Manufacturers’ & Agency Reps:
Network Your Way To More Business With Social Media
Discover how to strategically find more leads and convert more business using powerful Social Networking Tools in a special 6-week Social Networking Webinar series designed for Manufacturers’ & Agency Reps
Are you finding you spending less face time with your key business contacts, making it difficult to build depth in relationships that help influence purchasing decisions?
Websites like Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook have exploded as strong and effective medium for social and business networking, helping some Reps to find and generate new business opportunities. However, whether you are new to these sites or a seasoned veteran, you may have struggled with how to use online social networking to benefit your business.
You’re not alone. Many people report after the first month after creating their accounts that they don’t understand how to use the tools properly.
If you have ever thought about using Social Networking to generate more business but don’t know how to get started, this special Webinar Series is for you.
Network Your Way to More Business With Social Media
Dates: 26th February 2010 – 2nd April 2010 on Fridays (6 weeks)
Time: 12pm EST
Location: The comfort of your own computer – Webinar series.
During this practical, webinar series, you will discover how to get maximum results from the time you spend using online social networking tools – in as little as 20 minutes per day. All you need is your computer and in just 60 minutes a week, you’ll get learn all the skills you’ll need to strategically create more business without needing to leaving your home.
During the series, you will learn:
- Social Networking basics. Discover how to use social networking sites, Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter from the ground up. However, if you are already familiar with any of them, you will also learn lots of new tricks.
- How to find new leads. Strategically find out who key contacts are within organizations and how to approach them.
- How to automate or systematize repetitive tasks so you can spend your valuable time building relationships.
- Social Networking best practices so you avoid making mistakes that cost you followers from day one.
The program includes:
Session 1: Online Social Networking Fundamentals
February 26th, 2010 at 1pm EST
- The secrets to harnessing the power of social networking – what most people don’t know, and how it will make you stand out from the crowd, creating trust and credibility.
- How to find find potential leads and learn valuable information about them such as their contact information, personal interests and much more.
- Leverage the 3 C’s of Social Networking making you visible to many people, rather than one person at a time
- How to develop systems that help you leverage your existing networks, increase referrals and draw in new contacts.
- How to avoid costly mistakes people commonly make social networking.
- How to apply social networking to your own situation.
Session 2: Setting Up Linkedin for Success
March 5th, 2010 at 1pm EST
- Overview of Linkedin – understanding Linkedin’s layout and functions and how you can make Linkedin work for you.
- Creating a great profile to help you to build trust and credibility and draws new connections into your network from within Linkedin and Google.
- Get great recommendations that do the selling for you.
- How you can influence people to take action - highlighting what you have to offer the first time they visit your profile.
Session 3: Using Linkedin for Lead Generation & Building Your Network
March 12th, 2010 at 1pm EST
- How to build 100 connections in just a few days and then leverage those connections straight away for new leads.
- Using to Linkedin Search to find leads and expand your network, including how you can often find out people’s names even if they are set to private.
- Strategies to connect with people who aren’t in your network, including how to do it and what to say.
- Using Linkedin Groups to expand your network and allow you to directly connect with more people.
Session 4: Twitter for Business Networking
March 19, 2010 at 1pm EST
- Introduction to Twitter – understanding the world’s fastest growing social networks’ layout and functions and how it can help you.
- Creating a great bio that attracts people to you, building trust and credibility.
- Strategically finding followers (up to 50 a day) that are targeted to your business and how to automate many of the functions
- Exactly how to build relationships on Twitter, without needing their permission first.
- What to do to move Twitter relationships beyond 140 characters and into person, phone or other social networks.
Session 5: Facebook for Business Networking
March 26, 2010 at 1pm EST
- Introduction to Facebook – understanding Facebook’s layout and functions and how they can help you build deeper relationships.
- Customizing and securing your personal profile for business, protecting what you want to have private for friends and family.
- Understanding the benefits of using Facebook Fanpages and whether they are right for you, how to get people to join them and interact.
- How you can use Facebook Fanpage and Groups to expand your network.
- How to add people you don’t know to your network and what you can do so they instantly pay attention to you and comment on almost everything you add to Facebook.
Session 6: Advanced Social Networking Strategies that Win More Business
April 2nd, 2010 at 1pm EST
- How to add value to your social networks so you create a virtual sales team who refer you business.
- Step by step instructions on how to strategically build relationships with key contacts and differentiate yourself from your competitors.
- Using powerful incentives and ethical persuasion techniques that get people to take action
- Setting up systems that save you time and effort and help you to manage your social networks so they work for you.
- How to monitor your social networks so find out people like and want and give them more of it, increasing their attention on you.
Who should attend this Webinar series?
- Any rep firm/agency owner who wants to improve their lead generation and relationship building strategies.
- Any rep firm/agency salespeople
- VPs of sales and sales managers, who want their team to perform better.
Your Investment
For just $199, you’ll receive:
- 6 x 60 minutes Live Webinar Courses (Weekly between February 26th – April 2nd, 2010 – Fridays @ 12 ET)
- Class workbook that includes Weekly Action Items, step by step instructions and templates to help you get the most of social networking.
- Lots of opportunities to test the skills over the 6 weeks.
- Email support in between classes, in case you have a question or need a quick opinion.
Your Presenter:
Jaime Almond
Jaime Almond is a Social Media Strategist and Trainer who teaches Manufacturers’ & Agency Reps how to use Social Networking tools to create more business through private and groups training session. She has over 12 years experience teaching people use technology.
Contact Jaime Almond about any questions at 416-569-0186 or
