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3. What is social selling and how does
it change the relationship between
sales & marketing departments?
4. Social selling is an approach to prospecting, nurturing and closing
sales with self-educating buyers
Tom Martin @tommartin
Social selling is a merger. The power of social marketing reach
with smooth-talker, relationship-building qualities of sales.
Emma Cunningham @emmacunningham
If anything it helps merge both sales and marketing as they have to
better work hand in hand to successful
Michael Mullady @atlscgrad
#Socialselling should bridge the gap between sales and marketing
- they should work together for a cohesive social strategy.
Jessica Roberts @connect2life
5. Con't: ... requires Sales & Marketing to finally work in a truly
integrated manner because Mkting & Sales roles change
Tom Martin @tommartin
Social selling is making connections & building relationships. It
brings sales & marketing on the same team.
Teri Kojetin @terimkojetin
Social Selling is based on the power of Social Networks to improve
the brand to get sales
Alicia Rodriguez @aroru26
Marketing and sales departments will have to increase their
communication because #socialmedia has changed everything
Cheval John @chevd80
7. To me social marketing is still outbound focused... social selling is
more inbound/seduction based
Tom Martin @tommartin
Social marketing is getting awareness & presence. Social selling is
the nitty gritty of making connections that count.
Teri Kojetin @terimkojetin
Social marketing is building the brand. Social selling is asking for
the money.
Steve Case @joebugbuster
Sales needs more leads. Mktg needs to know what works. They
tell each other but don't feel they get it.
Lisa Masiello @lisamasiello
8. Most sales folks tell me they don't need more leads, they need
better ones
Tom Martin @tommartin
Social selling presenting the sales point straight away, no garnish.
Social marketing building mutually beneficial relationships.
Madison Jones @madisonjoneshr
Ideally, I think those 2 should eliminate the divide. There should be
minimal difference in message and scope.
Ben Phillips @benfigo
They're related but social marketing is informative social selling is
making it happen.
AJ Borowsky @askwhatnext
9. Tell us about the science of
Propinquity, how does it factor into
social selling?
10. propinquity:
[proh-ping-kwi-tee]
1. nearness in place; proximity.
2. nearness of relation; kinship.
3. affinity of nature; similarity.
4. nearness in time.
11. Propinquity - closer proximity of two people physically or
psychologically more likely they will become friends
Tom Martin @tommartin
Propinquity builds trust. Trust enhances social selling. They trust
you = referrals and repeat businesses.
Christine Chen @christine_chen6
You must be where your (potential) customer is.
Ben Phillips @benfigo
The closeness you have to your community in conversation. Are
you in or are you out?
Jessica Roberts @connect2life
12. 100 yrs of rsch has shown Propinquity is the #1 predictive variable
of relationship formation amongst humans
Tom Martin @tommartin
Staying close to someone and participating in the conversations
they are having about your areas of expertise are key
Rachel Miller @rachelloumiller
Keep your friends close, and your customers closer! Makes sense
we're more likely to trust those who are in our inner circle.
Madison Jones @madisonjoneshr
Propinquity is what social is if done right! It's growing
relationships.
Teri Kojetin @terimkojetin
13. Does social selling compliment the
traditional sales process, or replace
it?
14. Social Selling is a compliment but can evolve into a replacement as
a primary effort in some instances but not all
Tom Martin @tommartin
Social selling compliments the traditional sales process and can
ready a prospect for sale - can also replace for some biz
@outmarket
If sales as we know it as just selling something without being
friendly with the customer, then social selling replaced it
Cheval John @chevd80
Social selling totally compliments traditional selling. But the scales
are tipping in social's favour
Lynne/CarlynServices @carlynservices
15. So far (last 5 yrs) has served me well... 25% yr/yr biz growth with
no outbound/traditional cold calling efforts at all
Tom Martin @tommartin
Social selling compliments the traditional sales process, but cannot
replace it. Fundamentally same but diff skills.
Jaclyn Freedman @jacfreedman
1st, every sales VP and acct rep shld have a social sales person.
That's biggest untapped opportunity for #b2b
Lisa Radin @milguy23
The traditional sales process compliments social selling - the rules
have changed!
AJ Borowsky @askwhatnext
17. aikido:
[ahy-kee-doh; Japanese ahy-kee-daw]
1. a Japanese form of self-defense
utilizing wrist, joint, and elbow grips to
immobilize or throw one's opponent.
18. Aikido Selling is what we call our approach - based on martial art of
same name - use attacker force against them. In Aikido Selling
attacker=self educated buyer. Need to help sales learn how to use
self-education "against" them
Tom Martin @tommartin
Sales + Storytelling to destroy clients’ negative emotions and to
attract them to our product
Alicia Rodriguez @aroru26
The epitome of creatively focusing on customers and solving
problems. Turn a threat into an opportunity.
Ben Phillips @benfigo
Properly taught sales ppl understands customer needs before their
product. Aikido newfangled word for newbies?
Lisa Radin @milguy23