The Sales profession is evolving.
In a world where personalization is rapidly becoming the standard, we’re quick to reject anything that feels generic or impersonal. Buyers no longer have patience for the tried and true sales tactics you’ve been using for years. For sales and marketing professionals, this presents a new set of challenges.
Discover how your peers are conquering these challenges in the new sales era and how social selling can become a competitive advantage for you and your company.
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Vernon Bubb, LinkedIn, Association of Sales Professionals - Annual Conference 2016
1. @vernonbubb
Vernon Bubb
Head of Enterprise Sales EMEA
LinkedIn Sales Solutions
Association of Professional Sales
Annual Conference 2016
A New Era of Differentiation
4. LinkedIn has 433 Million members across the world
20M
United Kingdom
5. LinkedIn has 433 Million members across the world
United Kingdom
20M+
4.8M
Decision makers on LinkedIn
722.1K
Company Pages on LinkedIn
25%
Enterprise
25%
Mid-Market
51%
SMB
7. The buyer’s process has changed
5.4 75of B2B buyers now use
social media to be more
informed on vendors
% 90of decision makers say
they never respond to
cold outreach
%
people are now involved
in the average B2B buying
decision
14. 67% of marketers think intent
data will help them gain a
competitive edge.
15. Only 46% of companies use
intent data to target companies
that are ready to buy.
16. Target based on interest and intent
90%
Universe of
Potential Customers
46%
Target Prospects
INTEREST INTENTINTEREST
17. Paul Lewis
Global Social Media Marketing Manager, Pitney Bowes
“I use Sales Navigator to target leads and
get triggers based on significant events
such as an acquisition or promotion.”
24. Focus on the right signals
Signal Intent Interest
Website visit
Pages viewed
Call to action (CTA) response
Job change
Hiring activity
Content sharing
Social comments
People connections
INTEREST INTENT
Social Signals
25. Target
• Receive daily lead recommendations
• Use advanced search to identify prospects
• Get alerts that signal intent to buy
• Analyse profile and social activity data
• Connect via warm introductions and InMail
• Deliver relevant content at the right time
Act
Understand
LinkedIn Sales SolutionsLinkedIn Sales Solutions
34. The
Chasm
Early Majority Late Majority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters
Social Recruiting
‘07-’10 ‘11-’13 ’14-’16 ’17+
35. Social Recruiting
Hero
Jennifer Candee
Head of Global Talent Acquisition, SABMiller
"I saw the opportunity in direct sourcing
through LinkedIn. I knew it was the future,
but had to move quickly to lock-in as many
gains as possible before the rest of the
world caught on."
36. Jennifer Candee
Head of Global Talent Acquisition, SABMiller
"I've helped save SABMiller
about $7-10M annually by shifting
to direct sourcing and LinkedIn
Recruiter."Social Recruiting
Hero
37. The
Chasm
Early Majority Late Majority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters
Social Selling
‘12-’14 ’18-’19 ’20+‘15 ’16-’17
38. Social Selling Index (SSI)
Create a
professional brand
Find the
right people
Engage with
insights
Build strong
relationships
39. Connecting
Prospecting
Relationships
Data from 10/1/2015– 1/1/2016
Decision Makers (DMs) are Manager Level+ (Manager, Director, VP, CXO, Partner, Owner) across all functions
Social Selling is adding value at every step
of the sales cycle in the United Kingdom
40.5x
More DM profile viewed
UK Top Social Sellers vs. the laggards in the last 3 months
14.3x
More profile views received
from DMs
28.8x
More connection requests sent*
12.9x
More new connections
14.2x
More new DM connections
*Connection requests sent indicate requests sent to all LI Users
Top Social Sellers have a SSI of >70, Less Social a SSI of <30
40. SSI leaders create
45% more opportunities per
quarter than SSI laggards.
45%
more opportunities
SSI leaders are
51% more likely to hit
quota than SSI laggards.
51%
more likely to hit quota
Based on a global study LinkedIn ran in Q4 2013 of Q3 performance for reps focused on new business and reps focused on existing business. Respondents reported
performance; they were matched to their LinkedIn profiles to understand their SSI.SSI leaders have an SSI > 70; SSI laggards have an SSI < 30
Why is Social Selling important?
42. 1000 20 40 60 80
Social Selling Index (SSI)
28.5
2016
12.2
2012
43. 1000 20 40 60 80
Social Selling Index (SSI)
The
Chasm
Early Majority Late Majority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters
‘12-’14 ’18-’19 ’20+‘15 ’16-’17
28.5
2016
12.2
2012
45. The average United Kingdom SSI has increased
16% over the last year
Source: LinkedIn Internal Data
The charts above represents a regional view of SSI. Because the LinkedIn "Sales Definition" (who constitutes as a sales person) changes, we only display a time series view of SSI for members who were deemed as Sales Professionals back in January 2015. By doing this we are
comparing apples to apples and are able to truly measure growth in SSI.
+16%
46. Source: LinkedIn Internal Data –
January & December 2016
Some sectors are taking the lead in Social Selling
Growth in SSI
January ’15 – Dec’15 =
47. 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
48. Source: LinkedIn Internal Data – January 2016
Avg SSI
of Sales Navigator Users
January 2016
59.3AVG Pre SSI
of Sales Navigator Users
pre licence deployment
47.9
Sales Navigator has fundamentally improved Social Selling Behavior
across all United Kingdom Sales Navigator Users
49. 5X
More connections
Source: LinkedIn Internal Data – January 2016
Sales Navigator is extending the network of reps
It can extend your network by…
50. How can you
seize the opportunity?
MeasurementEducationExecutive Alignment
52. Mark Tefekis
VP Global Sales Enablement and Programs, PTC
"Our corporate strategy is enabling smart
connected products for competitive
differentiation. Our team personalized it to
get executive alignment - social selling is
smart connected reps for competitive
differentiation."
Executive Alignment
53. Mark Tefekis
VP Global Sales Enablement and Programs, PTC
"We've seen greater than a 50x ROI
with Sales Navigator - measured in
either revenue attained or pipeline."Executive Alignment
54. Executive AlignmentEducation
Mark Tefekis
VP Global Sales Enablement and Programs, PTC
"We've seen greater than a 50x ROI
with Sales Navigator - measured in
either revenue attained or pipeline."
Phil Lurie
Senior Director, GCO Sales Tools and Technology, SAP
55. Education
Phil Lurie
Senior Director, GCO Sales Tools and Technology, SAP
"We have seen massive ROI. I just
learned of a half million dollar deal
in Asia Pacific where a prospect
reached out to our SAP rep through
LinkedIn."
56. Phil LurieFernanda Gurgel
Education
Senior Director, GCO Sales Tools and Technology, SAP
"We have seen massive ROI. I just
learned of a half million dollar deal
in Asia Pacific where a prospect
reached out to our SAP rep through
LinkedIn."
Measurement
Senior Social Media Manager – EMEA, Symantec
“Measuring our social selling is
critical to justifying our ROI. SSI
is at the core of what we do.”
57. Fernanda Gurgel
Senior Social Media Manager – EMEA, Symantec
"We always combine SSI with actionable
intelligence. If you only provide data it is
just another number, it won’t change the
mindset. You have to tell teams what
specific actions to take."
Measurement
59. “The tipping point is that magic moment when
an idea, trend, or social behaviour crosses a
threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.”
MALCOLM GLADWELL- THE TIPPING POINT