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Put Your Phone Away, or Pay Up

No More Cold Calling

What’s wrong with the picture when we must play games in order to engage in conversation? Read the rest of this article for tips on how and when to put away your devices. Sounds misguided to me. But I guess it’s better than the alternative. users say these weaning techniques are improving their relationships — and their sanity.

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I Don’t Know You, so Don’t Ask Me for a Referral

No More Cold Calling

That’s why I resonated with Tom Scearce’s LinkedIn article, “ Social Media—Don’t Be THAT Guy.” But underneath all of that are people building relationships with other people, doing favors, earning trust, conversing, relating, connecting, etc. Read the rest of the article.). Begin a Conversation.

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3 Steps to Combining Social Media & Competitive Intelligence

SBI Growth

An article written by Jenna Cheng cites the following: “Several research studies reveal the growing importance of social technologies to competitive and marketing strategy. Seeking Alpha/Yahoo/Google/MSN News. Using a tool like Google Alerts is a good start. Then please keep the conversation going by commenting below.

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Social Selling Not Working for You?

No More Cold Calling

Social media can help start conversations that lead to true connections, but only if you show up as a person. Read the rest of the article.). Use social media to start conversations, ask questions, and share valuable information about your area of expertise. Sales is still about people buying from people. Falling on Deaf Ears.

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Why You Can’t Automate High-Stakes Selling

No More Cold Calling

While technology is great for storing, aggregating, and—to some degree—interpreting information, it can’t have conversations, ask insightful questions, or draw wisdom from experience…at least not yet. Read the rest of the article.) But thinking takes a lot more than memorizing and regurgitating facts.

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Can You Improve a Kick-Ass Sales Force?

Understanding the Sales Force

When I read the article I noted a couple of things I really liked: They learn very little about sales in the first 30 days. By the time training is over, they will rank in Google for a few dozen keywords in their market, have a few dozen followers on Twitter and have written a few dozen blog articles. You need them both.

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Why Your Email Goes Unanswered

No More Cold Calling

We all know digital communication isn’t as personal or powerful as a live conversation. Digital conversations often take longer and become far more complicated than a simple phone call. Read the rest of the article.). Follow Joanne on Google+ or Twitter @ReferralSales , or connect on LinkedIn and Facebook.