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www.dealermarketing.net
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THREE STRATEGIES
TO GROW SALES IN 2016Darrell Amy
Dealer Marketing
Larry Levine
Social Sales Academy
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THREE STRATEGIES TO GROW SALES
Enhance your digital prospecting
Attract top sales talent
Get found online
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“The brutal fact is the
number one reason for
failure in sales is an empty
pipe, and the root cause of
an empty pipeline is failure to
prospect”
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2016: ANALOG TO DIGITAL
Analog Prospecting Digital Prospecting
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84% of C-level/VP
executives surveyed
use social media to
make purchasing
decisions.
IDC
Social Buying Meets Social Selling
April 2014
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5.4 peopleAre now involved in the average
B2B transaction
Creates 5.4 different buying
criteria & personalities
Corporate Executive Board, 2012
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SOCIAL SELLING DEFINED
Using social networks to leverage your
personal brand to fill your pipeline with the
right people, insights and relationships.
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THE SOCIAL PROSPECTING PROCESS
RESEARCH
Find companies and contacts in your territory.
FOLLOW
Learn about your prospect
CONNECT
Send a personalized invitation.
NURTURE
Build relationship with content
MEET
Ask for a conversation.
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ATTRACTING THE BEST CANDIDATES
• Have a current web presence
• Include a careers section– How can you grow your career?
– What training is available?
– What are the benefits?
– Current job openings with descriptions
• Build your corporate culture
on Facebook – Showcase what a great place this is to work
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SALES MANAGERS ON LINKEDIN• Create a compelling profile
– What’s your philosophy of business?
– How do you help reps succeed?
• Training
• Tools
• Marketing
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94% of buying decisions
begin onlineAcquity Group, 2014 B2B Procurement Study
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GIVE GOOGLE WHAT THEY WANT
Link Farms
Invisible Text
Keyword Stuffing
Forum Posts
Poor Content
Link Buying
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SALES
SALES
COACHING
MARKETING
MARKETING
57%
IN PERSON
DIGITAL PROSPECTING
DIGITAL MARKETING
ONLINE
BLOG
WRITING
SOCIAL
MEDIA
SEARCH
ENGINES
WEBSITE
DESIGN
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ACTION ITEMS1. Get active with digital
prospecting
2. Look at your online presence
through the eyes of a
prospective employee
3. Get active in blogging and
social media
Darrell Amy
/in/darrellamy
214.224.0050 x.101
Larry Levine
/in/larrylevine1992
805.586.3245 x.302