Sales 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“Her” is a 2013 film about a lonely writer named Theodore Twombly, portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix, who develops a romantic relationship with an AI on his phone named Samantha, (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). It was pretty challenging for Joaquin Phoenix in 2013. The fact is AI does not care.

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JULY 27, 2013

Have you made time to learn how to leverage LinkedIn and other social selling strategies to help you grow your visibility? Do you know that you can create a “virtual mall” for yourself – promoting what you do 24/7 by giving your resume-focused LinkedIn profile a fresh update? Increase Opportunities. Close More Deals.

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MAY 10, 2013

LinkedIn sent out a great email to its members which included the video you see here. We included it because I’m crazy about LinkedIn as a sales tool, and because LinkedIn and I go way back – nine years, in fact. I opened my LinkedIn account on October 3, 2003. It is professional.

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A Sales Guy

JANUARY 14, 2013

If you run or lead a sales team, there are a bazillion things your 2013 sales strategy can and should contain. That being said, there are three general or macro things your 2013 sales strategy MUST have to be complete; a social selling strategy, a content marketing strategy and deliberate learning plan. Take a look at your 2013 plan.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Every sales leader is told, “buy this sales enablement tool – it will help you so much.” But sometimes these tools hinder our success. For example take Salesforce.com which is the predominant CRM tool sales teams use. For example take Salesforce.com which is the predominant CRM tool sales teams use. Expand Your Pipeline.

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Fill the Funnel

MAY 1, 2013

There is quite a bit of buzz about a new feature of LinkedIn that most likely is not even available in your Profile as of yet. It is called LinkedIn Contacts and it is worth taking a strong interest in. They are embracing the strategies, tactics and tools that are driving new revenue and new customer acquisition.

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Fill the Funnel

DECEMBER 3, 2012

This years Top Sales Books to Read in 2013. In fact, I am convinced that the most successful sales people in 2013 will begin to think as much as a marketer as they do a sales person. Please note that my Top Sales Books to Read in 2013 does not include any of the “classics” in sales. LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

2013 is the year Social Selling became Mission Critical. Social Selling training budgets increased 48% in 2013. LinkedIn is by far the #1 tool for social selling. The best marketing leaders are working hard to enable reps to maximize this tool. Step #1 to Social Selling excellence is a world class LinkedIn profile.

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Fill the Funnel

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

OFunnel works like Google Alerts within your LinkedIn network. OFunnel highlights new relationship opportunities that you have never been able to track this easily before by leveraging the reach of your LinkedIn connections. OFunnel constantly monitors LinkedIn as your network expands and emails you results each day.

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SBI

DECEMBER 18, 2013

You can tell they truly enjoy the opportunity to recognize people, resources and tools that advance our industry in one way or another. In all, there were 16 categories that honored thought-leaders; books, blogs and articles; software tools; and useful resources. And Smart Selling Tools itself was nominated in several categories.

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Fill the Funnel

JULY 2, 2013

Small business owners have learned the power of web tools. 1 Biggest change in how you do business today – use, or use more, online marketing tools. Which marketing tools are they using and how does it compare to five years ago: Email Marketing (53% growth). What is the next area you are going to automate with web tools?

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

LinkedIn has proven to be one of the key pillars of a sales persons online presence. Hookflash is a recently released iPad app that provides hi-def video calling and voice conferencing with your LinkedIn connections. You need to be logged in to LinkedIn to use the app, thus giving it access to your connections.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Issue Date: 2013-02-04. Teaser: A story in last week's Wall Street Journal reported that small and medium-sized businesses owners rank LinkedIn as the most effective social media sales tool. Here are 4 ways sales reps can get more from LinkedIn. Here are 4 ways sales reps can get more from LinkedIn. read more

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AUGUST 26, 2013

Last week at Inbound 2013 I had the pleasure to meet up with Kyle Porter, CEO and Founder of SalesLoft. One-two Punch – LinkedIn plus SalesLoft = Easy Leads System. Both LinkedIn and SalesLoft have free versions, that’s why I am mentioning this strategy. As a sales professional, we are huge fans of LinkedIn.

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Gaining B2B prospects via LinkedIn referrals is the best way to succeed in 2014. open rate (Google, 2013). Instead, invest your time and energy into improving your LinkedIn game. My last two blogs covered Step #1: LinkedIn Profiles and Step #2: LinkedIn Reach. LinkedIn Referrals – this is the real money maker.

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SBI Growth

JULY 19, 2013

Either way, your 2014 number will outpace 2013. You can’t repeat your 2013 sales strategy in 2014. Think about Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Does your sales team fully leverage LinkedIn ? QUANTIFY YOUR RISK IN EACH OF THESE AREAS WITH THE PROJECT RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL. USE THE PROJECT RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL.

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Fill the Funnel

JANUARY 7, 2013

This experience has helped me recognize when duct tape is the tool of choice. Judging from the business shelf at the local bookstore, duct tape might be the ultimate tool for business, but I believe other tools hold more promise. Original article: Duct Tape is Not a Sales or Marketing Tool! ©2013 Fill the Funnel.

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MARCH 18, 2014

The big change now is the tools and technology. 10 tools and technologies to be most helpful. email lori@scoremoresales.com | My LinkedIn Profile | twitter | Visit us on google+. As long as I can remember, selling has ALWAYS been social. Sellers and sales organizations, like most everyone, often see change as hard.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Create Your World Online, Starting with a Great LinkedIn Profile. Start with LinkedIn and make sure you have a fantastic profile that draws prospects and partners to you. Start with LinkedIn and make sure you have a fantastic profile that draws prospects and partners to you. Build Sales with these LinkedIn Resources.

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DiscoverOrg Sales

DECEMBER 4, 2017

In fact, according to the CSO Insights 2016 Sales Enablement Optimization Study , the number of businesses with a dedicated enablement function has increased from 19% to 33% since 2013. A tool like DiscoverOrg contains direct-dial phone numbers, verified email addresses – for only decision-makers, not mom-and-pop shops.

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Pointclear

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Chad was voted Top 25 Most Influential Inside Sales Professionals by the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals 4 years in a row—2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. Sales Tools to Leverage LinkedIn. Click to start video at this point — There are so many sales tools available today. Sales is Getting Scientific.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

In other words, does your contact management tool bring in the social profile and activity on social for each of your contacts? These items above are a basic minimum in 2013 (heading into 2014) for a seller. Today we have LinkedIn and many other sophisticated tools – but we tend to have less insight about our prospects and customers.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

For example, right now I am getting messages from a tool called Signals which shows me when someone is on our website, is opening an email I sent, or is clicking on a link within an email I sent. It is one of the no-brainer, must do sales tools to look into. More ideas on social selling here: Top Social Selling Tools. .

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

I had the honor and pleasure of being a panelist, along with two of my favorite sales and marketing experts, Nancy Nardin of Smart Selling Tools and Matt Heinz of Heinz Marketing. She is always quick to talk about productivity, and as an advocate for technology tools she’s always looking at outcomes and gains. Close More Deals.

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The Center for Sales Strategy

JUNE 5, 2020

It’s clearer than ever that sales enablement, which we define as “the process of providing the people in your sales organization with information and tools they need to sell more effectively,” is becoming a vital component in any B2B sales strategy. "Engaging people is about meeting their needs, not yours.". Tony Robbins. AROUND THE WEB -. >

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SBI Growth

DECEMBER 22, 2012

This post will show how to use LinkedIn for some free sales recruiting sources. Plus, you can download a tool to assess your current Reps’ “source-ability” scores. Q1 of 2013 is a busy time to refill empty Sales territories. Without having to upgrade your LinkedIn account? Sales leaders want replacement Reps FAST.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Now we are a mobile society of sellers and we need tools that are simple and easy to use. One place is not enough – in other words, don’t just have a LinkedIn presence – have a vibrant company website that serves as your hub online. email lori@scoremoresales.com | View My LinkedIn Profile | twitter | Visit us on google+.

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JANUARY 24, 2014

I use a notepad at my desk, a notebook with me, and the digital app, Evernote to be my tools. Post you might find of interest: CRM is the Tool and Sales Follow-Up is Key. email lori@scoremoresales.com | View My LinkedIn Profile. You need a safe “container” to keep everything. Increase Opportunities.

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Understanding the Sales Force

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

In a recent mining of Objective Management Group''s data from June of 2013, there was a huge increase in the number of salespeople using social sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Spoke, Plaxo and Reachable for selling. It''s time that we stop expecting sales to increase as a result of CRM, social selling tools and email.

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SBI Growth

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Discover insights and market trends from SBI’s research in 2013. A Buying Process Map (BPM) is a tool leveraged by marketing and sales. One is using software tools to gather comments & keywords from social outlets such as LinkedIn, Facebook & Twitter. Buyer Process Maps. Social Listening. Buyer Personas.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

2) They tell me that only “some” of their clients are using social tools. I’m excited to present this week at a webinar co-sponsored by Linkedin and DocuSign called, 10 Ways to Utilize Social Selling in 2013. Matt Heinz, who will also present shares some of his favorite social selling tools here.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

We get calls from companies every week who want us to evaluate or use their sales tool. Instead the message is the same one they leave a VP Sales about how this tool will help my sales team. LinkedIn Power Tips. Are they lazy or ignorant?

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SBI Growth

JULY 23, 2013

Leads are being nurtured daily by reps through their LinkedIn updates and Twitter Feeds. By participating, you will get our Social Selling Cheat Sheet to handle 2013’s Top Misconceptions of Social Selling. Both the session and the tool focus on driving revenue through: Persuading the entire leadership team to take action.

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Fill the Funnel

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Watch this 90 second video to see how today’s tool accomplishes this goal. Once installed, whenever you visit a website, a list of all of your LinkedIn connections that work at that company, or used to work there, are just a click away. The beauty of this tool is in its simplicity and singular focus. Click Download.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

Here are a few ideas on how: Create a group within LinkedIn where you can create content that helps your market niche. Let’s say you sell cloud-based compensation tools. email lori@scoremoresales.com | View My LinkedIn Profile. If you don’t want to leave your desk, you can do this virtually too.

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Fill the Funnel

MARCH 22, 2013

LinkedIn is rolling out yet another round of changes to your Profile and interface. I have not been affected as of yet, so I am embedding a helpful video step-through from my good friend and LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day author Viveka von Rosen who found a client that has received the new layout. All Rights Reserved.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Here are 4 areas to think about in ease of doing business: In things as simple as how you can be reached, do you give people options like phone, email, or LinkedIn? Does your sales team function in the same way? Are sales reps and account managers coached on effective listening skills so that prospects and customers really feel heard?

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