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1,413 Views | 8 Replies | Last: 6 yr ago by topher06
swimmerbabe11
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For those of you in procurement, outside sales, sourcing, etc.. Does trying to sell things to people via LinkedIn ever get a response?
Martin Q. Blank
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swimmerbabe11
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I'm thinking more of soliciting products to retailers or materials or operations necessities
diehard03
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No, but what I buy has a very high barrier to entry. Everyone knows everyone already.
IrishTxAggie
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I have used LinkedIn as a method of contact/intro to get their email addresses and then work from there. It's worked quite well for me, but most of my business is international. So either I reach out on LinkedIn or I have to wait for trade shows.
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Harry Stone
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I get solicited all the time and just ignore them. Especially web design, mktg services, etc.
IrishTxAggie
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I think a lot of it depends on what you're selling. Selling a service, I'll ignore it. Selling a material that I use, I'll hear ya out and give you my email address.
ttha_aggie_09
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swimmerbabe11 said:

For those of you in procurement, outside sales, sourcing, etc.. Does trying to sell things to people via LinkedIn ever get a response?


I'm in sales and use LinkedIn all the time for research and if someone is just impossible to get ahold of on the phone or email.

I think the real value is if you can effectively communicate your product/service with a personal message. I get stuff all time from recruiters and those that respond with personal or researched notes, always get a response even though it's always no.

That being said, LinkedIn is slowly becoming FB 2.0 and is pushing a lot of people out. Way too many political posts and selfies for happy hour... not sure it has the value it did two years ago.
Harkrider 93
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swimmerbabe11 said:

For those of you in procurement, outside sales, sourcing, etc.. Does trying to sell things to people via LinkedIn ever get a response?
lots of my friends use it for referrals/introductions - find the person who you want to do business with and see if there is a friend/contact of yours that can introduce you this prospect
topher06
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LinkedIn is just a place for recruiters to post a made up story about how they helped some random stranger who inspired them to change their life. Too bad, it was a useful tool for a while.
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