September, 2009

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The End of Social Media

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'The End of Social Media. Yes I have consumed the social media Kool-Aid. In fact I have opened my own roadside stand. Social media is an exciting disruptive technology. But the ride is almost over, the hype will die down after everyone has found everyone on Facebook and when even our dog has a blog. Marketers and the community at large will ask “Now What?”.

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Three Tips: From Nervous to Natural

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One simple phrase can strike fear into the hearts and minds of professionals around the world: “Public Speaking.” Imagine you just found out that you have to deliver a presentation to a group of managers.

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25 Tips Sobre Medios Sociales

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Esta es una colección de Tweets enviados a traves de la cuenta de @shanegibson y @shanegibsones. Son tips sobre medios socials con una longitud máxima de140 caracteres. Aquí les present mis 25 Tips Sobre Medios Sociales (PDF): 25 Tips sobre Medios Social The post 25 Tips Sobre Medios Sociales appeared first on Shane Gibson's Podcast – Social Selling – B2B Sales and Influence.

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25 Tips Sobre Medios Sociales

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Esta es una colección de Tweets enviados a traves de la cuenta de @shanegibson y @shanegibsones. Son tips sobre medios socials con una longitud máxima de140 caracteres. Aquí les present mis 25 Tips Sobre Medios Sociales (PDF): 25 Tips sobre Medios Social.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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Social Media Engagement

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Social Media Engagement There’s a lot of talk about being engaged. In particular in social media we talk about engagement as one of the key benchmarks of being a successful brand, marketer, blogger or personality online. Today’s podcast is on what engagement is about. Here’s a short list of what engagement is: Complete listening, not just to hear but to make others feel heard.

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Social Media Engagement

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Social Media Engagement. There’s a lot of talk about being engaged. In particular in social media we talk about engagement as one of the key benchmarks of being a successful brand, marketer, blogger or personality online. Today’s podcast is on what engagement is about. Here’s a short list of what engagement is: Complete listening, not just to hear but to make others feel heard.

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Forgot What to Say? Help is on the Way!

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Have you ever been in the middle of a presentation when all of a sudden your mind goes completely blank? You’re delivering your content and next thing you know, you’re at a total loss for what to say next.

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Invest in YourSELF

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Since leaving the industry, I have learned that having a well established professional network of executives was critical to building my business and a great way to ensure career security.

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The Three Legs Of Persuasion

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People want to know that you are passionate about your vision. If you aren’t passionate about it, then why should they be? Your vision must be passionately compelling.

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Don't Waste a Perfectly Good Crisis

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It's been said that a recession is a reallocation of money from the scared to the bold. The reaction of many people to a crisis is to hunker down, play defense, and protect what they've got. They're scared.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, Terrence Sheflin, and Mahyar Ghasemali

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Cold Calling Isn?t the Only Way to Get Prospects

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I’m a passionate believer in alternate ways of prospecting, especially when you’ve got a big region you’re attempting to cover and you’re strapped with a large number to sell.

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Proposing Solutions? Learn What Executives Want to Hear

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As the economic downturn continues, so do budget cuts and time constraints. In situations like this, it is always difficult to get new recommendations approved. Chances are you’ll have to pitch your recommendation to someone who is pinching pennies.

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Three Techniques to Keep Your Audience on Track

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You may assume that because the information you deliver is routine, or because you work with the people in your audience, that you don’t have to build a strong connection with them while presenting.

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Prospect Not Buying? Here?s Why?

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Well I don’t know about you, but for a Top producer, chasing and following up with 20 non-buyers is too demoralizing to go through.

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Don't Let AI Pass You By: The New Era of Personalized Sales Coaching & Development

Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive

Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is reshaping sales coaching, learning, and development? Join Brendan Sweeney and Devyn Blume of Allego for an engaging new webinar exploring AI's transformative role in sales coaching and performance improvement! Brendan and Devyn will share actionable insights and strategies for integrating AI into coaching and development - ensuring personalized, effective, and scalable training!

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3 Things You Must Know About Social Media

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I was recently asked to summarize the what marketers must know about social media marketing by Jay Levinson. I was about to answer him when he added a stipulation in, in 3 points, only 3 summarize what marketers must know about social media. I thought I would share with you what I shared with him: It’s a conversation – As marketers in the past we have been awarded based upon our ability to craft messages and broadcast to an audience, a niche or a market segment.

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3 Things You Must Know About Social Media

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I was recently asked to summarize the what marketers must know about social media marketing by Jay Levinson. I was about to answer him when he added a stipulation in, in 3 points, only 3 summarize what marketers must know about social media. I thought I would share with you what I shared with him: It’s a conversation – As marketers in the past we have been awarded based upon our ability to craft messages and broadcast to an audience, a niche or a market segment.

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Financial Presentations that won't put Your Audience to Sleep

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The truth is that financial presentations can be exciting and eye-opening if you prepare your content correctly. When you use the following tools for presenting financial information, you make it easy for people to leave your meeting saying, “Wow.

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Who?s in your Community?

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Your team is put together much the same way as your customer teams. In fact it may be the same team. Your community is built on a base of trust and respect.

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How to Optimize Call Monitoring: Automate QA and Elevate Customer Experience

Speaker: Laura Noonan, Chief Revenue Officer at CallFinder + Angie Kronlage, Director of Program Success at Working Solutions + April Wiita, Vice President of Program Success at Working Solutions

Are you still manually reviewing calls? 🤔 It's time for a change! The traditional method of manual call monitoring is no longer cutting it in today's fast-paced call center environment. Industry experts Angie Kronlage and April Wiita from Working Solutions are here to explore the power of innovative automation to revolutionize outdated call review processes!

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Selling the Way Your Customers Buy

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You have to figure out how each prospective buyer prefers to be approached…Do they want to skip the small-talk and get right into the details? Or, do they want to “shoot the breeze” a while first? Are they assertive or passive?

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Customer Service Opportunity Missed

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I was among fifty unsuspecting passengers who boarded a small commuter plane bound for Cincinnati where many of us had connecting flights. We had one of those infamous "on time" departures.

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How To Make Your Sales Manager Better

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The #1 problem I run across when working with companies is an unreachable, unrealistic revenue goal set by the owner that has no real buy in by the sales manager.

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Pick at the Scab

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The challenge here is that most salespeople accept what their prospects say at face value and they make assumptions. Which means they fail to ask the right questions.

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

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Building Your Sales Metric Management System In 4 Easy Steps

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When I conduct workshops on building a sales metric management system, the first metric that the group usually mentions for inclusion is revenue. Revenue is not a metric. It is a result. There is nothing that sales managers can do to address revenue.

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Time Management - Ride the Wave

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Impacting the Interview

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Social Media Statistics and Trends for South America

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I’m writing this blog entry here in my hotel in Bogota Colombia. I’m here speaking on social media marketing for an international congress on sales and marketing. I thought I would share some of the results from the research I had done on social media in South America: South America and Mobile Social Networks: South America ( and other regions like Africa and South East Asia )has the potential in my opinion to leap frog North America’s lead in the social media space with mobile

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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Social Media Statistics and Trends for South America

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I’m writing this blog entry here in my hotel in Bogota Colombia. I’m here speaking on social media marketing for an international congress on sales and marketing. I thought I would share some of the results from the research I had done on social media in South America: South America and Mobile Social Networks: South America ( and other regions like Africa and South East Asia )has the potential in my opinion to leap frog North America’s lead in the social media space with mobile

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Social Media Statistics and Trends for South America

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I’m writing this blog entry here in my hotel in Bogota Colombia. I’m here speaking on social media marketing for an international congress on sales and marketing. I thought I would share some of the results from the research I had done on social media in South America: South America and Mobile Social Networks: South America ( and other regions like Africa and South East Asia )has the potential in my opinion to leap frog North America’s lead in the social media space with mobile