Sales management is always searching for ways to solve the sales focus challenges. Today more than ever they are under assault from competitors they cannot see all the time. Large corporations to small start ups have the same (or perhaps) capability to maintain tremendous leverage through the world wide web and thus the internet.
Management faces sales force challenges to grow their business top line while maintaining adequate profits for their bottom line. The smaller the enterprise the more flexible they become when competing. One could assume that a small to medium size company with the right products can compete with the larger more established brands.
Communicating but not over commnicating with your sales teams is the answer. They must have up to date information on their products and their prostpects needs. They should be laser focused on their prospects business environment. The more they show knowledge of their prospect the higher level of credibility and thus trust they will gain for a potential sale.