1/31/2024 9:12:03 AM We’ve just wasted the last 8 years on social media By Tim Hughes We’ve just wasted the last 8 years on social media That’s what the CEO said to me. “What do you mean?” I said. He replied, “after reading...
1/30/2024 9:22:17 AM My sales messages are not landing, what can I do? By Tim Hughes This is one of the issues pretty much all companies are impacted by. Their sales messages are not landing. You might try cold calling,...
1/26/2024 11:10:04 AM While every company uses social media, not every company has a strategic social selling program By Tim Hughes I was reading the weekly email from Cameron Brain at Everyone social and he mentioned. “Every company has a social media management...
1/26/2024 9:00:55 AM You do realise that spam written by ChatGPT is still spam? - A t**d is still a *ur* however much you polish it By Tim Hughes You do realise that spam written by ChatGPT is still spam? The other day I spotted somebody who had created a whole process where they...
1/25/2024 5:27:32 AM My gut says I need to be on LinkedIn, but I have no idea why or how - so what should you do? By Tim Hughes We often see people posting on LinkedIn and I do wonder what they get are getting out of it. Like a lot of people we've seen the post of...
1/24/2024 10:33:31 AM Can you sell cars with social selling? By Tim Hughes Can social selling sell cars? A dealer principal quoted this the other day "Social selling works wonderfully for me. It's fun and...
1/23/2024 9:29:39 AM How cold calling became an act of self harm By Tim Hughes I'm not against cold calling, you can carry on if you want. In the past we travelled around on horses and carts, then the car was...
1/19/2024 9:35:20 AM 70% of the buying journey is spent conducting research by buyers within the dark funnel By Tim Hughes In this 6sense's 2023 B2B Buyer Report. It's a must-read for B2B marketers.One of the key insights from the report is The 70% of the...
1/18/2024 4:26:13 PM Some advice for pushy sales reps on how to close deals faster By Tim Hughes In this article, it gives advice to close deals faster. I have to admit it's all a little old fashioned and offers the same old, same old...
1/18/2024 9:40:34 AM Layoffs are a symptom of poor sales and marketing By Tim Hughes layoffs are a symptom of poor sales and marketing Ok I’ve said it. Sorry, not sorry. It stands to reason, if you are not selling enough...
1/17/2024 6:56:31 AM There are on average 100 stakeholders in each one of our sales, how do we get account coverage? By Tim Hughes There are on average 100 stakeholders in each one of our sales That is what our I was told by a supply chain software company who is a...
1/16/2024 9:31:34 AM Digitized sales outperform their peers in every significant sales conversion category according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG) By Tim Hughes In this article by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) they states that “digitized sales and marketing processes outperform their peers in...
1/15/2024 12:03:08 PM The role of online reputation for C-Suite success By Tim Hughes This recent Forbes article looks at the importance of the C-Suite to have a position online. If you think about it, your buyers, your...
1/12/2024 11:36:52 AM How to effectively implement GenAI across your sales processes By Tim Hughes There is some recent research from SBI who say "In their CEO surveys, SBI found that as many as 94% wanted to integrate generative AI...
1/12/2024 9:15:38 AM When do B2B buyers contact vendors? By Tim Hughes The other day, somebody contacted me saying they want to buy our social selling training and coaching. It happens to all of the team...
1/11/2024 9:14:01 AM Why the last thing you want is a post to go viral on Linkedin By Tim Hughes I see people posting about the need for virality on Linkedin. Often I get asked, how to we get a post to go viral. And my answer is why?...