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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. As vaccines are distributed and we move beyond the most acute phase of the pandemic, most salespeople believe virtual selling is here to stay.

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How to Tackle the Top 8 Virtual Selling Challenges [SlideShare]

RAIN Group

The RAIN Group Center for Sales Research has kept its finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the world of sales as we transition to virtual selling. Since beginning our research in Q2 2020, we’ve surveyed 528 sellers and buyers on their virtual buying and selling experiences.

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Virtual Selling (and Buying) Are Here to Stay

Engage Selling

Gartner’s recent market research confirms that virtual selling (and buying) are entrenched in how people want do business now.

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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 for Sales Professionals

Brooks Group

What Does ‘Virtual Selling’ Mean? For hundreds of years, traditional methods of sales have dominated the market. 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.

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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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4 Virtual Selling Imperatives: Take the Lead for Success in the New Normal

RAIN Group

How sales happen has changed significantly in just the last several months, and these changes are here to stay. Selling virtually has proven to be a challenge for even the most seasoned sellers. It requires sellers to be more strategic, more deliberate, and more proactive than ever before.