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Why Linkedin Stinks as a Prospecting Tool for Salespeople

The Sales Hunter

Linkedin stinks! Maybe it’s not LinkedIn that stinks, but rather it’s people who use LinkedIn that stink, especially when it comes to prospecting. If I get one more message from somebody via LinkedIn extolling about how wonderful they are at whatever it is they do, I will do something rash. Let me clarify.

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Selling Skills for New Salespeople

The Digital Sales Institute

Selling skills for new salespeople usually have some differentiators from the sales skills that a more experienced salesperson has due to learning about the sales process and understanding all the steps in the sale alongside product knowledge. Selling today can range from the uncomplicated to the deeply complex.

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LinkedIn Training Program: Create More B2B Sales Conversations

Vengreso

With almost 800 million users, LinkedIn isn’t only for showcasing your professional skills, researching new employers, looking for jobs, or for getting career advice! If you’re not making the most out of the #1 social media platform for B2B sellers, we created LinkedIn Sales Mastery just for you! M_3Jr Click To Tweet.

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Digital selling is Not Optional

Sales 2.0

In the sales domain, this big change has accelerated the trend to digital selling. As sales forces have been sent home and told their clients won’t meet them with them in-person, they have had to use new digital tools just to keep doing their job. There are some great digital listening tools out there.

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How to Use Linkedin as a Sales Tool with Kurt Shaver and The Sales Hunter

The Sales Hunter

We’ve all received stupid messages through Linkedin from people trying to sell us stuff. It’s things like this that have people wondering if Linkedin is a viable sales tool. The stupidity of the message is how they’re all feature driven and dealing with something you could care less about.

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9 Things Terribly Wrong With Sales Today: The Sales Tools

A Sales Guy

Too much reliance on selling tools. There was no LinkedIn Navigator to connect with buyers (that’s what the phone book was for). There was no help, no tools to cover your ass. We’re seeing a generation of salespeople who don’t have to do the work that hones their selling skills.

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The Essential Selling Skills Bootcamp Part 4: Continuing to Prospect in a Cluttered World

Closer's Coffee

For Parts 1-3 of the Essential Selling Skills Bootcamp, click here. Best Sales Prospecting Tools. Be active on social networks like such as LinkedIn by joining groups, posting relevant content and getting involved in discussions or questions but be vocal and controversial. Send InMail via LinkedIn.