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45%

45% -- sales opportunity uplift for sales teams using social selling (2016)

2016  · Aberdeen Group

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45%
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2016
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sales teams using social selling
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Source Trust
60
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Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Aberdeen Group Primary Tier C
https://socialcommerce.blog/how-to-win-over-customers-with-social-selling/ ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2016 Channel: Deep Crawl
Source Article
How to Win Over Customers with Social Selling
Generating leads (and good quality leads at that) is one of the most frustrating sticking points multi-level marketers face today. Let’s face it: cold calling doesn’t work like it used to, and direct sellers are turning to other tactics to reach more people. It’s even more frustrating when you consi…
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Aberdeen Group study on impact of social selling, as cited by blog

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sales teams using social selling: 45% sales opportunity uplift. Source: Aberdeen Group (2016). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/social-selling-opportunities-aberdeen
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/social-selling-opportunities-aberdeen" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>45%</strong> -- sales opportunity uplift for sales teams using social selling<br><small>Source: Aberdeen Group (2016) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/social-selling-opportunities-aberdeen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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