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Are You Sending “Discounting” Signals?

The Sales Hunter

Recently, I began searching for a new software package for my company. Hands down it had what we were looking for and now comes the clincher — these guys will discount! Problem is they’ve told the market they discount! Are you or your company signaling the marketplace you will discount?

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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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Why “High Price” is Only a Perception

The Sales Hunter

An example might be if you’re selling software with multiple year service upgrades. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” Blog pricing discount discounting high price price sales discounting' Frame your price against something much higher as a way of creating contrast.

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5 Ways to Identify a Masquerading Salesperson

The Sales Hunter

They give everyone a discount. Yes, in their opinion, list price is only a starting point from which to discount and the masquerading salesperson always believes the price is way too high right from the start. Sure, let’s put the whole reason why sales aren’t made all on a piece of paper or some stupid software.

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13 best invoicing software to facilitate your payment process in 2022

PandaDoc

And that is why invoicing software has proven to be one of the most useful innovations of the 21st century. But with all the options out there, how do you know which invoicing software is best suited to your business needs? Best invoicing software. What are the best options for invoicing software? FreshBooks. Zoho Books.

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Time is Money and It’s Impacting the Price You Get

The Sales Hunter

An example is a software system that may cost $40,000 and last for 4 years and along the way allow for the reduction of a full-time employee. Both approaches work great and will help you close more sales without having to discount your price. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.”

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Gartner says 2013 will be a Better Year for IT Spending Growth?

The ROI Guy

Most of the true spending increases are focused on select strategic initiatives, especially in Enterprise Software, the Cloud, Mobile Computing and Big Data. So will Gartner’s rosier IT spending growth predictions ring true into the New Year, or will the figures again be discounted as the year progresses?