Social Selling and digital sales tools have been steadily becoming more central to successful sales prospecting over the last 10 years. But with the recent Covid-19 outbreak, it seems B2B companies and their customers are speeding up their adoption of digital centric sales prospecting, nurturing an closings.
Don’t believe me? Read on.
79% of Companies Keeping Their New Digital Centric Sales Model
A recent McKinsey & Company survey showed 79% of respondents where “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to maintain their “new sales model” which relies far more heavily on digital outreach vs the face-to-face and tradeshow outreach more common with traditional sales prospecting models.
65% of B2B Decision Makers Believe New Sales Model is More Effective
That same McKinsey study went on to highlight the reason so many of these companies are likely to maintain their “new” approach post Covid-19 lockdown.
It seems to be working as well or better than the traditional models most have employed prior to the Coronavirus pandemic.
31% of those surveyed believed the new digital centric approach is “as effective as before,” with 23% feeling the new approach is “somewhat more effective,” and a solid 11% responding the new approach is “much more effective.”
How Should Your Company Respond?
For myriad reasons, this is a good time for sales organizations to build out and optimize digital infrastructure to support social or digital centric selling approaches. Even when the world returns to a sense of relative normalcy, there’s little doubt that many of the adjustments and adaptations taking place right now will stick.
McKinsey’s research shows that B2B buyers are placing a greater emphasis on accessibility when researching solutions. They also care about care.
When asked what they preferred in suppliers, the top five items were:
- One stop shop for all pre-purchase research
- 24/7 access to a live PERSON for answers to questions
- Highly responsive when contacted
- Multiple ways to view product/service offerings (online, mobile app, etc)
- Accurate pricing information
In short, buyers want sellers who Sell Greatly. Sellers that are invested in the relationship or potential relationship first and foremost. Sellers that understand that every buyer is more valuable than any single transaction and act accordingly.
B2B companies believe digital interactions with customers have increased and are now twice as important [as] traditional
– McKinsey
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