Nothing is more frustrating than unpredictable or evasive prospects! Having you ever been so close to closing a sale, then your soon-to-become-a-customer vanished from the face of the earth?

I had been there! And it feels BITTER! Who would want to invest their time and effort in vain?

Lucky for us, social media came to rescue! If leveraged intelligently, your stubborn prospects can become loyal customers. Here is how…

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1. Tweak Your Communication Channel(s)

Sometimes the problem may be as simple as fishing in the wrong sea! In other words, your prospect maybe very active on Twitter, while you keep wasting your time sending him Facebook messages or emails!

The solution is simple: fish where the fish are which brings us to the tip number 2…

2. Track Them Down!

Finding prospects and “eavesdropping” on them is easier than ever thanks to social media. By doing a simple Twitter and/or Facebook search, you can easily spot your prospect and see what s/he has been up to. This will help you plant your next move on a solid ground.

3. Be Subtle Yet Persistent!

Now that you know where your prospect hangs in the most, time to show up wearing the “subtle” hat! The last thing you want is that s/he realizes that you are hunting him/ her down to close a sale. That’s exactly what I mean by being subtle in your approach.

For example you can tweet about content that is interesting to your prospect and @Mention his/her Twitter name
(among others) to remind him/her of yourself in a soft, non-intrusive way.

Here is a good example of what I call subtle attention-grabbing tweets:
Hi @UserName1, @ProspectName, @UserName2 I know you will love this video! <Link comes here>.

4. Are You Making The Wrong Assumptions?

Many people fall into the deadly trap of generalizing: Couple of your customers may have liked certain features in your product. So, you go ahead and make a false assumption the rest of the world will love it for the same reasons!

The point I am making here is that prospects vary a great deal in their needs and expectations. So, you must grow bigger ears and master the art of empathic listening in order to present your product as a viable solution to their unique problems. If you do, closing a sale will be effortless. Again, thanks social media!

5. Offer Genuine Help

Let’s say that your evasive prospect tweeted about a problem/question that you can solve/answer. Go ahead! Do it and do it fast and, even more importantly, do it selflessly WITHOUT bringing up your past interactions.

You never know! Your kind gesture may refresh his/her memory. If not, your prospect will be grateful and may reward you in ways much greater than you expected.

What If Nothing Worked?

If all your sincere efforts didn’t pay off, do not despair and turn this unfortunate situation into a learning experience. Understand where you went wrong and how you can avoid it in the future and on to the next sales adventure.

Being in business is no smooth sailing: it requires a special breed of people who know how to smile in the face of obstacles and turn them into opportunities. I invite YOU to be one of them. Are you willing to accept my invitation?

Turn “Evasive” Prospects Into Loyal Customers In 5 Easy Steps. Thanks Social Media! is a post from: Blog Godown

Saving the world is a big challenge to take on; fortunately today’s technology makes it easier to spread the word about global affairs, human rights injustices, global warming, and more.

Learning about ways you can help save the world through daily activities and grand gestures is easy to learn about through a number of awesome blogs, written by people who know what they’re talking about. If you want to get more involved and save the world, here are some great blogs to get you started in the right direction.

1) Treehugger

Just like the name suggests, this is a blog about saving the environment, and it’s one of the best. Treehugger has all the resources and up-to-date information you need to get an education on the state of the environment and saving our planet from pollution, global warming, and more.

2) The Daily Green

The Daily Green calls itself the consumer’s guide to the green revolution. The Daily Green focuses on things that you and I can do every day to live greener, healthier, more sustainable lives. From cutting emissions and energy waste to cooking a healthy, organic meal, this blog has it all.

3) Good.is

Good.is is the blog component to Good Magazine. They publish daily news and updates on a number of topics ranging from the environment, green living, improving education, community building, encouraging positive development of the Third World, and more. If you want a good sampling of a lot of news stories about how to make your life and your community good, try out Good.is.

4) ReliefWeb

Some websites give you information to help live a better life, and some websites just give you the real scoop on the world. ReliefWeb is a fantastic blog dedicated to publishing news about disasters, aid, and fundraising. If you want to be in the know about how you can help the world at large, this is your site.

5) Wait…What?

This is the blog of Linda Raftree, an international development worker since the mid ’90s when she was stationed in El Salvador. She focuses on topics related to violence prevention, crisis situation, international development, and more.

6) On My Way

This blog is written by Suvojit Chattopadhyay who works for Innovations for Poverty Action in Ghana. He focuses a lot on Third World development and emerging economics.

7) Change.org

Last but not least, Change.org is one of the best blogs and resources for information and news on human rights around the globe. Many of their stories have to do with human rights abuses and civil rights cases in the U.S. and abroad. If you’re looking to learn about the landscape of human injustice and what you can do about it, start reading this blog today.

Conclusion

Just like you might implement survey software on your blog to get feedback from your readers, these blogs can serve as a self-check against your moral beliefs and actions. As you read these blogs and news stories, ask yourself how you feel and how you can take action to make the world a better place, both in your own life and across the world.

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