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Your Networking Strategy Drive Sales Success with Ryann Dowdy, iFocus Marketing

By Barbara Giamanco Leave a Comment

In sales, networking never goes out of style. But are you getting the most from your efforts? In this interview I talk with Ryann Dowdy, Director of Sales at iFocus Marketing about the best approaches to achieving sales success through networking.

These are the topics that Ryann and I discussed.

Why networking is so important. In sales, and in career development.

The key to success in networking. Hint: it isn’t running around throwing out business cards!

Find out if networking with women is different than networking with men.

Tips for putting your own networking group together, if your community doesn’t have what you’re looking for.

Ways to utilize LinkedIn to build your network.

The best way to connect with someone you don’t know, but want to connect with?

Enjoy the interview!

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About Ryann

Ryann Dowdy is the Director of Sales at iFocus Marketing, a digital marketing agency in Overland Park, Kansas – part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. Ryann’s career has progressed from an individual contributor to sales trainer and coach, to sales leader. She’s passionate about developing sales talent and coaching her sales team by both in-field and in-office/class room coaching. Her experience as a sales rep turned leader helps her advocate for her team internally and position her reps to win! Ryann believes that building your own network is the key to sales success and long-term career development.

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Filed Under: blog, Women In Sales Tagged With: career development, linkedin, Networking, sales, selling, social selling

About Barbara Giamanco

Barb is CEO of Social Centered Selling and on a mission is to Ignite Sales Transformation. With a successful C-level background in B2B Enterprise, Mid-Market, SMB and Channel Sales, Barb has sold solutions across multiple industries using social/digital and other multi-channel strategies to reach modern buyers in new ways. Her book - The New Handshake: Sales Meets Social Media – was the first book written about Social Selling. She is the host of the popular Conversations with Women in Sales podcast and is recognized as a Top 50 2019 Keynote Speaker and Top 50 Sales and Marketing Influencer by Top Sales World, a Top B2B Sales Influencer by LinkedIn, and a Top 25 Sales Leader on Twitter. Committed to excellence in selling, Barb contributes her expertise and content to communities like the Sales Experts Channel, Top Sales World and Sales Hacker. Visit: www.scs-connect.com

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