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Social Media Prospecting: Every Sale Starts with a Conversation | Kruse Control Inc.

Social Media Prospecting: Every Sale Starts with a Conversation | Kruse Control Inc. | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it

How good are you at spotting opportunities to engage? In real life or on Social Media, every sale starts with a conversation. There are many missed opportunities.

 

I see them everyday. Businesses post their content on Facebook and forget the fact that it’s going out to real people who can respond back. Not like before when you broadcasted to the masses. That was so impersonal. Now we get to have conversations with our prospects using Social Media and when they respond, we need to be ready with the right words and actions.

 

Have you seen this show, “Car Lot Rescue”? Tom Stuker, seasoned car sales guru, finds dealerships who suck…and helps them not suck. This week’s episode involved a store where the dealer had hired women as greeters and chose to have no salespeople. He was close to losing his business and that’s when Tom came to do his magic. W

 

hen Tom quizzed the dealer on why these women weren’t trained to sell, the dealer said, “All they have to do is smile.” Tom replied, “Well, it takes a lot more than a smile to satisfy a customer and sell them a car.”...

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Valuable lessons in sales and social media...

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Social Media for Retailers: Tweet to Success

Social Media for Retailers: Tweet to Success | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it

A recent study called "Tweets in Action: Retail" by Compete, a media data analyzing company, discovered that Twitter users who see a retailer's tweet are more likely to visit their retail websites and make online purchases.

 

This article made me consider the impact of a tweet on online retailers. I feel very strongly about online retailers using various social media outlets to build awareness around their business and boost sales. Without using this readily available tool, retailers online and off are missing out on a key audience that are constantly consuming information. This is the first in a series where I will examine social media tools and how they can work for online retailers....

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Twitter can help retailers if it's done right.

David G Boyes's curator insight, April 22, 5:12 AM

I have long been a devotee of Twitter for business. This article explains that this social platform is simple and effective.

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Top 250 Social Internet Retailers

Top 250 Social Internet Retailers | Public Relations & Social Media Insight | Scoop.it

So who are these social media front runners? Most of them are the big named brands that you know and love.Victoria’s Secret, Walmart and Adidas lead the Facebook front, while Nordstrom, Williams-Sonoma and Barneys New York lead on Pinterest.

 

Want to slip to the top? Know your demographic, produce engaging content and find the social media platform that’s right for you...


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Jan Gordon's comments on the data are worth reading. A very interesting social media snapshot for retailers, marketing and PR pros...

janlgordon's comment, January 15, 9:20 PM
Hi Jesse Soininen Thanks for your comment, I like what you said as well, this picture is definitely worth a thousand words!
janlgordon's comment, January 15, 9:21 PM
Hi Brian Shields - thanks so much for your comment here. Very interesting information on this infograph for sure!
Mercor's curator insight, February 25, 11:32 AM

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