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Research: Current Sales Performance Challenges Faced by Industry Leaders

The Brooks Group

Global uncertainty and the customer hesitancy it creates was ranked among the top, along with the need for consultative selling over transactional selling. Additional responses were reported in the following areas: Tariffs and interest rates. Technological advances, including the rise of AI. Pricing pressure.

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Door-to-Door Sales: The Complete Guide

Hubspot Sales

But if you take a question-based consultative selling approach, people might open up a little more. Do more research LinkedIn’s Global State of Sales Report found that “more than three-quarters (76%) of top performers say they ‘always’ perform research before reaching out to prospects.” Some prospects don’t want to talk.

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What is Inside Sales? Everything You Need to Know

Gong.io

An outside sales rep at an insurance agency might travel to meet clients in their homes to discuss their needs, present insurance packages, and sign deals. Reporting on own sales performance in a CRM or dedicated inside sales software . Reporting to senior leadership on sales performance. Team management. Call reviews.

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Navigating the New Email Landscape: Leverage Digital Sales Rooms and Conversation Intelligence to Enhance Seller Effectiveness

Allego

In addition, McKinsey & Co reports that 67% of buyers are opting away from in-person interactions. Today’s DSRs are integral to modern B2B selling strategies, empowering sellers with open rates as high as 20x regular email and up to 50% shorter sales cycles thereafter. Industry analysts confirm this.

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Pharma – new challenge, new sales strategy, new sales training

Sales Training Connection

Well, with that hint about consultative selling, you probably got the right answer – pharmaceuticals. The fundamentals of consultative selling did not make the top ten. Today doctors are under significant pressure from health insurance providers to curb costs. Doctor’s perspective. sales force by 24%.