Business activities are returning to normal, so we used our sales analytics reports to see which industries are making a comeback or were least affected during recent trade restrictions.
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The one strategy that has fared best during past economic downturns
Harvard Business Review analyzed 4700 companies across 3 global recessions to identify 4 generic strategies that were followed and identified the one that fared best. Which are you following?
INTERVIEW: Skynamo Founder on Choosing a Career in Technology [IT News Africa]
In 2013, Sam Clarke – founder and CEO of local startup, Skynamo – decided he wanted to solve a problem that had been getting in the way of business for decades. A few years later, in 2020, Skynamo went on to secure $30 million in US funding and is now putting it to good use… Read more »
Why the Skynamo field sales app can’t be downloaded on new Huawei devices (and why you shouldn’t try to hack it on there!)
Skynamo’s field sales app, and other apps available in the Google Play Store, can’t be downloaded on new Huawei devices because of current trade restrictions. This is why you should not try to hack the Play Store onto your Huawei device.
Face-to-face selling shows higher close rates, bigger deals
With all the digital platforms and virtual meeting tools available, meeting in person and selling face-to-face remain the most successful way of doing business.
Field Sales app makes face-to-face selling safe again
Leading field sales app, Skynamo, introduces new COVID-19 features that support contact tracking and tracing and cultivate culture of compliance.
How Skynamo can help you work remotely during the COVID-19 economy
Working remotely has never been easier with Skynamo, the mobile field sales app that makes it easy to perform digital sales pitches!
Field sales teams now feel more prepared for business as “newsual”
Poll shows how field sales teams have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, when they expect business to normalise, and that they feel more prepared for business as “newsual” after our COVID-19 Health & Safety Regulations webinar.
Top SA Occupational Health Specialists respond to field sales concerns
Here are answers to the most pressing questions from our recent COVID-19 Health and Safety regulations webinar, looking at how South African businesses with field sales teams can best operate during lockdown periods.
How to be an effective sales rep while working from home
Are lockdown or trade restrictions leaving you a little lost as to how you can perform your job to the best of your ability? We’re here with some quick tips to help you!
Business as “Newsual”: Working and doing business in the COVID-19 economy.
As lockdowns ease up around the world, many of us are going back to work. It won’t be business as usual until a vaccine is found. What will it be like to work and do business in the COVID-19 economy?
A daily safety plan for field reps in the COVID-19 economy
Overwhelmed by information about how to stay safe while travelling and visiting customers? We’ve mapped a sample day to help you plan and develop a daily strategy to minimise the chances of contracting and spreading the virus.