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“Transforming Cold Calls into Warm Introductions.”




LinkedIn Confidential ©2013 All Rights Reserved
People buy from People,
   who understand their business,
   understand them,
   and they trust to solve their problems.




                           LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS   2
Buyers are tech-savvy, and
socially empowered.

                             LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS   3
Buyers have changed the game.



                                                      B2B Buyers research
                                               75%    online


                                                      B2B buying process
                                               60+%   happens before sales
                                                      gets involved



1Source1: IBM Buyer’s Preference Study, 2011
                                                               LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS   4
Source2: Corporate Executive Board, 2011
Buying process has
fundamentally changed

Emergence of the Social B2B Buyer

Customers seek partnerships

Customers are more informed & less responsive
Relationships have become
        more sophisticated
Along comes Social Selling!
 A way of life…
   – Mindset: a philosophy & strategy of individuals and firms
   – Infrastructure: technology, business rules, and processes


 …centered around people…
   – Engage the customer in a collaborative conversation
   – Create a trusted & transparent business environment.


 …creating a win-win!
   – Provide mutually beneficial value to buyers and sellers
   – Respond to the customer's control of the conversation




                                            LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS   7
The Evolution to Social Selling

          Then                                       Now
 Find
 Buy Lists                              Leverage Professional Networks
 Limited to Private Rolodexes           Expand to Company Social Network
 Spray & Pray to Find Decision-makers   Target Decision-makers

Relate
 Speed through Contacts Records         Focus on Real People
 Limited to CRM Record                  Gather Intelligence from Internet
 Pile On More Data                      Discover More Insight

Engage
 Pound through Cold Calling             Leverage Warm Introductions
 Push the Sales Pitch                   Have a Meaningful Conversations
 Drive Cookie-cutter Sales Process      Collaborate in Buying Process


                                                           LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS
Social Selling can transform your business

         Marketing                     Sales                           Service
           Find & Qualify          Engage & Convert                  Renew & Upsell
               Leads                 Opportunities                     Customers


• Find and target           • Research & prospect            • Identify stakeholders
• Create targeted lists     • Engage to close                • Build relationships
• Enrich & qualify leads    • Optimize process/performance   • Close renewals & upsells




             Find                   Relate                          Engage


      •Leads                      •Oppotunities                    •Renewals
      •Conversions                •Wins                            •Upsells




                                                                       LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS   9
LinkedIn Sales Navigator can transform your business


       Find                     Relate                        Engage




  • Lead Builder             • Profile Organizer          • InMails
  • Search Filters           • Sales Alerts               • Introductions
  • Team Link                • Who Viewed Me              • 3rd Degree Connections

                • CRM Integration                  • Mobile




                                                                 LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS 10
Proven Success
                                                                 “I can point to over a dozen deals that
                                                                 were either created or positively
100%                                                             influenced by our use of LinkedIn’s
                 87%               81%                 70%
                                                                 Sales Navigator”.
  80%

  60%                                                            “Understanding the background of our
                                                                 target buyers and leveraging our
  40%                                                            collective network with LinkedIn
                                                                 helps us build relationships and
  20%                                                            access executives in a whole different
                                                                 way.”
    0%
            Information is       Helped me         Helped me
            only available        identify         achieve my
               on Sales           decision         sales goals   "More than 80 percent of our reps found
              Navigator           makers                         important LinkedIn information that
                                                                 they would not have known otherwise.”

Source: CSO Insights, “Sales Navigator Research Results, 2011”


                                                                                    LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS
Sales Solutions

Social Selling Self-Evaluation

LinkedIn Confidential ©2013 All Rights Reserved   LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS
Self Evaluation:
  How strong is your Social Selling foundation?
Low                                                                                                 High

“Laggards”                                     “Tip-Toers”                                 “Leaders”


  Find                                   Low                 High
  Buy Lists                                                            Leverage Professional Networks
  Limited to Private Rolodexes                                      Expand to Company Social Network
  Spray & Pray to Find Decision-makers                                        Target Decision-makers

  Relate                                 Low                 High
  Speed through Contacts Records                                                Focus on Real People
  Limited to CRM Record                                        Gather Intelligence with Internet Profile
  Pile On More Data                                                              Discover More Insight

  Engage                                 Low                 High
  Pound through Cold Calling                                             Leverage Warm Introductions
  Push the Sales Pitch                                               Have a Meaningful Conversations
  Drive Cookie-cutter Sales Process                                      Collaborate in Buying Process




                                                                        LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS 13
Sales Solutions

“Transforming Cold Calls into Warm Introductions.”




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Transforming Cold Calls into Warm Introductions

  • 1. Sales Solutions “Transforming Cold Calls into Warm Introductions.” LinkedIn Confidential ©2013 All Rights Reserved
  • 2. People buy from People, who understand their business, understand them, and they trust to solve their problems. LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS 2
  • 3. Buyers are tech-savvy, and socially empowered. LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS 3
  • 4. Buyers have changed the game. B2B Buyers research 75% online B2B buying process 60+% happens before sales gets involved 1Source1: IBM Buyer’s Preference Study, 2011 LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS 4 Source2: Corporate Executive Board, 2011
  • 5. Buying process has fundamentally changed Emergence of the Social B2B Buyer Customers seek partnerships Customers are more informed & less responsive
  • 6. Relationships have become more sophisticated
  • 7. Along comes Social Selling!  A way of life… – Mindset: a philosophy & strategy of individuals and firms – Infrastructure: technology, business rules, and processes  …centered around people… – Engage the customer in a collaborative conversation – Create a trusted & transparent business environment.  …creating a win-win! – Provide mutually beneficial value to buyers and sellers – Respond to the customer's control of the conversation LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS 7
  • 8. The Evolution to Social Selling Then Now Find Buy Lists Leverage Professional Networks Limited to Private Rolodexes Expand to Company Social Network Spray & Pray to Find Decision-makers Target Decision-makers Relate Speed through Contacts Records Focus on Real People Limited to CRM Record Gather Intelligence from Internet Pile On More Data Discover More Insight Engage Pound through Cold Calling Leverage Warm Introductions Push the Sales Pitch Have a Meaningful Conversations Drive Cookie-cutter Sales Process Collaborate in Buying Process LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS
  • 9. Social Selling can transform your business Marketing Sales Service Find & Qualify Engage & Convert Renew & Upsell Leads Opportunities Customers • Find and target • Research & prospect • Identify stakeholders • Create targeted lists • Engage to close • Build relationships • Enrich & qualify leads • Optimize process/performance • Close renewals & upsells Find Relate Engage •Leads •Oppotunities •Renewals •Conversions •Wins •Upsells LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS 9
  • 10. LinkedIn Sales Navigator can transform your business Find Relate Engage • Lead Builder • Profile Organizer • InMails • Search Filters • Sales Alerts • Introductions • Team Link • Who Viewed Me • 3rd Degree Connections • CRM Integration • Mobile LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS 10
  • 11. Proven Success “I can point to over a dozen deals that were either created or positively 100% influenced by our use of LinkedIn’s 87% 81% 70% Sales Navigator”. 80% 60% “Understanding the background of our target buyers and leveraging our 40% collective network with LinkedIn helps us build relationships and 20% access executives in a whole different way.” 0% Information is Helped me Helped me only available identify achieve my on Sales decision sales goals "More than 80 percent of our reps found Navigator makers important LinkedIn information that they would not have known otherwise.” Source: CSO Insights, “Sales Navigator Research Results, 2011” LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS
  • 12. Sales Solutions Social Selling Self-Evaluation LinkedIn Confidential ©2013 All Rights Reserved LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS
  • 13. Self Evaluation: How strong is your Social Selling foundation? Low High “Laggards” “Tip-Toers” “Leaders” Find Low High Buy Lists Leverage Professional Networks Limited to Private Rolodexes Expand to Company Social Network Spray & Pray to Find Decision-makers Target Decision-makers Relate Low High Speed through Contacts Records Focus on Real People Limited to CRM Record Gather Intelligence with Internet Profile Pile On More Data Discover More Insight Engage Low High Pound through Cold Calling Leverage Warm Introductions Push the Sales Pitch Have a Meaningful Conversations Drive Cookie-cutter Sales Process Collaborate in Buying Process LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS 13
  • 14. Sales Solutions “Transforming Cold Calls into Warm Introductions.” LinkedIn Confidential ©2013 All Rights Reserved LINKEDIN SALES SOLUTIONS

Editor's Notes

  1. IBM: 75% of IBM’s B2B buyers will be using social media to inform their purchase decision in the near future. 1/3 of their buyers are already using social media (source: IBM Buyer’s Preference Study, 2011)CEB: 57% of decision is made by customer before (CEB, 2011)210M – on National US Do Not Call list (source: FTC, 2011)
  2. How does Social Selling impact my day to day? How does it solve for the business challenges? “Identify” – Discover the right accounts , the right decision makers. Pain points = High Staff Turnover, Org Changes. Prioritizing time and effort Solution: Lead Builder prioritizes your leads and accounts based on a number of premium search filters including social proximity. “Develop” –Acting on quality leads, gaining insights into new leads, territories and accounts and continually contributing insights for the customer. Pain Points = stale datasolution: Gain Insights into new leads and accounts with intelligence from self-authored profiles, Groups, Who’s Viewed My Profile, Company Data“Engage” –how to now engage with likelihood that you’ll receive a response Pain Points: getting responses from decision makers Solution: InMails, LinkedIn’s trusted messaging system, offers you the opportunity to deliver a personalized (and relevant) message to a prospect not in your immediate network, via a warm introduction (73% increased likelihood of a response when referencing a common connection in an InMail)“Close and Grow”: Close and grow account as trusted not transactional advisor Pain Points: long sales cycle, earning trust, competitive displacement Solution: Be recognized as a trusted advisor by continually sharing insights.