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Discounting Your Price Brings You Discounted Customers

The Sales Hunter

One of the biggest reasons I don’t like discounting is that it not only destroys the value proposition, it also attracts lousy customers. Customers who are price driven are the same ones who are going to push you on everything else. If your goal is to attract cheap customers, then by all means, discount your price.

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Salespeople Who Give Discounts are Not Salespeople

The Sales Hunter

It’s time for me to rant about salespeople and discounts. When a salesperson offers a customer a discount, what they’re saying is they have not been able to do a good enough of a job demonstrating value to the customer. Rather, I think they’re a customer service person at best.

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Price Discounts MUST Have an Expiration Date

The Sales Hunter

I’m not a fan of discounting in the least, as I don’t think it gets you anywhere. But if it is necessary to offer a discount, make sure it has a very tight expiration date. Remember, the expiration date is as much for the customer to speed up their decision as it is for you to not waffle.

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Are You a Salesperson or a Customer Service Person?

The Sales Hunter

If that’s the case, then why are you acting like a customer service person? I’m not bashing customer service people. They play a key role in the sale process, but I believe strongly salespeople and customer service people are to be doing two different tasks. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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VIDEO SALES TIP: Discounting? Use this Strategy.

The Sales Hunter

If you know much about me, you know I’m not a big fan of discounting. If you find yourself having to discount, you MUST pair it with a reduction in service. How to discount correctly: Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” I rarely think it should be done. ” Sales Motivation Blog. .

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How to Get Sales and Customer Service Teams Working Together

Zendesk Sell

But this shift towards relationships and away from mere transactions has also revealed one of the fundamental problems in how we think about sales and customer service. The customer service team’s priority, on the other hand, is usually to reduce the number of conversations they have every day. The length of calls.

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Customer lifecycle & CRM: How CRMs impact marketing, sales, and customer service teams

Nutshell

Especially when it comes to the customer lifecycle and CRM, the possibilities are endless. But CRM does more than just support your customer service team. In this article, we’re giving you the inside scoop on how CRMs impact marketing, sales, and customer service teams to help your business thrive.