Linking into SalesThe Jill Rowley Interview on Social Selling - Ep. 089
Jill Rowley, a speaker and social selling evangelist, joins Martin Brossman, Greg Hyer and Elyse Archer to discuss her experience in social selling. In this interview we will uncover her social selling experience, what she sees for the future in social selling and discusses where social selling makes the most impact in the organization.
Jill Rowley defines social selling as using social networks to do research on the buyer, the buying committee and the sphere of influence, so you can be relevant, build relationships that ultimately drive revenue. Done well over time, social selling is about being found by your buyers. You have to become a resource for your buyers.
She points people to where sales people need to take their first steps in social selling. She points out that sales leadership must get on board with social selling before they roll it out to the entire sales team.
Jill get’s deep on her perspective on LinkedIn. Her what she has to say about LinkedIn’s closed ecosystem and how they treat third party vendors.
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