Sales profession and professionals in the age of digitization and artificial intelligence technologies: concepts, priorities, and questions

J Singh, K Flaherty, RS Sohi… - Journal of Personal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Recognizing the rapid advances in sales digitization and artificial intelligence technologies,
we develop concepts, priorities, and questions to help guide future research and practice in …

Practical insights for sales force digitalization success

AA Zoltners, P Sinha, D Sahay, A Shastri… - Journal of Personal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Sales organizations are actively pursuing digitalization because they see value through
greater efficiency and effectiveness. In this paper, we examine the challenges in …

From sales force automation to digital transformation: how social media, social CRM, and artificial intelligence technologies are influencing the sales process

R Agnihotri - A research agenda for sales, 2021 - elgaronline.com
The role of sales technology systems in facilitating the sales process remains an interesting
topic for academics. Firms make substantial investments in sales technology, with the hope …

The triggers and consequences of digital sales: a systematic literature review

H Fischer, S Seidenstricker… - Journal of Personal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The megatrend of digitalization has the potential to fundamentally change sales practices.
This is because digital technologies impact the entire sales organization and can …

Waiting for a sales renaissance in the fourth industrial revolution: Machine learning and artificial intelligence in sales research and practice

N Syam, A Sharma - Industrial marketing management, 2018 - Elsevier
Experts have suggested that the next few decades will herald the fourth industrial revolution.
The fourth industrial revolution will be powered by digitization, information and …

The human side of digital transformation in sales: review & future paths

S Alavi, J Habel - Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The digital transformation of organizations is a pervasive force which fundamentally
changes companies and, in fact, society as a whole. For many companies, the sales force is …

Personal selling and sales management in the new millennium

RE Anderson - Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
Several behavioral, technological, and managerial forces are dramatically and irrevocably
changing the way that salespeople and sales managers understand, prepare for, and …

Digital transformation of business-to-business sales: what needs to be unlearned?

M Mattila, M Yrjölä, P Hautamäki - Journal of Personal Selling & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to offer novel means for rethinking contemporary business-to-business
(B2B) sales operations and the assumptions that underlie them in the digital era. This …

Are sales as we know it dying… or merely transforming?

WC Moncrief - Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The world of sales research continues to transform as we move more into the world of social
media. This article briefly examines a historical examination of sales research by decade …

The role of technology at the interface between salespeople and consumers

M Ahearne, A Rapp - Journal of Personal Selling & Sales …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Research examining technology and the sales force has a long, developed history that
spans several decades. From initial research reviewing sales force laptop usage to more …