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Best Way to Reduce Discounting: Better Negotiating or Value Selling?

The ROI Guy

There is more pressure than ever on suppliers to lower their prices and offer steep discounts. Recent studies indicate that the average discount levels has risen to 20% per deal (IDC), but we find that many solution providers would be happy if that were the level of discount they were providing. Many are a whopping 50-70%!

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For Sale, Not On Sale - The True Cost of Discounting and What to Do About It

The ROI Guy

By Mark Schlueter & Tom Pisello More sales execs are revealing that discount pressures are at an all time high, and as a result, they need more transactions than ever just to make the numbers. Procurement specialists’ incentive pay is now directly tied to the discounts they can extract from each vendor. So how bad has it become?

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What is lead nurturing? The definitive guide to what it is, strategies, best practices and examples

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The right lead nurturing software, platforms, and tools can make the job easier and more effective. It may then progress to notifications about items in their cart (for example, if they change price or if discount codes for them become available). Platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram should be your go-to tools.

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Streamline Sales Processes with Enterprise CPQ

Cincom Smart Selling

Configure, Price, Quote software brings together guided selling, pricing rules, proposal generation, and contract management in an integrated platform tailored for sales organizations. Core CPQ features include: Guided Selling Tools: CPQ applies configuration requirements and logic when building customized quotes.

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Video: Combating Chaos in Channel Sales with CPQ

Cincom Smart Selling

As a channel manager, you know that your indirect sales channel can be an excellent source of revenue. Unfortunately, it can also introduce new elements of chaos into your organization that extend beyond the channel management team. Channel Challenges. Growth is another major channel challenge. Exploring Options.

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Discover the Best Quote Software For Your Business Needs

Cincom Smart Selling

Automated Pricing and Discounting Automated pricing and discounting are crucial features to look for in quote software. A good quote software solution should enable you to automate complex pricing models and discounting processes. This will save you time and reduce errors, ensuring accurate pricing and discounting.

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Sales Skill-Sets vs Sales Tool-Sets

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Of course, my retort is that you won’t increase sales if you don’t have the right tools to compete more efficiently and effectively. They would ask, “What good is a prospect research tool if reps don’t know how to get a decision maker to engage?” Discounting: Sacrificing profits to win business.