{"id":6933,"date":"2011-11-29T10:28:04","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T10:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.comblog\/how-to-make-friends-and-influence-people-using-social-media\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T12:52:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T12:52:24","slug":"how-to-make-friends-and-influence-people-in-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/blog\/how-to-make-friends-and-influence-people-in-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Friends and Influence People using Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Now more than ever, sales and marketing are tied at the hip, with marketing driving leads and the sales function, particularly in small companies, engaging customers online. The art of making friends and influencing people online through the use of social media has become so important in businesses and jobs that many people now make a living out of \u201ccoaching\u201d the tips we share below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/peak-sales-new-copy-1.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/peak-sales-new-copy-1.jpg?strip=all 407w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/peak-sales-new-copy-1-217x1024.jpg?strip=all 217w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/peak-sales-new-copy-1-53x250.jpg?strip=all 53w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/peak-sales-new-copy-1-53x250@2x.jpg?strip=all 106w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/peak-sales-new-copy-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=162 162w, https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/peak-sales-new-copy-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=284 284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/66512928ns.gif?strip=all&w=1920\" alt=\"Clicky\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"a2a_dd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.peaksalesrecruiting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/share_save_171_16.png?strip=all&resize=171%2C16\" alt=\"Share\/Bookmark\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\nvar a2a_config = a2a_config || {};a2a_config.linkname_escape=1;a2a_config.linkurl=\"<data:post.url\/>\";\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/static.addtoany.com\/menu\/page.js\"><\/script><!-- Lockerz Share END --><!-- Embed code for: Personal images --><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[ __tlid = '181424943106359298'; 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