Unlocking the Secrets of Social Selling (w/ Dan Swift) artwork
The Low Production High Value Show

Unlocking the Secrets of Social Selling (w/ Dan Swift)

  • S2E3
  • 55:37
  • May 16th 2025

Andrew Jenkins and Dan Swift, CEO of Numentum discuss social selling, focusing on the Social Selling Index (SSI) and its impact on sales professionals. They emphasize building genuine relationships, the traits of successful social sellers, and the difficulties enterprises face in adopting new sales strategies. The conversation highlights the need for curiosity and engagement, the evolution of sales tactics, and the gap between traditional and modern sales approaches. They also touch on communication and the role of technology. In a related discussion, Swift and Jenkins explore building relationships through social selling, particularly on LinkedIn, the challenges of sales culture, the importance of employee branding, and measuring social selling success. Swift shares his experience launching Numentum to help organizations improve sales through relationship management and social engagement.

The Low Production High Value Show

Andrew Jenkins is the founder of Volterra, a social media and social selling agency. When he’s not running Volterra or teaching social media strategy at the University of Toronto, he talks to fellow entrepreneurs and the professionals who support them along their journey. You’ll learn how entrepreneurs make decisions based on gut feelings, analytics or both, and what they’ve learned along the way. You’ll gain insight from candid conversations with leaders in their field regarding their approach to deal with unforeseen challenges, strategic planning or just winging it, and how to drive business growth.