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Back to the Future: F2F selling is returning, but virtual selling is here to stay

Strategic Account Management Association

Just when customer account teams and salespeople were beginning to grow accustomed to virtual-only sales and account management, a return to (some) face-to-face interactions is on the horizon. COVID-19 has accelerated a trend already underway toward increased virtual interactions between customers and their suppliers.

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How to Resize and Retool Your Sales Force

Mike Kunkle

Brainstorm creative options with team members. Even so: How will you divide inbound and outbound lead gen, opportunity management, and strategic account management? Will some people or teams handle opportunities and accounts up to a specific size, with executive lead gen or key account management done by others?

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