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Why Are Video Devices Becoming More Popular?

Strategy Driven

Video is transforming business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C) communications. This will enable businesses to engage, educate, and connect with a large audience. It’s often used to play games, but it’s also used by businesses to support sales, facilitate training, and communicate remotely.

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What Does A Business Owner Need To Know When Hiring A Marketing Leader?

Eric Jacobson

I met Debbie a few years ago while we worked together on a training committee for MicroMentor , a nonprofit that connects small business owners with business mentors. Currently, Debbie is a brand marketing and social media consultant to small businesses and nonprofits in California.

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Take Your Show on the Road

Harvard Business Review

The vans are also used to provide education and training. Many products can be complicated to operate or dangerous if used incorrectly, and a van can save a customer from traveling to a training center. The expectation is not that the visit will end with the ka-ching of a cash register.

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How Sales Reps Can Succeed in the Social Era

Harvard Business Review

The best social salespeople build out their online presence by sharing pertinent education and work experience information, connecting to their customers (who can provide references), and participating in relevant LinkedIn Groups. For example, people don''t want to hear from a mortgage broker until they are ready to buy a house.

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How To Master Your Social Selling Skills

Eric Jacobson

Buyers no longer depend on salespeople to provide information and educate them on products or solutions -- Buyers now have extended number of places they can get this information 67 percent of B2C companies surveyed use Facebook to generate leads (Webmarekting123) 60 percent of best-in-class companies train salespeople in how to engage in online conversations (..)

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How To Master The Art Of Social Selling

Eric Jacobson

If you don''t yet believe the power of social selling, consider these stats and realities from Belew''s book : Without social selling, 40 percent of sales teams make less than 80 percent of quota, on average (Xactly research).

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The Art Of Social Selling

Eric Jacobson

If you don't yet believe the power of social selling, consider these stats and realities from Belew's book : Without social selling, 40 percent of sales teams make less than 80 percent of quota, on average (Xactly research).

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