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#1 Way to Stop Discounting Your Price

The Sales Hunter

Last week I wrote about the issue of discounting, and needless to say it generated a major amount of conversation all over social media and in emails and phone calls to me. A few people pushed back on my thinking. I’m fine with that, as I know what I say won’t always resonate with everyone. […].

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Ominous Signs for Sales Teams and Baseball Can Help

Understanding the Sales Force

That means there are few experienced recession-proof salespeople, but there are plenty who didn’t figure out how to succeed at recessionary selling back then. They make trades, call up talent from their minor league team, move people around, and take a “next man up” philosophy. What are the twelve biggest challenges?

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Customer Requests a Discount? Ignore it.

The Sales Hunter

I know it may seem odd to ignore something your customer says, but when they request a discount, this tactic is worth trying (at least initially). When they make a comment about the price being too high, simply ignore it and re-direct the conversation back to the customer’s needs and pain. Resist the urge to do this! Absolutely.

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7 Ways to Respond When Your Prospect Asks for a Discount

Hubspot Sales

A discount can help accelerate a slow-moving deal, create goodwill, and give you leverage for requesting concessions. But you’ll only reap these benefits by discounting strategically -- not whenever your prospect asks for one. Of course, responding to discount inquiries during the actual negotiation is challenging too.

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Mr. Inside Sales

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Five Myths About Price and Discounting

Pipeliner

I can’t think of any concepts more misunderstood than price, pricing, and discounting. Let’s discuss five myths about pricing, and its Mr. Hyde alter-ego, discounting. Discounting is only going to convince your prospect to doubt the numbers. So…”make it up on volume” disciples: how much do you discount before down becomes up?

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Is Discounting a Deal Suicidal? Six Ways to Tell

Pipeliner

Six Ways to Commit “Suicide by Discount”. It’s often tempting to discount your way out of sales trouble, but sometimes you’re doing more harm than good. While discounting is sometimes necessary, it’s often the biggest mistake you can make. Full disclosure here: I’m highly biased against discounting.