Pipeliner

AUGUST 22, 2019

Regardless of the pricing model, you have worked hard to develop when push comes to shove, and often even before push comes to shove, salespeople cave in and offer discounts. If key stakeholders are not invested in the relationship with your company, they will have no qualms about pushing for discounts that hurt your bottom line.

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Discount Negotiation Forecasting Proposal 73

The Pipeline

AUGUST 27, 2019

They not only give away their time; they pay the prospect for the privilege of doing so. This is exactly what you are doing when you choose to discount instead of sell. If it isn’t quota, then why discount? You know what I mean, spending all that valuable time with prospects that you know will never buy. Giving It Away.

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Wireless Discount Face-to-face Scale 264

Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

So how can you scale communications with prospects and leads in the space between nurturing and closing a deal? They are a component of campaigns where individual readers (who could be possible prospects) are sent crafted messages after they set off a configured trigger. It’s all about appealing to their specific interests and needs.

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Prospecting Scale Lead Nurturing Campaigns 130

MTD Sales Training

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Ask: What are the key challenges this specific customer is facing at the moment? This means identifying what is most important to the prospect. For instance, if they are asking for a discount, find out the reason why a cheaper price is important to them. Concentrate on Interests not Positions. Don’t split the difference.

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Negotiation Margin Discount Face-to-face 211

Crunchbase

APRIL 22, 2020

Economic uncertainty makes it even more challenging for salespeople to hit their quotas, and requires customer-facing teams to promptly and effectively respond to the needs of their customer base. Before reaching out to a prospect or customer, be sure you have an understanding of how COVID-19 may be impacting their business. .

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Prospecting Customer How To Decision Maker 124

Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

Mention Pricing on Cold Calls Talk About the Competition Prepare for the Discount Talk Master the Sales Call Monologue Bring in Your Customer Success Specialists Early Forecast Using Data, Not Instincts. In fact, a more purchase-ready prospect is likely to know more about the variety of products on the market. Longer sales cycles.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 130

The Pipeline

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Clearly, we do not want to discount or offer incentive that will reduce the total value of the client. Most salespeople think about how to complete the deal, when they should be focused on face time. Prospects are recyclable, time is not. Need Help Now. This is clearly not the situation you want to be in.

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Top of Funnel Face-to-face Incentives Incentive 188

Crunchbase

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Lead generation is pointless if it doesn’t result in a prospect and a conversion. Before we dive into how to drive conversions, let’s first unpack the difference between a lead and a prospect, and how to turn one into the other. Grow your revenue with all-in-one prospecting solutions powered by the leader in private-company data.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Prospecting 111

Hubspot Sales

MAY 5, 2023

It's also common for consumers to have less confidence in their decisions, so expect to face more objections in the process. Ultimately, sales teams need to be more flexible and creative in the face of changing market conditions. As whispers (or shouts) of an economic downturn persist, salespeople need to shift from defense to offense.

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Customer Centric Selling

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Sales Tips: How to Avoid the Discounting "Squeeze". I was working with a client a few years ago and saw the CEO and CFO in a meeting to discuss pricing on a transaction for a large prospect. After asking a few questions it seemed clear that they were the vendor of choice and were in a death spiral of discounting.

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Discount Negotiation Face-to-face Vendor 81

Hubspot Sales

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The very moment deal-seekers everywhere shoot their shot, turn prospects into buyers, and score buzzer-beating slam dunks that accelerate the business to record-breaking sales. Anticipation of discounts: Buyers know that salespeople are more likely to discount the later it gets, so they wait in anticipation of discounts.

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Data Discount How To Quota 119

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The urge to cut your price to close a sale is something we all face, and for many salespeople, it’s almost a daily occurrence. An easy way to help you control this urge is by always carrying with you a list of all of the customers/sales prospects that are in your pipeline. Never allow yourself to go anywhere without that list.

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Pipeline Discount Face-to-face Top of Funnel 202

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2024

They throw their preference for a Rep Free buying experience into our faces. And to win that business, we have to discount deeply–getting approvals is such a hassle and it impacts our commissions. Faced with this, selling isn’t for the weak spirited. Confession time. I’m terribly lazy.

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Face-to-face Commission Up-Sell Discount 106

Janek Performance Group

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Meeting current customers and networking with new prospects face to face is what we do in sales. Meeting virtual on Zoom or attending a virtual event will never fully replace the face-to-face interaction of live events. But we are not ready to discount the value of in-person events and trade shows.

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Trade Show Face-to-face Sales Qualified Lead How To 118

Rob Jolles

JULY 28, 2023

Here’s a quick quiz: Which prospect would you prefer meeting with? Prospect #1: Someone who has been battling with a particular problem, has finally decided to do something about it, and calls you! I’m pretty sure I know which prospect you’d pick. Well… you might want to be careful what prospect you wish for.

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Rob Jolles

JULY 28, 2023

Here’s a quick quiz: Which prospect would you prefer meeting with? Prospect #1: Someone who has been battling with a particular problem, has finally decided to do something about it, and calls you! I’m pretty sure I know which prospect you’d pick. Well… you might want to be careful what prospect you wish for.

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Prospecting Call-back Up-Sell Face-to-face 52

The Pipeline

APRIL 11, 2016

Thus far in this series we have looked at two prospects segments that are popular among sellers, mostly because they are likely the easier of the three. The reason for that is that those who thrive on prospecting this segment, not only have more fun selling, they face less competition, and as a result make more sales and commissions.

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Nutshell

JUNE 25, 2021

Newsflash: half of your prospects are a bad fit for the products and/or services you sell. Fortunately, there are ways to identify and eliminate bad-fit prospects from your pipeline before they drag you down. Keep reading to learn seven signs your prospect is a bad fit. Sign #1 – They skip scheduled meetings.

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Prospecting Lead Rank Sales Qualified Lead Lead Scoring 112

The Pipeline

AUGUST 20, 2019

For example, when I ask some reps why they are not prospecting, I’ll get different excuse based on time of year and state of their pipeline. As though every potential prospect picks up and leaves town. What makes you think your prospects can’t do all that and chew gum at the same time? By Tibor Shanto. Look Around.

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Pipeline Face-to-face Discount Buyer 254

Salesmate

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Your sales success is dependent on your ability to handle and convert prospects into paying customers. Like all fingers of the hand aren’t the same, even the sales world is filled with different types of prospects. A good understanding of different kinds of prospects can help in developing successful strategies.

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Sales 2.0

APRIL 16, 2020

They seem to be sending emails for the sake of sending emails, probably driven by a desire to show they care for their prospects. Data from Bloomberg’s economists say we are in a recession. These economic issues are very likely even bigger than the health issues, at least in terms of how many people are affected. (17 Are you being relevant?

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Face-to-face Social Media Discount Lead Rank 243

Hubspot Sales

MAY 16, 2022

Obviously, that figure has massive implications for businesses of all sizes, and several business owners are faced with a question that's every bit as uncomfortable as it is pressing: What do we do about our prices? Fair" is a frame of mind — it's a matter of prospect and customer perception. Tips for Fair Inflation-Driven Pricing.

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Discount Compensation Face-to-face Distribution 108

Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

After a week and a half, a 20 percent off discount opportunity becomes available to your interested subscriber. Give them a Step-by-Step Guide to solving a huge problem that they face. Author: Silvia Woolard In today’s digital marketing environment, there are unlimited ways to improve your business performance. Your business is unique.

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Case Study Discount Webinar Metrics How To 237

The Sales Hunter

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Mark’s Insights on PROSPECTING. Voicemail as a Prospecting Strategy? Let’s face it. What this means is you use cold-calling voicemails as one part of your prospecting strategy, and the other parts are going to include email, direct mail, networking, and so forth.

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Motivation Cold Calling Strategy Prospecting 168

Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

Mention Pricing on Cold Calls Talk About the Competition Prepare for the Discount Talk Master the Sales Call Monologue Bring in Your Customer Success Specialists Early Forecast Using Data, Not Instincts Find the right way to break a few sales call rules, and you can fast-track your company to a hefty market advantage. Longer sales cycles.

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Sales Qualified Lead Lead Rank Lead Scoring Leads 100

Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 12, 2019

It may sound totally counterintuitive, but doing the opposite - playing your cards face up on your pricing model - consistently results in. To start with, play these cards face up from the beginning. When the typical negotiation “event” happens near the end of the sales process, we tend to flip the script. Extreme position?

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Negotiation Discount Proposal Face-to-face 166

Zoominfo

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Buyer intent data is digital information collected from the public-facing digital world, such as web page views, downloaded content, and webinar attendance. It’s a science — understanding the market + humanization + appeal = (hopefully) more fitting prospects. B2B Tips for Sales, Marketing, Recruitment, and More.

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B2B Trade Show Intent Data Buyer Intent 237

The ROI Guy

JUNE 29, 2015

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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Discount Lead Rank Proposal ROI 83

Increase Sales

MARCH 14, 2012

Salespeople are quick to defend their need to discount with the belief that this is the only way they can close the sale. I wanted to provide salespeople with proven solutions to avoid the discounting madness. Once you read it, you’ll leave your discounting days behind and move on to being a top salesperson in your field.

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Discount Face-to-face Facebook Negotiation 131

Allego

MARCH 31, 2023

Sometimes, using the wrong choice of words can make your prospects think and feel differently about both you and your company with the click of a finger. Honestly For too long now, salespeople have built a bad reputation with prospects or buyers about being untrustworthy and only looking out for themselves. ” I feel ill.

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Discount Lead Rank Lead Scoring Conversion 71

Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 14, 2018

As such, steep discounts are often on the table in a way that can feel as thrilling as a 50% off Apple Watch on Cyber Monday. For example, in the reference above, Apple doesn’t technically discount their technology on Cyber Monday. And sometimes, a discount is just a discount, and you should grab it while it’s hot and save that money.

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Discount Software Software Vendor 65

Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 2, 2023

VUCA is the byword for everything we see in what we face. Customers are faced with challenges they may have never experienced. I seldom respond to “viral videos.” ” But I was struck by this video of Kara Lawson, Duke Women’s Basketball Head Coach, Handle Hard Better. They aren’t looking for easy.

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Face-to-face Discount Video Campaigns 68

Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 15, 2015

” It was challenging, but I couldn’t go to my management complaining, “We need to give them a discount,” or “We are just too expensive.” I started to focus on TCO, total cost of ownership, recognizing, that even if I could do some discounting, often these had a relatively small impact on TCO.

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Discount Competition Face-to-face Margin 48

Mr. Inside Sales

DECEMBER 22, 2015

And let’s face it: inflection, pacing and tone are everything when you’re selling over the phone. The other great thing about a carefully crafted and delivered script is that you can use softening statements if you sense your prospect is getting irritated or short or is in a hurry. Hey, we all like to save money, right?”.

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Prospecting Face-to-face Comparison Discount 120

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 14, 2023

So when they're presenting to a prospect, they hastily speed through the support slide in their presentation deck. Prospects can pick up on lapses in confidence like that, and those moments — those quick gaps in assurance, authority, and assertiveness — allow value leaks to come to the surface. Why do value leaks occur?

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Closing Proposal Negotiation Discount 124

Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 21, 2023

When it comes to sales prospecting , it's more important than ever that you write concise, effective communication. Even if you do get your prospect’s attention, you can’t expect them to read your long, fluffy emails filled with the buzzwords of the day when they have many other emails to open. Spend some time on the subject line.

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Case Study Proposal Lead Rank Follow-up 98

Hubspot Sales

JUNE 8, 2020

Regardless if you are a grizzled sales veteran with decades of experience or brand new to the profession, here are some simple steps to delight your prospects. So how do you create a positive experience for your prospect during the pre-purchase phase? This leads to subtle pushes like asking for a demo before the prospect is ready.

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B2B Ideal Customer Profile Top of Funnel Prospecting 90