We were delighted to be joined by the CEB and sales leaders in Stockholm for a 'social selling' breakfast packed full of insight on leading with warm introductions and team selling.
2. Agenda for today
8.30 am
Welcome
Lesley Ronaldson
8.40 am
Introducing the social selling era
Kevin Scott
9.00 am
The social buyer
Robin Björklind
9.15 am
LinkedIn Sales Navigator - Live demo
Theresa Mathiesen
9.35 am
How social media is shaping demand
Matthew Kiel, CEB
10.00 am
Questions & Answers
Full Panel
3. Stockholm Social Selling
Most Popular
Most Endorsed
Earliest Adopter
Most Connected
Hans
Grünewald
Magnus
Jansson
Douglas
Dabérius
Douglas
Dabérius
4. For our customers
Hire
Power half of all hires
Market
The most effective way for marketers to engage professionals
Sell
The start of every sales opportunity
9. %
of B2B Buyers use social media to make purchasing decisions
10. %
Of B2B decision-makers expect new or different insights from sales professionals
11. More likely to engage with sales professionals via warm introduction than cold outreach.
12. Sales Professionals Who Are Social Selling
51% more likely to exceed quota
Exceed Quota
3X more likely to go to club
Go to Club
Promoted to VP 17 months faster
Get Promoted Faster
19. NAMER
24.6
LATAM
15.3
EMEA
22.5
SE ASIA
19.9
ANZ
24.0
Nordics
23.8
20. 22.8
Find the right people
Build strong relationships
Create a professional brand
Engage with insights
Social Selling Index
Worldwide
Reps
10.4
5.0
1.6
5.8
Attendees
16.2
12.9
7.6
12.3
49.0
How Are We Doing in the Room?
Nordic
Reps
11.0
5.3
1.5
6.0
23.8
21. ENTERPRISE
SMB
Companies with the Highest SSI in the Room
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
53.2
48.6
48.3
47.4
40.5
60.6
53.5
47.3
44.8
43.3
22. 4
Jonas Branning
Country Manager, Tech Mahindra
71.3
3
Henrik Henriksson
Co Owner, Adviser Partner
71.8
2
Douglas Dabérius
Business Development Director, Mavenir Systems
72.5
1
Frederick Fiifi Owusu
Business Development & Strategy, Carlsberg Group
75.9
Which attendees have adopted social selling the most?
24. THE SOCIAL SELLING ERA & BUYER BEHAVIOUR
Robin Björklind
Account Executive, LinkedIn
24
25. are now involved in the average B2B buying decision
people
Boss
Peer
Direct report
Business leader
Cross-functional partner
Corporate Executive Board 2013 – Winning The Consensus Purchase
Your target buyer
5.4
Decisions involve more people than ever before
26. %
of B2B buyers now use
social media to be more informed
on vendors
IDC 2014 – Social Buying Meets Social Selling
Decision makers rely on social media to choose between potential vendors
Network
referrals
Company White papers
websites
Blog
posts
Company pages
Your
target buyers
Social
relationships
27. Your competitor
Harvard Business Review 2012 – Tweet Me, Friend Me, Make Me Buy. Decision makers are C-level
%
of decision makers say they never respond to cold outreach
Decision makers now ignore cold outreach
You
Your competitor
X
X
X
Your target buyers
28. 5.4 75 of B2B buyers now use
social media to be more informed
on vendors
% 90 of decision makers say they
never respond to cold
outreach
%
people are now involved
in the average B2B buying
decision
Corporate Executive Board 2013 – Winning The Consensus Purchase
Corporate Executive Board 2012 – New Decision Timeline
Harvard Business Review 2012 – Tweet Me, Friend Me, Make Me Buy. Decision makers are C-level
The buyer’s process has changed
29. 75 % of B2B buyers now use
social media to be more informed
on vendors
Relying on the buyer to
inform you on
key updates 5.4 people are now involved
in the average B2B buying
decision
Looking for one
all-powerful
decision maker
90 % of decision makers say they
never respond to cold
outreach
Cold-calling prospects like
they’re just a name in a
database
I found out a month later the
Director of Marketing left my
account and joined another
top prospect of mine
The VP of Marketing went
dark and now
I’m back at square one
I keep pounding –
email, phone, voicemail
– but can’t get a response
How well has your team adapted to this new normal?
Are you still:
“
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“
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“
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30. Focus on the right
people and
companies
Stay informed
on key updates at
your target accounts
Build trust with
your prospects
and customers
Building relationships with prospects and customers is different in this new normal. You need to:
31. Billions
of professional
relationships
313M+
members
2B+
member
updates
per week
LinkedIn has a wealth of information on the people & companies with whom you want to build relationships
32. Today: your personal network
All that LinkedIn has to offer
YOU
Just what you need for sales
To tap into the power of LinkedIn for sales, you need to expand your access and tailor your experience
33. Relevant
news
LinkedIn’s network
data
Your accounts,
leads & preferences
Sales Navigator makes it simple to establish and grow relationships with your prospects and customers
Sales
Navigator