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“We Need To Discount….”

Partners in Excellence

But I started noticing a problem, 100% of the deals required a “discount.” ” “What’s the problem, why do we need to discount in each of these deals?” Fewer than 10% of the deals won required a discount (outside of normal volume discounts or quarter end incentive programs).

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A Guide To Closing Sales Stress Free

The Digital Sales Institute

The Urgency Close This technique works best where there is a genuine offer or some time limited event such as end of quarter discounting. The urgency close only works where the customer already sees the value, and this is an incentive to decide now. Creating a sense of urgency can motivate buyers to take immediate action.

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The Dangers of Average Sales Skills

Janek Performance Group

However, because the $100,000 shortfall from average sales skills is money never received, sales leaders are more comfortable ignoring average sales skills. Every business has an annual budget for marketing, technology, and payroll. Another hidden cost of average sales skills is customer dissatisfaction.

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How To Motivate Sales People – Without Money

Klozers

. The top sales people are always very goal orientated, but what motivates sales people are rarely the business goals such as 20% growth, increased sales targets, higher margins and increased market share. For inside sales you could offer vouchers for driving lessons as an incentive when they hit certain sales targets.