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Why Social Media Doesn't Work [PowerViews LIVE Highlights]

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On February 3, 2015, I had the pleasure of having leading marketing expert Jamie Turner on PowerViews LIVE to talk about “Why Social Media Doesn’t Work.” Right off the bat you may be thinking, “Social media doesn’t work? Marketing ROI PowerViews Social Media' It’s everywhere!” This is true.

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The Problem with Inbound Leads - A Sales Rep's Perspective (& Solution)

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You know when you get excited about new inbound leads. Well, I called 185 inbound leads like that, in one week. After making that many calls, you start to recognize behavioral patterns in the leads. You start to see unique trends based on the specific source of the leads. What Was Wrong with Marketing''s Inbound Leads.

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The Top 8 Takeaways from Social Media Guru Paul Gillin’s FIR B2B

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Co-hosts Paul and Allan tee up the show by discussing several hot news items relevant to the B2B market - Here’s what they noshed on, on Episode #5: According to the latest CMO Survey, 85% of CMOs either have not shown any impact from social media spending or have only a qualitative sense of its effectiveness. Voicemails work.

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Youth, Lead Quality, Social Selling, Inside Sales and Outbound Marketing

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Nick Stein, Vision Critical, Youth Meets Experience in Sales Force. Click to start video at this point —The young people entering the sales force are changing the dynamic between managers and their reps. Not so long ago, managers and their sales team were in one centralized location. That has pros and cons, Nick said.

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Lead Generation Lies That are Wreaking Havoc with Your Sales

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Last August I wrote a blog for Top Sales World titled “Lead Generation Hogwash: The Top 7 Lies.”. I detailed 7 lies to be aware of to avoid a lead generation disaster (read the blog for the specifics): Any list will do. Automated systems accurately score (prioritize) leads. More leads are better than fewer leads.

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

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The ways sales executives follow up on leads is a little like trying to win games with the Hail Mary. There are three main reasons why sales rep follow-up on leads is relatively ineffective: The leads suck. If you are sending raw, unfiltered and mostly unqualified leads to sales they will never follow-up on them.

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A 3 Step Process to Make Social Media Produce Sales

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Today's guest blogger, Jeff Molander, is adjunct professor of digital marketing at Loyola University business school, a content marketing speaker and author of the forthcoming book, Off the Hook Marketing: How to make social media sell. Follow customers into social spaces. But when does "engage" connect to sales?