SSC Digital Sales and Social Selling

Question 1

Which social media platform is most commonly used for B2B social selling in the United States?

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Facebook

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TikTok

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Question 2

What is the primary goal of the 'social listening' technique in digital sales?

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Monitoring conversations to identify prospects and their pain points

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Posting promotional content regularly

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Sending automated direct messages to leads

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Building paid advertising campaigns

Question 3

A salesperson's Social Selling Index (SSI) on LinkedIn measures which of the following?

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The salesperson's effectiveness at building relationships and engaging with insights on LinkedIn

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The number of paid ads run on the platform

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The total revenue generated through LinkedIn leads

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The number of cold calls converted from LinkedIn profiles

Question 4

Which of the following best describes 'warm outreach' in digital selling?

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Reaching out to a prospect after engaging with their content or finding a mutual connection

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Sending mass emails to purchased contact lists

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Cold messaging every follower of a competitor's page

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Using automated bots to send connection requests

Question 5

What does the term 'digital footprint' mean in the context of social selling?

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The online trail of content, activity, and profiles a salesperson builds to attract and engage buyers

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The size of a company's paid advertising budget

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The number of devices a salesperson uses for work

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A CRM record of all digital transactions

Question 6

When crafting a LinkedIn connection request message for social selling, best practice recommends:

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Personalizing the message with a relevant reason for connecting

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Immediately pitching your product or service in the request

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Sending a blank default connection request

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Using a template that is sent identically to all prospects

Question 7

Which metric best indicates that a piece of digital sales content is successfully generating buyer interest?

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High number of shares and comments from target-audience members

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Total number of words in the article

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Low cost per impression on paid promotion

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Number of times the salesperson's profile was updated