Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

OCTOBER 27, 2022

If you’re very, very lucky, you may sell a product or service that is completely unique, without any serious competitor in sight. And because your offering is one-of-a-kind, you never feel any pressure from buyers to lower your price. “All I can do to get the sale is give way on price.” Moment of truth.

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Anthony Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Beating out your competitor for a big deal requires creating more value for your client, especially when your price is higher. One of the most effective ways to clarify that value is by teaching your client the difference between your model and your competitor’s model. The Starting Line. How to Explain the Models.

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Anthony Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

I Can’t Compete with Lower Prices. When you expect to lose to your irrational competitor , the one with prices so low it’s difficult to understand how they’re still in business, you improve their chances of beating you. Your inability to compete has less to do with your company, your pricing, and your competitor.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 9, 2021

What if the price is the price period? I can imagine, “Our price per feature is this, the competition has fewer features, so they are really more expensive on a feature basis.” In my first sales job, I worked for a company that had a published “list price.” But I won more.

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Discount Face-to-face Competition Promotion 97

Sales Hacker

AUGUST 12, 2021

Let’s have a look at what you can do to prepare and empower your team to avoid them so you can start beating that quota. Train your reps to: Start with lower roles and ask qualifying questions that help them uncover who needs to be involved in a deal from the start. Not addressing pricing properly. There are two elements here.

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Decision Maker Buyer Persona Collateral Case Study 119

Sales and Marketing Management

APRIL 26, 2020

MVP Healthcare is partnering with their biggest competitors in the New York/Vermont area to expand virtual access to medical providers, diagnostic testing and follow up for their collective members. Sales reps are at the leading edge of that charge to orchestrate supply where it is needed most.

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Partners in Excellence

MARCH 31, 2021

All are premium priced and have the brand image of the most expensive, prestigious brands in the world. They sell low priced products, typically around $1 (Though I have seen products at the outrageous price of $7). They want to be “America’s General Store, offering consumers everyday low prices.”

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Braveheart Sales

JUNE 29, 2021

I recently gave a presentation on strategic pricing. RFPs and other bidding environments are buying tactics often specifically designed to separate value from price. It favors the worst providers in the industry – the ones who don’t have great quality or service – but who are willing and able to provide it for dirt cheap pricing.

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Anthony Iannarino

JUNE 25, 2019

Everyone wants a lower price. Of all the generalizations salespeople make, my personal favorite is “everyone wants a lower price.” The modicum of truth in this belief is that the likelihood of your client asking you for a lower price is very high. No one answers their phone.

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No More Cold Calling

OCTOBER 30, 2014

But Wait, There’s More Check out these posts you might have missed from September: Cavemen Would Have Been Great Salespeople 6 Ways to Beat Lower-Priced Competitors Don’t Be One of “Those” People Do Your Connections Count? I’d love to connect with you on LinkedIn. Click through to my LinkedIn profile.

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Anthony Iannarino

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

In the first model, you remove the friction from the transaction, including the friction of price. Most of these websites compete on price, conflating travel to a commodity purchase. You are forced to compete with the lower price your competitor has created by eliminating the cost of genuine care.

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Understanding the Sales Force

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

There are some salespeople who can be motivated to achieve greatness just because someone told them that they would fail at sales, that they weren''t ready for this role, that they couldn''t sell that big account, that they wouldn''t beat out that particular competitor, or that they could never earn that much money. Disinterest.

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The Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Objections to price are common, but often a spoken objection to price is masking a deeper concern about trust, value, or resistance to change. Common objections include cost, complexity, competitors, lack of features, value, timing, and trust (which may also show up as lack of authority or confidence). DOWNLOAD NOW.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 15, 2014

When the customer perceives little difference between alternative solutions from vendors, the lowest price wins! As a result, the only substantive differentiation is pricing. So when the customer perceives everything as being equal, then the lowest price will always win. So how are we to compete in this environment?

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Janek Performance Group

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

But rushing to agreement, failing to gain consensus, or lowering your price leaves money on the table. Being the best starts by beating your own best score. This does not mean ignoring your competitors. However, it’s critical for growth and turning yesterday’s loss into tomorrow’s win. “ After all, time is money.

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EyesOnSales

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

The only worse than getting the competitor stall at the end of your presentation (something like, “Well, we’re looking at other quotes…” etc.) ” Option #6: “Obviously you’re going to show this quote to your current vendor – if they match the price, will you just stick with them?”

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LeadFuze

JANUARY 5, 2021

If you want to beat the big guys, why not pretend to be them? Things can get a little dicey, though, because if your competitors see that you’re bidding on their branded keywords, then they can start bidding on yours, and all of a sudden, you have to pay premium prices to bid on your own brand. Is it a little morally grey?

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The Brooks Group

JUNE 22, 2018

If you want your salespeople to beat the competition, they need to fully understand who they’re up against. A competitor analysis is a critical part of your business strategy and something that each of your reps should be comfortable doing on a regular basis. An effective competitor analysis doesn’t need to be complicated.

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The Brooks Group

OCTOBER 2, 2015

When your prospects are considering purchasing from your organization, price will inevitably be a factor, but what is likely more important to them is a high quality product and the value that accompanies it. Here are 7 things your sales team can provide to your prospects other than lowest price. Reliability and Dependability.

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Click here to see Tony Cole "LIVE" on Business Beat! I dont mean challenges from competitors, but rather personal challenges that had significant impact on our family and financial health. Introducing the ACTG Learning Center which offers a full curriculum of sales courses at a price you can afford and 24/7 access for your convenience.

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The Brooks Group

AUGUST 29, 2018

Here are 9 sales negotiation skills your salespeople need to master to avoid price concessions and protect your profit margins. Prospects who understand their own pain will be more motivated to alleviate it, and less likely to push back on price. Taking something away from the package to lower the price, or.

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PandaDoc

JUNE 21, 2022

Primary competitors in the marketplace. As you write your plan, you’ll need to evaluate your target marketing, including buyers and brand competitors. We sell high-quality, affordably priced walking and running shoes for families and amateur athletes. No matter how unique your business or idea, you’ll always have competitors.

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LeadFuze

JULY 5, 2023

We’ll also discuss adapting scripts based on business needs – from tailoring templates according to product pricing to differentiating scripts for B2B and B2C scenarios. Your sales script must differentiate you from competitors. Here’s how: Briefly acknowledge competitor solutions without disparaging them.

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The Brooks Group

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

How to Sell Against Lower Priced Competition – 5 Ways to Beat Price-Cutting Competitors. Fill out the form below to request your free consultation. . NOTE: Our sales training tools are designed to make your life easier. Use them to your advantage.

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The Brooks Group

JULY 19, 2016

Are they struggling to sell against lower-priced competition? How to Sell Against Lower Priced Competition – 5 Ways to Beat Price-Cutting Competitors. Take Action: Poll your sales team on the challenges they regularly face in the field. Are they having a hard time getting a handle on social selling?

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Training Hiring Face-to-face Sales Talent 53

Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

If we focus our differentiation on our products, solutions–too often, the only differentiation is our price. But again–there are lots of quality alternatives, so we get sucked into price competition. There are so many important dimensions to this question. Customers challenge us with that question. No related posts.

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Sales Hacker

JULY 1, 2021

Your sales team can serve as early warning signals to trends and the presence of new competitors in your market. consumer price index rose at the fastest pace in the last eight years – an inflationary warning signal. Can you digitally move without missing a beat, or are you constrained to a physical location and infrastructure?

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Gong.io

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

I don’t need to beat a dead horse, do I? Talking about their competitor is SURE to get them snap up and listen. It might sound like this: Buyer: We have a hard time differentiating from our competitors. If you hold off from talking for a beat longer than what feels natural, your customer will continue to talk.

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The Brooks Group

JUNE 29, 2016

How to Sell Against Lower Priced Competition – 5 Ways to Beat Price-Cutting Competitors. You either like what you see, or you receive a full refund. Learn More. NOTE: Our sales training tools are designed to make your life easier. Use them to your advantage.

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The Brooks Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Using Your Higher Price To Your Advantage. While there are really 5 ways to do this, we'll focus on high price for the time-being. One facet of your competitive advantage could actually be your price. It is true that some people and businesses really do buy products and services seemingly on price.

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Sales Training Advice

JANUARY 12, 2011

The key for you as the salesperson to remember is that even though the purchasing department’s number one objective is to save money, this doesn’t mean they are out to attack you on price. What this means is very simple: The purchasing department’s job is much more than beating up salespeople.

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Social Media Up-Sell Motivation Call-back 42

Sales Training Advice

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Just as quickly as you think the customer will buy, they say something along the lines of, “I like what you’re offering, but your price is way too much.” ” Without missing a beat, you begin to shudder at the thought of losing the sale. Let’s look at why your customer doesn’t like your price.

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OnePageCRM

MARCH 8, 2017

A common complaint from sales teams is: we can outcompete and make more sales simply by reducing prices. But if you’re competing on the basis of having the lowest price, you’ll always be running on slim margins, putting pressure on the entire supply chain and putting your product (and your customers’ success) at risk. lower the price.

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Discount Lead Rank Top of Funnel Enterprise 55

The Brooks Group

JUNE 17, 2015

How to Sell Against Lower Priced Competition – 5 Ways to Beat Price-Cutting Competitors. With the right implementation, a program conducted in-house will be a good investment not only for the organization, but for individual participants as well. NOTE: Our sales training tools are designed to make your life easier.

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Pipeliner

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

There’s nothing to be gained beating ourselves up over workplace decisions that we’d rather re-do. Pressure from prospects: “We haven’t made a purchase decision yet, but if you can promise a better price, I will share [Competitor X’s] proprietary proposal.”.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Government ACT 69

Close.io

JANUARY 13, 2020

You don't want to be the salesperson who calls constantly, but you also don't want to wait six months to follow up on your last call to find out that a competitor beat you to it. Cons: Web forms are limited in lower-price plans. Cons: Combined pricing can be very high. What the next action is.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Leads 81

OnePageCRM

MARCH 8, 2017

A common complaint from sales teams is: we can outcompete and make more sales simply by reducing prices. But if you’re competing on the basis of having the lowest price, you’ll always be running on slim margins, putting pressure on the entire supply chain and putting your product (and your customers’ success) at risk. lower the price.

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