Weekly CRM Roundup: Guide to Social Selling
Welcome to our roundup of customer relationship management (CRM) industry news from across the web. This week’s roundup will contain some tips and tricks worth learning when it comes to social selling. We’re hunting the ‘net for the latest and greatest, and bringing them to you here, in one convenient weekly post.
Recent studies show that social marketing has far greater rates of return than that of traditional outbound marketing.
Social media has a 100% higher lead-to-close rate than outbound marketing. (State of Inbound Marketing, 2012)
Here are a few tips and tricks to help get your organization on the path to being a social selling machine.
7 Ways Your Sales Team Can Get Results with B2B Social Media
“Are your salespeople actively engaged in social media as part of their lead generation efforts? If not, they (and your business) are missing out on great opportunities for researching potential B2B clients, building new networks and uncovering prospects by investigating their social media profiles.” – Jeremy Durant
Jeremy offers a play-by-play list of ways to encourage your sales team to embrace social media.
Social Selling Dos & Don’ts
Lauren Barack offers her insight when considering the dos and don’ts of social selling. She highlights the importance of the quality over quantity of your prospects and shares relevant scenarios of making social selling work for you.
How to Generate More Leads and Referrals on LinkedIn
Do you have 20 minutes to spend in the day? Follow these 10 steps to make the most of LinkedIn and prospect more effectively.
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