STC037 Which social platforms help you to attract corporate clients?

Do you ever wonder if you're focusing too much on content creation without seeing a huge return on investment? Perhaps you feel like you're on every social media platform to garner visibility and build a viable presence… but it's just not paying off in attracting corporate / B2B clients? We all know that I'm not a huge fan of social media platforms - but they can have a part to play in developing your B2B sales strategy. So in this episode, I'll be candidly sharing how you can choose to employ social media platforms in your sales process to support you in generating more leads, having better credibility in your space and signing more clients. I'm sharing; Why Quarter 1 of 2021 isn't looking too shabby on the corporate sales front (and why you shouldn't be stopping your sales activities or waiting for the 'right' time to sell!) (01:03) The simple reason that social media is killing businesses - and how you can avoid it. (04:20) Whether stakeholders really use social media - and what they're looking for when they scroll (06:12) The top two platforms you want to be using to generate visibility, leads and support your sales strategy. (08:13) How (and why!) you can avoid social media altogether if you want to successfully sell to corporate organisations. (10:05) Which top sales film demonstrates that social media is an unnecessary B2B sales tool. (12:04) Four quick alternatives to using social media as part of your corporate / B2B sales strategy. (14:48) How we make proactive sales strategies harder than they need to be - and why we choose not to reframe them. (17:02) The importance of self-quarterly performance reviews and why you need to implement them. (19:00) The core difference between brands who sell to consumers/ individuals and the brands who sell to other organisations (20:37) Why it's more important to dial down on using platforms that your ideal clients use. (22:51) The major difference between LinkedIn and any other social media platform (and why it makes a better supportive sales tool) (24:28) How we've been taught to dilute our content for the masses - and why that's problematic to sell our services to smart stakeholders. (29:11) How Google can support your inbound B2B lead generation. (31:01) The four things you really need to be considering if you decide to create social content for corporates. (33:33) Why information doesn't help you sell (and what really does!) (36:09) How the way you engage on social media platforms can ruin your opportunities of making the sale - and what to watch out for in your own online behaviour. (39:09)   Plus, you'll get to hear about some of our awesome C Suite ® participants and how they're using (or completely avoiding!) social media to see their best business results. Key Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Join The C Suite now! 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