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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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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 is Here to Stay (Statistics That Prove It)

The Center for Sales Strategy

The most successful and resilient organizations have adapted to all things virtual — including events and learning, talent acquisition, as well as their sales strategy. What has the data and trends from the past year shown sales leaders? That virtual selling is here to stay.

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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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The Definitive Guide to Remote Sales Coaching

Sellers are relying on virtual selling more than ever. The good news is, there are various methods and technologies that can be used to provide sales coaching and training to your sellers – wherever they might be. In this comprehensive remote sales coaching guide we’ll cover: How to coach individuals and teams remotely.

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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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Weekly Roundup: Virtual Selling, Inbound Sales, New Zoom Features + More

The Center for Sales Strategy

> Virtual Selling is Here to Stay– Sales Gravy. Unless you’re floating in a sea of delusion hoping for the winds of change to blow you to safety, you’ve at least started blending virtual selling into your current sales strategies. Robin Sharma. AROUND THE WEB -. > >>>READ MORE.

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5 Essential Virtual Selling Practices Every Company Must Have by 2023

Speaker: Erika Bzdel - Vice President of Sales and Craig Simons - Director of Marketing

Virtual sales success requires new ways of thinking. Sales managers, trainers, sales enablement managers, and sales reps across all industries must adjust to this digital transformation. That doesn’t mean, however, that you can transfer the old ways of doing business to the new blended selling environment.