{"id":596,"date":"2016-08-09T10:43:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T15:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/?p=596"},"modified":"2016-08-09T10:43:32","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T15:43:32","slug":"the-proven-social-selling-routine-used-by-65000-sales-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/09\/the-proven-social-selling-routine-used-by-65000-sales-people\/","title":{"rendered":"The Proven Social Selling Routine Used by 65,000+ Sales People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Social-Selling-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Social-Selling-3.jpg\" alt=\"Social Selling 3\" width=\"564\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we all have seen, there is a BUZZ around Social Selling today.\u00a0 It isn&#8217;t new, it&#8217;s just the focus in a heavy way today because just implementing traditional ways of prospecting is NOT working anymore.\u00a0 One of the BIG things we talk about here at MWI is the importance of using a &#8220;Combination Approach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is where we believe using this proven formula of Social Selling + Phone Prospecting (with a strategy) + In the field Prospecting (when applicable by industry) + Email Strategies + Voicemail Techniques = SUCCESS!!!<\/p>\n<p>All of us who have been selling for a lifetime (it seems) and those that are just entering into this exciting career of consulting, know (or soon will) that Sales is not easy.\u00a0 A career in Sales and to MASTER the Art, takes time, dedication, persistence and CONSTANT learning.\u00a0 You see &#8220;Change&#8221; is inevitable.\u00a0 It is the constant you can count on.\u00a0 So as Consultants, we have to watch, listen and learn what is working today and what is not working today.\u00a0 This ebbs and flows.<\/p>\n<p>What that means is what worked for us even 6 months ago, may not work for us today.\u00a0 What stopped working today may work again in 1 year.\u00a0 You see, processes that become saturated usually become less effective (example phone calling).\u00a0 However, as our profession starts to shift heavily into Social Selling since our phones are being screened at a much higher rate today . . .<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>. . . one day Social Selling in the future will also become impacted and potentially saturated (then we will have to shift again).\u00a0 Don&#8217;t get me wrong, that doesn&#8217;t mean you shouldn&#8217;t learn how to master Social Selling TODAY &#8211; you should!\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t mean that you should stop using the Phone to Prospect, just make sure you have a strategy and combine it with other ways to prospect as well.\u00a0 What it means is we have to stay on top of where we have to shift NOW to have higher impact.<\/p>\n<p>So since Social Selling ISN&#8217;T saturated YET, now is the time to &#8220;capture the moment&#8221; on strategies that work when social selling.\u00a0 Check out the article below that talks about the 11-step social selling routine that will have you up and running like a pro.\u00a0 &#8220;The Proven Social Selling Rountine Used by 65,000+ Sales People,&#8221;\u00a0will UP your GAME while it is still fresh and effective.\u00a0 <strong>Remember, using a combination approach with strategy, and having proper frequency in your touches, will ultimately determine your success!<\/strong>\u00a0 Click below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/sales\/proven-social-selling-routine?utm_campaign=Sales+Blog+-+Manual+Emails&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=32672113#sm.0001go23oa4l6dtiq321l7e30llr7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Read-Article.png\" alt=\"Read Article\" width=\"161\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you or your team would like to join us for one of our upcoming MWI Elite Sales Academy classes to learn\u00a0ALL of the techniques that work today, and the strategy around implementation that catapults your success in sales, then register for one of our up coming classes TODAY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Live Web Based version (Monday &#8211; Friday, 9am &#8211; 1pm CST) options:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>August 15 &#8211; 19th<\/li>\n<li>October 17th &#8211; 21st<\/li>\n<li>November 14th &#8211; 18th<\/li>\n<li>December 12th &#8211; 16th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qr199.infusionsoft.com\/app\/orderForms\/MWI-Elite-Sales-Academy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Register-Button-2.png\" alt=\"Register Button 2\" width=\"160\" height=\"47\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MWI Elite Sales Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maximizing Minutes<\/li>\n<li>Psychology of Buyers<\/li>\n<li>Finding Ideal Clients<\/li>\n<li>Discovery Appointments<\/li>\n<li>Strategy &#8211; Competition<\/li>\n<li>Recommendations<\/li>\n<li>Creating Partnerships &#8211; Closing<\/li>\n<li>Seeking to Understand &#8211; Proactively Handling Objections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What Attendees\u2019 Will Receive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Participants Sales Playbook Binder<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive Templates &amp; 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Whitaker<\/li>\n<li>Copy of Melissa D. Whitaker\u2019s Best Selling book \u201cBeat the Curve\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qr199.infusionsoft.com\/app\/orderForms\/MWI-Elite-Sales-Academy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Register-Button-2.png\" alt=\"Register Button 2\" width=\"160\" height=\"47\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would prefer an &#8220;in person&#8221; experience (3 full day class), then just give us a call at <strong>847.845.4922 or email us at info@melissawhitakerintl.com<\/strong> and we would be more than happy to discuss options with you on how to have us come to your location or how to register for an open enrollment class held in Schaumburg, IL (Chicagoland area).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we all have seen, there is a BUZZ around Social Selling today.\u00a0 It isn&#8217;t new, it&#8217;s just the focus in a heavy way today because just implementing traditional ways of prospecting is NOT working anymore.\u00a0 One of the BIG &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/09\/the-proven-social-selling-routine-used-by-65000-sales-people\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,155],"tags":[160,161,143,165,209,211,93,207,208,212,102,6,206,210],"class_list":["post-596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mwi-news","category-sales-insight-tips","tag-10x-business","tag-10x-sales","tag-chicago","tag-closing-deals","tag-cold-calling","tag-dealing-with-objections","tag-effective-prospecting","tag-global-sales-training","tag-international-sales-training","tag-make-more-money","tag-sales-excellence","tag-sales-training","tag-social-selling","tag-warm-calling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":606,"href":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596\/revisions\/606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melissawhitakerintl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}