Tinder and Social Selling, a match made in heaven. Who would have thought these two peas in the pod would land in the same sentence?
Interestingly enough, as dating evolved from meeting people in-person to online apps such as Tinder, sales has gone through a similar progression as traditional sales techniques paved the way for Social Selling.
If you’re like us, then you for sure love a good infographic. We’re big fans of visual content – and infographics are a fun and easy way to display complex data or processes. There’s a seemingly endless sea of Social Selling infographics out there, so we rounded up a handful we think are particularly helpful and and eye-catching. From how to craft the perfect LinkedIn profile, to implementing a successful Social Selling routine, here are 5 infographics we love.
Be where your buyers are today: online.
Sales professionals who are socially-driven are growing pipeline and revenue and those who are not, are missing massive opportunities. As buyers change their behaviors and research online, traditional techniques just don’t cut it anymore.
If you follow sports, you likely witnessed a nail-biting Championship Series between the Cleveland Cavaliers lead by LeBron James Vs. The Golden State Warriors. During the basketball game, arguably the greatest player on earth ultimately fell short to a well-balanced and better team. So what does this championship series, sports and Social Selling have in common?
There are hundreds of Social Selling tools out there. In fact, there are so many that it can get very confusing to know what each does or which ones to use. So how do you find the right application to support your sales process and increase pipeline?
By now, you already know what the best practices are for Social Selling on LinkedIn and how to kickstart a successful routine. To compliment this, we’ve also crowd sourced more than 50,000 salespeople all over the world on the most popular tactics for general LinkedIn etiquette.
What’s the exact impact that Social Selling on a sales rep’s pipeline and quota? How well does Social Selling compare to traditional sales tactics like cold calling and email? What are sales reps currently missing out on by not using Social Selling?
Building a Social Selling routine shouldn’t be complicated. We’ve crowdsourced over 50,000 sales professionals all over the world on their best practices. This visual describes a proven Social Selling routine to help you impact every stage of the buyer’s journey: from lead generation to prospecting and closing more deals.
At this point, you already know that LinkedIn is a social platform for professionals as well as a great tool for connecting with targeted buyers and potential prospects. You also know some of LinkedIn’s greatest features. But have you unlocked its full potential?
“Connected selling is informed selling.”
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