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Discounting Belongs in Every Sales Tookit

Pipeliner

Discounting gets a bad rap. Discounting is a Sure Sign of Sales Failure , proclaims one recent headline. Other titles are similarly dismissive: Salespeople Who Give Discounts Are Not Salespeople. Vendors discount their selling prices for many reasons, and sweetening their offer to buyers are among them. Net worth: $16.7

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The Slippery Slope of Discounting | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

The Slippery Slope of Discounting. If you as a salesperson — or worse, if you as a sales manager — do not believe in the price of what you sell, then that is a bigger problem than whether you have a tendency to offer a discount. But quantity will never make up for the profits you did lose by selling at a discount.

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What Happened to Brand Ambassadors?

Zoominfo

If she were accepted, she’d get a lifetime discount — all she had to do was promote the brand on her social media pages (and hopefully make some sales). Even better, the email had a 35% discount code for her first purchase, which she had to make in order to activate her ambassador status. Become a Rep,” it read. She was being sold to.

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Building Loyalty Evolves with Data, Smartphones, and Personalization

Zoominfo

Figure 1 : Various loyalty-related job titles have risen steadily at companies since 2010. Meanwhile, supermarkets and wholesale clubs made pioneering moves to entice customers to return, making discounts contingent on people swiping a card or keychain tag to get the savings. The Internet Changes Loyalty Approaches (1995–2010).

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Negotiating a Deal In Crunch Time

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Andres Lares When Joe Mauer’s contract neared its expiration in 2010, the all-star’s agent sat with him and shared how his research revealed he could secure a contract of approximately $300 million over 10 years in the free agent market. Perhaps you can maintain a premium scope while offering a first-month discount (e.g.,

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7 Sales Prospecting Ideas That Work | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

discounting. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. © 2010-2012 The Sales Hunter. Phone Sales Tips: Smartphone Messages That Work. Cold Calling: The Spam of the Sales World.

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Top 5 Sales Motivation Tips | Sales Motivation and Sales Training

The Sales Hunter

discounting. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010. © 2010-2012 The Sales Hunter. Sales Motivation: FIVE Tips to Keep You On Track. 6 Tips for Selling in a Difficult Environment.