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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Client wanted to start a social media presence through Twitter and LinkedIn and paid several thousands dollars. As to the Twitter account, very little activity. In my review of his LinkedIn profile , the LinkedIn headline was the same as most and the LinkedIn summary was a regurgitation of his resume.

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JUNE 14, 2013

Along the way, I reviewed books over at Amazon; opened a Twitter account; Facebook and several others. Their Twitter handles are all available, making those connections very easy. Then I began with inbound marketing action by posting articles on directory sites such as Evan Carmichael , Ezine Articles and Sales Gravy.

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JULY 20, 2013

So please take a few moments and check out the Twitter feeds of these sales professionals. Note: This list of 32 sales professionals is compiled in first name alphabetical order and taken from Twitter RTs and mentions from July 16 -July 19, 2013 for CoachLee.). Then follow them if you feel so inclined. Robert Terson. Tibor Shanto.

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APRIL 3, 2015

” Within our united small business community of close to 40 members, a quick search revealed that 22 members had re-posted this article in less than 24 hours on Twitter. If you want to gain some great insight, follow any or all of these individuals on Twitter. Now I have currently 10,800 Twitter Followers.

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JUNE 13, 2017

You do not have many Twitter followers. What is even more ironic is many of these requests are from so called marketing experts. If you are an expert, then why are you reaching out to me? The answer is because your website traffic sucks. Your LinkedIn connections and followers are also lacking.

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MAY 5, 2012

This one simple action of uniting with 20 other sales consultants to sales coaches has increased traffic to this blog by 25-40% while doubling the number of daily Twitter followers. Sales Training Coaching Tip: Use a Twitter hash tag to track the spread of your united efforts. Our group uses #salesinsight.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

This past week, I had the unexpected honor to be included in the 50 Tops Sales Pros to be Followed on Twitter by Get Base. One of those acknowledged set me a direct Twitter message about my action as being “incredibly classy.” Thank you again, Get Base CRM. Consistency is a key element in leadership.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Possibly they join a couple of Chambers of Commerce, a professional association, an industry council not to mention engaging on social media through Twitter to LinkedIn to Google Plus. How many Twitter followers do you gain daily? All this attracting attention can be very resource draining from energy to emotions to worse yet dollars.

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JULY 21, 2014

The marketing manager told her “we have enough Twitter followers,” “the website is just fine” and “we don’t need a blog.” ” In actually, the website has an Alexa worldwide ranking of over 7,000,000, Twitter followers are under 150 and as to the blog, nothing could be further from the truth.

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APRIL 28, 2014

Then they broadcast their pearl words of wisdom through other social media marketing channels such as Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn. The first honor was to be recognized by Sales Gravy as one of the top 10 women in sales to follow on Twitter. This marketing channel is usually called a blog or a syndicated column.

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JANUARY 18, 2012

Let’s say for argument sake, you only used Twitter, and let’s say you only follow people in your target geographic location. You can’t do that with Twitter, the Yellow Pages, etc…. Twitter: [link]. Even if you did the content management yourself, without a plan in place, you’re rolling a boulder up a steep hill. What a shame.

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MAY 4, 2016

Neither Pinterest (100M AU) nor Twitter (320M AU) are on the level with the 400M Active Users using Instagram to share their photos (Source: [link] While Twitter is in the neighborhood, user acquisition growth has lagged significantly since their IPO. Share on Facebook.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Share a few Twitter to LinkedIn postings, send out LinkedIn invitations to complete strangers and receive solid sales leads appears to be the mentality. Unfortunately, unless the new learning is quickly applied, opportunities for feedback and reinforcement, this “solution” delivers a poor quick fix and is not sustainable.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Follow Aaron on Twitter. Follow Badger Maps on Twitter. Prior to investing, Aaron was a tank officer in the United States Army, serving tours in Iraq, Bosnia, and Korea. Aaron can be reached at 415-539-0344 (Pacific Time). Visit: www.badgermapping.com. Share on Facebook.

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JANUARY 21, 2016

2014 – Twitter @CoachLee – One of the Top 50 Sales Pros to Follow on Twitter. Follow her on Twitter or check out her profile on LinkedIn. This publication further highlights my credibility within the executive coaching and corporate coaching fields. 2013 – Top 25 Sales Influencers for 2013.

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APRIL 20, 2012

Maybe that is why Twitter is so popular because the thoughts are condensed to under 140 characters or why quotes and photographs are equally popular. If their value is to find relevant information, that is great. Sometimes their value is just simple thoughts that take only a moment to read because their time is limited. Share on Facebook.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

For example, my Twitter followers are over 11,000. Follow her on Twitter or check out her profile on LinkedIn. We informally agree to share the postings of the other members within our group of nearly 40 members. Not all members routinely share (as it is informal), however those who do share expand the reach of my postings.

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JUNE 29, 2017

19% for Twitter. Some interesting research suggests small businesses prefer social media over email marketing. In marketing and sales research conducted by Ripl (mobile application software provider), revealed the following: 55% for Facebook. 43% for Instagram. 41% for creative and graphic design. 7% cited email.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2014

In the last 24hours, I had 10 different app companies follow me on Twitter. Right now possibly the biggest small business dilemma involves technology specific to the apps that will deliver the best results specific to sales productivity and management.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Beyond his 23,000 Twitter followers, his thousands of LinkedIn first degree connections, this gentleman truly demonstrates how to effectively integrate social media into any marketing plan. Every 4 hours on Twitter there is a change in on-line population. Klout is good for researching key words.

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JULY 26, 2013

Then I check out if the individual has website, Twitter account, etc. Webste has social media buttons including You Tube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and RSS feed. Today I accepted a LinkedIn invitation from another social media expert. From those actions, I click on those links, read and synthesize the information.

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OCTOBER 25, 2014

Just read a Twitter direct message that someone was reading Emotional Intelligence 2.0. Why does everything from sales to leadership to business or even life must have a 2.0 Credit: www.gratisography.com. I understand how people sometimes are like bees and buzzwords become their honey.

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MAY 25, 2017

Imagine for a moment you have 1,000 twitter followers. The plethora of social media channels allows for one message to be shared (think amplified) and this amplification costs nothing. Unfortunately, the super majority of SMB owners and sales professionals fail to build amplification communities. The average number of followers is 707.

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MARCH 18, 2016

Follow her on Twitter or check out her profile on LinkedIn. Follow her on Twitter or check out her profile on LinkedIn. If you want to increase sales, then call Leanne at central time USA to solve your disengaged employees and ultimately your disengaged sales culture as well as improve your own sales results. Share on Facebook.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Sure you can buy Twitter followers or make a zillion posts on Facebook and when you measure the results, what do you discover? Someone called a buyer has a want or need and someone else called a seller has a product or service to fit that want or need. Pretty easy, well not so much so. People buy from people they know and trust.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

Small business owners to sales professionals believe connect on LinkedIn, post on Facebook or share on Twitter will generate all the necessary sales leads. Maybe it is just me, but have you found social media is spawning a lot of mediocre marketing?

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JULY 30, 2012

Many Twitter campaigns start on Friday, another bad day for social media engagement.

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

I just looked up this plagiarizer on Twitter and discovered all of his last 10 plus LinkedIn Pulse postings have been removed. Follow her on Twitter or check out her profile on LinkedIn. Yes, this group has this thief quivering in his boots or at least at his keyboard. Leanne can be reached at 219.508.2859 central time USA.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

This engagement in many times can be as simple as: Thank you for a new Twitter follower. For example, social media is not just broadcasting one’s message (one way engagement), but becoming engaged (two-way engagement). Short LinkedIn message when accepting a LinkedIn invitation. Liking a social media post. Sharing a social media post.

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APRIL 14, 2014

Today a second marketing action plan is required that also works with the marketing goal worksheet. This action plan looks to inbound marketing actions, usually arising from social media. Facebook, Pinterest, Google Plus. Micro Blogs.

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JULY 2, 2013

I encourage readers of this blog to check out this sales resource page , subscribe to Jim’s excellent sales blog and connect with him on Twitter or LinkedIn. Finding individuals with high business ethics especially in today’s very crowded marketplace is sometimes difficult. Share on Facebook.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

Forward thinking leaders must learn how to communicate succinctly as in 140 characters in Twitter to emails to sharing organizational initiatives through the company’s newsletter or blog. This newer communication channel of technology started with email and now has spread through social media and content marketing.

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JUNE 6, 2013

Giving you my business card or connecting with you on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook does not give you permission to add me to your email distribution. If you wish to take that action, then let me know up front. When you have added me to your list without permission, you have violated my trust.

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MAY 14, 2012

Over at social media sites like LinkedIn , Twitter, Facebook or Focus.com, there is a lot of telling going on. Both education based marketing and traditional product or sales based marketing engage in telling and selling. The difference is the approach and therein lies the confusion.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

I am not on LinkedIn, Twitter, etc. Marketing through social media and B2B networking event. Prospecting. How can I tell? Because I listen for some of these excuses: I haven’t updated my LinkedIn profile in the last six months. I am in business development not sales. I don’t market myself, that’s for the SMB owner to do.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Social communities such as LinkedIn to Twitter to Amazon to iTunes all provide opportunities to share. These individuals can share your small business name or solutions with others. Technology allows for you to leverage your values and your relationships not to mention your website and blog.

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MARCH 3, 2014

Within each of these marketing activities, you can unlock the power of three as noted below: Inbound Marketing Activity. #1. Solution page(s). Resource page(s). Social Media. Website (organic searches). Strategic Partners. Outbound Marketing Activity. #1. Business to Business Networking. Formal B2B referral group. Civic Organization.

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