MTD Sales Training

JULY 23, 2019

LinkedIn is rapidly approaching 600 million users. InsideSales.com shows that 80% of B2B leads come from LinkedIn vs. 13% on Twitter & 7% on Facebook. Demandwave.com states in one of its research papers that, of a group of B2B marketers surveyed, 59% were able to confidently say LinkedIn is generating leads for them.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 17, 2024

In B2B sales and marketing, companies employ various strategies to drive growth and expand their client base. Dependence on Outbound Tactics Sustainability Adaptability To generate leads, BDRs primarily rely on outbound tactics, such as cold calling, email outreach, and LinkedIn prospecting.

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 14, 2019

Your B2B sales strategies need to be constantly updated if you are to even maintain your position in the market place, never mind enhancing it. In today’s B2B world, we need to see that our products won’t do the selling job for us. 3) Become an influencer on LinkedIn. 4) Know more about your competition than your prospects do.

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Increase Sales

OCTOBER 7, 2013

In the B2B sales world, finding potential customers, strategic partners and even solid information becomes a more time consuming task. LinkedIn is a great resource for those in B2B sales. A recent survey brought to my attention by Miles Austin suggested that 68% of the Fortune 500 CEOs do not have a LinkedIn profile or account.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 9, 2019

Ten years later, his advice is even more relevant than it was back then—for college graduates starting their careers, and for salespeople looking to get B2B leads. They don’t fill your pipeline with qualified B2B leads. Relationships are still how deals get done and how you get quality B2B leads. Don’t believe me?

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Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 269

Vengreso

MARCH 12, 2021

B2B sales professionals are missing out if they’re not using social media, and especially, in their LinkedIn prospecting efforts. Modern B2B buyers are now harder to reach through traditional channels than before. Modern B2B buyers are now harder to reach through traditional channels than before.

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MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Many people are under the impression that LinkedIn is generally only used as a recruitment tool, as it is very common to find job advertisements posted all over the site, and obviously LinkedIn’s main function is to provide each member with a professional (and searchable) profile. Are you beginning to see the potential yet?

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Zoominfo

JUNE 12, 2019

We also introduced you to some of our favorite B2B marketing influencers —including the socially-savvy Ann Handley, Joe Chernov, and Joe Pullizi, just to name a few. However, the B2B marketing world isn’t the only industry boasting some big names in the social sphere. The B2B sales arena has a few social celebs of its own.

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Vengreso

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Have you ever seen people’s names on LinkedIn ® but are not sure what would be the correct pronunciation? And that’s one of the reasons I love the new LinkedIn name pronunciation feature. In the video below, I explain how to use this feature in your LinkedIn Profile and some use cases. I know it has happened to me.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 4, 2020

When we consider all of the social media platforms available to support sales efforts, LinkedIn remains the top social platform to help salespeople connect with prospects. Here are the important statistics you need to know to help you crush your social selling efforts on LinkedIn. Social Selling LinkedIn Stats.

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Score More Sales

JUNE 27, 2014

This week, LinkedIn shared some statistics in its study women in sales. They searched for female vs. male names and parsed the data to see how many LinkedIn members were female and in sales vs. male and in sales by industry. Koka Sexton of LinkedIn posted his thoughts about helping to push this conversation further.

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Julie Hanson

APRIL 2, 2024

Social selling with video, especially on platforms like LinkedIn, can revolutionize your B2B sales strategy. According to Social Media Today, in 2023, video posts on LinkedIn generated five times more engagement than any other types of posts. So, why is this happening and what are the secrets to getting noticed on LinkedIn?

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

LinkedIn closely follows Twitter when it comes to effective B2B marketing strategies according to a survey conducted by Regalix Research. What continues to amaze me is the number of B2B professionals who fail to engage in effective B2B marketing strategies. If I do not remember meeting them, I do ask where we interacted.

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Vengreso

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Have you ever received a connection request from someone without a LinkedIn photo on their profile? According to LinkedIn, people are 14 times more likely to accept an invitation from someone who has a LinkedIn profile picture. You should not try to “hide” on LinkedIn by going without a LinkedIn profile photo.

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No More Cold Calling

JUNE 6, 2019

Ten years later, his advice is even more relevant than it was back then—for college graduates starting their careers, and for salespeople looking to get B2B leads. They don’t fill your pipeline with qualified B2B leads. Relationships are still how deals get done and how you get quality B2B leads. Don’t believe me?

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Sales Qualified Lead B2B Lead Rank Lead Scoring 209

Vengreso

JUNE 10, 2022

Whether you’re a recent graduate, a newly-established freelancer who’s trying to generate leads, a job seeker in the market for a new job or position, or a seasoned sales professional, the strength of your LinkedIn profile can have a huge impact on your ability to attract and engage with the right audience.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Many sales reps and sales managers commented and shared about the previous post on How Salespeople Goof Up on LinkedIn so we were compelled to share more ideas to help sellers do better. Everyone agrees with the top goof up sellers make on LinkedIn as mentioned last week – the old “Quick Connect” as I call it.

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MTD Sales Training

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

With the influx of social networking sites flooding the Internet, LinkedIn has emerged as the premiere resource for business professionals. Launched in 2003, LinkedIn reports to have more than 120 million registered members in over 200 countries worldwide. Search LinkedIn. The post Looking for Good B2B Leads?

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Janek Performance Group

OCTOBER 4, 2022

LinkedIn is now the go-to content platform for business-to-business organizations. This year, LinkedIn has been busy and launched several new initiatives to help sales reps and their organization expand their reach. LinkedIn Audio Events. Have you hosted or attended a LinkedIn Audio Event? Notification Bell.

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 15, 2023

In this post, learn more about how B2B salespeople leverage AI, and how you can adopt it into your processes. Table of Contents How do B2B salespeople feel about AI? Top Ways B2B Sales Teams Are Using AI/automation Tips for Building a B2B Sales AI Strategy The Future of AI in B2B Sales How do B2B salespeople feel about AI?

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Score More Sales

JANUARY 15, 2014

I implore you in the sales profession – don’t think that LinkedIn is an instant sales strategy! LinkedIn IS a wonderful virtual room of 93 million+ North American professionals that you can connect to. However, the premise of LinkedIn is to connect to people you have some type of already existing connection.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 27, 2022

To the layperson, there may not be a huge difference between business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) data — it’s all just information. But to our engineering, data science, and product teams, B2B data is an entirely different animal from B2C that poses many unique obstacles and challenges.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Sometimes I accept a connect request on LinkedIn with people I don’t know but others in my network do. Unlike some on LinkedIn, I don’t connect to just anyone , and know most of the people I’m connected to or have talked with them since we connected. Often it begins, “Thanks SO much for connecting!”

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Sales Evangelist

APRIL 16, 2021

Brown and Donald Kelly talk about the best practices for finding hot B2B prospects on LinkedIn. What are salespeople doing wrong on LinkedIn? Doug Brown often sees a lot of people on LinkedIn who are making prospecting a complex process. On LinkedIn, however, one has to think differently. Brown on LinkedIn.

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Sales Evangelist

APRIL 16, 2021

Brown and Donald Kelly talk about the best practices for finding hot B2B prospects on LinkedIn. What are salespeople doing wrong on LinkedIn? Doug Brown often sees a lot of people on LinkedIn who are making prospecting a complex process. On LinkedIn, however, one has to think differently. Brown on LinkedIn.

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LinkedIn B2B Prospecting Top of Funnel 40

Sales Evangelist

APRIL 16, 2021

Brown and Donald Kelly talk about the best practices for finding hot B2B prospects on LinkedIn. What are salespeople doing wrong on LinkedIn? Doug Brown often sees a lot of people on LinkedIn who are making prospecting a complex process. On LinkedIn, however, one has to think differently. Brown on LinkedIn.

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LinkedIn B2B Prospecting Top of Funnel 40

Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

We all know the Kardashian’s can sell their products directly to consumers on social media, but what are the best B2B sales organizations and their sales reps doing with social midway through 2022? B2B Social Selling. The term “social selling” in the B2B sales process is a misleading term.

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Score More Sales

OCTOBER 19, 2012

LinkedIn is the darling of the B2B selling world right now, for a number of reasons. As a seller and someone who trains and coaching sellers, I’ve always liked LinkedIn and was an early adopter. In fact, this month marks my 9th year as a LinkedIn member – October, 2003. That was after keeping in touch.

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Score More Sales

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? Matt Heinz - Founder, Heinz Marketing.

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Score More Sales

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Are you one of those sales people or company leaders who has resisted LinkedIn but now you want to learn more? Do you have a profile but you have no strategy in place to leverage LinkedIn as one of the ways you build visibility and ultimately revenues? First of all, make sure you have created a strong LinkedIn profile.

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 16, 2013

Follow some of my colleagues through their Twitter handles or via their blogs and you’ll be near some of the best B2B sales advice you can get. Also this week, LinkedIn’s Master of Social Selling, Koka Sexton, created his Epic List of Sales Leaders on Twitter. Oh, and there is no cost. You gotta like that.

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eGrabber

JULY 18, 2022

Do you want to build lead lists from LinkedIn, but don’t have time? Fastest Way to Build Lead Lists from LinkedIn Try for Free! Fastest Way to Build Lead Lists from LinkedIn Try for Free! You can build lead lists from LinkedIn in no time. No Training. Build Lead Lists from LinkedIn 10x Faster.

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Score More Sales

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. What was the business model?

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SBI Growth

AUGUST 10, 2013

Training dollars are being misallocated. Her sales manager knew her potential and sent her to a weeklong sales training. The Need-Payoff that she had been trained on was thrown out the window. She was frustrated and went on LinkedIn, ready to test the market. Post-training feedback shows that deals are not closing faster.

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Score More Sales

MAY 26, 2014

Two different sellers told me in the last week that they are not using LinkedIn as much as I had encouraged them to do because it doesn’t work for them and takes too much time. Here are several ways that more consistent use of LinkedIn WILL help most sellers. If you have an upgraded LinkedIn account, send an InMail.

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Vengreso

MAY 17, 2022

Although most people – including those in sales – treat LinkedIn like an online resume, it is much more than that. LinkedIn is an excellent resource for the modern seller and anyone involved in social selling. The value multiplies when one upgrades to a LinkedIn Premium account. Free LinkedIn Account.

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Score More Sales

AUGUST 26, 2014

We have run into many B2B websites lately that do not work well on mobile devices. There are still some things that differentiate a B2B (business-to-business) transaction from B2C (business to consumer). There are still some things that differentiate a B2B (business-to-business) transaction from B2C (business to consumer).

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