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A Customer Who Beats You Up On Price, Will Beat You Up on Everything

The Sales Hunter

Are you willing to walk away from a customer who is persistently asking for a price discount? They will drain your energy — and the time and energy of your office staff — so quickly that any profit you are getting from them will quickly become “not worth it.” I hope so! Be cautious, though.

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Safe Estimates

Selling Energy

The worksheet incorporates your best estimates for energy savings, maintenance savings, rebate eligibility, and inflation as well as your prospect’s assumptions for discount rate, finance rate, and reinvestment rate. Let’s say you’re preparing a cost/benefit analysis for a proposed efficiency upgrade.

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Unlock Your Inner Drive: The Power of Purpose

Pipeliner

The Success Factor: Whether it’s finding the energy to finally stick with a weight loss plan or chasing a bigger dream, purpose gives you unstoppable focus. Don’t discount anything – talents + passion = purpose potential. Mind-Body Connection: Purpose is linked to better overall health. Organizing like a pro?

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I gotta question for ya

Bernadette McClelland

And with envy you remove everything that is strong and good and clever and amazing about you, completely discounting and devaluing it. Here’s the truth. Some won’t. And some won’t for many different excuses reasons. But the #1 reason will be ‘fear of what other people will think’. You see, we cherry pick. All our desires. Then envy kicks in.

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How Does Weather Affect Small Businesses?

Smooth Sale

To counter this, consider using digital marketing techniques to increase visibility online: Offer special promotions and discounts to entice customers during periods of bad weather. Energy Consumption and Cost Implications The weather also plays a critical role in how small businesses consume energy, directly influencing operating costs.

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8 of the Most Difficult Types of Prospects (& How to Deal With Them), According to Real Sales Leaders

Hubspot Sales

Offer them an exclusive discount that's time-based or on a first-come, first-served basis. In my experience, these prospects ask for the moon — customized solutions, deep discounts, unlimited revisions — often before establishing any relationship or value provided.” As a result, meetings are always either postponed or no-shows.”

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Playoff Selling

The Pipeline

Deals you would disqualify, now you try to compromise, and let’s face it in sales speak “compromise” means discount. Discount means lesser margins, less reinvestment opportunity for your company, and more.