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What is the Most Valued Content for IT Decision Makers?

The ROI Guy

Today’s buyer is more empowered than ever before, leveraging content from the Internet, discussion groups and social media to take charge of the purchase decision-making process. The question was posed as a key portion of IDC’s annual 2013 IT Buyer Experience Study , surveying over 200 executive decision makers worldwide.

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The Best Cold Calling Tip Is Stop Immediately (Do This Instead)

No More Cold Calling

Social channels can provide valuable insight into prospects and decision-makers, which has prompted some sales pros to wonder if cold calling is dead, replaced by so-called “smart” or “warm” calling. Decision-makers don’t take cold calls, respond to cold emails, or have sales conversations with strangers on social media.

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Top 20 Sales & Marketing Vendors to Follow on Twitter @Dreamforce ’14

SBI

Phone, email, SMS and other channels are the lifeblood of inside sales. Sellers can quickly search and filter to identify influencers and decision makers and save them as leads to create high quality lead lists. Watch the toolskool videos to learn more about each vendor and click to follow each of these 20. InsideSales.

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How Social Sellers Build Their Pipeline with LinkedIn

SBI Growth

These are the decision-makers you need to access. Research your customer’s entire network to find the decision-makers. The Customer Decision-makers. Identify all the decision-makers within the account. Supplier, vendors, channel partners. Large scale targeting. Find the link.

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48 Shocking Social Selling Statistics

Zoominfo

Content shared by employees receive 8x more engagement than the same content shared by company/brand channels ( source ). Messages reach 561% further when shared by employees vs. same messages shared via official corporate social channels ( source ). 75% of B2B buyers consult social media when making purchasing decisions ( source ).

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The Ultimate B2B Marketing Infographic to Leveraging Account Intelligence

Emissary

Additionally, choosing the right delivery channels is vital to maximizing your impact. Whether you are focusing on email campaigns, social media outreach, or other methods of communication, ensure that your messages are tailored for each particular channel in order to maximize engagement and achieve your goals.

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How to Get Past the Gatekeeper, According to Sales Reps

Hubspot Sales

Gatekeepers — who are typically executive assistants, receptionists, or office managers — are the people who stand between you and the decision-maker with whom you're hoping to make a sale. Alternatively, if you don't have a strong connection to the decision-maker, consider how you might name-drop a publication related to their work.