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As a sales enablement company we are often asked the simple question of 'Well, what is sales enablement?' The struggle is that there has never been a simple answer.

The digital sales technology landscape, and sales enablement, are constantly changing and evolving, meaning that a definition that applied in the past may not accurately depict sales enablement today and tomorrow. 

Today sales enablement technology serves multiple functions including: digital content management, multi-channel sales capability, and closed-loop marketing analytics. As well as providing companies with the quantitative benefits of reducing unneccessary costs and elminating wasted time. 

With the overwhelming number of technologies and information out there it can be quite difficult to answer the question 'what is sales eanblement?', so we've decided to create an infographic to help others understand. Here is our beginner's guide to sales enablement.

The pharma rep of today will approach these three types of healthcare practitioners:

When iPads and eDetailing first crept onto the pharma sales scene, iPads were new and interactive presentations were novel. Pharma reps had the “ooh, aah” factor on their side, and it helped them to sell. Now, tablets are commonplace, with everyone from toddlers to senior citizens wielding them on beach vacations, public transportation and dinner dates everywhere. Without the shock value of newness, do digital tools like iPads and eDetailing presentations still hold water for pharma sales reps?

Yes! And, because the novelty has worn off, the attention is focused right back where it should be: on content presented and the know-how of the individual pharma rep. iPads are still more convenient than lugging a laptop, and eDetailing still holds advantages like remote viewing, analytics and other perks that are unavailable with PowerPoint alone. When used properly, digital tools like these will cut cost per contact immensely, and will grow in favor with healthcare practitioners. Over the next decade, digital sales tools will become a must-have for all pharma reps. The tools alone will not provide the “ooh” or “aah” that makes a sale. But, the skilled representative can still find a leg-up by giving strict attention to three factors: time, content, and data.