Shannon Belew - The Art of Social Selling: Finding and Engaging Customers on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Other Social Networks

There are many people whom an author depends upon to help transition a book from concept to reality. For me, The Art of Social Selling would not have made it through the publishing process and onto bookshelves (or e-readers!) without the help, encouragement, and support of the following folks.

For starters, I am fortunate to have a wonderful team at Waterside Productions, led by Carole Jelen, that works hard to find a publishing home for my book ideas. And I am particularly appreciative that The Art of Social Selling landed in the hands of AMACOM Books, and under the guidance of Robert (Bob) Nirkind, Senior Acquisitions Editor. His patience, direction, and overall editorial vision for the book made the writing process all that more enjoyableand provided an assurance that the final product would be all that I had intended for my readers (that's you!). I must also send a heartfelt thank you to Debbie Posner for her laser-sharp copyediting skills and for making the final editing process (dare I say) fun! And to Mike Sivilli and his design and production team, my sincere thanks for the great job and for bearing with me!

I am also extremely grateful to my family (Tom, Holden, and Wiley) for their endless encouragement and support. They help keep me motivated and on trackwhen I need it most.

I would be remiss not to acknowledge my friends and followers who engage with me on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Google +, Pinterest, and Instagram; they make social media both entertaining and inspiringand I continually learn from them. Likewise, I send a very special thanks to everyone who took time to speak with me about the book and allowed me to share their expertise and experiences with social selling.

But none of this would matter without you, the reader. So thank you for trusting me to guide you through the many intricacies of the rapidly evolving concept of social selling. I am forever appreciative that you have taken time to read this book and I look forward to hearing about your social selling success soon!