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Top Three Takeaways from Sales 2.0 – San Francisco #S20C

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Gerhard, as usual, was a genial, entertaining and tireless host—ensuring that sponsors and attendees were educated, entertained and well-fed—service was as you would expect from The Four Seasons Hotel. Some examples: Marketing: engage, educate, excite, evangelize. As a leader: be transparent, real, human and let go (don’t control).

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Successful Content Marketing Plans Do 1 Thing Really Well

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I’ve been using LinkedIn and blogging to generate B2B leads and sales very effectively lately. Contrary to what “the experts” say, knowing how to be engaging within LinkedIn groups or telling compelling stories on your blog is not the key to generating leads and sales. In my case, I blogged but also used LinkedIn in a new way.

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PowerViews with Chris Snell: Suit Up, Stand Up, Sign Up: A Sales Mantra

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Click to start video at this point —Nowadays there’s a huge push for social selling, with sales reps turning to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for leads. Chris said he still has a lot to learn, and sitting in while a sales rep speaks to prospects is a two-way educational street. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/snellchris.

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Suit Up, Stand Up, Sign Up: A Sales Mantra

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Click to start video at this point —Nowadays there’s a huge push for social selling, with sales reps turning to Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for leads. Chris said he still has a lot to learn, and sitting in while a sales rep speaks to prospects is a two-way educational street. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/snellchris.

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The Top Ten Actions to take from the book: "Social Marketing to the Business Customer"

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LinkedIn is a great platform to use to develop customer advisory councils. In the future, your website will be a destination providing relevant information that will unlock new marketing opportunities by allowing prospects to self-educate through organic, online sharing and interaction. Blogging is not about pushing out information.

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3 Steps for Effective Sales Lead Follow Up (none are the Hail Mary)

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When (notice I said when, not if) you go to LinkedIn for background information, look for recommendations made by your contact’s peers. This will provide insight that goes beyond their work history and education. Stay in touch. Find a relevant article.

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PowerViews with Jill Konrath: Changing Buyers Require Retooled Sales Reps

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So there’s no lead generation coming in the door, and they’re relying on old sales methodology to reach highly educated buyers who don’t want to waste one iota of their time talking about what their salespeople are trained about.”. Social Media: Know Where Your Customers Are & Use LinkedIn. They are the differentiator.