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Are You Sending “Discounting” Signals?

The Sales Hunter

Hands down it had what we were looking for and now comes the clincher — these guys will discount! In my book, that is a pretty lousy sales process. Problem is they’ve told the market they discount! Are you or your company signaling the marketplace you will discount? ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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5th Secret to Selling at Full Price: Don’t Offer Discounts. Period.

The Sales Hunter

We’ve reached the last secret on my list of 5 Secrets to Selling at Full Price. Don’t offer discounts. Not offering discounts must be more than an idea. Does this mean there are never any discounts made? Strategy is the sales manager can authorize discounts, but only after certain criteria are met.

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Discounting a Price to Close-Out Inventory

The Sales Hunter

Yes, you can discount your price as a way to close-out inventory or to get out of a particular business. Before you race out with a discounted price to help you out of a short-term problem, ask yourself what impact the discounted price is going to have on your regular business.

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Selling Skills or Selling Process? Which is Holding You Back.

The Sales Hunter

Selling Skills or Selling Process? A person with strong selling skills. Strong selling skills certainly are a beginning. These include the ability to listen, ask questions, create a unique selling proposition and ultimately close. I refer to these as selling skills, not a sales process.

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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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Book Review: The Challenger Sale | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

Book Review: The Challenger Sale. In the book, the authors reveal the findings from their extensive studies regarding the sales process. In fact, I would argue the best audience for this book is the sales manager, because the book explores how to hire and coach “challenger salespeople.” discounting.

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5 Secrets to Selling at Full Price

The Sales Hunter

SECRET 5: Don’t offer discounts. In the end this is a pretty simple thing, yet so many salespeople still resort to offering a discount. In the coming days, I’ll be expanding on each one of these 5 secrets to selling at full price and how to avoid discounting. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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