Gazing into the future: B2B Sales
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Chris Moody Chris Moody
Gazing into the future: B2B Sales

In this episode of Sunny Side Up, host Chris Moody interviews Julia McClatchy, a partner at McKinsey's Philadelphia office. Julia sheds light on the findings from McKinsey's new B2B growth equation report, which surveyed 3,500 B2B decision makers across 12 markets globally. Shel discusses how sales are increasingly becoming digital and how sales operating models are becoming more hybrid. Additionally, she explores the importance of using analytics and personalization to engage customers more effectively and to ensure sales teams are upskilled and trained properly. They also discuss the challenge of retaining top talent in the market and how companies need to get creative with their training approaches along with the disconnect between sales reps and managers in terms of understanding the key skills for customer growth as well as strategies for creating successful transformations. This conversation highlights the importance of hybrid selling in today's world as well as why it is expected to be the most dominant sales strategy by 2024. Join us as we learn best practices for building and designing world-class sales teams that emphasize collaboration, purpose, competitive compensation and incentive structures, lifelong learning, and a strong culture.