Selling in the digital age presentation

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Selling In The Digital Age Presented by: Kim E Williams Atlantic Webworks/Atlantic Social Media Group 10 Digital Dos for Sales Professionals

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Selling In The Digital Age

Presented by: Kim E WilliamsAtlantic Webworks/Atlantic Social Media Group

10 Digital Dos for Sales Professionals

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Why are you here??

Is social media selling?If we have ecommerce, why do we need sales people?What do I DO for my business?Can I define sales or selling?Is the digital space worth my time?What does Twitter have to do with selling?Time? Who has time?

The Rise of Digital

The Rise of Digital

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The Rise of Digital

Sales and Digital…

Sales and Digital…

Let’s Get Digital…

10 Digital Dos for Sales Professionals!

10 Digital Dos…

#1 Time – dedicate time to learn about and do social media. • Do – dedicate some time, weekly to your

digital platform and go to a seminar, webinar.

• Read• Ground Swell – Josh Bernoff and

Charlene Li• Platform: Get Noticed In A Noisy World

– Michael Hyatt• Tomorrow’s hit

10 Digital Dos…

#2 ToolsHootsuite - FREEOutlook 2013 – link to you LinkedIn ProfileGoogle alertsIs your CRM Social?

10 Digital Dos…

#3 Profile Photos - get several current professional photos: formal, causal, lifestyle

10 Digital Dos…

#4 Personal Branding• About me http://about.me• SquareSpace or WIX• Facebook• LinkedIn!!!

10 Digital Dos…

#5 LinkedIn - Headline• Include your name• Tell a story

10 Digital Dos…

#6 LinkedIn – Strategic Connections, plan then do.• Contacts• Groups• Following - Influencers

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#7 LinkedIn – Recommendations.• Give• Get• Show!

10 Digital Dos…

#8 LinkedIn – Engage!• Activity and Engagement• Personal sharing• News and Events• Articles and insights• Long form coming…

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#9 LinkedIn – Company Page Magic• Update it• Follow It• Share it

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#10 LinkedIn – Pulse• Personalized• Influencers• News• More

What doesn’t work?

• Invest some time• Helps you prospect and market• A new tool for proven sales methods• The playground of new leaders

Activity and Engagement = Presence and Position!

Questions??

questions??

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