Sales Acceleration Technology
“Social Selling Tips and Tools for High Velocity Cold Calling”
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ACQUIRETM
Social Selling
Strategy
A = AwarenessC = CuriosityQ = QualifyU = UnderstandI = InterestR = RelevancyE = Engage
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A = “Awareness”
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Awareness starts with
YOU
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What is YOUR
Purpose?
•Followers•Influencers•Leads•Prospects•Customers•Clients
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Mike Plante VP Demand
Gen
CONTENT LEVEL STRATEGY• Level 0 = Influencer• Level 1 = Industry• Level 2 = Company & Product
• Level 3 = Product Proof• Level 4 = Sales Message• Level 5 = Client Message
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Their Awareness Begins with PR & SocialCONTENT LEVEL STRATEGY•Level 0 = Influencer•Level 1 = Industry•Level 2 = Company & Product•Level 3 = Product Proof•Level 4 = Sales Message•Level 5 = Client Message
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Level 0:
Influencer Content
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Content Levels:
InfluenceIndustry
CompanyProduct
Proof
Moneyball: The Science of Sports
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Sales Automation & Acceleration : Content Funnel
Sales
Ac
celer
ation
Influencer
Industry
Company
ProductProof
Client
Sales
Sales Automation & Acceleration:
CRM
Sales
Ac
celer
ation
YOU be ready…
Learn Social Selling Basics
InsideSales.com/eBooks
YOU learn how to:
ResearchConnect
LUVRespond
ConversePromote
Core Content
Model
“Death of SEO
(Part 2)”Ken Krogue
Forbes
Show some LUV
• Mention• Endorse • Recommend• Tweet• Re-Tweet• Favorite• Comment• Interview• Promote
The Golden
Rule
vs
The Platinum
Rule
Level 1:
Industry Content
•Why do I need this?•Research Marketing•Build your industry
Inside Sales SaaS Gamification Inbound Marketing Response
Predictive Analytics Sales Acceleration
Inbound Leads:
8x more likely to close than outbound
leads
Responses in the first five minutes =
100xmore likely to contact
21xmore likely to qualify
To rank high on Google, you need to do one thing: give Google what it wants. Google wants… good factual content. – Susan Greene
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Members First
Philosophy
At LinkedIn, we are focused on our “Members First” every day, helping each of you show the world who you are, make the most of who you know, and build upon what you know.
Q = “Qualify”
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BANTvs
ANUM vs
RANDUM
B=Budget
A=Authority
N=Need
T=Timing
A=Authority
N=Need
U=Urgency
M=Money
Level 2 Content
•Company•Product•Your story•Legends•Cool•Memorable
Keywords:
Twitter Tips, How to Use
Twitter, Twitter tools,
Twitter Best Practices,
Best Practices for Business
Qualified Contact
•Title Function•Title Level•Lead Source•Offer Type•Defined Need•Decision Maker Role•Degree of Influence•Sense of Urgency•Easy to Reach•Common Interest
Target Company
•Size•Users• Industry•Defined Function•Funding Capable•Location•Technology•Defined Timeline•Budgeted Funding
Prospect Scoring
Enhance the Data
Marketing’s Job
•Size•Industry•Growth•Technology•Funding•Buying Mode (Triggers)
U = “Understand”
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What Does this Do?
TeachTailorTake
Control
Image: 7.5” x 8.6 @ 96dpi
I = “Interest”
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Interest is the Counterfeit of Need
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R = “Relevant”
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Product Proof
Stories
by Vertical
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Why do I need this
NOW?
Value Propositio
nROI
Calculator
URGENCY
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Product Persona
s
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Circle of Influence
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E = “Engage”
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Sales Messaging
•Needs Analysis•Product Demo•Solution Presentation•Overcome Obstacles•Close•Referrals
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Influencer Scoring
Your Ideal Prospect
Text (It’s Personal)
IM (It’s Business)
Transactional (Trust & Value)
Phone (Recent/Frequent – Engagement)
Recent Collaboration (Relevancy, Engagement)
CRM (Qualify, Understand, Interest)
Marketing Automation (Curiosity)
Social (Awareness)
DATA
PROXIMITY
Connection Scoring
SocialWindow Concept
New User 2,500
Relationships
Immediate Downloads and Links
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