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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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The Virtual Selling Readiness Checklist

Sales Readiness Group

Is your team ready to sell virtually? Training for virtual selling is about a lot more than just slapping the name “Virtual” on the front of an existing selling skills program. It needs to address more than just the technology and a virtual meeting room application.

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4 Skills You Need to Excel at Virtual Selling (+ Tips)

Hubspot Sales

Remote work has become the new normal, meaning that sales professionals are working virtually more than ever before. Meeting sales targets virtually is possible, but it does require specific skills and techniques that help you build relationships and make value propositions without ever meeting your customers face-to-face.

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New Infographic: 4 Ways to Take the Lead in Virtual Selling

RAIN Group

Virtual selling is here to stay. But virtual selling isn't just selling via phone. Seventy-seven percent of decision makers prefer to use video over phone when meeting with sellers. Seventy-seven percent of decision makers prefer to use video over phone when meeting with sellers.

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How to Improve Virtual Selling

The Center for Sales Strategy

It's been nearly six months since the first social distancing orders were issued—six months of working from home , Zoom meetings, and not wearing work clothes. Working remotely, Zoom meetings, casual every day, is here to stay for a while — and maybe forever. Well, we were wrong.

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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. Does sales enablement as a discipline also need to shift to virtual enablement? You may be thinking, “We run all our meetings online and provide almost every enablement service in a digital way.

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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. Changes include the addition of more, and likely new, stakeholders entering the buying and selling process.