how full your pipeline is, how many opportunities you receive from referrals, and what your sales numbers are. Even without the vision toward the future, you can gain so much by working on the most productive and important things at any given time during your sales day.

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Time to Kick Your Social Marketing into High Gear Part 3

Increase Sales

When sales professionals and SMB owners decided to incorporate social marketing as one of several marketing channels, this is not a one time event or a sporadic action. This particular marketing channel does take time and is not the quick fix to increase sales. For the last 11 years I have using social media as a marketing channel.

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The 6-Step Unicorn Startup Blueprint: How Tech Superstars Break the Mold

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However, the unicorn startup landscape has shifted dramatically since the term was coined by VC Aileen Lee in 2013. . This enables you to garner referrals from satisfied customers. These referrals will drive your company’s growth while also lowering costs associated with customer acquisition. .

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