LinkedIn Sales Navigator allows attorneys to capitalize on AI and big data as a means of selling more efficiently, thus allowing them to spend more time practicing law.
Ever since we heard the words “LinkedIn,” we’ve paid attention to the platform with varying degrees of enthusiasm. In the early 2000’s, many of us rushed to the dot com, created a profile, and listed all of our schools, positions, and accolades with pride. Some of us finally came around years later, with a sigh and a, “Okay, okay, what am I supposed to do?” And then there are the rest who feign a little ignorance and say, “LinkedIn? Never heard of him.”
LinkedIn profiles for attorneys average a view rate of 2.8x that of a law firm’s website bio. Your prospective customers want to see information about their potential counsel in a format that is familiar to them. If your profile lacks the information they’re looking for, they likely won’t take the time to find your firm bio, but rather move on to another lawyer, particularly if they found you via search results.
I recently consulted with an AmLaw50 firm, focusing my time with two prominent partners boasting large books of business. They were each part of the firm’s Navigator pilot group, yet had differing goals: Partner A was the head of the APAC region offices within the firm, looking to solidify new relationships with major clients to both drive revenues and raise the profile of the firm’s portfolio. Partner B ran the startup and venture capital practice domestically, and she was seeking opportunities to position her clients for major mergers and acquisitions within their respective industries.
These quick sales and BD pointers have become such a part of my online brand that an old team of mine had a leather laptop case made for me with the hashtag printed on it, which led to my first (only?) 15 minutes of fame when someone at the airport recognized it and inquired as to whether or not I was the author!
Recently, an attorney I work with told me a great story about using a simple but effective search on Navigator that helped him to reconnect with an old friend and generate new work for his firm.
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It was one of the most engaging and useful training sessions my team has attended in years.Sam is a sales pro who brings amazing energy, enthusiasm and experience to training and development. We utilized her consulting service for a one hour session where 70+ sellers and sales managers attended her training on the “Top Ten Ways to Win in Sales.” Not only was the session on point, it was one of the most engaging and useful training sessions my team has attended in years, the feedback was exceptionally positive. Oftentimes, training and/or consultants miss the mark but Sam truly gets it, she is relatable, speaks from experience and applies her proven techniques in an easy to digest format. If we had the budget, we would hire Sam to lead all our sales training.
Jonathan Fuller SVP, Head of SMB Sales Intersection, a Google company
Someone Who’s Done It, Gets It, and Knows How To Do It“Sam is who I go to when I am looking for advice and feedback on how to bring in the BIG deals…She is tactical…she gets in there with you. Not only can she help you with the high-level strategy, but she can also give you that in the trenches feedback – the type of stuff that only someone who’s done it, gets it, and knows how to do it, could give.”
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Kevin "KD" Dorsey, VP of Inside Sales, PatientPop + LinkedIn Influencer
We were fortunate because we were introduced to Sam“Over a year ago when the pandemic caused us to change the way we sell, our management team asked us how we needed to alter our sales approach to be effective digital sellers. We were fortunate because we were introduced to Sam who quickly began coaching our team on effective digital selling strategies. We started with the basics of how to update our LinkedIn profiles, effective LinkedIn communications and then moved to Show Me You Know Me (SMYKM) and more advanced “hacks”. One of the best things about Sam’s training is our ongoing engagements that will focus on other sales techniques and more importantly emerging best practices for digital and in-person selling.”
Steve Manion, VP of Sales for Financial Services, TransUnion
If you’re looking for operational sales coaching and strategy, you can’t miss with #samsalesAs a long-standing member of the bag carrying community and a VC in Silicon Valley I’ve seen thousands of sales leaders, and Sam is one of the best. She is strategic, thoughtful, gets Enterprise and is no bullshit. She’s a remarkable relationship builder and has some serious intellectual horsepower wrapped in creative, hilarious, banter. If you’re looking for operational sales coaching and strategy, you can’t miss with #samsales.
Doug Landis, Partner, Emergence Capital
If you’re looking for a consummate Silicon Valley sales leader, Sam is itAs a Silicon Valley CEO, I have worked with many high performing sales leaders and professionals over the years, and Sam is one of the best. She has the rare ability to be both strategic and tactical; she can generate cold leads yet also close complex enterprise deals; she can build personal relationships while being a successful negotiator; and she is able to coach and lead teams, from junior reps to seasoned peers. If you’re looking for a consummate Silicon Valley sales leader, Sam is it.
Greg Tapper, CEO, Patternai, formerly of McKinsey and TOPO
Sam is one of those rare 1% of the 1% of sales executives who simply gets itSam is one of those rare 1% of the 1% of sales executives who simply gets it. She understands the full life cycle of the sales process and not only has her consulting allowed us to pivot to tremendous success, but her team of BDRs have changed our entire revenue model.
Marsha Redmon, CEO, LexTrack
Her energy was contagious and she is a breath of fresh airI hired Sam to bring some fresh ideas and new strategies to our national sales meeting. Her energy was contagious and she is a breath of fresh air. She is relatable, but more importantly results driven. The team was blown away but how much they took away from sixty minutes with her, and even more impressed with how she engaged with them afterwards on LinkedIn to keep helping. It was motivating and showed tangible ways to differentiate. We implemented her “secret sauce” and saw results that day! Multiple members on our team have reached out to have more time with Sam!
Alyssa Gordon, Director of Sales, Affirma & Co-Chapter Head of Revenue Collective, Seattle
#samsales consulting has been the missing puzzle piece in our business-development and sales efforts#samsales consulting has been the missing puzzle piece in our business-development and sales efforts. We have all the expertise in the world relating to what we do, but getting projects – especially big ones – to sign was a hit-and-miss affair. Sam not only consults for us on our entire sales strategy, but her team of BDRs has examined and reshaped our outreach-and-messaging approach to both show our expertise and to have the prospects discover why they need it, want it, can’t live without it. The result – after only a few months – has been record-breaking, multi-year deals and a trajectory to have the best year in company history!
Jason Lisi, CEO, LISI
Sam and her team helped us find a sales language and rhythm that is comfortableWhile there are a million (or more) sales consultants with a plethora of approaches, Sam and the #samsales team were the first to help us position our firm in a way that not only resonated with the market but also has made a measurable impact on the return that we were getting using their guidance. Society 54 has been able to implement the suggested approaches in ways that feel natural to who we are as people and who we are as a firm. While Sam and her team helped us find a sales language and rhythm that is comfortable, they pushed us to reach beyond our comfort level to achieve even better results than we initially thought possible.
Heather McCullough, Partner, Society 54
Sam is a phenomenal consultant who is always by my sideSam is a phenomenal consultant who is always by my side (virtually, of course), cheering me on and someone I can call or email anytime, and obtain the advice I need for immediate results.
Nicole Miller, Senior Managing Director, Savills
Working with #samsales has changed our entire revenue modelWorking with #samsales has changed our entire revenue model. We previously closed deals for 50-60K over 12 months, and now regularly close deals for several hundred thousand dollars over a 36-month term. We also hit our annual revenue goal on July 16th, due to the changes Sam’s team made for us.