Salesandcoffeedude

Business Development Representative

Crushing the LinkedIn sales but I'm scared I'll fail later in my career if I can't phone

Been booking 90% of my meetings through LinkedIn. Even tho I spend waaay less time doing it.

100 calls per week - 4 connects - 2 meetings.

10 LinkedIn messages - 8 responses - 6 meetings.

100 Emails per week - 17 responses - 1 meeting.

Theoretically, If I spent 8h/day on LinkedIn 5 days a week, I could 10x my number.

But if I don't learn to master the phone now - will it cost me in the future?

Or should I trust that I can adapt and survive. which I think I can..

Thoughts from the long time sales leaders and ICs?

👑 Sales Strategy

💌 Cold Emailing

📞 Cold Calling

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jefe

Arsonist

🍁

What are you selling? And what's your secret? Selling through LI is definitely hard.

You should absolutely get in some reps on the phone though.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

Start sprinkling in calls. Practice makes perfect.

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

^^^^

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

+1. Foxy's right.

Gasty

Notable Contributor

War Room Community Manager

I'm more of an Output person. You get it through LinkedIn / Email / Cold Calls / Twitter / Sending a Raven / JibberJabberYabberDabber,

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 !

Coffee_is_for_closers

Opinionated

Product & Solutions Specialist

That’s the truth!

Most managers that are running a good sales team won’t freak as long as you’re numbers are good. Make the team look good and you are golden.

nomdeguerre

Executive

Account executive

You get 8 responses and 6 meetings for every 10 LinkedIn messages!? If so teach me your ways of wise one 😀

Salesandcoffeedude

Valued Contributor

Business Development Representative

Lol, I find people Commenting about the problems I solve through influencer channels and then i message them about it

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

A good book is good, a good movie is good. The medium doesn't matter if its good.

Sure you might have a manager who is big on calls, but the main thing is booking meetings.

antiASKHOLE

Tycoon

Bravado's Resident Asshole

Let us know what really matters though.. Of those meetings, how many held and how many have produced opportunities? Keep it in the same format

salesperson3000

Executive

BDR (Business Development Rep)

Please tell us how!? 🙏

Saleswithsingh

Good Citizen

Sales manager

17 responses 1 meeting is a very strange number to me.

Also, 10 LI messages and 6 meetings are totally strange.

GDO

Politicker

BDM

Just how? What do you sell?

TheRealPezDog

Notable Contributor

Account Manager

First off wow, crazy success you're having on LI. I'd keep doing it. You can perfect your pitches and value props and all that during your meetings, I say git while the gittin' is good yo.

PineappleYa

Opinionated

Give the ppl what they want! What is one of your LI messages? How are you succeeding LI?
Phone is good to have like cross training in sports . Find someone good at phone at work and see who they do it

doingthehustle

Good Citizen

Most Recently Account Director

Social selling is definitely the way to roll these days. But you are correct, you want to be well skilled. Add in cold calling everyday for an hour to practice the skill. You will need this for advancement or if you switch companies. Congratulations on nailing LinkedIn.

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

i think having at least BASIC cold call skills is super important. but as long as you hit your number then your good IMO

ElectricType

Valued Contributor

Sales Manager

For me it is all about the output and the ability to adapt to whatever is the preferred method of communication for that industry or decision maker. Never give one completely up communication preferences/styles change.

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Salesandcoffeedude

Crushing the LinkedIn sales but I'm scared I'll fail later in my career if I can't phone

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