Tag: sales


5 Steps to Success with Social Selling

12

Jan 2016

5 Steps to Success with Social Selling

What is Social Selling? Selling has always been (and always will be) social. Social media hasn’t fundamentally changed the game of sales, but it certainly has amplified it, connected it, and distributed it further than we ever thought possible. Social networks give wider reach and power to even the smallest business, and create an avenue for sales and marketing staff to connect to their client base as individuals, on a personal level. The term “social selling” encompasses both the research and interaction that happens online during the sales process. Salespeople can use social media to research critical information about companies, trends, and market changes that might produce opportunities. They can learn things about likely buyers that are hard to find elsewhere. What are the interests of those prospects? Their likes, their dislikes? What are they reading and sharing? When you know a few things about someone, you have a more...

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5 Ways To Get More Sales Out Of Marketing

18

Aug 2015

5 Ways To Get More Sales Out Of Marketing

Sales and marketing. They’re lumped together so much in conversation, you’d think they’re a perfect combination — like peanut butter and jelly. But the relationship is more often like oil and water. There are many reasons why sales and marketing teams become misaligned. However, by eliminating the roots of these issues, leveraging shared definitions, and understanding sales and marketing’s role in the bigger picture of the customer journey – sales and marketing can live in harmony while driving enhanced lead-to-revenue performance. The following are five suggestions any organization can follow to better align their sales and marketing operations. These include a mix of both technical and philosophical strategies that can lead to a better understanding of the lead-to-close process, increase sales close rates, and subsequently drive stronger revenue and profits. Tip 1: Agree on Definitions One of the biggest disconnects between sales and marketing departments is caused by differing definitions...

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