There is no social selling in social commerce.

Martin Brossman, Greg Hyer and Elyse Archer discuss the confusion retailers and direct sellers are creating by adopting the term “social selling.” So, to set the record straight, Greg explains why simple transactions that happen as a result of an engagement between a retailer or seller with a consumer is social commerce and not social selling. You will understand why social selling developed to address relationship building in complex sales cycles and not simple transactions.

Social Selling News Discussion

LinkedIn adds Gmail and CRM Integration into Sales Navigator

http://www.cio.com/article/3097195/social-networking/linkedin-adds-gmail-crm-integration-to-sales-navigator.html

LinkedIn moves into video, starting with Quora-style Q&A from Influencers

https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/02/linkedin-moves-into-video-starting-with-quora-style-qa-from-influencers/

Twitter announces #Stickers for photos

https://blog.twitter.com/2016/au-introducing-stickers-on-twitter

FullContact acquires Conspire

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fullcontact-acquires-conspire-130000235.html

https://www.conspire.com/blog/2016/08/fullcontact-acquires-conspire/

Hubspot Post: What Sales Reps Should Be Doing On LinkedIn Every Day, Week, Month, and Quarter

http://blog.hubspot.com/sales/what-sales-reps-should-be-doing-on-linkedin-every-day-week-month-and-quarter

B2B Social Selling Training Online

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Thank you to our Sponsor

The Social Selling Podcast by Linking into Sales is sponsored in kind by North Carolina State University – Technology Training Solutions. Please be sure to visit to learn more about their professional continuing education opportunities so you too can sharpen your technology skills and remain competitive in your industry.

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