The Center for Sales Strategy

MARCH 16, 2020

And like any emerging work style, those who've had more in-office job experiences feel skeptical about remote work. The Center for Sales Strategy (CSS) has embraced the work from home lifestyle. Our entire 40-person company has worked from home for 38 years- and we excel at it too!

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Hubspot Sales

JUNE 22, 2020

Now that many companies are making the shift to remote work, the ability to onboard new becomes even more challenging because it presents greater barriers to communication and trust-building. Schedule regular one-on-one meetings. Setup welcome video conference meetings with your team.

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Hubspot Sales

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

2020 introduced a major shift in workplace conditions and priorities, favoring remote work. In sales, the transition to remote selling might be relatively challenging for salespeople used to engaging and selling in-person. With democratized access to tools and technologies, communicating remotely is easier than ever.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 2, 2021

Many of the changes we’re seeing now will stick around long after the pandemic has ended, including remote work and hybrid office environments. Before COVID-19, remote work was commonly used as a benefit to attract employees. Yet, 32% of companies across the globe still didn’t allow remote work prior to COVID-19.

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Showpad

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The “Head of Remote Work” job spec is still being fleshed out company by company, with few organizations following the same parameters or descriptions. There’s been a massive shift to a remote workforce that will likely endure and accelerate over time. What is a Head of Remote Work? Part technologist. Conferencing.

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ACT

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Plus, remote workers often have a hard time unplugging from work at the end of their workday. It can take a toll on their work-life balance and result in burnout. Wouldn’t it be great if you could continue to harness the productivity wins of remote work without affecting employee engagement ? What is hybrid work?

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Openview

MARCH 1, 2021

Not only is this the company’s biggest round to date, but last year’s $58 million Series C — which closed just as the COVID-19 pandemic was kicking off and remote working, to better enforce social distancing, was starting to take off with it — valued the company at just over $302 million, according to PitchBook data.

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Upland

JUNE 14, 2023

Whereas before offering things like free lunches, and trendy, downtown office spaces where employers could ensure the brightest minds worked for them, today, that dichotomy has entirely been flipped on its head. Competition is fiercer than ever To top it all off, your competition isn’t sleeping.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 6, 2020

Doing so helps me prepare and brainstorm new ideas to bring to upcoming meetings. Remote work platforms. While remote work was growing in popularity, the demand for remote work platforms skyrocketed internationally this year. The first thing I do in the morning is read those articles. Face masks.

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Customer Think

MAY 4, 2021

Virtual, aka Remote, working is here to stay. One of those is meeting the needs of a virtualized workforce. The one thing we know for sure is that the world we lived in preCovid is forever gone. This means a continued evolution to find new and better ways to do a number of things. A […].

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SalesGlobe

MARCH 2, 2022

Ah, the love hate relationship with remote work. Mark Donnolo Now, I’ve always loved to work. So I’ve never had a hate relationship with work unless it was that at sailboat factory that I used to work for when I was a teenager. Mark Donnolo Yeah, you know, I’ve always loved work, Michelle.

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Hubspot Sales

JANUARY 31, 2023

Over the past three years, the workforce has seen a massive shift towards remote work — and the sales industry was no exception. Let's take a pulse check on where salespeople plan to work this year: Salespeople are almost evenly divided about where they plan to work in 2023. What does this mean for you?

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 16, 2020

In fact, according to HubSpot's 2019 Remote Work Report, communication with co-workers, feelings of loneliness, and overworking are challenges that remote workers face daily. And if you work in sales, it can be even harder. In fact, 45% of remote workers take less than an hour lunch break, while 25% work through lunch.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 11, 2020

Remote work is the new normal for many professionals, and salespeople are being tasked with meeting and exceeding their sales quotas while making a swift transition to working from home. Stellar sales work is possible outside of a traditional company office. Here’s what they had to say.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting company that specializes in aligning teams around their vision, mission, values, goals and action plans. Learn more about how we can help align your team with our strategic planning and implementation services.

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Zendesk

APRIL 5, 2021

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, most companies and workers weren’t ready for remote work life. A recent PwC study found that 83 percent of companies think they’ve successfully transitioned to remote work. percent believe their team will still be fully remote this time next year. What is remote work?

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 18, 2020

If you are sending a request to connect with someone on LinkedIn who you have not had a direct working relationship with, always include a custom message with your request. According to Meaghan Williams , HubSpot’s Remote Work and Inclusion Program Manager, this is a faux pas she’s witnessed often.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 12, 2020

Have you ever been in a virtual meeting and felt like there was a spotlight on you? Since nothing is subtle on camera, the spotlight effect is a normal feeling in remote meetings. Having worked remotely for almost a year, I know that virtual meetings can feel awkward. Tips for Meeting with Prospects.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 11, 2020

It’s safe to say 2020 has been the year of virtual meetings. Everything from large-scale conferences to staff meetings, to meetings with prospects, are hosted remotely. Video conferencing tools are a worthwhile investment for organizations of all sizes, especially with remote work becoming the norm.

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Engage Selling

JULY 10, 2020

In this week’s Sales Leader, I explore the importance of being aware and prepared for sales calls. Review Online Resources Recently, one of my clients in the manufacturing industry had to spend some time preparing for a sales call in … Read More »

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Planview

JANUARY 10, 2023

How important are in-person connections in an increasingly remote work environment? Planview is on a mission to “Build the Future of Connected Work,” – so I spend a lot of time thinking about the human aspects of connection. That doesn’t mean that the benefits of meeting face-to-face with coworkers are moot.

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Apptivo

APRIL 16, 2021

Bringing businesses to remote areas. As the remote working trend is now higher than ever, there is a huge impact on the employees and has caused them to stay at home and continue working remotely. It is a big challenge for businesses as they need to meet the high expectations of their customers.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 4, 2020

And much like keeping up with proper nutrition and fitness, networking can be a lot harder when working remotely. That's why remote work can often throw salespeople off their networking game. Still, though the process might be tougher to navigate, networking remotely shouldn't be all that imposing.

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Help Scout

JUNE 30, 2021

Often, though, “working remotely” really means “you can work anywhere within an hour or two of the timezone our office is in.”. Making remote work … work … looks very different when your team does not share core working hours. Live “whole team” meetings are almost impossible.

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Kainexus

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Well, now that it's October and there still is no end in sight, more organizations are deciding to resume hiring even though everyone is still working remotely. We've put together a few tips to help, if you find yourself in this situation.

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Red Star Kim

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

So, it seemed appropriate to revisit the topic in the light of recent developments – the return to office working, the accelerating digital revolution, the escalating war for talent and the myriad other challenges facing the profession – all of which place huge demands on leaders. New soft skills for remote working.

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 27, 2020

Our team also had to swiftly transition to remote work which had its own challenges. Previously, our entire team worked in the office with the occasional person working from home on one-off occasions and we thrived working together in the office environment. Ease the transition to remote work.

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Insightly

JUNE 2, 2021

of households reported at least one member switching from in-person work to telework. . . Many Americans who have switched to remote work recognize the benefits. There’s zero commute and a comfortable work environment. Here’s why adopting a unified CRM can be a smart choice for your remote teams.

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CMOE

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Inquire about how best to communicate with them, work hard to establish a strong professional relationship, and then be sure to meet with them on a regular basis. Conduct icebreakers before meetings. The types of projects and work that the company does. Missed Meetings. Changes In Work Schedules.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

APRIL 27, 2021

Have you or your employees been feeling work-from-home burnout and Zoom fatigue these past months despite the supposed convenience of working from home and using videoconferences to meet? Unfortunately, the vast majority of efforts to address WFH burnout try to treat the symptoms without addressing the root causes.

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 5, 2020

Divide and conquer in weekly meetings. It is extremely difficult to monitor employee engagement in these meetings as people typically have the freedom to turn their audio or video on/off with management leading the discussions in one-way dialogue. Sales Enablement Strategies for Inside Sales Teams.

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Mercuri International

JUNE 10, 2020

It’s no surprise that sales strategies are having to pivot to meet the changing demands and context of the current market. As a result of both the rise of remote working and the onset of an economic downturn, sales teams are having to rethink the way that they engage with customers. Remote selling, leadership, and training.

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Showpad

JUNE 14, 2021

70% of B2B decision-makers say they are open to making new purchases over $50,000 in a fully self-serve or remote fashion, and 27% would spend more than $500,000.*. Old school personal relationship selling no longer works. Tadaam, a cable broadband service provider, tuned into the effects of remote working.

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Hubspot Sales

OCTOBER 5, 2020

You’d show up early for a live meeting at the client’s office and the key contact would meet you and then walk you to a conference room. Meetings are all virtual. Let’s say you have an hour-long meeting. End your meeting with a casual discussion. Setup short check-in meetings. Now, it’s not so simple.

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Customer Think

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Since 2020, a work-from-home wave has washed across the country. Professionals who spent years commuting to an office and driving to in-person meetings every day, suddenly found themselves juggling their responsibilities from home.

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Zendesk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Customer engagement has reached record highs all while service representatives have been adjusting to longer hours, new technologies, and remote work. Does your business support flexible and remote work? Zoom rooms where customers and agents can meet face-to-face. Do you invest in ongoing agent training ?

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Insightly

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

We don’t need to schedule meetings to find out more about current customer status; the data is right there in the platform and anyone can access it quickly and efficiently. It’s made a huge difference during COVID, with remote teams. Think about ways to deliver information quickly and easily, with fewer meetings. .

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