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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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From Virtual Selling to Virtual Enablement

Showpad

Looking back on a pandemic-driven year, we learned a lot about remote selling, virtual selling and engaging via video. For some organizations this wasn’t really new, apart from the fact that it was the only way to interact with prospects and customers. For content services, there wasn’t a big shift in most organizations.

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Five Steps to Help Your Team Master Virtual Selling

Miller Heiman Group

COVID has greatly affected the buying and selling process. A recent Korn Ferry survey of global sales organizations revealed that virtual selling is here to stay, with fewer than 2% expecting the changes to be temporary. Acknowledge changes in the buying/selling process. . 10% for existing customers).

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Virtual Selling for Sales Professionals

Brooks Group

What Does ‘Virtual Selling’ Mean? From door-to-door sales to full-on, boardroom-style sales meetings, sales reps have been able to harness the power of face-to-face interaction to make a sale. Read on to learn everything you need about virtual selling , from its challenges to opportunities.

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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.

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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?

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Tools & Best Practices For Sales Coaching In Virtual Selling Environments

Sales Outcomes

Essential Tools for Sales Coaching in Virtual Selling Environments. Best Practices for Sales Coaching in Virtual Selling Environments. Most sales teams have embraced learning the skills and adopting the tools needed to sell virtually. . that transcribes the sales call or internal meeting. .