Clara Shih

- Use of modern digital communication channels such as video calls, online document sharing, text messaging, social media engagement to build and nurture relationships virtually
- How to balance corporate brand and local/relationship manager efforts
- Regulatory considerations, such as FINRA/SEC for financial services

- How to leverage virtual channels to keep your sales reps productive and successful in the digital marketplace.
- How to leverage LinkedIn and other social media for prospecting, nurturing customer relationships, as well as retention and relationship growth
- How to establish expert credibility and convey empathy over digital channels
- Why this is a critical time for building customer trust which will last a lifetime

- Special support needed for single parents and dual-working parents of young children
- How managers must manage differently than before
- Setting boundaries, management team role modeling behaviors, no weekends/nights, virtual coffees, creating structures for more frequent and more personal interaction moments
- How recruiting needs to adapt to a virtual environment of no in-person interviews or candidate dinners
- How to think about returning to work