{"id":17361,"date":"2019-01-06T17:43:13","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T14:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=17361"},"modified":"2019-01-06T17:43:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T14:43:13","slug":"importance-of-the-social-networking-sites-of-the-sales-representative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/importance-of-the-social-networking-sites-of-the-sales-representative\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Social Media for Sales Representatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/d26a57ydsghvgx.cloudfront.net\/content\/resources\/CS-Through-Social-Media.png\" alt=\"\u00d9\u0086\u00d8\u00aa\u00d9\u008a\u00d8\u00ac\u00d8\u00a9 \u00d8\u00a8\u00d8\u00ad\u00d8\u00ab \u00d8\u00a7\u00d9\u0084\u00d8\u00b5\u00d9\u0088\u00d8\u00b1 \u00d8\u00b9\u00d9\u0086 \u00e2\u0080\u00aaimportance of the social networking sites of the sales representative\u00e2\u0080\u00ac\u00e2\u0080\u008f\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Using social media has become essential for businesses<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/social-networking-sites-turned-a-university-student-into-a-millionaire\/\">Social Media<\/a> essential for sharing their messages, goals, and products with the widest possible audience\u2014making it important for entrepreneurs <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">to know how to get the most out of these platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Here are five ways social media can make a sales representative\u2019s job easier and more effective:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">1- Accelerate relationship building:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">People tend to do business with those they know, so sales reps used to spend long hours making phone calls to customers and scheduling <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In-person meetings and attending events, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/social-media-etiquette\/\">Social Media<\/a> have made it easier for sales representatives to engage more with their prospects<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> through social media. This doesn\u2019t mean social media should replace human interaction; rather, it should be used as another communication channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">2- Keep sales reps better informed:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Sales representatives can gain a clear view of every aspect of their market by monitoring key social media platforms <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">to gather feedback from customer comments, learn about their competitors\u2019 strengths and weaknesses, and get ideas about <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">trends in their industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">3- Build trust with current and prospective customers:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Regularly sharing relevant content and inspiration with prospects and employees helps sales reps become a go-to source of information within <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">their industry, while also including information about products and services relevant to their field. Sales reps should also aim to share <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">other content that brings followers back to their profiles again and again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">4- Enable deeper customer engagement:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">When customers choose to follow social media accounts, they become more personally engaged with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/secret-weapon-for-brand-marketing\/\"> Brand<\/a> the company itself, and with the sales rep <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">that represents them. It also helps sales representatives gather important information about customers, from their birthdays to significant life events, which can lead <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">in more private conversations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">5- Help sales reps generate leads:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Social media is a great place to find potential customers. Liking and commenting on posts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/10-lessons-in-leadership-art\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>by people who <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">like and comment on LinkedIn, retweet on Twitter, or follow a Facebook page are all obvious places to start. But the three major social media platforms <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">are certainly not the only sources of genuine sales opportunities. In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/10-main-things-to-make-millions-from-blogs\/\">Blogs<\/a> live chats and comment sections on <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">websites are also great places to engage with potential customers who interact with the brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Social media can be an important tool for sales representatives when used correctly. Sharing industry knowledge that matters to customers <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u2014both current and prospective\u2014in an engaging way, without focusing on sales, can help build faster, more meaningful relationships that benefit everyone.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u0623\u0635\u0628\u062d \u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0643\u0627\u062a \u0644\u0645\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0627\u0635\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a \u0623\u0645\u0631\u064b\u0627 \u0623\u0633\u0627\u0633\u064a\u064b\u0627\u061b \u0644\u062a\u0648\u0635\u064a\u0644 \u0631\u0633\u0627\u0626\u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0648\u0623\u0647\u062f\u0627\u0641\u0647\u0627 \u0648\u0645\u0646\u062a\u062c\u0627\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u0643\u0628\u0631 \u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u0645\u0643\u0646\u061b \u0648\u0647\u0648 \u0645\u0627 \u064a\u062c\u0639\u0644 \u0631\u0648\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0645\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u0645\u0639\u0631\u0641\u0629 \u0643\u064a\u0641\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0641\u0627\u062f\u0629<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[1778,2185,783,1083,287,12576,800],"class_list":["post-17361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491","tag-linkedin","tag-2185","tag-783","tag-1083","tag-287","tag-12576","tag-800"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}