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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. Doing that virtually is difficult, to say the least.”.

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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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Lessons Learned After 80 Weeks of Virtual Selling

Revenue Storm

We are approaching 80 weeks of managing complex sales cycles virtually. We have gleaned insights on how to maintain momentum in deals when the opportunity to drop in for a chat or coffee has been robbed from us. The post Lessons Learned After 80 Weeks of Virtual Selling appeared first on Revenue Storm.

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How Tricia Westfall of Kaiser Permanente Is leading the move from field sales to virtual selling | Building Modern Sellers Blog Series

Showpad

The biggest transformation in the way we do business and uncovering the value in our engagements is having insights about our customers’ behaviors that we’ve never had before—things like how they engage with content. I don’t think we can do without this level of insight moving forward. You mentioned customer engagement insights.

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The Definitive Guide to Remote Sales Coaching

Sellers are relying on virtual selling more than ever. We put together this guide to provide insight into how you can improve remote sales coaching for your teams and better enable them to win more deals from home. If so, you’re not alone.

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Helping Your Team Feel Seen, Valued, And Heard Through Vulnerable Leadership

Sales Gravy

Walsh shares insights on the importance of trust, relationships, and professional development in nurturing and retaining sales talent, as well as the challenges and opportunities of pivoting to virtual selling during the pandemic.

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6 Sales Trends That Could Fizzle This Year [New Data]

Hubspot Sales

Prioritizing virtual selling. The pandemic lifted virtual selling to new heights, and new sales tools emerged that made it easier to sell in the “new normal” because virtual channels were often the only way for work-from-home salespeople to contact prospects. Dismissing social selling as a passing fad.