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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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Sales Readiness: Engaging and Empowering Your Sales Force to Thrive in a Remote-First World

Showpad

In other words, all the sales training initiatives including your onboarding program are covered in this enablement domain. It requires a close collaboration with sales leadership and sales management to be on the same page regarding the required knowledge transfer, the adequate skill development and their onboarding goals.

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Remote Selling Viewpoints with George Donovan of Allego

SBI

Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? It’s hard to believe we’ve had one year to adapt to our new normal of virtual selling, but a lot of lessons have been learned along the way.