Back Issues This Week → Calendar → Current Issue → Popular →

All issuesVolume 326, Issue 3IT NewsCRM

To Drive Growth, CSOs Must Harness Digitally Enabled Sales Strategies

Destination CRM, Thursday, May 22nd, 2025

In the rapidly evolving landscape of B2B sales, chief sales officers (CSOs) are at a crossroads. The traditional sales channels that have long been the backbone of revenue generation are failing to meet the expectations of buyers, whose preferences now lean toward rep-free digital experi ences

In fact, by 2028, Gartner predicts that a staggering 75 percent of organizations will complete their highest-revenue deals via digital channels. And yet, CSOs' perception of dig ital commerce as nothing more than a shopping cart means they continue to prioritize seller-led channels in their sales strategies. CSOs must choose to embrace digital commerce as an enabler of their strategic goals or else put revenue at risk.

more →  ·  More from CRM →