In this insightful episode of The Social Selling Podcast, host Daniel Disney, a renowned expert in LinkedIn and social selling, unveils part one of his two-part series on the top social selling trends for 2025. Leveraging his history of accurate trend predictions, Daniel outlines what sales professionals and businesses can expect in the near future and how to prepare for these changes on LinkedIn and other platforms.

Key Highlights:

(01:07) Introduction to Daniel's Proven Predictions: A look back at his track record for foresight in social selling.

(02:26) Year of Video: A nod to the increasing dominance of video content on LinkedIn, briefly mentioned as a continuing trend from previous discussions.

(02:54) Credibility in Personal Branding: The critical importance of building and maintaining a credible personal brand on social platforms.

(06:03) Emergence of Social Selling Tech Stacks: How technology is increasingly integrated into social selling strategies.

(07:36) The Art of the Hook in Content: Techniques for crafting engaging hooks that capture attention and enhance engagement on LinkedIn.

(08:38) Ethical and Effective Use of AI in Social Selling: Guidelines for integrating AI tools into social selling to enhance, not replace, the human touch.