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Social Media Without Social Connection is Social Stupidity

The Sales Hunter

Is your social media effort really making a difference? Recently, I discussed with Jack Kosakowski of the Creation Agency the problem too many people are making when it comes to social media. Social media without social connection is social stupidity!

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15 X (Twitter) Optimization Tips to Boost Your Sales

Hubspot Sales

With all the changes to X (formerly Twitter) over the last few years, you’re not alone if you’ve been looking for Twitter optimization tips so you can use it more effectively for social selling. and 528 million globally in 2023, it remains a popular social media platform. But who is the audience on X? compared with 31.9%

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May Referral Selling Insights

No More Cold Calling

It happened again … a salesperson asked me to connect on LinkedIn, promised he could help my business, and then wanted to know my definition of referral selling. Social media can help start conversations that lead to true connections, but only if you show up as a person. Coincidentally, I met Tim on social media.

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10 Sales Tactics Brands Should Avoid This Year, According to Experts

Hubspot Sales

He says, "Don't cold call anymore — cold calling returns about 1.25% yield if you take a list and indiscriminately call 100 people at random and say the same stupid script. Qualifying on the Connect Call. Tyre also insists sales reps should stop qualifying on connect calls. on the connect call, you won't get far.

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Thank You

No More Cold Calling

Social Selling: What the Sales Pros Do Differently. Any sales professional who says it’s easy to keep up communication on social networks is either lying or doing it incorrectly. Done right, social selling is a time-consuming task that requires thought and focused effort. Get my No More Cold Calling book for 99 cents.

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Why Cold Calling and Stupid Prospecting Don’t Work

No More Cold Calling

Sales reps send stupid messages to strangers on social media , requesting 10 minutes of their time or asking if they’re even the right person to be contacting. But with referral selling , salespeople not only get meetings without cold calling; they also get to prospects before they know they have a need. How about you?

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How to Avoid the Trash Folder

No More Cold Calling

Companies send mass marketing messages without any idea who the recipients are or what they want. It’s not only stupid; it’s a waste of sales time. It’s why social media adoption has skyrocketed. This is the age of personalization , not generalization. Here’s a snippet: Maybe this is a familiar scenario.

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