At Cisco, sales reps use LinkedIn to build relationships with potential customers, inspire word of mouth, and earn trust. According to Jennifer Roberts, Cisco’s Marketing Manager, it’s helped them build better networks and reach more customers. But they didn’t get there without some training and lessons learned along the way. Check out Jennifer’s case study on social selling in this presentation at SocialMedia.org’s Member Meeting.
The word of mouth marketing sales-fission formula
Check out these nuclear stats: 85% of the value of a brand is created by the salesperson, at the field level; 53% of a prospect’s decision to choose you comes from their sales experience. BOOM! How’s that radiation make you feel? Well, hopefully you’re wearing your lead vest, because the lesson should be clear: YOU’RE…