5 Minutes With ID: Sales Expert Mark Allen Roberts

Roberts says 60 percent of distributor salespeople are currently struggling with adapting to virtual selling — but they don't have to.

Dec 22nd, 2020
Unit 202 ProductionsEric SorensenMike Hockett

In this episode, B2B sales guru Mark Allen Roberts stops by to discuss the challenge distributor salespeople are having with adapting to virtual selling amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more by reading Roberts' recent contributed article, "How to Upskill Face-to-Face Salespeople for Virtual Selling"


Interested in sponsoring "5 Minutes With ID"? Email editor Mike Hockett at mhockett@ien.com

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