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10 Ways to Keep Buyers Engaged During Virtual Sales Meetings

RAIN Group

Imagine this: You're in a live sales meeting in a conference room with three decision-makers, and one of them, while you're talking, pulls out their phone and starts responding to text and email messages. They continue to check the news and start fiddling on social media. You even hear a light snicker.

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Social media can elevate your reward events

Sales and Marketing Management

Thanks to social media platforms and modern communication, the feeling of missing out on a good time has become more prevalent and contagious, as our friends, family and colleagues continue to share every thrilling (and. In other instances, social media can help enhance and prolong the moment.even in the professional world.

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Why your sales meeting sucks — and how enablement can fix it

Sales Hacker

One day you might have to explain to your children that companies once had sales meetings in person, in a room with the lights dimmed and something called a PowerPoint presentation. (If Now we all use Zoom for our meetings. And this is why your sales meetings suck. Sales excitement vs. sales enablement.

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3 Steps to Combining Social Media & Competitive Intelligence

SBI Growth

Using social media for competitive intelligence provides another viewpoint into competitor activity. Forrester Research : 82% of 150 companies that monitor social media are primarily searching for competitive intelligence. Include it as a part of your agenda during regular sales meetings. From where?

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3 Secrets to Setting Sales Meetings with the C-Suite

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Mike Schultz, President, RAIN Group Breaking through and setting sales meetings with C-suite buyers is tough. They’re off-the-charts busy, bombarded with sales messages, and gatekeepers keep them well insulated. Yet, many sellers are successful in breaking through and setting initial sales meetings with the C-suite.

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B2B appointment setting – Effective tips for more sales meetings

Salesmate

You need to stay focused, get past the gatekeepers, connect with the right decision-makers, and convince them to meet you. You should be able to get the decision-maker at ease as quickly as possible for setting a meeting. Effective B2B appointment setting tips to get more sales meetings. Use multiple media.

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Social Media Marketing Is NOT the Same As Social Selling

No More Cold Calling

as they hop on the social media bandwagon makes for a crowded ride. In fact, I happen to believe that with social media in the mix, we need that alignment more than ever. As I have written before…social media marketing is NOT the same as social selling. Everyone yelling, “Me, too!” ” Barbara Giamanco.