#socialselling16
Welcome to the
U T R E C H T A P R I L 1 9
#socialselling16
Paul Terry
Head of Enterprise SMB Sales
LinkedIn Sales Solutions
#socialselling16
+124M
NAMER
+132M
EMEA
+57M
LATAM
+85M
APAC
LinkedIn has 414 Million members across the world
LinkedIn has 414 Million members across the world
6M+
Netherlands
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LinkedIn has 414 Million members across the world
NETHERLANDS
6M+
1.3M
Decision makers on LinkedIn
177.1K
Company Pages on LinkedIn
19%
Enterprise
29%
Mid-Market
52%
SMB
Influence every relationship driven
sale for our customers
Relationships are foundational for sales success
Paul
Company
A
Company
B
Company
C
#socialselling16
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
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Agenda
#socialselling16
9:30am Welcome and Overview
9:40am Social Selling: How to Unlock CompetitiveAdvantage
10:10am Hallmarks of a Social Seller
10:40am Customer Panel
11:30am Networking
Join The Conversation: #socialselling16
#socialselling16
Kevin Scott
Head of Sales Solutions, EMEA,
LinkedIn
SOCIAL SELLING
How to unlock competitive advantage
Thomas Bell
President, Linnean Society of London
“The year which as passed has not
been marked by any of those striking
discoveries...”
“Everyone’s always asking me when
Apple will come out with a cell phone.
My answer is ‘Probably never.’”
David Pogue
Tech Columnist, New York Times
???
“Zuckerberg is an idiot! I can’t
believe he turned down Yahoo
for 1 billion dollars.”
Mike Derezin
“Zuckerberg is an idiot! I can’t
believe he turned down Yahoo
for 1 billion dollars.”
Michael Porter
Competitive Strategy
and
Competitive
Advantage
AdvantageCompetitive
S U S T A I N A B L E
#socialselling16
Rita Gunther McGrath
The End of
Competitive Advantage
"To win in volatile and uncertain
environments, executives need to learn
how to exploit short-lived opportunities
with speed and decisiveness.”
AdvantageCompetitive
#socialselling16
by Geoffrey Moore
Crossing the Chasm
The
Chasm
Early Majority Late Majority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters
The
Chasm
Early Majority Late Majority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters
HIGH
RISK
NO
RISK
The
Chasm
HIGH
RISK
NO
RISK
HIGH
REWARD
NO
REWARD
Early Majority Late Majority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters
The
Chasm
Early Majority Late Majority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters
The World Wide Web
‘94-’95 ‘96-’98 ’99-’00 ’00+
The
Chasm
Early Majority Late Majority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters
‘94-’95 ‘96-’98 ’99-’00 ’00+
$182
BILLION
$437
BILLION
The World Wide Web
The
Chasm
Early Majority Late Majority LaggardsInnovators and Early
Adopters
Social Recruiting
‘07-’10 ‘11-’13 ’14-’16 ’17+
Social Recruiting
Hero
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."
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
The
Chasm
Early Majority Late Majority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters
Social Selling
‘12-’14 ’18-’19 ’20+‘15 ’16-’17
Social SellingIndex (SSI)
Create a
professional brand
Find the
right people
Engagewith
insights
Build strong
relationships
SSI leaders create
45% more opportunitiesper
quarter than SSI laggards.
more opportunities
SSI leaders are
51% more likelyto hit
quota than SSI laggards.
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?
Laggards
1000 20 40 60 80
Social Selling Index (SSI)
Leaders
1000 20 40 60 80
Social Selling Index (SSI)
28.5
2016
12.2
2012
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
29.9
NAMER
21.0
LATAM
24.9
APAC
28.3
EMEA
We can look at SSI by region
32.6
NETHERLANDS
The average Dutch SSI has increased 10% 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 formembers 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.
+10%
29.6
30.3 30.3 30.4
30.7
31.3
30.3
30.8
32.0
32.3 32.4
31.2
32.6
Source:LinkedInInternalData
– January& December 2016
1.4
2.1
3.5
2.7
3.2
2.7
2.6
2.8
1.9
4.1
0 20 40 60
Government/Education/Non-profit
Healthcare & Pharmaceutical
Retail & Consumer Products
Manufacturing/Industrial
Aero/Auto/Engineering
Oil & Energy
Financial Services & Insurance
Professional Services
Staffing
Tech, Telecom & Media
Growth in SSI
January ’15 – Dec’15=
Some sectors are adopting Social Selling faster than others
Which Enterprise companies in the room are winning at
Social Selling?
Source: LinkedIn Internal Data
1 47.9
3 41.1
4 33.9
5 33.7
2 43.9
Which SMB companies in the room are winning at Social
Selling?
Source: LinkedIn Internal Data
1 96.2
3 67.8
4 65.2
5 63.7
2 81.3
Top Social Sellers in the room
5
Saylesh Casper
Sales Manager,EclectiC InternationalConsulting 89.7
4
Reggy Mortier
Director Market Creation, Barco 89.8
3
Jan Willem Alphenaar
Trainer,SocialMedia Academy 92.5
2
Richard van der Blom
Interim Manager, Just Connecting 93.8
1
Perry van Beek
Founder, Social.one 96.2
Source:LinkedInInternalData 16
How can you
seize the opportunity?
MeasurementEducationExecutive Alignment
How can you
seize the opportunity?
MeasurementEducationExecutive Alignment
Social Selling Heroes
Executive Alignment MeasurementEducation
Social Selling Heroes
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
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
Education
Senior Director, GCO Sales Tools and Technology, SAP
"Social selling is the biggest single
change to the SAP sales strategy
in the last 10 years by an order of
magnitude."
Education
Senior Director, GCO Sales Tools and Technology, SAP
"I was going to be either the hero or
villain. Someone has to take a risk to
make things happen."
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."
Education
Senior Director, GCO Sales Tools and Technology, SAP
"You have to customize the training,
embed it in your overall training,
and make sure to focus on middle
managers."
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.”
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
Measurement
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."
The
Chasm
Early Majority Late Majority LaggardsInnovators and
Early Adopters
Social Selling Heroes
Executive Alignment MeasurementEducation
“The tipping point is that magic moment when
an idea, trend, or social behaviour crosses a
threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.”
M A L C O L M G L A D W E L L - T H E T I P P I N G P O I N T
#socialselling16
Kevin Ryan
Head of Marketing, EMEA
LinkedIn Sales Solutions
SOCIAL SELLING
Hallmarks of a Social Seller
It’s not personal…it’s business
It’s all personal
#socialselling16
Unique Journey
Verification
Warm Intro
Generic Process
Discovery
Cold Call
400M+ Members
Interests
Intentions
Methods
Sales Navigator
Target
Understand
Act
Act
Understand
Target
67% of marketers think intent
data will help them gain a
competitive edge.
#socialselling16
Only 46% of companies use
intent data to target companies
that are ready to buy.
#socialselling16
Target based on interest and intent
90%
Universe of
Potential Customers
45%
Target Prospects
INTEREST INTENTINTEREST
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.”
#socialselling16
Act
Understand
Target
Top performers spend 25% more
time on research and
preparation.
#socialselling16
Understand buyers and their process
Vs.
Nada Khan
Territory Manager (MENA), LinkedIn Sales Solutions
“Through my network, I was able to
get detailed information about the
buying process in one of my key
accounts.”
#socialselling16
Act
Understand
Target
Indispensable sales and
marketing pros send 148% more
connection requests and share
23% more content
#socialselling16
Alex Favela
Sales Development Representative, SugarCRM
“I sent the CTO of TIAA-CREF an
Inmail referencing his LinkedIn post
and our disruptor pitch. He sent me to
someone who took a meeting.”
#socialselling16
Murtaza Munir
Director, New Business Development, Active International
“I tailor each message based on what I
learn from content individuals have
published. That’s how I recently
closed a $1M deal”
#socialselling16
To be indispensable, 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
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
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
890
181467
AVG connection per rep AVG connection with teamlink
204X
More
connections
Source:LinkedInInternalData – January2016
Sales Navigator is extending the network of reps
It would extend the network of each attendee by…
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What’s your SSI
linkedin.com/sales/ssi
#socialselling16
Cindy Taphoorn
Relationship Manager
LinkedIn Sales Solutions
Bjorn Moonen
Social Selling Program
Manager
KPN
Roel Haanappel
Global Marketing
Specialist
Unit 4
Thomas Eterman
District Director
ING
PANEL
Your next steps to social selling success
#socialselling16
How do you make social selling and
Sales Navigator part of the everyday?
#socialselling16
What challenges did you come across
and how did you address them?
#socialselling16
How do you measure success and
what results have you seen?
#socialselling16
QUESTIONS
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Paul Terry
Head of Enterprise SMB Sales
LinkedIn Sales Solutions
C LOS I N G R E M A R K S

Social Selling Roadshow Utrecht

  • 1.
    #socialselling16 Welcome to the UT R E C H T A P R I L 1 9
  • 2.
    #socialselling16 Paul Terry Head ofEnterprise SMB Sales LinkedIn Sales Solutions
  • 4.
  • 5.
    LinkedIn has 414Million members across the world 6M+ Netherlands #socialselling16
  • 6.
    LinkedIn has 414Million members across the world NETHERLANDS 6M+ 1.3M Decision makers on LinkedIn 177.1K Company Pages on LinkedIn 19% Enterprise 29% Mid-Market 52% SMB
  • 7.
    Influence every relationshipdriven sale for our customers
  • 8.
    Relationships are foundationalfor sales success Paul Company A Company B Company C #socialselling16
  • 9.
    The buyer’s processhas 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 #socialselling16
  • 10.
    Agenda #socialselling16 9:30am Welcome andOverview 9:40am Social Selling: How to Unlock CompetitiveAdvantage 10:10am Hallmarks of a Social Seller 10:40am Customer Panel 11:30am Networking Join The Conversation: #socialselling16
  • 11.
    #socialselling16 Kevin Scott Head ofSales Solutions, EMEA, LinkedIn SOCIAL SELLING How to unlock competitive advantage
  • 12.
    Thomas Bell President, LinneanSociety of London “The year which as passed has not been marked by any of those striking discoveries...”
  • 13.
    “Everyone’s always askingme when Apple will come out with a cell phone. My answer is ‘Probably never.’” David Pogue Tech Columnist, New York Times
  • 14.
    ??? “Zuckerberg is anidiot! I can’t believe he turned down Yahoo for 1 billion dollars.”
  • 15.
    Mike Derezin “Zuckerberg isan idiot! I can’t believe he turned down Yahoo for 1 billion dollars.”
  • 17.
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    AdvantageCompetitive S U ST A I N A B L E #socialselling16
  • 19.
    Rita Gunther McGrath TheEnd of Competitive Advantage
  • 20.
    "To win involatile and uncertain environments, executives need to learn how to exploit short-lived opportunities with speed and decisiveness.”
  • 21.
  • 22.
  • 23.
    The Chasm Early Majority LateMajority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters
  • 24.
    The Chasm Early Majority LateMajority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters HIGH RISK NO RISK
  • 25.
    The Chasm HIGH RISK NO RISK HIGH REWARD NO REWARD Early Majority LateMajority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters
  • 26.
    The Chasm Early Majority LateMajority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters The World Wide Web ‘94-’95 ‘96-’98 ’99-’00 ’00+
  • 27.
    The Chasm Early Majority LateMajority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters ‘94-’95 ‘96-’98 ’99-’00 ’00+ $182 BILLION $437 BILLION The World Wide Web
  • 28.
    The Chasm Early Majority LateMajority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters Social Recruiting ‘07-’10 ‘11-’13 ’14-’16 ’17+
  • 29.
    Social Recruiting Hero Head ofGlobal 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."
  • 30.
    Head of GlobalTalent Acquisition, SABMiller "I've helped save SABMiller about $7-10M annually by shifting to direct sourcing and LinkedIn Recruiter."Social Recruiting Hero
  • 31.
    The Chasm Early Majority LateMajority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters Social Selling ‘12-’14 ’18-’19 ’20+‘15 ’16-’17
  • 32.
    Social SellingIndex (SSI) Createa professional brand Find the right people Engagewith insights Build strong relationships
  • 33.
    SSI leaders create 45%more opportunitiesper quarter than SSI laggards. more opportunities SSI leaders are 51% more likelyto hit quota than SSI laggards. 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?
  • 34.
    Laggards 1000 20 4060 80 Social Selling Index (SSI) Leaders
  • 35.
    1000 20 4060 80 Social Selling Index (SSI) 28.5 2016 12.2 2012
  • 36.
    1000 20 4060 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
  • 37.
  • 38.
    The average DutchSSI has increased 10% 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 formembers 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. +10% 29.6 30.3 30.3 30.4 30.7 31.3 30.3 30.8 32.0 32.3 32.4 31.2 32.6
  • 39.
    Source:LinkedInInternalData – January& December2016 1.4 2.1 3.5 2.7 3.2 2.7 2.6 2.8 1.9 4.1 0 20 40 60 Government/Education/Non-profit Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Retail & Consumer Products Manufacturing/Industrial Aero/Auto/Engineering Oil & Energy Financial Services & Insurance Professional Services Staffing Tech, Telecom & Media Growth in SSI January ’15 – Dec’15= Some sectors are adopting Social Selling faster than others
  • 40.
    Which Enterprise companiesin the room are winning at Social Selling? Source: LinkedIn Internal Data 1 47.9 3 41.1 4 33.9 5 33.7 2 43.9
  • 41.
    Which SMB companiesin the room are winning at Social Selling? Source: LinkedIn Internal Data 1 96.2 3 67.8 4 65.2 5 63.7 2 81.3
  • 42.
    Top Social Sellersin the room 5 Saylesh Casper Sales Manager,EclectiC InternationalConsulting 89.7 4 Reggy Mortier Director Market Creation, Barco 89.8 3 Jan Willem Alphenaar Trainer,SocialMedia Academy 92.5 2 Richard van der Blom Interim Manager, Just Connecting 93.8 1 Perry van Beek Founder, Social.one 96.2 Source:LinkedInInternalData 16
  • 43.
    How can you seizethe opportunity? MeasurementEducationExecutive Alignment
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    How can you seizethe opportunity? MeasurementEducationExecutive Alignment Social Selling Heroes
  • 45.
  • 46.
    VP Global SalesEnablement 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
  • 47.
    VP Global SalesEnablement and Programs, PTC "We've seen greater than a 50x ROI with Sales Navigator - measured in either revenue attained or pipeline."Executive Alignment
  • 48.
    Education Senior Director, GCOSales Tools and Technology, SAP "Social selling is the biggest single change to the SAP sales strategy in the last 10 years by an order of magnitude."
  • 49.
    Education Senior Director, GCOSales Tools and Technology, SAP "I was going to be either the hero or villain. Someone has to take a risk to make things happen."
  • 50.
    Education Senior Director, GCOSales 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."
  • 51.
    Education Senior Director, GCOSales Tools and Technology, SAP "You have to customize the training, embed it in your overall training, and make sure to focus on middle managers."
  • 52.
    Measurement Senior Social MediaManager – EMEA, Symantec “Measuring our social selling is critical to justifying our ROI. SSI is at the core of what we do.”
  • 53.
    Senior Social MediaManager – 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
  • 54.
    Measurement Senior Social MediaManager – 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."
  • 55.
    The Chasm Early Majority LateMajority LaggardsInnovators and Early Adopters Social Selling Heroes Executive Alignment MeasurementEducation
  • 56.
    “The tipping pointis that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behaviour crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.” M A L C O L M G L A D W E L L - T H E T I P P I N G P O I N T
  • 57.
    #socialselling16 Kevin Ryan Head ofMarketing, EMEA LinkedIn Sales Solutions SOCIAL SELLING Hallmarks of a Social Seller
  • 63.
    It’s not personal…it’sbusiness It’s all personal #socialselling16
  • 64.
  • 65.
  • 66.
  • 67.
    67% of marketersthink intent data will help them gain a competitive edge. #socialselling16
  • 68.
    Only 46% ofcompanies use intent data to target companies that are ready to buy. #socialselling16
  • 69.
    Target based oninterest and intent 90% Universe of Potential Customers 45% Target Prospects INTEREST INTENTINTEREST
  • 70.
    Paul Lewis Global SocialMedia Marketing Manager, Pitney Bowes “I use Sales Navigator to target leads and get triggers based on significant events such as an acquisition or promotion.” #socialselling16
  • 71.
  • 72.
    Top performers spend25% more time on research and preparation. #socialselling16
  • 73.
    Understand buyers andtheir process Vs.
  • 74.
    Nada Khan Territory Manager(MENA), LinkedIn Sales Solutions “Through my network, I was able to get detailed information about the buying process in one of my key accounts.” #socialselling16
  • 75.
  • 76.
    Indispensable sales and marketingpros send 148% more connection requests and share 23% more content #socialselling16
  • 77.
    Alex Favela Sales DevelopmentRepresentative, SugarCRM “I sent the CTO of TIAA-CREF an Inmail referencing his LinkedIn post and our disruptor pitch. He sent me to someone who took a meeting.” #socialselling16
  • 78.
    Murtaza Munir Director, NewBusiness Development, Active International “I tailor each message based on what I learn from content individuals have published. That’s how I recently closed a $1M deal” #socialselling16
  • 79.
    To be indispensable,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
  • 80.
    Target • Receive dailylead 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
  • 81.
    Relevant news LinkedIn’s network data Youraccounts, leads & preferences Sales Navigator makes it simple to establish and grow relationships with your prospects and customers Sales Navigator
  • 82.
    890 181467 AVG connection perrep AVG connection with teamlink 204X More connections Source:LinkedInInternalData – January2016 Sales Navigator is extending the network of reps It would extend the network of each attendee by…
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    #socialselling16 Cindy Taphoorn Relationship Manager LinkedInSales Solutions Bjorn Moonen Social Selling Program Manager KPN Roel Haanappel Global Marketing Specialist Unit 4 Thomas Eterman District Director ING PANEL Your next steps to social selling success
  • 85.
    #socialselling16 How do youmake social selling and Sales Navigator part of the everyday?
  • 86.
    #socialselling16 What challenges didyou come across and how did you address them?
  • 87.
    #socialselling16 How do youmeasure success and what results have you seen?
  • 88.
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    #socialselling16 Paul Terry Head ofEnterprise SMB Sales LinkedIn Sales Solutions C LOS I N G R E M A R K S