Effective communication, or the lack thereof, plays a crucial role in sales team synergy. Our past surveys have shown us that too many businesses still struggle with getting this right. Here we highlight the two frictions that contribute to ineffective communication and how businesses are overcoming them.
Category: Wholesale distributors and manufacturers
How SMEs can adopt modern technology to boost sales
One of the biggest challenges of running a small to medium enterprise in 2021 is the ongoing digital transformation of field sales hastened by the demands of the pandemic.
This digital transformation requires promoting your products/services across various digital channels to reach your target consumers.
Skynamo and Microsoft partner to bring Microsoft Dynamics 365 to Field Sales teams
Skynamo now integrates with Microsoft Dynamics 365 to give sales reps the ability to improve order accuracy and shorten order fulfilment times for manufacturers and distributors.
The role of face-to-face interaction in today’s sales process
Sales are driven by customers. Businesses must therefore devise strategies that offer a rewarding and personalized sales experience. With the move to eCommerce, however, this has become a much more complex task.
Local SMEs remain resilient despite instability
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are essential to the economy’s health and predicted to lead an economic recovery post-COVID. However, many of these businesses are fighting to keep their doors open since the onset of the pandemic, with 89% impacted by the recent rioting and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, according to research by BeyondCovid. Positively, the latest data by Skynamo’s Industry Thermometer for July 2021 reveals that the political turmoil did not have as big an impact on sales as expected.
‘Best-of-Breed’ vs ‘Single Platform’ sales tech: which is better?
At a glance it may seem like choosing a best of breed platform is the simple answer to all of your problems. However, you would be forgiven for thinking so off the bat.
How the ultimate sales reps stay pumped up on the road
How do field reps stay entertained in traffic or while travelling to a customer who’s an hour or more away? Do they tune in to music or talk radio? Or, do they prefer listening to a podcast or getting lost in the plot of an audiobook instead?
Is your sales team future-ready?
Selling is increasingly pushed to purely digital channels and while it’s enhancing efficiency, it’s also removing what’s at its heart: trust. Using the right kind of sales technology can play a crucial role in restoring this trust between you and your future customers.
The Evolution of Snacking Habits over the Next Five Years
Over the last decade, mealtime habits have changed considerably. Out-of-home eating and consumers skipping meals have led to the concept of a snack and a meal becoming increasingly conflated.
Conversations are the key to greater resilience and equality for women
South African women still face tremendous challenges in their daily lives, from personal safety to access to education and work opportunities and appropriate healthcare.
CRM: What is it and what is it not?
You’d be forgiven for being a little confused, as many other business decision-makers are left scratching their heads when they’re pressured to choose between different sales technologies. But we’re here to help clear this up for you.
Empowering your field sales reps toward stellar sales results: 4 helpful tips
The sales game has changed significantly over the past few decades. Gone are the days of cold calls and unannounced visits attempting to hook prospects with flashy pitches.