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

Strategic Account Management Association

COVID-19 has accelerated a trend already underway toward increased virtual interactions between customers and their suppliers. As vaccines are distributed and we move beyond the most acute phase of the pandemic, most salespeople believe virtual selling is here to stay. Just 5 percent report no success at all ( Figure 3 ).

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Is your Team Ready for Virtual Selling Success in Q3: 5 Key Questions to Ask

SBI

Is your Team Ready for Virtual Selling Success in Q3: 5 Key Questions to Ask. Travel restrictions and meeting cancellations have put quotas at risk. Even with some states reopening, in-person meetings are rare. Virtual selling—working a deal remotely when you can’t be there in person—is the new normal.

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Building Rapport – It’s More Important Than You May Think

Revenue Storm

By meeting in their office, you can learn what is important to them based upon their photos, awards displayed, and other observations that enable you to have casual conversations to build connection points. When selling virtually, too often you can feel like you are intruding on someone’s busy day since people have so many meetings.

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How to Resize and Retool Your Sales Force

Mike Kunkle

Brainstorm creative options with team members. Another rep might work in an office and sell virtually, without every leaving HQ. It should come as no surprise that some people are better suited than others for remote work and/or virtual selling. Engage your employees. They know what’s going on.

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