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Discounting And Defending Value

Partners in Excellence

Then finally, to get the deal, we discount! How do they view the value we created in the context of the deep discount to win the business? If they are so willing to discount, was the value they talked about real?” Deep discounting to get an order diminishes our value creation and articulation tremendously.

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Are You Confident Enough In Your Value Not To Discount?

Partners in Excellence

Discounting has reached Pandemic levels. Today, responding to a prospecting call earns a discount. Proposals come with a price and then either an automatically applied discount, or hints at a discount. Something like, “Buy by the end of the month and I can discount 15%! What If You Couldn't Discount?

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“We Need To Discount….”

Partners in Excellence

But I started noticing a problem, 100% of the deals required a “discount.” ” “What’s the problem, why do we need to discount in each of these deals?” Fewer than 10% of the deals won required a discount (outside of normal volume discounts or quarter end incentive programs).

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Pricing And Discounting Are Different!

Partners in Excellence

This time, the discussion started on “creating value,” and devolved into a discussion of discounting. Bob Apollo kicked off the discussion with the premise: Discounting is a sign of failure. I realized that people confuse pricing strategies and discounting. It’s something I wholeheartedly agree with.

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Business Marketing Techniques You Have Yet to Try

Smooth Sale

Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job or Clientele: Business Marketing Techniques You May Not Have Tried Would you like more creative marketing strategies for your business? Discover innovative marketing strategies to reach your target audience and elevate your brand.

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What is customer relations – Importance and tips to improve.

Apptivo

All About Customer Relations. What is customer relations? Who is responsible for customer relations in a company? Why is customer relations important? Customer relations vs Customer service. Steps to take to build lasting customer relations. 5 Tips to improve customer relations. Introduction.

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How to Drive Loyalty with Email Campaign Marketing

SalesFuel

It’s easy to use email campaign marketing to simply send newsletters and brand-related content. How to Drive Loyalty with Email Campaign Marketing Email and Consumer Loyalty Drive Sales Before we dive into the how, let’s talk about why loyalty-driven email campaign marketing is worth it.

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