Last year saw a surge in cybercrime exploiting the various aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to remote work, with ransomware attacks soaring by 150%.1 The Thales survey found the pandemic’s effects have had a significant impact on security infrastructure, particularly on access management and authentication frameworks, pushing organisations…...
14 Tips for Managing Remote Sales Teams When You Weren’t Expecting To !
Revenue leaders have found themselves unexpectedly coaching and managing their team from afar every day—and all indicators show that remote sales team management will continue for some time. While field sales teams were always remote, the inability to build in-person relationships with clients, or collaborate face-to-face during team meetings at…...
How to Increase Sales in a Virtual World
The world of virtual business, including virtual selling, is here to stay. It’s an adjustment, but there’s no doubt that it’s happening. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, corporations have seen the ongoing value of working from home (WFH), and 74 percent of CFOs have already indicated that WFH will become…...
Leading Your Team to Success: 3 Key Competencies of a Sales Manager
What makes an effective sales manager? Acting as sales manager can be a difficult job because you wear two bulls-eyes: one on your front and one on your back. Your senior management is pushing for results, numbers, revenue, and profit. Your sales people are looking to you for guidance. At…...
Women in sales: promoting diversity in the workplace
In an increasingly competitive sales landscape, companies are searching for fresh tactics to stay ahead. We see a lot of focus on topics like cold outreach, sales objection management, and networking. "Pipeline" and "sales enablement" are trending. Sales teams want to know the best strategies that’ll drive the best sales…...
