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Aligning Customer Communication Styles With Your Own

Integrity Solutions

The Behavioral Styles ® model is an easy-to-use tool for assessing the behavioral characteristics that fall within four distinct customer communication styles: Talker, Doer, Controller and Supporter. Does communication style matter when it comes to sales? More than you might expect. Studies show that over 80% of customer dissatisfaction is rooted in emotional issues rather than intellectual ones.

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Telehealth will be worth about $25 billion in 2021

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: Deloitte predicts that the percentage of virtual video visits to doctors will rise to 5% globally in 2021, up from an estimated 1% in 2019. While 5% may not sound like much, consider that 8.5 billion doctor’s visits, worth a total of approximately US$500 billion. The most time-consuming task is to make an appointment with your doctor just to ask for a new Rx or an Rx renewal.

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Interview Follow Up Email Template

Sales Talent

What you should include in a follow up email after an interview depends on your situation. The best approach will depend on the company’s culture and the feedback you received during the interview. Adding to this is the recent dramatic increase in the unemployment rate due to the pandemic. Per the US Bureau of Labor Statistics , there were 17.8M unemployed persons in the US in May 2020, which is up from 5.8M in February 2020.

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Conversation with Badger Maps CEO Steve Benson on Selling During and After COVID-19

Medical Sales Guru

Steve Benson is the founder and CEO of Badger Maps, an incredible software that allows outside sales reps to work their territories with maximal efficiency. Steve’s company has access to data from over 5,000 companies – data that tells a story about how sales has changed since COVID-19 appeared in the U.S. In this special edition of the Medical Sales Guru Podcast and Medical Sales Channel, I interview Steve about changes in the sales landscape and what sales reps should be doing righ

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Longing for Your Pre-Pandemic Life?

Authentic Influence Group

The world changed overnight and many of us weren’t ready for it. The friends, family and business connections we took for granted suddenly were all just faces on a digital screen. Even if we managed to carve out our own way of connecting, in the lead up to this pivotal election, we are all finding it harder than ever to have conversations that involve meaningful engagement, what I’ll call “election talk.

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2020 Medtech Resolutions? Make them a Revolution!

Medical Device Success

Reading time: 6 – 10 minutes. There is a lot of controversy over the value of making New Year’s resolutions. However, there is no question that most people view the transition from one year to the next as a window to new opportunities for personal and professional growth. Most focus on personal issues like health, exercise, weight, finance, etc.

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Home Sweet Office: How to Optimize Your Temporary Remote Workspace

The Brooks Group

Working Remotely From Home. The Coronavirus and COVID-19 infection have thrust us all into unfamiliar, if not uncharted, territory. Along with other mandated changes to our daily lives, the requirement to implement “social distancing” measures, to avoid the spread of the illness, carries with it some of the most draconian of implications. For those who make a living pounding the pavement as sales professionals, you are already likely to be experiencing some significant disruptions to your routin

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COVID-19: Challenges, Innovation, and What’s Ahead in 2021

Pharma Marketing Network

Below is a Q&A with Mark Bard, Co-Founder of The DHC Group, who offers his insights on the challenges COVID-19 has brought to pharma, as well as what innovation is taking place due to this full shift to digital and what lies ahead in the future. What is the most challenging aspect of COVID-19 for the industry? Mark Bard: I think the most challenging aspect of the current situation is the inability of anyone – patient, physician, payor, or pharma – to truly predict how long it will take for v

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Effective ways to increase access to healthcare stakeholders by 350%

Clarity Engagement Solutions

Pharma companies and healthcare ecosystems are now slowly emerging from a corona lock down of astronomic proportions. Around the world, Systems, hospitals and primary care centers are no longer accepting calls from pharm a field teams. In response to this challenge, many brand teams chose to amp up their digital efforts. Unfortunately, this translated into pushing the same branded content messages via email not only to physicians, but a broad range of healthcare stakeholders.

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.

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How to Retain High-Performing B2B Salespeople

CloserIQ

Your ability in retaining b2b salespeople hugely impacts the success of your sales teams. Many of your top-performing sales reps are being actively recruited by other companies. According to a Glassdoor survey , 68% of sales professionals plan to look for a new job within the next year. Another 45% plan to look for a new job within the next three months.

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Creating A Customer-Centric Strategy

Integrity Solutions

A customer-centric strategy is about more than just a values statement or a directive to the team. Are your customers truly at the center of your business universe? A customer-centric culture is one that is relentlessly focused on putting what’s best for the customer at the core of everything you do. Culture isn’t just about one function or department or role.

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How did pharma develop a vaccine so quickly?

World of DTC Marketing

OBSERVATION: Biologics can take a long time to develop but COVID vaccines have been in development for almost 50 years and novel approaches were used to develop these vaccines. Vaccines typically take 10 to 15 years to develop, test and release to the public. The coronavirus vaccines, however, took less than a year. Why? First, a novel approach was used that didn’t require traditional vaccine production in cell cultures or eggs.

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Why Your Linkedin Profile Picture is Costing you Job Opportunities (and How to Fix it)

Sales Talent

Do you know how favorable of a first impression that your Linkedin Profile photo makes? If it’s less than excellent, your Linkedin profile picture is costing you potential career opportunities, and we’ll explain how. We’ll also share a free tool that uses real people to score the first impression that your photo makes. Before we do, let’s start with how your Linkedin Profile Picture can help you stand out and secure more interviews.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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Medical Device Companies Are All About The Tech…

MobileLocker

Medical device companies: Find out how you can use sales enablement to MAX OUT your sales results and protect your business. The post Medical Device Companies Are All About The Tech… appeared first on Mobile Locker.

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Thriving in open space as an introvert

Authentic Influence Group

Most of us cut our teeth in a business world where you at least had a cubicle wall between you and your co-worker. Picture it: you finally reach the point where you are about to get your own office, you’ve watched others get an office, you’ve pined for an office. You’ve picked out the wall color, the pictures, the plant you will put on your desk, and as you start to pack up your cubicle your boss calls you into her own office to tell you, “We are moving to open space!

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6 Keys to Selling Medical Devices & Medical Supplies

Infuse Medical

Healthcare spending hit 3.65 trillion in 2018 and shows no sign of slowing down. Medical device sales jobs will always be in high demand and you probably already know the income potential in this industry. According to MedReps , the average total compensation for medical sales reps is $149,544. While it can be a challenging field to work in, there’s potential to have a rewarding career.

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Episode 35 – CRM 1 – Critical Elements to a Productive Foundation

Medical Device Success

Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes For MedTech sales to succeed in this new environment, you need Demand Generation. For Demand Generation to succeed, you need a well implemented and accepted CRM system. Only 45% of organizations use CRM for its intended purpose. Less than 40% of businesses have a CRM adoption rate over 90%. Because these statistics include large B2C companies, I suspect the adoption rate in small to medium sized MedTech companies is worse.

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From Diagnosis to Delivery: How AI is Revolutionizing the Patient Experience

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

The healthcare landscape is being revolutionized by AI and cutting-edge digital technologies, reshaping how patients receive care and interact with providers. In this webinar led by Simran Kaur, we will explore how AI-driven solutions are enhancing patient communication, improving care quality, and empowering preventive and predictive medicine. You'll also learn how AI is streamlining healthcare processes, helping providers offer more efficient, personalized care and enabling faster, data-driven

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Managing Your Remote Sales Teams in the Era of Work-From-Home

The Brooks Group

Virtual Sales Management. As you are reading this blog, it is our hope that you are both safe and healthy, and also following the guidelines for helping to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. For the majority of workers, this likely means that we are now working from home – carving out a corner of our living space to continue to MAKE a living. In our new normal of Zoom calls and Slack messages, sales managers are grappling with an essential truth: How do I keep my now-remote employees product

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3 Ways Video Keeps Reps and HCPs Connected and Engaged

Pharma Marketing Network

Fast-tracking digital communication is now the new normal across many industries. The healthcare industry is no exception, and for pharma sales reps engaging with healthcare professionals, human connection is key. But today, communication between your reps and HCPs may be limited, or even embargoed altogether. Yet there are still a number of opportunities for engagement, and using video is one that offers various ways to maintain these connections.

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Effective ways to increase access to healthcare stakeholders by 350%

Clarity Engagement Solutions

Pharma companies and healthcare ecosystems are now slowly emerging from a corona lock down of astronomic proportions. Around the world, Systems, hospitals and primary care centers are no longer accepting calls from pharm a field teams. In response to this challenge, many brand teams chose to amp up their digital efforts. Unfortunately, this translated into pushing the same branded content messages via email not only to physicians, but a broad range of healthcare stakeholders.

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Best Practices for Selling From Home

CloserIQ

It’s been two months since work from home has become the new normal, and sales has been largely impacted. The economic downturn has slowed down many deals, and sales teams have had to transition to remote selling (which is already a challenge on its own). But salespeople are nothing if not resilient. We’ve gathered tips and best practices from salespeople who are making the most out of their work from home situations. 1) Set aside time each day to build your pipeline. “ Conversion rates of selli

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Optimizing Clinical Supply Strategy: Navigating Challenges & Finding Your Ideal Model

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Our 10 (OK, 11) Favorite Sales Influencers of 2020

Integrity Solutions

Many sales influencers are doing great things, but we wanted to shine a spotlight on a few of our favorites, those whose viewpoints align well with ours and can help motivate you and your teams to perform better in 2020. . by Will Milano. One of our goals at Integrity Solutions is to help our clients think differently and expand their knowledge about the sales profession, sales performance improvement and leadership, customer service and delivering exceptional client experiences.

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How pharma digital marketing can excel

World of DTC Marketing

Pharma digital marketing has been lagging behind key trends for a long while. Let’s face it, pharma organizations are not made for speed while digital marketing is all about “now” Digital marketing is also about experimentation and learning from successes as well as failures. An internal team of consultants, dedicated to digital, can add a lot of value to a company.

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4 Zoom Sales Interview Tips

Sales Talent

One of the ways our society will be forever changed by the COVID crisis is how we meet. Prior to the crisis, zoom sales interviews were much less common than phone or face-to-face interviews. Post-crisis, we foresee web conferencing becoming a primary tool in the sales recruiting toolbox. Aside from eliminating travel and the associated costs, they can greatly speed up the time it takes to make a sales hire.

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Welcome to the Post-2020 Sales Training Landscape

CLD, Inc.

As 2020 wraps up, let’s take a bit of time to reflect on some of the ways sales training has changed this year.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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Getting into Medical Sales without Experience

Every Ancillary

How to get experience when you have no experience. If you are looking for your first opportunity to break into medical sales, you have likely encountered the proverbial chicken and egg scenario… how do I get experience if every position requires prior experience? This is the top frustration for job candidates seeking their first opportunity. In fact, “how to get a medical sales job without experience” is one of the top searches on Google relating to medical sales.

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What is Medical Sales Enablement?

Infuse Medical

As a sales or marketing professional in the medical device industry, you’ve probably heard the term “sales enablement”. But what exactly is medical sales enablement? Can it really help maximize your sales process and yield a higher ROI for your company? The short answer is yes, but we are going to dive deeper into what sales enablement is, what it looks like for medical device companies, and how it can help your sales team effectively engage with prospects and close more deals.

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Episode 34 – eatNgage Enhances Webinar and Virtual Sales Call Engagement

Medical Device Success

Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes Want to more than double your webinar attendance and engagement throughout the webinar? Want more impactful virtual sales calls? For MedTech companies this is a no brainer. Reasonable cost and very effective. If a major pharma company likes the results they are getting, you will too. In this 5 th episode that is part of our demand generation series we talk to Avi Tessler, CEO of eatNgage to learn more about their online engagement platform that is all about

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