LinkedIn Social Selling Workshop
1
Agenda
2
•  Foundations of Social Selling
•  What Social Selling Success Looks Like
•  Best Practices for Implementing a Social
Selling Program
•  Q&A
•  Networking
Foundations of Social Selling
Vidya Subramanian
Americas Acquisition, LinkedIn Sales Solutions
Why reps lose deals
people on average are
involved in the buying
decision
5.4
Missing critical players
77%
of buyers don’t believe that
sales understands their
business and don’t think
they can help
Saying the wrong things
of forecasted deals
go dark
24%
Losing touch with prospects
Social Selling
A modern approach to sales that utilizes
information from social networks to grow
your business
Social Selling Behaviors
Create a
professional brand
Find the right
people
Build strong
relationships
Engage with
insights
LinkedIn has a wealth of information on the people and
companies with whom you want to build relationships
430M+
Members worldwide
7M+
Global companies
159MMonthly unique visitors
2B+
Updates per Week
To tap into the power of LinkedIn for sales, you need to
expand your access and tailor your experience
Today:
your personal
network
All that LinkedIn
has to offer
YOU
Just what
you need
for sales
Where Sales Navigator Comes Into Play
Social Sellers See More Success
45% 51% 78%
Create more
opportunities
More likely to
achieve quota
Outsell peers
who don’t use
social media
Day in the Life: Sales Navigator
Andy Solty
Enterprise Sales, LinkedIn Sales Solutions
What Social Selling Success Looks Like
Erica Benton
Customer Marketing, LinkedIn Sales Solutions
Social Selling Leaders
Amy McCampbell
Director of Sales
Alchemy Systems
Tyler Afflixio
Inside Sales Manager
Spredfast
Jesse Weber
Senior Managing Director
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
Best Practices for Implementing
Social Selling Programs
Andy Solty
Enterprise Sales, LinkedIn Sales Solutions
Social Selling Works
40%
increase in pipeline
3.2x
increase in deal size
171x
return on investment
You can’t manage what you can’t measure
AccountabilityEducationAwareness
Implementing Social Selling Programs
Awareness
Implementing Social Selling Programs
Best Practices
Communicate your vision
Get executive sponsorship
Help define and align program to business objectives
Partner on a path to success tailored for your team
How LinkedIn Can Help
Education
Implementing Social Selling Programs
Build a social selling culture
Coach for social selling behaviors
Best Practices
Share best practices and learnings
Provide dedicated resources for training
How LinkedIn Can Help
Implementing Social Selling Programs
Track Metrics & Attribution
Build an ROI Story
Provide Social Selling Index (SSI) as KPI
Support management with usage reporting and analytics
How LinkedIn Can Help
Accountability Best Practices
Social Sellers See More Success
45% 51% 78%
Create more
opportunities
More likely to
achieve quota
Outsell peers
who don’t use
social media
Implementing Social Selling Programs
•  Track metrics and attribution
•  Build an ROI story
Accountability
•  Build a social selling culture
•  Coach for social behaviors
Education
•  Communicate your vision
•  Get executive sponsorship
Awareness
Q&A
sales.linkedin.com
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LinkedIn Social Selling Workshop - Austin

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    Agenda 2 •  Foundations ofSocial Selling •  What Social Selling Success Looks Like •  Best Practices for Implementing a Social Selling Program •  Q&A •  Networking
  • 3.
    Foundations of SocialSelling Vidya Subramanian Americas Acquisition, LinkedIn Sales Solutions
  • 4.
    Why reps losedeals people on average are involved in the buying decision 5.4 Missing critical players 77% of buyers don’t believe that sales understands their business and don’t think they can help Saying the wrong things of forecasted deals go dark 24% Losing touch with prospects
  • 5.
    Social Selling A modernapproach to sales that utilizes information from social networks to grow your business
  • 6.
    Social Selling Behaviors Createa professional brand Find the right people Build strong relationships Engage with insights
  • 7.
    LinkedIn has awealth of information on the people and companies with whom you want to build relationships 430M+ Members worldwide 7M+ Global companies 159MMonthly unique visitors 2B+ Updates per Week
  • 8.
    To tap intothe power of LinkedIn for sales, you need to expand your access and tailor your experience Today: your personal network All that LinkedIn has to offer YOU Just what you need for sales
  • 9.
    Where Sales NavigatorComes Into Play
  • 10.
    Social Sellers SeeMore Success 45% 51% 78% Create more opportunities More likely to achieve quota Outsell peers who don’t use social media
  • 11.
    Day in theLife: Sales Navigator Andy Solty Enterprise Sales, LinkedIn Sales Solutions
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    What Social SellingSuccess Looks Like Erica Benton Customer Marketing, LinkedIn Sales Solutions
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    Social Selling Leaders AmyMcCampbell Director of Sales Alchemy Systems Tyler Afflixio Inside Sales Manager Spredfast Jesse Weber Senior Managing Director Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
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    Best Practices forImplementing Social Selling Programs Andy Solty Enterprise Sales, LinkedIn Sales Solutions
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    Social Selling Works 40% increasein pipeline 3.2x increase in deal size 171x return on investment
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    You can’t managewhat you can’t measure
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    Awareness Implementing Social SellingPrograms Best Practices Communicate your vision Get executive sponsorship Help define and align program to business objectives Partner on a path to success tailored for your team How LinkedIn Can Help
  • 19.
    Education Implementing Social SellingPrograms Build a social selling culture Coach for social selling behaviors Best Practices Share best practices and learnings Provide dedicated resources for training How LinkedIn Can Help
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    Implementing Social SellingPrograms Track Metrics & Attribution Build an ROI Story Provide Social Selling Index (SSI) as KPI Support management with usage reporting and analytics How LinkedIn Can Help Accountability Best Practices
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    Social Sellers SeeMore Success 45% 51% 78% Create more opportunities More likely to achieve quota Outsell peers who don’t use social media
  • 22.
    Implementing Social SellingPrograms •  Track metrics and attribution •  Build an ROI story Accountability •  Build a social selling culture •  Coach for social behaviors Education •  Communicate your vision •  Get executive sponsorship Awareness
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