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Feb. 14, 2024
Feb. 14, 2024
Valentine's Day, a day filled with love and affection and surprises, reminds us that genuine connections and sincere attention are invaluable. And guess what? This is true not only in the world of romance, but also in business acquisition.
December 13, 2023
December 13, 2023
The ideal collaboration between marketing and sales is important to the success of lead generation. It is all about the interplay between people, knowledge and budget where communication is the common thread to success.
November 27, 2023
November 27, 2023
After five years of marketing activities for Customs Support, effective December 1, 2023, I am trading my title as Group Marketing Director at Customs Support for one month […]
Nov. 9, 2023
Nov. 9, 2023
Are you looking for a challenging internship where you can develop your commercial and marketing skills? Then this vacancy for intern at Social Sales […]
October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023
Social Selling & Networking is a crucial competency for sales. At Social Sales, we have defined social selling as, "Cultivating contacts through […]
Feb. 28, 2023
Feb. 28, 2023
Practically getting started with your website's opportunities B2B companies have little visibility into the quality of their web traffic. You have […]
December 20, 2022
December 20, 2022
My name is Bas der Weduwen, I will be working as a Social Sales consultant for Martijn Rijk starting January 2023. Hereby I will mainly […]
21 April 2021
21 April 2021
Rory started as an intern! My name is Rory Oldenburger. I am 22 years old and since September 2020 I have started studying Commercial Economics at Avans […]
23 December 2020
5 June 2020
5 June 2020
Do you want to reach potential customers, but isn't cold acquisition your thing? Don't you want to be busy with cold calling all day? You shouldn't be doing that anyway.
18 May 2020
18 May 2020
It is possible that you no longer have access to an e-mail address. This is especially annoying when you use this address to log on to LinkedIn. Your account won't be lost and LinkedIn helps you to log in again.
20 April 2020
20 April 2020
Three months of unlimited use of SalesFeed with guidance and coaching from Social Sales. Get instant insight into leads and prospects.
17 April 2020
17 April 2020
Do you want to get more leads and grow your funnel to connect with more potential customers? Social Sales helps you generate leads and realize business! Request your trial package now!
16 April 2020
16 April 2020
Ruben Kurvers starts as Sales consultant at Social Sales. Welcome to the club Ruben! We are looking forward to a long and positive cooperation!
7 April 2020
7 April 2020
SalesStep offers you the way to gain insight into your qualities, sales skills and your development priorities. After an online sales assessment you will receive a personal dashboard and report.
19 February 2020
19 February 2020
Do you want to learn the sales and marketing profession? Are you looking for a job in sales and online marketing in addition to your studies or part-time job? Then read on!
28 January 2020
28 January 2020
Research by SalesStep shows: Social Selling skills underdeveloped. Changed purchasing process requires new sales competencies.
December 18, 2019
December 18, 2019
It was an extraordinary year. A year of learning, reviewing, trying out and growing. Last year we worked with fine clients and equally fine partners.
3 December 2019
3 December 2019
Which tools do you work with at Social Sales? How did you organise CRM, communication and marketing? With which tooling do you ensure satisfied customers, more business and the right leads for sales?
28 November 2019
28 November 2019
September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019
In my journey to make sales and account managers even more successful in their work, I recently became acquainted with Listen Intelligence.
6 September 2019
6 September 2019
In addition to maintaining your contacts, you can also share your thoughts on LinkedIn. This can be in a status update, but also in a formatted blog article. You can easily write such a long post article on LinkedIn itself.
August 13, 2019
August 13, 2019
If that were the case, everyone with a good LinkedIn profile would be far too busy with an infinite number of leads and prospects. Read what the human dimension brings you.
21 June 2019
21 June 2019
Who are the followers of your LinkedIn company page? How do you see which people are tracking your business page? In This blog we explain you what you can see.
6 June 2019
6 June 2019
Since the start of Social Sales, we have paid attention to a good cause every year. For 2019 we have chosen to devote our support and attention to sustainable goal: Join The Pipe: The social network of Kraanwater drinkers! Read more about it!
18 May 2019
18 May 2019
Secure your LinkedIn profile with duplicate verification. In This article I explain how to set up two step verification for your LinkedIn profile.
2 May 2019
2 May 2019
Social Sales drives electrically to customer and prospect with the new and fully electric Kia e-Niro. What are the first experiences after 5,000 kilometers?
1 April 2019
1 April 2019
Do you already Work with LinkedIn's Sales Navigator? LinkedIn introduces the LinkedIn Sales Navigator Coach. A useful tool for getting more out of LinkedIn.
14th February 2019
14th February 2019
With Salesfeed you recognize who is visiting your website. You'll see who's visiting your site, where they come from, for example, which ad campaign they've found your site on. You can also see which pages they visit, how long and how often they come back. You quickly recognize customers, prospects, leads, and competitors.
5th February 2019
5th February 2019
HelloSkotty, my personal, digital assistant. Skotty takes over the conversation when you are in a meeting or concentrated at work. Skotty provides a call appointment with your prospect and customers.
20 December 2018
20 December 2018
In a sigh you were knocked over. At a speed, totally impossible to keep up with.
The older you get, the faster the year goes. Attention to each other
30 November 2018
30 November 2018
Recognize visitors, leads, and prospects on your website. Give your sales team the information to realize business at prospects and upsell with customers
15 November 2018
15 November 2018
A good profile on LinkedIn is very important. We offer you a complete LinkedIn analysis, after which you will receive a complete analysis including improvement points. It is important to review your profile regularly and check that the information on your profile is still current and up-to-date.
5 November 2018
5 November 2018
SocialSales.eu-Social Business: Recognize visitors, leads and prospects on your website. Give your sales team the information to realize business
25 October 2018
25 October 2018
Social Business: What is the DNA of social Sales? With good data, you can use your network optimally to give the right attention to your relationships.
23 October 2018
23 October 2018
Who will follow you on LinkedIn and who do you follow? Can you see who is following your LinkedIn business page and how they engage with your posts on LinkedIn?
19 September 2018
19 September 2018
Connecting Offline contact with online is now easier than ever. LinkedIn has revived the QR code and made this feature part of the LinkedIn app. You always have your digital business card with you and make contact with you faster and easier
30 August 2018
30 August 2018
When you use LinkedIn Sales Navigator, you can now track and edit all your deals information in Sales Navigator with LinkedIn deals.
13 July 2018
13 July 2018
Knowledge: The distinctive value of your employees and your company: Can you find the answer to your question within your company? Do you know where the knowledge is stored? I'm curious what you all need to do to achieve it.
29 May 2018
29 May 2018
What do you tell a new contact? What is your story? In short, what is your pitch? Do you have it ready? Do you know what you stand for? As a result of a recent training, I thought about the elevator pitch and wrote this article on the sales pitch.
11 April 2018
11 April 2018
If you use LinkedIn with a free LinkedIn account, you may be able to reach the limits of free use of LinkedIn. According to LinkedIn, your activity on LinkedIn indicates that you use LinkedIn as a commercially used platform. How do you fix it?
6 April 2018
6 April 2018
With Nearby you get the opportunity to find, connect and meet other LinkedIn members in the area by using your mobile device.
This feature gives you even more possibilities to make contact with, for example, a congress, fair or other event.
19th March 2018
19th March 2018
Conversations are held In each organization. There are discussions, knowledge is shared and cooperation is being done. In the ideal organization everyone has the knowledge to perform his or her function as best as possible. With the result of course, happy and enthusiastic colleagues who are delighted to work to achieve the business goals.
8 February 2018
8 February 2018
Do you want to know what Social Sales can do for you? Want to be inspired by examples of social business and online lead generation? Let's make an appointment. You can choose between a telephone acquaintance or a meeting on location.
6 February 2018
6 February 2018
New on LinkedIn: Career advice. The knowledge advice hub that allows you to ask and receive knowledge from professionals and mentors.
22 January 2018
22 January 2018
Fast, efficient and accessible contact at the moment you need (potential) customer
18th January 2018
18th January 2018
Martijn Empire has obtained this certificate for Social Sales on 19 December 2017.
21 December 2017
21 December 2017
Every year is a special year, similarly 2017. Not only on a personal level, but also on a corporate and social level. We wish you beautiful holidays and a year with new memories full of special moments. Until 2018!
11 October 2017
11 October 2017
On October 10, 2017, Social Sales exists five years. Time for a party!
Take a look at our social business video and celebrate the anniversary with us.
3 October 2017
3 October 2017
Inspiration for conversation starters on LinkedIn: How to launch the conversation and engage with your second degree network relations?
3 October 2017
3 October 2017
Regularly I get the question what tools and software I bet as an entrepreneur. There are still quite a few. These are our 11 most used tools
13 September 2017
13 September 2017
Log phone calls using LinkedIn Sales Navigator and save the caller or called prospect information to your CRM for later reference
7 September 2017
7 September 2017
When creating your LinkedIn profile you have entered an email address. This is your primary email address. Do you want to change this? These are the tips.
6 September 2017
6 September 2017
Do you have duplicate profiles on LinkedIn? Want to merge multiple accounts? In This article we explain the different possibilities for Linkedin
1 September 2017
1 September 2017
LinkedIn introduces Active Status and adds functionality to make direct communication even easier for sales and relationship managers
17 June 2017
17 June 2017
Social business is not the Holy Grail for sellers who do not sit waiting for cold calling. Social sales goes much further than just the use of online and social media to do more business.
12 June 2017
12 June 2017
Tips to your Linkedin profile to update and your profile completely Allstar to get the most out of Linkedin and your network
7 June 2017
7 June 2017
You video in? Range you know your customers? Do you know what video can do for your customers? On 27 June the Online Video Event 2017 #OVE17 place
1 June 2017
1 June 2017
But what can I than with Linkedin and how do I make sure that I make the best use of my network. Article with tips on daily use of Linkedin
30 May 2017
30 May 2017
In the search for a new car I noticed something on: as soon as you step into the showroom are you a target. When you walk out the door did you forget.
26 April 2017
26 April 2017
Tag your posts automatically with the social CRM social media monitor by OBI4wan
19 April 2017
19 April 2017
When was the first time you spoke to someone for the first time, after which they became a customer with you immediately?
5 April 2017
5 April 2017
Get more results from your ads on Linkedin with Lead Gen Forms and sponsored campaigns: always the right contact details of your prospect
29 March 2017
29 March 2017
With these ten tips will help you be successful in self prospecting and realizing new business and new names for matching your target
27 March 2017
27 March 2017
Traditional sales and cold calls are a thing of the past. Of all managers responding 90% no longer on cold calls and direct mail campaigns. Sales should social and above all personal. How do you belong in social business for more sales result?
21 March 2017
21 March 2017
Social Sales: Sales must become social again. How to achieve more sales through a personal approach through Social Business.
18 January 2017
18 January 2017
Every three weeks for OBI4wan is updated. This update allows you to to manage your Facebook albums via OBI4wan
16 December 2016
16 December 2016
The year 2016 was a special year. Not only personal and businesswise, but als social. Let's work together and listen to each other in 2017
30 November 2016
30 November 2016
Donald Trump is the "president elect" of the United States. An analysis of the online battle between Trump and Clinton and what you can learn from it as a marketer?
18 November 2016
18 November 2016
Now also larger Facebook upload videos via OBI4wan and still more updates to the online social CRM and social media monitor. You read it in this blog.
10 November 2016
10 November 2016
Do you want to work at a strong financial player in Amsterdam? Please reply on the vacancy for Sales manager bonding and get in conversation.
2 November 2016
2 November 2016
Vacancy for database marketer with a minimum of three years experience and commercial sense with knowledge of and experience in marketing
27 October 2016
27 October 2016
We update every three weeks the monitor social media and social CRM application from OBI4wan. These are the latest developments in the online monitor.
21 October 2016
21 October 2016
Innovation at the service desk: What brings #kennislogistiek your employees?
Let's talk about knowledge and improve your service
14 October 2016
14 October 2016
Social Sales is partner of OBI4wan. We are willing to train you in the use of OBI4wan, and your online business successfully.
6 October 2016
6 October 2016
Exploiting innovation makes organizations more resilient. Also your service to the next level? Let's talk!
4 October 2016
4 October 2016
Read now posts via RSS in OBI4wan. View in addition TV clips and listen to radio clips in the social media OBI4wan monitor.
4 July 2016
4 July 2016
Measure the value of your online PR and social media posts in OBI4wan with the different charts
9 June 2016
9 June 2016
Who always knows the answer to the question directly of your customer? Who manages the knowledge within your organization? Come to the inspiration session on 24 June 2016
9 June 2016
9 June 2016
Now enter webcare via instagram with OBI4wan. Control your instagram channels with the online monitor and respond to posts with your comments and likes
30 May 2016
30 May 2016
The past 3 weeks, the team of OBI4wan a number of new functionalities developed. The things that have gone live this weekend
23 May 2016
23 May 2016
Information on the latest updates in OBI4wan including multiple upload images on Facebook, customer satisfaction surveys and more
17 May 2016
17 May 2016
Bring your customer service and service desk to excellent standards with knowledge from the inspiration session by Hylo knowledge management
2 May 2016
2 May 2016
In this position, you will be working daily to achieve your portfolio objectives by acquiring new customers and relationships.
14 April 2016
14 April 2016
We see you on #overheid360? Hylo knowledge management invites you for the reading: "the essence of service is the quality of the answer"
31 March 2016
31 March 2016
Hylo knowledge management partners with Social Sales in the area of online communications, Social CRM, marketing and sales
18 March 2016
18 March 2016
Tips on the use of Linkedin and the Social Selling Index [SSI] in reaching prospects and customers
17 March 2016
17 March 2016
SocialSales.eu-Social Business, social CRM, Social Selling, Online Monitoring and Data Analysis
9 March 2016
1 March 2016
1 March 2016
Then sign up as an ambassador of Social Sales. We will send you our articles first. If you think this article is interesting for your network then you can easily share it.
24 February 2016
24 February 2016
Blog about the changes of online platforms such as Linkedin
22 February 2016
22 February 2016
Social Media gives floor on the existing presentation of the Organization, but at many companies only online. It proves that there are real, and might be nice people. For example, the experienced by the readers. Social Media show that you are active on many areas. This creates trust and directly gives an even better picture of where your organization or brand stands for. Social Media works both ways and also says something about what others of your organization, product, activity or service.
1 February 2016
1 February 2016
With Whatsapp, you always have your contact person and your answer to your question at your fingertips. You send your message and receive the answer when your contact person has time for it. This way you switch for both at the best time for each other. Social Sales is also available to you. With over 18 years of experience in sales, acquisition, account management and negotiation, we have the experience to help you with your questions about sales. Do you have a question about a project you are working on? Are you getting stuck in reaching the right contact? Don't know what's a useful next step in acquisition? Would you like to spar about a negotiation? We are ready for you via Whatsapp. We have opened the following number especially for your questions: 0630915261
21 December 2015
14 December 2015
14 December 2015
Insight into customer experiences with your organisation, brand or product is a must when you want to increase the customer involvement. Correct and relevant information is crucial to excellent online customer service. Social CRM is the strategy, on the one hand, to add value to the daily dialogue with the (potential) customer. On the other hand, offers new insights for innovative solutions, positioning, customer loyalty and acquisition.
3 December 2015
3 December 2015
Increase your sales opportunities with the kanskaart Monopoly of Social Sales. With this kanskaart you will go directly to start to receive your reward.
18 November 2015
18 November 2015
Tips to your Linkedin profile to update and your profile completely Allstar to get the most out of Linkedin and your network
17 November 2015
17 November 2015
LinkedIn introduces a new LinkedIn app that professionals be more productive and successful by helping find them easy, learn about, and contact their colleagues: Linkedin Lookup.
16 November 2015
16 November 2015
With Social Sales is on the one hand value extracted from the huge amount of available dates. This value helps you as a seller it distinguishes for your customer. On the other hand, makes a "Social Sales" seller uses of the different platforms to the conversation with potential customers. To do that properly, there are a number of building blocks. The building blocks are the basis of every "Social" seller.
16 November 2015
16 November 2015
The logo was designed with DNA; Data, Network and Attention as a basis. The coloured hexagons stand for data, with the overlap symbolising the network idea. Attention is represented by creating a new hexagon out of the hexagons, with attention for the purple hexagon: the relationship.
16 November 2015
16 November 2015
With the new Social CRM module you have one central overview of your contacts and customers. Perhaps the most beautiful addition: send them a WhatsApp!
16 November 2015
16 November 2015
OBI4wan's comprehensive webcare tool enables you to actively participate in the conversations surrounding your organisation, brand, services or products. OBI4wan provides a real-time overview of the most relevant conversations, questions and complaints and enables you to handle your webcare directly and efficiently.
11 November 2015
11 November 2015
12 November is the day, the second edition of Mixed Emotions Live! Mixed Emotions Live is an inspiration festival for marcom professionals with trends, advertising, art, music, food, marketing, interaction and sustainability.
26 August 2015
26 August 2015
Every three weeks OBI4wan delivers new functionalities for your online monitor. The following updates have been implemented:
15 July 2015
15 July 2015
There is a new update of OBI4wan!
29 June 2015
29 June 2015
Travel-9292 for lighter is going to experiment with answering questions via WhatsApp. If test succeeds started today will open up for all 9292 Whatapp channel are users of public transport.
27 May 2015
27 May 2015
We are proud to announce that measuring customer satisfaction through social media is now possible in OBI4wan; scalable and fully automated.
12 May 2015
12 May 2015
In a time where you as sales with less and less often by telephone acquisition the right person on the line is important to your efforts to reconsider.
17 April 2015
17 April 2015
Webcare has become almost commonplace in the Netherlands. Thousands of organisations tweet freely and seek interaction with the online public.
9 April 2015
9 April 2015
After a few beautiful years at the Westzijde in Zaandam, OBI4wan moved to a larger and more beautiful building at the Korte Hogendijk 2 in Zaandam.
2 April 2015
2 April 2015
The OBI4wan webcare app is now also available for Android. The app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store by searching for OBI4wan.
12 March 2015
12 March 2015
Also in the Commerce evolution taking place slowly and unobtrusive. The seller pur sang, the generalist, delft in the evolution of the commercial world lose.
10 March 2015
10 March 2015
The use of social media in marketing is here to stay.
5 February 2015
5 February 2015
The Social Team About the Social Team: The Social Team consists of Kim van Velzen and Anne-Marie Delfgaauw. We got to know each other through Twitter and […]
5 February 2015
5 February 2015
In2MediaNL IN2MEDIA helps your company set up, activate and monitor a social media strategy. In2media uses OBI4wan for monitoring and webcare of its customers. […]
4 February 2015
4 February 2015
MBO Utrecht A school with a wide range of high-quality vocational programmes. These are optimally geared to further education and business processes. A school that, together with […]
4 February 2015
4 February 2015
MBO Amersfoort MBO Amersfoort is a regional training centre (ROC) in the Amersfoort region with branches in Amersfoort, Leusden, Barneveld and Zeist. With OBI4wan they listen […]
4 February 2015
4 February 2015
The Marketing Factory - Maaike Gulden Maaike Gulden on her website: I write, speak, train and advise in the field of social media and online marketing. […]
4 February 2015
4 February 2015
Eandis Natural gas and electricity arrive in your home or workplace over a distribution network of pipes (low or medium pressure) and cables (low or medium voltage). […]
4 February 2015
4 February 2015
IT PerformanceHouse As the IT hotspot in the East Netherlands region, the IT PerformanceHouse stimulates IT trends and developments in companies, so that they can perform better with the help of IT. […]
4 February 2015
4 February 2015
De Stroomlijn De Stroomlijn is a young and fast growing company that was founded in 2007. From 3 operational offices they are active in Mechelen, Ghent and […]
4 February 2015
4 February 2015
The Informatiefabriek The Informatiefabriek helps companies, institutions and governments to collect, analyse and present data and information. By linking and enriching data […]
19 August 2014
19 August 2014
Traditional sales and cold calls are past Time. Social Sales is an opportunity to better understand your relationships. Traditional sales and cold calls are past Time. With Social Business you work on relationships and sincere Attention.
6 June 2014
6 June 2014
Your brand and company are talked about online. Customers engage in conversations about brands and with companies.
6 June 2014
6 June 2014
Since the advent of social media, consumers have, in addition to collecting content, the opportunity to create their own online content.
13 February 2014
13 February 2014
Webcare and social media monitoring on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Insta gram, Pinterest and Whatsapp? It can be with the social media monitor tool from OBI4wan
