how to use social selling to increase sales
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How I Won a $300K DealThe Power of Social SellingDonna SauvéDigital Marketing Consultant, WSI
Who is your Target Client?• Business Owners• CEO, CFO• Executives• Department Managers
Industries:• Manufacturing,• Distribution• Finance
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What are you doing right now?• Cold Calling• Business Networking• Tradeshows• Offline Advertising
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CORE CHALLENGE
57% of a buyer’s journey is done,BEFORE your sales reps involvement
Average employee receives 147 emails/day, anddeletes 48% immediately.
What Does this Mean?• Customers are crazy busy• Email has become less impactful• You’re buyer isn’t listening!• Sales reps aren’t adding value
The Result• Your buyers will begin looking for answers
to their questions…WITH OR WITHOUT YOU!• Buyers find the most convenient suppliers
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What if there was a better way
65% of buyers choose the companythat was first to add VALUE
92% of B2B buyers start their buyingjourney online…
10+ million LinkedIn-ers in Canada!
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12.6 %Finance
11.2 %Manufacturing
10.1 %High Tech
8.8 %Medical
8.2 %Educational
7.8 % CPG 6.8 %Corporate
6.5 %Recreational
5.2 %Construction
4.9 %Government
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Industry NetworkingCo-worker networkingKeeping in touchNetworking with former employers
HiringJob searchPromoting my business
Case StudyHow I Turned a Cold Call into a Warm Lead, and Won a$300K Deal
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Gather Information• A little listening goes a long way
• Use LinkedIn to research the backgrounds, interests andrecommendations of your prospects
• Make Connections• Connect and build immediate rapport with initial contact with
the knowledge acquired from studying their LinkedIn profile
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LinkedIn Advanced Search Feature
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• Keywords• Title• Company• Location• IndustryThese are just a few of the criteria you can use to search LNand located your target client
OFFER: I will sit down with you for 1hr and show you how touse this feature
• How can we increase our sales pipeline?• How can our sales team be involved in our buyer’s
journey?• How can we outperform our competitors?• How can we integrate social media into our sales
process?
Things to Listen For
• Any Industry vertical
• Business Owners• Sales VPs/Directors/Managers/Representatives• Sales Trainers• Sales Consultants
Introduce Me to:
Thank you!
Donna SauvéWSI Digital Marketing Consultant
Connect with me today onhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/donnadsauve
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