Hootsuite Acquires Sales Prodigy to Revolutionize Social Selling
With social selling solutions, sales people can quickly identify leads from social media and engage in real-time
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 03/29/16 -- , the most widely used platform for managing social media, has announced the acquisition of Sales Prodigy, a mobile app built to help sales organizations tap into opportunities. With Sales Prodigy, Hootsuite customers can quickly and easily find social selling opportunities and start conversations with prospects and customers in real-time on social media.
According to "," a report by Altimeter, a Prophet Company, 64% of organizations have or plan to have a social selling program. The report notes that simply teaching sales to use social tools isn''t enough unless it''s backed up by an organization that can support and integrate social selling via a content repository, engagement tools, and performance metrics that reflects changes in expected behavior.
"Many organizations have invested in social marketing and social support, but there''s a big gap in the market for social selling solutions, and we want to address it." says Matt Switzer, vice president of corporate development at Hootsuite. "Companies like and already use Hootsuite as part of their lead generation efforts. With the addition of Sales Prodigy, we''re bolstering our platform to better align with our customers needs for social selling."
Sales organizations across a wide variety of industries, from financial services to real estate, can use Hootsuite to efficiently source and close deals. Social selling solutions can help customers:
"We started Sales Prodigy to help sales people build rewarding relationships with customers on social media. Hootsuite has been by our side every step of the way: as an inspiration, customer, and partner.", says Mik Lernout, CEO and founder of Sales Prodigy. "We''ve been impressed by their ruthless focus on providing their customers with best in breed solutions, and could not be more excited to join their team."
Previously, Sales Prodigy was a part of Hootsuite''s open ecosystem , a versatile platform that supports more than 200 business integrations and applications, helping organizations extend social media into existing systems and programs.
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Hootsuite is the most widely used platform for managing social media, loved by over 12 million people around the globe and trusted by more than 800 of the Fortune 1000. With Hootsuite, brands harness the power of social. Our platform brings together your social networks and integrates with hundreds of business applications. It''s the one place to build customer relationships, listen to the needs of the market and grow your revenue. To learn more, visit .
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