Recently I visited a manufacturer rep client and spent time with their salespeople. As typically goes, the conversation “wanders” into what they are observing in the marketplace (the benefit of F2F meetings!). The salespeople I was talking to have been visiting with distributors and contractors while observing applicable COVID protocols and, most importantly, being respectful … [Read more...] about Salespeople in Lockdown Could Cost You Share
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Salespeople: Consultants, Relationship Managers or Order Facilitators to Contractors?
The industry, as we know, is going through change. In many people’s opinion, the three biggest drivers of this change are: Increased competition, especially through alternative channels (non- full-line electrical distributors) Personnel, with much of it stemming from an aging workforce that has learned product, channel and customer idiosyncrasies “on the job” and … [Read more...] about Salespeople: Consultants, Relationship Managers or Order Facilitators to Contractors?
