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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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Text Messaging is Not A Substitute for Talking With People | Five Minute Selling – Part One

Sales Gravy

On this Sales Gravy podcast episode Jeb Blount (Virtual Selling) and Alex Goldfayn (5 Minute Selling) discuss why text messaging is not a substitute for talking with people. This is Part One in our series on 5 Minute Selling - how to get a massive amount of sales activity done, a few minutes at a time.

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How to Resize and Retool Your Sales Force

Mike Kunkle

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? This is a question you must ask.

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Sales Coaching – Make Every Sales Rep a Top Performer

Arpedio

By coaching salespeople on how to listen, communicate, and understand and meet customer needs, they can create a positive customer experience, leading to higher customer satisfaction and loyalty – and thus higher retention rates. Start by centralizing your account and stakeholder data in Salesforce! Let's talk! Superior together.

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Blending Text Messaging Into Your Account Management Process

Sales Gravy

The Fine Art of Blending Text Messaging Into Your Account Management Process I love blending text messaging into my account management process. As a communication tool, it’s fast, efficient, less formal than email, and allows for arm’s-length, nonintrusive, synchronous communication that still feels personal.

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The 15 best online sales training programs in 2022

Zendesk

This course includes training on account management, client mapping, relationship development, client retention, bid review, opportunity navigation, competitive positioning, and more. Sales Engine is a sales consulting firm that aims to improve company growth via transformative teaching and virtual selling tools.