Adaptive Business Services

MAY 16, 2018

With the exception of NetWorks! NetWorks! (we My focus is on B2B selling and these workshops all support this focus. I will not try to sell you anything and that includes a Nimble subscription. Behavioral Selling Skills – 3 hours. My only goal is to introduce you to my services. Call it my triad.

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Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 3, 2019

They were: Target Buyer, Target Power Partner, and Target Networking Opportunities. Today we want to establish a budget in terms of time and dollars that we will be willing to invest in networking activities. Any successful networking opportunity will deliver returns in excess of your investment. Most, but not all, are weekly.

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Adaptive Business Services

JULY 24, 2019

Be prepared – This is one area where the social networks (and the web in general) can be invaluable as a research resource. Educate vs. sell – Establish yourself as the authority. Beware of selling vs non-selling time. Selling time is for being in front of a customer. Do your due diligence!

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Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 6, 2019

The same can be said for selling and networking. You are going to want to network with those who share at least some of these commonalities. These people are from non-competing industries who will most likely refer you to potential business since they are folks who call on your same target buyers and markets. What to do?

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Hubspot

MARCH 27, 2023

These services range from financial counseling to tarot readings. When we think about online selling, we usually think about selling products like clothing or electronics. But, it's advantageous for businesses to sell services online, especially now, when a plethora of services can be offered virtually.

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

When I first began to write, it was on NetWorks! Later, as my business began to morph, that site was repurposed to supporting our leads group and my writing focus was redirected to this site. Since NetWorks! That and I’m addicted to networking. I’ve been a consistent networker since that day. This group, NetWorks!

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Adaptive Business Services

JANUARY 22, 2020

You will need to get to know your fellow networkers, and earn their trust, prior to seeing any real returns in terms of referrals. Most people that I know, and even those that I associate with in a networking capacity, are what I would call passive networkers. Remember that this is not a race. Taking it to the next level.

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Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 16, 2019

One goal in social networking is to connect with others , in a meaningful manner, and then to develop these relationships. Regardless of the social network, there are many steps that you can take to maximize your chances for a successful linking. Continue to use the taps and touches discussed previously and on all of the networks.

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Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 21, 2019

Now that we have discussed some of the qualities that will help you to become a master networker, what about some actions? What will it take to become successful in any networking activity? . Let’s focus on some fundamentals … You don’t have to be a mad extrovert to be a successful networker – I am largely introverted.

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Adaptive Business Services

JUNE 12, 2019

The first meeting with a new person in your network is a sounding-out process. In networking, this first conversation is a critical process. Good networkers do a “quality control” assessment of the people they meet. Be very mindful of that basic networking process and respect the other person’s need to sound you out.

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Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Dependent on a variety of factors, the dynamics of effective networking can substantially change. At the very least, certain behaviors will become more critical based upon these variables including whether we are operating within a small or large group setting, engaging one-on-one, or we are actively networking online.

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Adaptive Business Services

DECEMBER 11, 2019

As such, I look at my networking activities as investments rather than expenses. While I can tell you that I can credit millions of dollars in projects directly to my networking efforts, you are going to want and need to track your own results. Networking partners become contacts. Speaking for myself, I am all about R.O.I.,

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Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Networking is a skill best learned through practice. And while our resident content strategist Erika Rykun has written a guide on what not do in your first conversation with someone you’d like in your network, we thought it would be best to expound on the challenges you may face when networking and how to navigate through them.

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Adaptive Business Services

JUNE 26, 2019

One of the most basic tenets of networking is that you are going to have to figure out ways to stand out in a crowd. speaking of large groups , how about the internet and social networks? Power partners including networking. The post Becoming a Master Networker – Are You R.U.M.? Very crowded! What are they?

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Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 6, 2024

For example, I follow news on selling and on CRM. If you find an article you like, you have several sharing options including posting these to your social networks. I also follow articles on my personal interest … guitars. I use Buffer to simultaneously post to LinkedIn and X.

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Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

I built my selling career on referrals. I was always a member of a networking, or leads, group. For the past 15 years I have owned and operated a professional networking group. Earning referrals, and that is the goal of any networking activity, is hard work! As a result, my closing ratios were phenomenally high.

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Selling is not a “chicken or egg” riddle. In today’s world of social selling, this task falls into two disciplines … being found and finding. Get your profiles in order – This is job #1 and do not, do not , become active in social selling until your social profiles are looking spiffy. Would you like to replicate them?

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Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Agents who are actively selling multi-million dollar properties certainly know a few things that the rest of us don’t. With the slogan, “Don’t sell without intel!”, The more your network grows, the more value you can offer your leads. And the best of the best never flinch.

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Adaptive Business Services

APRIL 12, 2023

My first eBook was called “Focused Social Selling”. The second was “The 12 Steps to Becoming a Master Networker”. Master Networker also became a slide show and a webinar. The post Multi-Purposed Projects appeared first on Adaptive Business Services.

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Adaptive Business Services

MARCH 13, 2024

I did run a networking group and we had a guest speaker who was a local developer. The post High Value Deals Are Often Easier To Secure appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. I specifically remember a deal when I was fairly new in the electric sign industry.

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 15, 2019

Or maybe… LinkedIn and Social Selling? Since you are obviously a business hero because you read our blogs, we’re sure you are more likely to focus on the last one. After all, LinkedIn is to social selling what yin is to yang. Once someone is in your network, leverage the opportunity. Peanut butter and jelly?

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Adaptive Business Services

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

LinkedIn only, which is fine by me as I have no interest in the other social networks. package (Sales Pro) is designed for power users and it includes selling education videos, scripts, and playbooks. The post FlyMsg – I Dip My Toe Into The AI Pool appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. Maybe later.

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Adaptive Business Services

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I had spent a part of 2022 trying to break into electric signage (my background as an owner and a manager) as a vertical market for my consulting services. Hopefully, I can rely on pure selling instead. The post Time to Refocus in 2023 appeared first on Adaptive Business Services. So much to do, so little time to do it.

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Adaptive Business Services

JUNE 14, 2023

It seems as if I am always touting how simple CRM, and by extension selling, really is. Check to see what they have been up to since you last spoke (social networks). If you would like to learn more about Nimble CRM and my training services, please feel free to book a free 30-minute Zoom consultation with me. characteristics.

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 25, 2022

For the past 15 years, I have owned and operated a for-profit B2B networking group. I can’t say that there would be a revolt, but I would lose a selling point. When I was selling signs, I did a lot of networking with folks who I identified as being power partners. appeared first on Adaptive Business Services.

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Adaptive Business Services

DECEMBER 14, 2022

I told the company president that the deal would be … “Pay me if I sell something. This meant that I would need to offer a suite of services in addition to a good lunch. As it turned out, one of the best selling points of the group was that it was not member-run. I launched NetWorks! The post I Bid Farewell to NetWorks!

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Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 22, 2018

He’s a younger guy who has a fairly extensive background in B2C selling. While these are typically discussed in terms of measurement (space) … there ain’t no rulers in social networking. Read on at Maximize Social Business …. This will often involve visiting profiles to learn more about that person.

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Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 31, 2018

What we want to explore today is how we can leverage social selling in order to assist us in achieving our goal of breaking into major accounts. Nothing happens until somebody sells something. There are several social selling business intelligence tools that I would encourage you to deploy.

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Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 4, 2020

When he moved to Boise, Tom and I connected on LinkedIn and he also became a member of my networking groups, NetWorks! While I have been familiar with Tom’s teachings in these areas, I have never dug in deep into their fundamentals which are structured around building an effective referral network based on win-win-win relationships.

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Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Be aware of selling vs. non-selling time. Selling time is for being in front of a customer. Non-selling time is for prep and paperwork. This is one area where social networks (and the web in general) can be invaluable as a research resource. Educate vs. sell – Establish yourself as the authority.

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Adaptive Business Services

AUGUST 4, 2021

I choose that latter and that would be selling. While LinkedIn has long since removed access to it’s site for CRMs, one of the nice features of Nimble is their Prospector extension that will allow me to create contact records from anywhere on the net including social networks and web pages. Will I be correct? Stay tuned.

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Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

One of the most basic tenets of selling is that you are going to have to figure out ways to stand out in a crowd. The bigger the group, the bigger the challenge and, speaking of large groups , how about the internet and social networks? It’s selling without … actually selling. . Very crowded!

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

It’s smart business. Jump to 2022 and, while we still talk about Social Media and Social Selling and Social Networking, nobody talks about Social CRM. I am of the opinion that the promise of social media will inevitably be crushed by its own weight as a selling tool. appeared first on Adaptive Business Services.

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Adaptive Business Services

MAY 30, 2018

There are so many free sources that are available today that will help you to become more professional at what you do … for cripes sake, take advantage of them and do so on non-selling time. You should know your product and services cover to cover. Let me give you a non-selling related example. How about you?

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Adaptive Business Services

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The simple fact is that salespeople, for the most part, function in a one-to-one environment and have little to no business attempting to perform in a marketing related capacity. We also have direct messaging on most social networks. And … we are now back to 1977 when I first got started in B2B selling … Face-to-Face Cold Calls.

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Adaptive Business Services

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

With a little preparation, prospecting is now much easier and more effective, to focus on those who are most likely to do business with you. Maybe the heads up on a new business development that might present them with an opportunity? Opportunities to sell more of my stuff = all the donuts I want! Let me ask you this.

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Adaptive Business Services

OCTOBER 6, 2021

And due to huge improvements in international ecommerce networks, it’s now very common for businesses (even those on the smaller size) to offer their wares throughout the world instead of just locally. This introduces some challenges, though, and one of the trickiest is figuring out how to sell to different audiences.

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