You own a small business and until now, you have generated leads and converted prospective clients into actual clients. You have invested some money in your marketing strategy. It may not be enough. You may need to do more.
Social commerce is using social media to conduct online business. Just as all things that surround social media have taken off in a giant way, so has social commerce. It’s just as easy to conduct business online as in person.
As a business owner, you want to acquire as many high-quality leads as you can. Once you have gathered those online leads, you need to figure out how to leverage them so that they give the most benefit to you.
You have researched and learned how to write, publish and syndicate amazing content. You have compelling titles, magnetic teaser paragraphs, a rich body and an insightful conclusion. What about your Call-to-Action? Are your readers compelled to connect with you?
People love to win prizes. They love to win in business and in life. They will usually be willing to give up a little personal information if they think that they will win something. Social media contests are no different.
Everything in social media will lead us to our ultimate goal – good, solid leads. Lead management allows you track how you are generating interest and how you are going to track those leads into and through your sales funnel.
You’ve built your fan base on Facebook and recruited followers on Twitter. Can you generate revenue for your company from those—or other social media—channels? Here are five suggestions for using social media as a sales tool.
Most businesses move along the path of success because of word of mouth. The more people talk about your business, the more other people will become interested and want to get involved. So, how do you get people to talk?
Your traditional and online marketing efforts seem to be generating strong interest, but do you feel you’re missing the mark on the sales end? If converting marketing efforts into sales is a challenge, it’s time to look at how you follow up with potential clients.
Is cold calling becoming obsolete? Do only old-fashioned business people do cold calling? Is cold calling actually effective at increasing business? Many people feel that they have to do cold calling to succeed in business. Social media has changed everything.
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