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The 7 Most Critical Selling Skills in Wholesale Distribution

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Many distributors have a field sales culture in markets where inside sales models may make more sense. And companies are starting to recognize that modern sales teams need to replace legacy classroom-style training with solutions that include digital, on-demand training. Classroom Style vs. Digital Training.

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Remote Selling Viewpoints with Hans Fuller of @StorySlab

SBI

Q: What are your customers doing to adapt to - or leverage - the trend towards distributed sales teams and remote selling? Many StorySlab customers rely heavily on outside sales and suddenly had to adapt to a remote selling world. And it’s the part that a prospect cannot do on their own… the close. Likely not.

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The Future of Sales: What will the World Look Like for Sales Teams After the Quarantine? with Hang Black, Episode #147

Vengreso

In the post-quarantine world, remote sales professionals won’t be working from home all the time, but neither will outside sales teams be in the field as they used to. For example, in the last few years, a salesperson relied on trade shows for prospecting and lead generation. How will #sales look in 2021?

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The Ultimate Guide to a Career in Sales

Hubspot Sales

Sales development reps (also known as business development reps, or BDRs) are responsible for the first step in the sales funnel: bringing in qualified leads. They conduct research to find prospective customers, reach out to gauge people's interest in the offering, and decide whether or not the lead is ready to move down the funnel.

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Six Key Principles To Managing Remote Sales Teams

Crunchbase

The solution required a distributed and remote sales force, with reps living in central locations so they could cover multiple countries and languages. Tactically, our team was composed of both inside and outside sales reps and, more strategically, we made sure we stayed close as a team, connecting virtually on an almost daily basis.

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The 23 Best Sales Training Programs for Every Budget and Team

Hubspot Sales

Sales training programs help salespeople learn and/or improve their selling technique, skills, and processes. According to CSO Insights, salespeople who complete highly rated sales training programs have 10% higher win rates. Length: How will you fit training into your and/or your sales team’s schedule?

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Top 7 Utopian & Dystopian Shocking Sales Predictions

Tony Hughes

Search engines like Wolfram Alpha become so smart they can fully educate the prospect so they go 100% of the way through the sales process before ever needing to talk to a human. Since these deals are less common, there is more competition for them which causes enterprise sales people to be even more valuable. Ooh goodie!

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