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View original article here For multiple South African businesses, sales representatives are the lifeblood of business growth – even business survival in a turbulent economy. As if business isn’t tough enough right now, especially in the manufacturing, wholesale and distribution sectors, business leaders and sales directors face a hidden but costly risk: the economic loss to the business when valuable sales employees leave, taking vital intellectual property (IP) with them. Businesses lose years of accumulated intellectual property and customer knowledge when experienced staff leave. According to Remchannel’s Salary

A B2B field sales rep’s days rarely go exactly to plan. A customer cancels. Another one suddenly needs stock. Traffic gets obnoxious. Your manager wants better coverage in one area. Visit planning is crucial. With Skynamo, field sales teams use Call Cycles and Visit Frequencies in our Sales Rep App to plan customer visits more clearly. They work differently, though. Both help reps stay consistent, cover the right customers, and spend less time asking, “Who should I see today?” Skip ahead: Show me a demo. Key takeaways Call Cycles are best when your team needs clear routes, regular coverage, and predictable visit

If your business runs on ERP Go, formerly IQ Retail, you already have a system that manages the operational backbone of your business. Skynamo Field Sales App - the leading app for B2B field sales reps - connects that engine room to your field sales team. Why? So reps can sell with the latest information, capture orders accurately, and send those orders back into ERP Go for processing. In plain English: ERP Go simplifies business operations. Skynamo streamlines sales operations. It's a literal match made in business heaven. No paper-based orders. No “please WhatsApp the office quickly”. No spreadsheet archaeology.

A few years back, data was a problem. As in, we didn’t have enough of it. We don’t have that problem anymore, right? Data? We have tons of it. The only problem is, we still don’t really know what to do with it. Advanced sales data analytics with AI is really where it's at for today’s sales teams who want a competitive advantage. Sales data should help your team make better decisions. Too often, it does the opposite. Business owners and sales managers sit with reports, spreadsheets, order histories, visit records and customer lists, but still struggle to answer the questions that matter most. That is where advanced

B2B Ordering App for faster, cleaner field sales orders Your sales reps are out there to sell. Not to juggle Excel sheets, scribble orders on paper, WhatsApp product codes to the office, or phone someone in finance to check whether a discount is allowed. There is a better way. Many South African B2B sales reps use the Field Sales App for instant B2B ordering. Skynamo ordering gives your field sales team a faster, more controlled way to capture B2B orders while they are with the customer. Sales reps place orders directly from their device, access the right product information, apply approved customer-specific pricing,

View original article here South Africa’s wholesale, manufacturing and distribution sectors are a crucial part of the real economy, affecting industries as diverse as automotive spares to medical or IT equipment. These sectors move goods from importers and producers to retailers, farmers, construction sites and SMEs across the country. Yet, despite these sectors being critical to the pulse of the country’s economy, many sales directors are still managing field sales teams through things such as WhatsApp groups, offline Excel spreadsheets and emailed price lists. This isn’t a minor inconvenience; it is a structural

Your sales reps don’t sell from behind a desk. They sell on the road, on customer sites, in storerooms, at branches, on factory floors, and in all the places where reception is unpredictable. That’s why it's so important for your sales reps to have a field sales app with offline capability. That is why we built the Skynamo Field Sales App for the real world. It works offline as part of the core product experience, so your reps can keep selling even when connectivity drops. Key takeaways The Skynamo Field Sales App works offline on iPhone and Android. Reps can capture orders on-site, even without signal. The app gives