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

Strategic Account Management Association

As vaccines are distributed and we move beyond the most acute phase of the pandemic, most salespeople believe virtual selling is here to stay. Figure 1: Percentage of salespeople who expect virtual selling to persist post-COVID. Figure 2: Buyer and seller perspectives on the challenges of virtual sales interactions.

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Virtual Selling Just Became Vital to Your Business

Corporate Visions

The post Virtual Selling Just Became Vital to Your Business by Jim Moliski appeared first on Corporate Visions. Are your salespeople prepared for the unique challenges of virtual selling? Before this month, at least 70 percent of sales calls were virtual, according to a study from Inside Sales.

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Virtual selling: what success in virtual sales looks like

Zendesk

Remote sales have become increasingly common, but it took a pandemic to truly establish virtual selling as the new normal. A McKinsey survey conducted in the wake of Covid-19 found that over 75 percent of buyers and sellers alike now prefer virtual sales meetings over face-to-face interactions. Make time for conversation.

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3 Ways to Use Virtual Selling Assistants to Accelerate Deals and Increase Productivity

Drift

So how can you make time for your sales reps to actually sell without massively increasing your headcount? Drift’s Virtual Selling Assistants (VSAs) are AI-powered chatbots that are. In fact, sales reps spend an astounding 64% of their time on non-revenue generating tasks. Shocking, right?

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The Key to Successful Virtual Selling: Creating an Engaging Buyer Experience

Customer Think

The pandemic might’ve expedited the process, but the future of B2B sales has always been virtual. Now that we’ve settled into the age of video conferences and Zoom meetings, the next step is figuring out how to successfully sell virtually.

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Virtual Selling Just Became Vital to Your Business

Corporate Visions

The post Virtual Selling Just Became Vital to Your Business by Jim Moliski appeared first on Corporate Visions. Are your salespeople prepared for the unique challenges of virtual selling? Before this month, at least 70 percent of sales calls were virtual, according to a study from Inside Sales.

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What Virtual Selling Means for Your ‘Field’ Sellers

SBI Growth

Your field sellers are certainly not strangers to phone or web meetings, but until we’re clear of CoVid-10, that’s ALL they can do to continue selling. Does that mean your entire sales organization just shifted to an inside sales model?