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5 Negotiation Mistakes to Avoid

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Mike Schultz, President, RAIN Group Negotiation is everywhere: in selling, setting salaries, getting the labor union back to the table, figuring out where to go out to dinner.even getting your kids to go to bed. Since negotiation is everywhere, so is negotiation advice. We feel the same about sales negotiation advice.

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Negotiating a Deal In Crunch Time

Sales and Marketing Management

The negotiation started with the Twins offering five years, $90 million. We worked through it together and to avoid the free agency deadline because we knew at crunch time, unpredictable things happen in a negotiation. Unfortunately, not all negotiations are textbook like this. We recommend scripting the negotiation in advance.

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Do You Bring Negotiations to Successful Conclusions?

Smooth Sale

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Bring Negotiations to Successful Conclusions? We have all experienced heated ups and downs concerning conversations for business and personal reasons. The written word cannot be revised or manipulated in future conversations; it’s akin to being written in stone.

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Do You Negotiate Ideas?

Smooth Sale

Photo by AZE via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Negotiate Ideas? Most people fear the need to negotiate ideas only to accept whatever comes their way, good, bad, or indifferent. My Story Although never in leadership, I led by asking questions continually to negotiate a more favorable outcome.

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Negotiating on the First Tee (Part 2)

Anthony Cole Training

In Part 1 of "Negotiating on the First Tee, we discussed the practice of negotiating with your prospect before you begin your presentation. In Part 2, we continue this discussion and add more to the conversation.

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Every Great Conversation

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Randy Sabourin The most important things that happen at any organization are conversations. A salesperson who struggles to have meaningful customer conversations, a leader who is misunderstood when implementing strategy, or a manager who prefers to avoid coaching conversations are all negatively affecting their organizations.

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7 Things You Should Never Say in a Negotiation

Hubspot Sales

Negotiation is a delicate balancing act. By the time you’ve reached the negotiation phase of the sales process, you and your prospect have a common goal: getting your company’s offering into their hands. Assuring your prospect the negotiation will be quick and easy won't put them at ease — it'll do the opposite.