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Raising Prices When Costs are Rising

Braveheart Sales

It’s critical to wrap a value message around any cost justification. When raw material prices return to more reasonable levels, when freight costs level out, when commodity prices normalize, the customers will push hard for discounts. There is a second reason to add value-based messaging to your cost-only justification.

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The 10-Point Strategy for Leading Sales Teams in a Recession

Sales Hacker

Not necessarily a marker of a recession — but a strong indicator of potentially weaker consumer spending in the future which can lead to a recession. 10 key points for sales leaders. What I share with you below is a distillation of incredible advice from sales leaders and professionals, as well as my own experiences.