Do you know that flawed lead management and poor technology adoption cost companies $1 trillion annually?Many door-to-door sales companies miss out on millions for failing to automate their process. How critical really is technology for direct sales?In this episode, we brought on Ben Schwen to give us an engineer's perspective on the power of software for direct sales.Ben lives and breathes technology, being the CTO (and Cofounder) of Ryve CRM, a leading CRM specially optimized to door-to-door sales to help reps knock, sell, run credit, sign docs, and manage all your projects all in one unified destination.Ben shares with us from insider knowledge of Ryve's operations how software can help businesses:5x productivity and results by accurate data tracking and managementEfficiently manage tons of customer relationships uniquely across each stage of the customer journeyLeverage software to improve or optimize project management across the boardReduce account cancelation from 30% to 8%Set up custom metrics and measure your team's success and weaknessesKnow who you're talking to before you ever knock on a doorEnjoy!Thank you for listening! Don't miss out on future episodes! Subscribe to The D2D Podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Follow us on Facebook and Instagram. You may also watch this podcast on YouTube!You may also follow Sam Taggart on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for more nuggets on D2D and Sales Tips.