SBI Growth

JULY 8, 2013

Social selling is a technique being adopted by many B2B sales organizations. Social selling addresses the increasing community of buyers that leverage social media. However, company policies against social media are hampering many a sales team. Four Components of Social Selling.

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SBI Growth

OCTOBER 26, 2013

The correct implementation of Social Selling gets your team appointments inside target prospects. These meetings are net new sales opportunities you wouldn’t have otherwise had. Your team sells more. The incorrect implementation of Social Selling drives no new revenue. Revenue increases. What went wrong?

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SBI Growth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

As a Sales & Marketing Leader, you are responsible for driving lead generation. In 2013, leveraging social selling & prospecting has become mission critical. Your business development teams are using LinkedIn and you’ve equipped them with the best social selling tools. Problem Examination.

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Understanding the Sales Force

JANUARY 8, 2014

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Global Warming is a trend. The origins of Social Selling go back to early human life too, although, the tools that have given social selling its name are relatively new. Social Selling is also a trend. In my opinion, the challenge is the data iself.

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Crunchbase

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Marketing strategies that may have been effective pre-COVID may no longer deliver the desired results now, especially as people’s habits for shopping and buying seemingly changed overnight. Social selling involves researching, connecting and engaging with leads and customers on social media platforms.

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Increase Sales

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

So let us stop with this current catch phrase of social selling just to sell some webinar, book, etc, you get my drift. Now social marketing specific to B2B is a subset of marketing just as direct mail, advertising, business to business networking and promotional items all are. Prospecting is marketing!

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 3, 2022

As brands continue to move into an age of cross-platform promotion, what could the proliferation of social media mean for the future of e-commerce? Never fear — I’ll navigate you through the rise of social e-commerce and divulge the best-kept social selling tactics for a campaign that targets a new active audience.

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Janek Performance Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Social Selling has never been more popular. We all know the Kardashian’s can sell their products directly to consumers on social media, but what are the best B2B sales organizations and their sales reps doing with social midway through 2022? B2B Social Selling.

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SalesHandy

JULY 5, 2021

This drives down the conversions on these channels, and makes it difficult for lead generation and sales functions to keep up. Which is where social selling comes in. Social selling isn’t a completely new concept in B2B sales – it’s been around since social platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter exist.

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LinkedFusion

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

LinkedIn is often the only platform that helps sales reps get new business, even while Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat are useful resources for learning more about your prospect’s hobbies and personality, warming them up before you reach out, and developing your subject matter expertise. But they are no match for B2B selling.

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LinkedFusion

OCTOBER 10, 2023

LinkedIn is often the only platform that helps sales reps get new business, even while Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat are useful resources for learning more about your prospect’s hobbies and personality, warming them up before you reach out, and developing your subject matter expertise. But they are no match for B2B selling.

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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. He has carried a bag, been a sales executive, and actually provides tips we can use.

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Apptivo

AUGUST 12, 2022

A prospect is likely to be excited about the opportunity that the sales team is offering and they also kind of encourage them to take steps to move along the funnel, which is ultimately a good sales pitch. Sales team should use the sales pitch as a compelling story for every client. What is a sales pitch?

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Score More Sales

JULY 27, 2013

No doubt you are busy in your sales career working to identify prospective customers, connect with them, nurture that relationship and ultimately help them to a buying decision potentially with your products and services. Have you made time to learn how to leverage LinkedIn and other social selling strategies to help you grow your visibility?

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 1, 2022

Social selling is a term that has been hotly debated in the sales world. We will talk more about all the tools you need to get started in social selling. There are many misconceptions about social selling. Need Help Automating Your Sales Prospecting Process? Social selling definition.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

This multitouch buying experience poses a difficult question for marketers: Which channels actually contribute to an eventual conversion—and how much did each channel contribute? Enter: Marketing attribution. We explain the basics of marketing attribution and explore several popular marketing attribution models.

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Vengreso

DECEMBER 19, 2016

CEO of Vengreso and one of the leading experts in Social Selling, “The modern buyer has changed, but sales tactics and leaders have not. Buyers are now digitally enabled, mobile attached, and socially engaged. Buyers are digitally enabled, #mobile attached, & #social engaged.

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Vengreso

JANUARY 28, 2022

Sales engagement is all about connecting with your potential customer or prospects to build a relationship and hopefully move them closer to wanting to buy from you. These days, a lot of sales engagement happens through social media, as more and more of your target audience is using social platforms in their everyday lives.

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Zoominfo

MARCH 5, 2018

It’s no secret, sales and marketing teams don’t always work well together. In fact, research shows that 53% of sales professionals are unhappy with the support they get from marketing ( source ). Consider these statistics ( source ): Only 8% of companies have strong alignment between sales and marketing.

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Sales 2.0

MAY 14, 2014

This is a guest post by Russ Korins, Director of Marketing, Cohen Tauber Spievack & Wagner P.C. But how does a Sales 2.0 In our case, we’ve found that the best use of social tools is selective, carefully chosen to improve how attorneys and the firm collectively nurture relationships and cultivate clients.

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Crunchbase

APRIL 5, 2022

So, how can sales representatives, account managers and other business development professionals adapt to a world that no longer prefers face-to-face interaction? There are a handful of different options, but social selling is arguably the most effective and worthwhile. What is social selling?

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DiscoverOrg Sales

JUNE 8, 2017

I’ve been involved in sales enablement and lead generation since the term was just getting popularized in the B2B tech sector around 2006. And more than ten years later, the definition of what sales enablement actually is has yet to be nailed down. Process-oriented sales enablement. Marketing-generated awareness.

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SalesLoft

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

When I first began evangelizing the concept of social selling in 2006, salespeople and their managers often gave me the side eye when I suggested that changes in buyer behavior meant sellers would need to evolve their sales approach and that social media would play an integral role in selling. They absolutely can.

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Zoominfo

MAY 3, 2020

This multitouch buying experience poses a difficult question for marketers: Which channels actually contribute to an eventual conversion—and how much did each channel contribute? Enter: Marketing attribution. We explain the basics of marketing attribution and explore several popular marketing attribution models.

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Pipeliner

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Social selling has revolutionized the way that we sell in the modern, technological era. This article explores actionable steps to harness the power of social selling. Social Selling Hype: There was a lot of hype surrounding social selling when it first entered the business world.

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SalesLoft

AUGUST 12, 2019

With the ubiquity of social media-connected smartphones and voice-activated robot assistants, opportunities to fumble a connection are plentiful. This problem is compounded when your day-to-day involves attempting to convince people to give you their time… and hopefully a sale. How Do You Define Social Selling?

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Increase Sales

MARCH 8, 2017

Have you ever considered how your social marketing may be a reflection of your leadership? For example, do you add people to your email list without asking permission? Many of these come from so called “experts” on sales, marketing, leadership and even business ethics. Share on Facebook.

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Pipeliner

JANUARY 16, 2024

Unlocking the Potential of Hypernomics: A Chat with Doug Howarth As the host of Sales POP! Online Sales Magazine and Pipeline CRM, I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Doug Howarth , the founder of HyperEconomics Inc. Its application in market analysis and the game-changing impact it could have on sales success.

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Our conversation revolved around the concept of digital transformation, with a particular focus on the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in sales and marketing. He gave an example of how AI has transformed the roadside assistance industry by reducing response time and providing a better customer experience.

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Pipeliner

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this Expert Insight Interview, Michael Barbera discusses consumer psychology and sales and marketing alignment. For example, for the same bottle of beer, a person would be willing to pay eight dollars in the grocery store, twelve dollars in the luxury resort, and fifteen dollars anywhere in a time-limited and pressured situation.

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Zendesk Sell

JANUARY 24, 2019

Social selling — a term that wasn’t even on the radar of sales reps 20 years ago. Now, 90% of top-performing salespeople use social media as part of their sales strategy. In addition, 78% of social sellers outperform their peers who don’t have a social media strategy.

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Pipeliner

AUGUST 9, 2020

How does video benefit you as a marketing and sales tool? In this Expert Insight Interview hosted by John Golden, Daniel Glickman discusses building marketing and sales through video. Daniel Glickman is globally appreciated marketing leader, author, and speaker. He is CSMO at Pipeliner CRM.

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SalesLoft

JULY 3, 2018

If your foray into social selling starts with an outdated or incomplete profile, valuable time spent prospecting will likely be wasted. Today, the platform has evolved into a powerful sales tool. Maybe they just aren’t into social media, but that doesn’t change your perception. Example: 2. Example: 3.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Click here to jump straight to the best LinkedIn headline examples. SDR, BDR, account representative, client advisor -- if you work in sales, you’re probably familiar with these titles. Your prospects, on the other hand, typically have no idea that these are all code for “sales professional.”. LinkedIn Headline Examples.

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SalesLoft

JULY 31, 2018

The goal of social selling is to draw prospects in, not scare them away. Most people think of social selling as using social media platforms to sell. Instead, apply the Golden Rule of Sales: don’t sell in a way you wouldn’t want to buy. Check out the full post for 5 steps (with examples!)

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Sales Gravy

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On this episode of the Sales Gravy Podcast, I sit down with Mike Weinberg for Part One of our conversation on the state of the Sales Profession, sales leadership, and getting started as a new sales manager. This shift requires not only a change in skills but also a fundamental shift in mindset.

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Pipeliner

MAY 21, 2023

The Power of Future Demand: Why Brand Marketing is Key to Scaling Profitably As marketers, we’re constantly grappling with the challenge of scaling our businesses profitably. This is where brand marketing comes in. A globally acknowledged Sales & Marketing thought leader, speaker, and strategist.

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