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2017 Social Selling App and Article Roundup #6

Adaptive Business Services

Face-to-Face Meetings: The Ultimate Guide – Thanks to communication tools like Skype, chat, and email, face-to-face meetings sales meetings are less common than they used to be. Case in point: An April 2017 study from Cornell University found in-person requests are 34 times more successful than those made over email.

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Managing Virtual Teams: 7 Best Practices

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Virtual teams depend on communications technology, so managers need to be fluent in tools like Skype and Slack. And in an emergency – or any situation that requires the manager’s immediate involvement — employees need to know that they’re not only encouraged, but expected, to keep managers in the loop. Comfort with tech.

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Managing Virtual Teams: 7 Best Practices

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Virtual teams depend on communications technology, so managers need to be fluent in tools like Skype and Slack. And in an emergency – or any situation that requires the manager’s immediate involvement — employees need to know that they’re not only encouraged, but expected, to keep managers in the loop. Comfort with tech.

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To Chatbot or Not to Chatbot for B2B Lead Generation?

Cience

In 2017, they published the results of their study: “ Why people use chatbots.” They reported using chatbots of Facebook, Skype, Kik, Viber, Slack, and Telegram. What if I connect you two via Skype?”. Hubspot , 2017). Marketsandmarkets , 2017). Tips on how to program your chatbot: Apply FUF principle.

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4 Growth Strategies Used By The Most Successful Companies

Hubspot Sales

That marked an impressive uplift from the 2017 figures of 46% and 9%, respectively. People started to use and share it as a result - so much so, in fact, that WhatsApp's growth far outpaced the likes of Facebook, Skype, and Gmail in its first four years. Source: Growth Hackers. Can you improve or eliminate it entirely?

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31 Simple, Yet Brilliant Lead Generation Techniques to Supercharge Your Sales Pipeline

Sales Hacker

Otherwise set up a Skype call and use screen capture software to record the discussion. In 2017, we saw LinkedIn evolve in a way we’ve never seen before. Ask if they’d be willing to chat with you for a two-minute video. Prep them on a specific question to add structure. If you’re with them in person, record direct-to-camera.