The New Handshake: Sales Meets Social Media

The New Handshake: Sales Meets Social Media

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About BarbBarbara Giamanco is the co-author of The New Handshake: Sales Meets Social Media and Social Centered Selling President and Social Sales Strategist. An experienced sales and social media consultant, speaker and coach, Barb was recognized by Inside View as one of the Top 25 Influential Leaders in Sales. She has a proven, 30-year track record in generating sales and capped a corporate career at Microsoft, where she led sales teams and coached executives. Throughout her sales career, Barb has sold $1B in products and services.

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Let’s Talk About A new type of B2B buyer Sales needs to “ditch the pitch” Using social to drive revenue Strategy behind social selling success Doing your homework Sales engagement strategies


Buyers complete 80% of the buying cycle before interacting with sales.

—Source: HBR, Gartner


Today’s Buyer

Leverages the social web

Does their own research

Owns the buying process

Is impatient

Avoids risk

Expects immediate value



Sales is Often Disconnected


“Whatever sales approach used to work doesn’t work anymore.

Scripts and canned speeches about features and benefits fall

on deaf ears. Sales professionals need to be visible,

proactively engaged and patient.”

— Axel Schultze, CEO of Xeequa.com


Ditch the pitch!


Use Social to Connect on a Personal Level


Networking Business intelligence Visibility Credibility building Leads



BusinessAcumen

Social Media Savvy

SalesSkills

People Skills

Success Requires…


And… Have a plan Define your prospect Pick the RIGHT tools Implement consistently Measure and track

Getting Started


Cultivate a Strong Network

Barb’s Network in November 2011


Are You Compelling?


Can Your Prospect Find You?


Engage with Content


Be Visible – Share Updates News Highlight others Your thoughts Industry trends Promote events Share company page


Demonstrate Expertise



Search People


Search Companies



Go Deeper


Opportunity



Big News!SunTrust Banks, Inc. : March 09, 2012

SunTrust Names Anil Cheriyan New Chief Information Officer

ATLANTA, March 9, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE: STI) today announced that Anil Cheriyan has been named the Company's new

Chief Information Officer. He will join SunTrust on April 2, 2012, and report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer William H. Rogers, Jr.

Mr. Cheriyan succeeds Tim Sullivan, who has served as Chief Information Officer since 2003 and is retiring.


Agents in Use


Company Watchlist: Daily Summary Alert


84% of the time an executive will take a

meeting when someone from inside their

organization (a credible sponsor) makes the

introduction.

Use a credible

sponsor within

the client’s

organization to

help secure access

Sponsor

Source: Selling to the C-Suite


A referral from outside the company will yield a meeting 44% of the

time.

Use a referral

(someone outside

the client’s

organization),

such as a

consultant,

business associate

or friend

Referral

Source: Selling to the C-Suite


Before Engaging…Do Your Homework!

Summing it all Up

PlanParticipate

Prosper

The Game Has Changed…Adapt!

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