The Center for Sales Strategy

JANUARY 12, 2022

In the first 2022 episode of Improving Sales Performance, Stephanie Downs joins Matt Sunshine and guests Maryann Balbo and Fran Mallace of Cox Media.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 1, 2024

GTMnow is the media extension of GTMfund – sharing insight on go-to-market from working with hundreds of portfolio companies backed by over 350+ of the best in the game executive operators who have been there, done that at the world’s fastest growing SaaS companies. On owned media, digital advertising was once the name of the game.

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InsightSquared

APRIL 23, 2019

Now, we have “Buying Groups.” The philosophy of buying groups is to identify and engage a set of personas involved in making a purchasing decision. What the Heck Are Buying Groups? For example, one campaign involved sending ads to the kids of the family on their social media feeds highlighting fun activities.

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SocialSellinator

AUGUST 24, 2022

A social media marketing funnel is an essential process that you can use to optimize your marketing efforts. This blog post will discuss the five stages and how you can improve your social media marketing strategy at every step! What are the Stages of a Social Media Marketing Funnel?

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BuzzBoard

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

From a digital marketing perspective, strategic use of social media can be a prime strategy for boosting awareness and generating business leads – especially when harnessing social media influencers and the dynamism of influential marketing. By harnessing the commanding potency of social media, you may find your answer.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Social media has become a bullhorn for top sales influencers, and these easy-to-use (not to mention, free) platforms are something you should absolutely be active on in order to stay current in your sales strategy and become a sales influencer yourself. She quite literally wrote the book on it.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 20, 2013

Using social media for competitive intelligence provides another viewpoint into competitor activity. Forrester Research : 82% of 150 companies that monitor social media are primarily searching for competitive intelligence. Social media channels and news sources are great ways to monitor competition. From where?

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Salesmate

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Social media is an integral part of every marketing strategy. However, there’s a myth that says B2B social media marketing isn’t effective. The sole reason is this myth that mentions the ineffectiveness of B2B social media marketing. Is social media marketing effective or not? You’re at the right place!

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

93% of B2B marketers use social media, and with good reason—it works ( source ). We haven’t been shy about touting the benefits of social media in B2B sales and marketing. We haven’t been shy about touting the benefits of social media in B2B sales and marketing. When it comes to social media, we say: less is more.

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SalesHandy

JULY 5, 2021

Almost every B2B buyer has a social media presence on networks like Twitter and LinkedIn, which makes it a great place to find and connect with leads. Suffice to say – if you’re running an inside sales process in 2021, leveraging social media is no longer a “nice to have”. Join and participate in groups.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 7, 2016

He’s Cold Calling on Social Media. Sales reps abuse social media to the extent that I typically delete more LinkedIn invitations than I accept. (No, The problem: Just because someone agrees to connect on social media does not make that person a qualified sales lead. Where’s the relationship? Where’s the return?

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Go for No!

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

We’re also the publishers of his “Freakishly Effective” Social Media and Leadership books. Ray and Jessica Higdon are having an event in October called the RankMakers Live: Social Media Super Summit Virtual Experience and like everything they do, it looks fantastic. for Network Marketing is a guy named Ray Higdon.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 29, 2019

The best way to minimize extraneous time spent on simple tasks is to outsource that work to a third party -- in this case, a group scheduler. A group scheduler will enable you to mitigate unnecessary back-and-forth emails, and ultimately reduce friction in your workflow. HubSpot Meetings also offers the option for group meeting links.

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MTD Sales Training

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Recent statistics released by the LinkedIn Ads group showed that nearly 50% of LinkedIn members are in a key decision maker role such as Manager, Director, Owner, Chief Officer or Vice President – once again proving that LinkedIn really is the biggest and best decision maker search engine in the world! Regards, Louise. Louise Denny.

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Nimble - Sales

APRIL 21, 2020

Social media has become an intricate element in any given person’s life. Social media is a great platform to help people connect, keep in touch, showcase their talents and even help businesses market their products nowadays. Content marketing is growing to be an integral part of social media.

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Jeffrey Gitomer

APRIL 9, 2012

Social media has changed the world. Social media has changed YOUR world. Whatever you’re doing online, whether it’s tweeting, LinkedIning, Facebooking, or YouTubing, Social Media has changed your way of communicating one-on-one, one-on-customer base, and one-to-the-world. Want help with your business social media strategies?

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The Pipeline

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

An essential part of the sales process is getting to know your prospects and building relationships – and social media is the perfect avenue to help you accomplish this effectively. So how can you use social media to make sales and increase your bottom line? Prior to using social media to make sales, you need to know your client base.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

One way to help grow your fan base is to use social media. Develop your social media accounts. To make a successful social media presence you will need to post relevant content, up-to-date offers, videos, and news. Why is social media important for ecommerce? Social media helps with digital marketing campaigns.

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Pipeliner

MARCH 16, 2021

Social media platforms are the best way to promote a brand online. It can help you gain a wider reach and also help increase engagement on social media. Now, most people use social media platforms. You can find out which age group, gender are engaging the most with your posts. So, let’s take a look at these tips.

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The Sales Hunter

MARCH 24, 2012

I think many of you would agree that in the sales industry, Linkedin is the social media tool that is most helpful. This is why I created the High-Profit Selling Group on Linkedin. This group is already becoming a great central location for sales-related discussions and the sharing of valuable skills.

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Pipeliner

APRIL 26, 2021

It is, and to do that easily, you can use high-quality social media automation tools and services. This will help you to automate social media marketing for your brand. In this article, we’ve gathered 7 popular social media automation services used by our SMM specialists for efficient performance. Additional Key Features.

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Connext Digital

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Social media has become an indispensable tool for consumers online in this day and age. It’s no surprise that all kinds of businesses have turned to social media to find and connect with their target market. The figures don’t lie either: consumers are 71% more likely to make a purchase based on social media referrals. .

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Alice Heiman

MAY 2, 2018

Today, for most sellers, that process should include using social media. So, let’s take a look at how to use social media throughout the sales process. . It seems that many sellers are using social media to prospect, but don’t find ways to intertwine social media throughout the entire process. Missing a Crucial Step.

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SBI Growth

APRIL 19, 2023

At a closed-group leadership roundtable I recently hosted, I heard firsthand from market-leading CEOs that their business decisions are no longer reliant on media or other external reports. Instead, they are making decisions based on the actions of industry peers and their own company's data.

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 9, 2018

Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Whispering Energy signaled the significance of the group when I was asked to join. Every once in a while I pay homage to the original group, WE for short. One secret for remaining in business is to have a trusted core group to count on. Your Story About A Core Group. Examples of Giving.

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InsideSales.com

APRIL 27, 2020

Social media mastery: Have you figured out how to use social media to grow your business or rally your supporters around an important cause? Find out how you can become a social media expert here! In this article: How to Become a Social Media Expert. The 7 Levels of Social Media Mastery. Level 1: Core.

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Until recently junk mail and auto robot dial phone calls seemed to hold the top places for sales pitches, but now social media is leading the pack and is way ahead of all other types of marketing for small businesses. A sea filled with sales pitches from just posting the most recent blog in a group discussion to blatant self promotion.

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RAIN Group

JULY 24, 2019

This RAIN Group article originally appeared on MarketingProfs. Sellers have a huge opportunity to take advantage of the vast amounts of information about their buyers that's available on social media. Here are a few ways you can use major social media sites for sales research. And yet, they don't.

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Pointclear

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Jeff is the authority on making social media sell, adjunct faculty at Loyola University business school, author of Off the Hook Marketing: How to make social media sell and a social sales training speaker. A lot of people are coming into LinkedIn Groups armed with what does NOT work. Today's guest blogger is Jeff Molander.

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SalesFuel

APRIL 11, 2024

Rich media provides yet another option for reaching clients and building relationships. Researching the media options. However, Media Matters There's a psychological principle known as the "yes bias" that suggests people tend to prefer agreeing rather than disagreeing. Hope to gain standing in the group.

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Igniting Sales Transformation

MAY 2, 2018

Much continues to change in the world of selling, and in this conversation, I talked with Allen Mueller, Chief Revenue Officer at the Miller Heiman Group about their data on what’s changing and what’s coming. From there we dug into her role as Chief Revenue Officer at Miller Heiman Group. Thanks to our Media Sponsor.

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Increase Sales

OCTOBER 26, 2012

With the small business to business world becoming more connected through social media sites such as LinkedIn , there is a lot of social media marketing asking going on for: Credit: www.sxc.hu. Liking other pages on other social media sites. Join a group on LinkedIn. Recommendations. Followers on Twitter.

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Pointclear

MARCH 27, 2014

Co-hosts Paul and Allan tee up the show by discussing several hot news items relevant to the B2B market - Here’s what they noshed on, on Episode #5: According to the latest CMO Survey, 85% of CMOs either have not shown any impact from social media spending or have only a qualitative sense of its effectiveness.

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Increase Sales

JUNE 22, 2012

Social media including email marketing has become the easy way out to market for many entrepreneurs to Fortune 250 firms. One driving reason for this change in marketing is social media is affordable (usually free) in reaching the potential customers. Blanket your social media outlets with your message be it: Buy this book.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Social media has become a bullhorn for top sales influencers, and these easy-to-use (not to mention, free) platforms are something you should absolutely be active on in order to stay current in your sales strategy and become a sales influencer yourself. She quite literally wrote the book on it.

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Increase Sales

AUGUST 24, 2013

In social media, content marketing is becoming quite common place. For example within the LinkedIn discussion groups, one can post a link to an article or a blog to attract attention and begin to build relationships.This same behavior can be replicated in other sites such as Facebook or even within blogs. Share on Facebook.

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Increase Sales

MAY 23, 2012

Their ability to tune out all what does not get them closer to their goal to increase sales is beyond critical in today’s social media and mobile technology market place. ” Sometimes it appears everyone is seeking immediate gratification through social media and mobile technology.

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