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When to Pivot from an Indirect to Direct Sales Model

SBI Growth

Startup companies generally leverage channel partners to get instant scale without inheriting fixed cost. Hiring a direct sales team is expensive. A indirect selling model has plenty of benefits. A fledgling company looking for additional capital to bring on headcount.

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Training Incentives Are Vital in the Digital Sales Era

Sales and Marketing Management

As a longtime member of the incentives industry, I am often asked what businesses can do to better manage their sales teams and their relationships with their channel partners in the constantly changing world. My answer: sales training initiatives. Sales training has grown in importance in the past decade.

Incentive 295
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Four Steps to Successfully Bringing Products to Market

SBI Growth

The team should include stakeholders from sales, marketing, channel partners, product development, customer service and operations. Channel Strategy & Sales Goals. Direct sales team and channel partner communications and training complete. Target Buyer Persona Profiles.

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Channel Sales for SaaS: What It Is, When it Works, and How to Build Your Own

Openview

Some of the most successful and influential SaaS companies include channel sales in their go-to-market strategy. For the uninitiated, channel sales refers to the process of partnering with third parties to get your product into the end user’s hands. Channel Sales versus Direct Sales – The Good and the Bad.

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Mastering Channel Sales: Top Strategies for Success

Vengreso

In this article, I delve into channel sales —a strategy that involves leveraging third-party intermediaries such as dealers and affiliates to distribute products—enabling companies to penetrate new markets without relying on a sizable in-house sales team. Discover how in our latest article by @M_3Jr!

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The Key to Accelerating Your Sales Initiative

Force Management

The key to ensuring a return on the investment is increasing the breadth and depth of your engagement, ensuring long-term adoption and extending training to all customer-facing professionals, not just the direct sales team. This includes Lead Gen, Pre-Sales, Sales, Post-Sales, Channel, Marketing, and Product roles.

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How to Sell Your Products Through Sales Channels

Janek Performance Group

Another way is through channel sales or third-party partners. While direct selling has its advantages, it’s not always enough for today’s changing markets. In fact, according to research cited by McKinsey , current B2B customers use more than ten channels to interact with suppliers. What Are Sales Channels?