In the eyes of many team leaders, especially in manufacturing and distribution, automating sales and account management runs the risk of losing those real, genuine relationships that deliver value back to the business year after year. But the reality is, by giving your sales reps and account managers the tools to automate daily processes, you might be able to make them even more effective at building those exact same relationships.
In this episode of Transformation @ Work, we look at the ways in which automation can be used to eliminate administrative hurdles for sales reps and account managers, so they can put their focus where it matters most: building lasting, profitable relationships with customers.
In the eyes of many team leaders, especially in manufacturing and distribution, automating sales and account management runs the risk of losing those real, genuine relationships that deliver value back to the business year after year. But the reality is, by giving your sales reps and account managers the tools to automate daily processes, you might be able to make them even more effective at building those exact same relationships.
In this episode of Transformation @ Work, we look at the ways in which automation can be used to eliminate administrative hurdles for sales reps and account managers, so they can put their focus where it matters most: building lasting, profitable relationships with customers.
Key Insights:
02:40 - The challenges account managers face when tasked with manually managing all of their relationships
05:37 - The risk of overwhelming sales reps and account managers by asking them to manage relationships manually
06:54 - How automation helps sales teams put their focus back on building relationships
10:49 - The time savings that come from automating administrative tasks for account managers
14:20 - Addressing common concerns: “How do we keep the human connection when automating sales?”
19:45 - Specific examples of how businesses can improve their sales processes by automating workflows with Manufacturing Cloud
