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Apr 7, 2021, 7:54 pm

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BarrenLucidity

Join Date: Jun 2018

Location: CLT

Posts: 89

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Originally Posted by boerne

My son works for a tech firm in sales. They have also squeezed down the travel because Zoom calls have been effective to maintain sales, or even improve them. There is certainly value in face to face sales, but the follow up which might have been face to face will likely be Zoom. I have read futurists that said business travel would come back, and another that said it would never be the same. Basically they are guessing. Who Pays these people?

https://bahighlife.com/business/2020...siness-travel/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigask...h=7abc26722e09

https://www.cntraveler.com/story/wha...vel-looks-like

Here's the thing though... All it takes is one sales team flying to force competitors to do the same. A zoom call can't match an in person meeting. It definitely can't beat a paid lunch, dinner, team happy hour, whatever. Zoom is good to fill the gaps but I am betting my days off getting away with multitasking on vendor calls are quickly going to become a thing of the past.

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