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Video: Social Capital A Mindset for Sales Success

Video: Social Capital A Mindset for Sales Success

In previous videos, I covered sales agility and entrepreneurial selling. Now, let’s delve into how modern sellers are social. What is social capital? While you won’t find it on a balance sheet, social capital is every bit as critical to organizational and...
How *Not* to do Social Selling

How *Not* to do Social Selling

LinkedIn can be a powerful social selling tool. But as Uncle Ben said to Peter Parker in Spider-Man, “With great power comes great responsibility.”

When I’m building relationships with potential clients, LinkedIn InMail and invitations are part of my social messaging rotation. These tools are very effective for background research and opening doors for that next step in a conversation IF they are used effectively. When done wrong, this outreach can very quickly shut down a conversation and a potential relationship.

Not long ago, I received a message that I’d file under the social selling “done wrong” category. On the blog this week, I take a look at the message and share tips for how you can be sure to not make the same mistakes.