Digital Selling and Sales Training Journal

Sales challenges facing salespeople have been greatly increased due to remote selling, the hard to reach buyer plus the impact of social media on the sales process. Today more than ever, the balance of power is in the hands of the buyers. Access to endless amounts of data, information and channel alternatives has reduced the impact a salesperson can make, and it is changing how salespeople go about selling. The sales challenges to keep up with shifting buyer preferences which are now heavily influenced by digital data means that salespeople need to engage with customers on their preferred channels. And they need to come prepared to have meaningful conversations, share insights and put concern for the customer above their own self interests. The Sales Challenges in Prospecting. Sales prospecting in the modern sales environment is not an easy task. It involves quite a bit of effort kick start a sales conversation with a prospect and t