No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 3, 2013

Want to get the real scoop about social selling? Here’s Barb’s take on social selling. That’s what is happening with social selling. There are various opinions on what social selling actually means. But come on…marketers taking the stage to discuss social selling?

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 4, 2016

No, it wasn’t someone inviting me to connect and then blasting me with a sales pitch (my usual complaint about bad social media behavior). We discussed the differences between digital connections, social selling , and one-on-one engagement. Social Selling in the Digital Age: Convenient but Exhausting.

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No More Cold Calling

AUGUST 9, 2012

Not every industry lends itself to social networking. Find out where you can get the most bang for your social-selling buck. There are way too many people and “so-called experts” offering tips about social media. Listen and learn: “LinkedIn is a great tool for Social Selling.

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Crunchbase

APRIL 5, 2022

There are a handful of different options, but social selling is arguably the most effective and worthwhile. We’re here to help you start selling on social media the right way and avoid many of the common pitfalls that put sales representatives in precarious situations. What is social selling?

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No More Cold Calling

MARCH 17, 2016

What makes the most influential sellers so successful on social media? 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. Well, sales is not a party.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 5, 2016

Because we began a conversation on social media. That’s the power of social selling. I’ll also be meeting with four social selling influencers , all of whom reached out to me and requested personal meetings. I’m meeting with people in London I’ve “known” on social media for several years.

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The Pipeline

MAY 25, 2020

Having conducted post-mortems on enterprise-level deals for leading companies, Steve shares what he has learned over the years, and more importantly, some actionable insights that will boost you in all markets. Connections Matter More Now Than Ever, It’s not about just increased social selling activities but IMPROVED social selling.

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Tony Hughes

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Large enterprises are notoriously slow to move so sales people will need to drive this in partnership with sales management and marketing. I recommend building a ‘skunk-works’ team and begin to experiment if you want to lead and avoid being left behind in a Social 3.0 Social Selling 3.0 is about powerful mash-ups.

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SalesLoft

AUGUST 12, 2019

In their Rainmaker 2019 roundtable discussion, Barbara Giamanco, CEO of Social Centered Selling; Kat Moore, Regional Sales Manager at Akamai Technologies; Samantha McKenna, Head of Enterprise Sales at LinkedIn; and Morgan Ingram, Director of Sales Execution and Evolution at J. How Do You Define Social Selling?

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Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 31, 2018

What we want to explore today is how we can leverage social selling in order to assist us in achieving our goal of breaking into major accounts. Nothing happens until somebody sells something. These enterprises place a very high value on recommendations from trusted partners. Read on at Maximize Social Business ….

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Score More Sales

MARCH 5, 2013

My favorite product is our enterprise application, SalesLoft. Of the apps (in addition to yours) that you use and recommend for sales professionals – what are a couple of them and why do you like them so much? KP: I’ve really gotten a lot of value from RSS subscriptions and Twitter lists.

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Tenfold

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

When discussing digital transformation, it’s impossible not to discuss social selling and its impact on the sales cycle. In fact, sales reps who utilize social selling are 23 percent more likely to hit their targets than those who do not. Schaffer is one of the World’s best social media strategists.

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Sales Evangelist

MAY 16, 2022

Social selling is a topic many salespeople are familiar with. In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by the CEO of Pipeline Signals and Sales for Life and pioneer of social selling, Jamie Shanks, to learn how he utilizes relationship mapping to land more enterprise deals.

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Sales Evangelist

MAY 16, 2022

Social selling is a topic many salespeople are familiar with. In today’s episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by the CEO of Pipeline Signals and Sales for Life and pioneer of social selling, Jamie Shanks, to learn how he utilizes relationship mapping to land more enterprise deals.

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Nudge.ai

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

62% of sales pros use social networks to build trust & brand awareness with buyers. As fans and proponents of social selling, we’re not surprised to hear that more than half of top sales pros attribute their success to social networking (62%). Especially when it comes to B2B enterprise-level products.

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No More Cold Calling

JULY 8, 2014

Social selling isn’t a magical cure for all your sales challenges. What is social selling , anyway? Whenever a new selling term surfaces, suddenly legions of experts appear, ready to take your money. But today they’re selling digital snake oil. Social Selling Is Not a Stand-Alone Sales Strategy.

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Pipeliner

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to my guest, Dr. Darnyelle Harmon, the CEO of Incredible One Enterprises and the author of the upcoming book, “Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a $1 Million CEO with Grace and Ease Instead of Hustle and Grind.” Online Sales Magazine and Pipeline CRM.

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SBI

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Social Selling and Big Data at the Upcoming Sales & Marketing 2.0 The focus is purported to be on the benefits of big data for B2B sales organizations with an emphasis on social technologies. Gerhard Gschwandtner, Founder & CEO, Selling Power, will again present the opening keynote. Conference.

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Boomers can’t afford to let Gen Y have the social selling advantage. There’s a common misconception that people born before 1980 are not good with technology and don’t excel on social platforms. I use what works for me (like social selling ). As a Boomer, I will never use technology like a Millennial.

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No More Cold Calling

MAY 19, 2016

Steve, a salesman with an enterprise company, invited me to connect on LinkedIn. I accepted his standard invitation, thinking he might be a good connection, and sent a personal message inviting him to contact me with any questions about referral selling. His response: “What is referral selling?”. He is a social selling stalker.

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SalesforLife

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

It’s beginning – the term “social selling” (or “digital selling”) is slowly being integrated into what it will naturally become… “Selling”.

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Zoominfo

JULY 1, 2018

But—as B2B marketers and sales professionals—we have a lot to learn about social selling. Case in point: 72% of sales professionals feel that they are not proficient with social selling ( source ). 69% of sales professionals are self-taught and have no active social selling training program in place ( source ).

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The Center for Sales Strategy

MAY 15, 2018

In an ever-changing sales landscape, maintaining a healthy personal brand on social media has become a necessary tool for sales professionals to build and maintain relationships with prospects. If you aren’t utilizing social selling as part of your sales strategy, you could be losing sales to more social-savvy salespeople.

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Alice Heiman

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Unless you are one of a handful of CEOs like Bernard Looney of BP, who already have it down, it’s time to watch, learn and do social selling. Social Selling: Techniques to Influence Buyers and Changemakers. Watch the podcast below or on our YouTube channel. Both published by Kogan Page. Company Website: DLAIgnite.com.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Seal the Deal by Building Relationships Social selling evangelist Barb Giamanco agrees with me. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business' And if you have a referral introduction, you’re more than halfway there, because you’ve earned trust before you even walk in the door. Or did you?

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Why Social Sellers Need to Focus on Relationships, Not Networks Social selling isn’t a new concept. Sale s has always been social. There’s a common misconception that people born before 1980 are not good with technology and don’t excel on social platforms. Let’s start a conversation!

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No More Cold Calling

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

There are hundreds of great applications that help us work more efficiently—including CRM, marketing automation, social-selling tools, and more. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Small Business' But closing deals is still our job. We will never replace real human engagement with tweets and status updates. Comment Here.

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Hubspot Sales

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Kian Mitchum , Area Vice President of Enterprise Sales & Solution Architecture at Impact.com , says, “For most businesses, end-of-year is the most eye-opening time, where the previous year’s successes are most prevalent, and failures are most glaring. Investigate social selling. Pat yourself on the back.

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Selling is about building relationships, not having the most LinkedIn connections. For social selling , you actually have to be social, which means getting off your computer. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business' We were finally going to the big party! Well, sales is not a party.

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No More Cold Calling

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Associations Enterprise Sales Management Small Business' .” She writes: Tools are tools…period. You’ll get no argument from me there. Or get the digital version for your Kindle or Nook. Comment Here. How do you use technology in your sales process? And what are its limitations?

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No More Cold Calling

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Social selling exposes your business to a world of opportunity. A Brit writes to me on social media and wants to discuss referral selling. Associations Enterprise Sales Management Salespeople Small Business' An Aussie reaches out to confirm his understanding of American prospecting practices.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In conclusion, my conversation with Sugey Piedra was a treasure trove of knowledge for anyone looking to start a business or take their existing enterprise to the next level. I always recommend seeking out experts like Sugey to save time, set up your business correctly, and maintain focus on what’s important.

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Nudge.ai

OCTOBER 30, 2017

If you’re an enterprise salesman you know how hard it is to get deals closed, not to mention getting a global conglomerate in the door. Tips for selling a “First of its Kind” product. Why customer feedback is critical to enterprise sales. Tips for selling into a mature or “Old-School” market.

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The Pipeline

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

I recently had a conversation with a VP of sales who asked me what I thought of social selling. Not sure where he stood on the topic, I shared my view that for me selling is selling, I don’t have the need like many marketers, to categorize or qualify things. By Tibor Shanto – tibor.shanto@sellbetter.ca .

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No More Cold Calling

JANUARY 20, 2015

Streamline Your Sales Process Koka Sexton offers fresh insights for increasing sales productivity in his LinkedIn Sales Solutions article, “ Social Selling Tips: The No Sweat Solution for Higher Sales Productivity.” He writes: Are you working up a sweat just trying to decide where to focus your social selling energy?

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Each episode discusses topics like lead generation, sales development, sales enablement, sales hiring, CRM, sales operations, social selling, sales management, account-based selling best practices, sales process, sales psychology, customer success, sales technology, B2B sales and marketing alignment, and more. Startup Selling.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 17, 2018

Hosts: Speaker and coach Mark Brossman , social selling trainer Greg Hyer , and sales and leadership coach Elyse Archer. The ROI of social selling is huge, but getting started can seem intimidating if you’ve never done it before. Every episode opens with a roundup of the latest social selling news.

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