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5 Key Social Selling Tips, According to Experts

Hubspot Sales

Solid social selling skills are transitioning from a nice-to-have to a need-to-have for sales professionals, but developing that kind of expertise is much easier said than done. Senior Channel Account Manager Kathleen Rush suggests that sales reps stay true to themselves through their social selling efforts.

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Social Selling Isn’t All About Selling

Fill the Funnel

It follows then that the perception of those new to the social selling concept would think that this is just tweeting and posting all about their product or service until someone responds. It that is your perception, then you will miss one of the biggest advantages of becoming a social selling practitioner.

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The 21 New Sales Core Competencies for Modern Selling

Understanding the Sales Force

The biggest changes since our original set of 21 Core Competencies in 1994 are the inclusion of categories that compliment our dashboards as well as the inclusion of Sales Posturing and Social Selling. My next statement will cause even more outrage.

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Why Social Selling is NOT Social Selling

The Sales Hunter

I’m tired of people saying how social selling is the only way to develop prospects. Does social selling work as a way to develop prospects? Yes, but developing a prospect is not the same thing as selling to the prospect.

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When We Stop Calling It “Social Selling”, We’re Finally Doing It Right

A Sales Guy

Frankly, I’m getting a little tired of hearing people talk about social selling. Somewhat ironic, I know, given how much I talk about and use social sales efforts today. You can’t execute social selling in a vacuum. You can’t execute social selling in a vacuum. It’s not social selling.

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5 Secrets to Making Social Selling Work

The Sales Hunter

Social selling is a process and it is a means to an end. Social selling in and of itself is not the end. Never think for a moment you will be able to achieve 100% of your success solely due to embracing social selling. It’s important to remember this. Below are 5 secrets you […].

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5 Steps for HR to Develop 2013 Sales Leaders

SBI Growth

The below downloadable tool will give over 40 sales leadership skills to choose from. You have to pick the skills that work best for your organization. For example, if your company needs to be “social”, then Social Selling skills are a must. You must also design how to test for desired learning outcomes.