How to Leverage Social Selling with Bobby Umar

Bobby Umar joins us via video today to discuss three very important aspects to keep in mind when designing a social selling program.  

1.SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT A PLACE TO OVERTLY SELL.

You are building your brand, concepts and awareness on social media. Then, you transition prospects to a place where you can sell (i.e. webinar, phone call, in-person meeting or email marketing.)

2. PEOPLE WILL BUY FROM PEOPLE THEY TRUST.

You can't come across as salesy. You must be authentic. One good way to do this is to share something you think might be useful to your audience. Give them the option to opt-out or ignore the message if the message does not resonate and an opportunity to engage with you if the message does resonate.

3. BE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL.

The more you help people out, the more people will want to find out about what you do. This primes your audience to buy your products and increases the likelihood that they will seek you out when they have a need you can fill.

About Bobby Umar
Bobby Umar is one of the most prolific, heart-based leaders in North America. Inc Magazine named him one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers, alongside such noteworthy giants as Richard Branson, Brene Brown, John Maxwell and Robin Sharma. Bobby is a 4x TEDx speaker, and one of the top social media influencers in the world, with over 450,000 followers. He has been named the 2nd best business coach to follow on Twitter and the 4th best leadership influencer according to Kred. Bobby is an international author of two books, including a #1 best seller, and is a Huffington Post contributor. Most recently he was named one of the Top 7 Networking Gurus to follow on Twitter (@raehanbobby). Bobby was also named a “2015 Speaker to Watch” by the National Speakers Bureau and Global Speakers Agency.

Check out his website about leadership, social media and engagement. Connect with him on LinkedIn, and like his Facebook Page.