The Power of Social Listening
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Hello and welcome to the Sales Insights with Sarah podcast.\\xa0 In this episode, Sarah Downs talks about the importance of social listening. We often talk in sales about active listening but I would like to go a couple of steps back and talk about social listening.
In this podcast, Sarah will openly share the good, the bad, and the ugly of her entrepreneurial journey to date and also interview others to share their own sales insights.
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\\u2666\\ufe0fKEY TAKEAWAYS:\\xa0
Social Listening- When we are doing research as sales professionals, we often do research on google to gain information.\\xa0
If I want to do real social listening I will be looking at company profiles and then look at personal profiles and buyer personas.
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"I do this to help me build report and relationship with these individuals"
"It is amazing at what you can find out"
"It is something I would encourage everyone to do"
\\u2666\\ufe0fABOUT THE HOST:
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Sarah Downs is a business owner, founding 2 x businesses in the last 5 years.\\xa0 She is an experienced sales and business development professional who understands the importance of building strong relationships and getting results, which has driven her successful career to date. Sarah has been involved with a number of Third Sector boards as an advisor and non-executive director.
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Having previously worked in Trauma Orthopaedic Nursing, Sarah is no stranger to working under extreme pressure. It goes without saying that Sarah is passionate about people. She uses her experience to support CEO\\u2019s, MD\\u2019s, and Sales Professionals to achieve their business goals.\\xa0 Sarah has helped business owners to start-up, grow, and diversify their businesses in various sectors such as Technology, Oil & Gas, Offshore Renewables, Nuclear, and Professional Services.
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Sarah openly documents the good, the bad, and the ugly of her entrepreneurial journey and is visible across a number of platforms. \\xa0
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