Partners in Excellence

APRIL 24, 2024

We present our price, the customer’s moral obligation is to object to the price. Part of this is legit, part is positioning, a lot is that we’ve trained them to object because they know we will always capitulate and give a discount. The discussion becomes all about pricing and discounting. I can wait.”

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Hubspot Sales

JULY 24, 2018

A discount can help accelerate a slow-moving deal, create goodwill, and give you leverage for requesting concessions. But you’ll only reap these benefits by discounting strategically -- not whenever your prospect asks for one. Of course, responding to discount inquiries during the actual negotiation is challenging too.

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MTD Sales Training

MAY 16, 2017

The Correct Way to Offer a Discount: The Proper Price Drop. How do you effectively reduce your price to help you close the sale?”. Reducing your price, offering discounts or “price dropping” is an extremely delicate issue requiring skill, practice and a strategy that when done right can do wonders for your business and career.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 22, 2019

He uses net present value (NPV). While I can't promise you'll be the next Warren Buffet, I can tell you more about net present value and how it's used to identify great investments. What is net present value (NPV)? Net present value (NPV) is the value of projected cash flows, discounted to the present.

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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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Braveheart Sales

JULY 28, 2020

There are many factors that go into the ability to sell based on value rather than on price, but there is an especially important mindset that must be present to enhance one’s ability to sell value over price. All of this leads to discounting. Steps to Stop the Discounting. It is a combination of skill set and mindset.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Knowing the rules for a sales call is vital; so is knowing when to break those rules. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. Longer sales cycles. See the Data for Yourself.

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Janek Performance Group

APRIL 15, 2024

In our recent white paper The Ultimate Guide to Sales Negotiations , we discuss how negotiations improve with consultative selling. By stressing long-term relationships over short-term sales, sellers should form partnerships and work with buyers to achieve the best outcomes. After all, it’s a negotiation, not a fire sale.

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The Pipeline

JUNE 4, 2019

Not a popular refrain among sales types, which may explain why nearly half of B2B reps will miss quota this year. In a world obsessed with ‘big,’ even more so than sales success, make it small may seem counter-intuitive. While I am not working with sales teams, I am buying. While I am not working with sales teams, I am buying.

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Hubspot Sales

MARCH 25, 2024

Welcome to " The Pipeline" — a weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice from real sales leaders. Offer them an exclusive discount that's time-based or on a first-come, first-served basis. How to Handle Them: Guide them on how to present a business case. You can also present evidence-based insights.

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Janek Performance Group

JANUARY 16, 2024

One common perk of a career in sales is the ability to earn more based on your own hard work and selling success. With salary, commission, bonuses, and other incentives, sales professionals often have options and feel in control of the compensation they receive, which can be great for motivation and fulfillment.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Your business, marketing, sales, and content strategies are surely different than your competitors’ strategies. Generally, the main purpose of every entrepreneur (including yours) is to improve the sales performance of his business. Using an Email Autoresponder to Improve Sales. Day 4 – Product recommendation and Discount.

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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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The Sales Hunter

JANUARY 9, 2012

Mark’s Insights on SALES MOTIVATION. Sales Articles. Sales Motivation. Phone Sales Tips. Sales Development. Sales Call Best Practices. Sales Call Best Practices. Retail Sales Trends. Stage Fright: Don’t Let It Kill Your Presentation. Mark’s Insights on PRICING.

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Membrain

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Presenting your price with confidence is vital with costs going the way they are in today’s economy. How can you maximize your revenue and avoid buckling under requests for a discount?

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Hubspot Sales

MAY 5, 2023

Sales is a tough job under normal circumstances, but throw in a recession and things get even more complicated. This means retiring the old playbook and getting creative with your sales strategies. As a result, sales cycles tend to get longer. Expect more touchpoints in the sales process.

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The Sales Heretic

JANUARY 16, 2014

Each e-mail bore warm wishes for wonderful day and presented me with a special “gift”—a coupon [.]. Sales business customer discount gift loyalty pitch thank' In addition to the cards, phone calls, texts and Facebook messages from friends and family, I also received numerous e-mails from businesses I frequent.

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Sales and Marketing Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

know what kinds of discounts you can offer while “expanding the pie” in other areas to recoup those losses). In our experience, presenting a solitary offer gives them the ability to counter much lower than you’d like. Perhaps you can maintain a premium scope while offering a first-month discount (e.g., Control the timetable.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 18, 2021

In sales, as with any other field or practice, sometimes you need to think outside the box to come out on top. Knowing the rules for a sales call is vital; so is knowing when to break those rules. Our research has shown how much sales calls have changed in the last year. Longer sales cycles.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 3, 2019

Author: Lance Tyson In the hypercompetitive field of sales, escalating goals have become standard. This year we’d be fine with flat or declining sales.” Everyone wants to see that hockey stick curve of escalating sales performance that will take their organization to unprecedented levels of success.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 14, 2023

Welcome to "The Pipeline" — a new weekly column from HubSpot, featuring actionable advice and insight from real sales leaders. In worst-case scenarios, you can lose the sale completely if the buyer’s concerns reach a level that you can’t overcome. An outreach email sets the tone for your entire sales process.

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Marc Wayshak

APRIL 7, 2022

Ever been in a sales situation where things suddenly seem to fall apart out of nowhere ? It’s the same in sales. That’s why I made this video to show you the 10 things sales prospects hate about you …or most salespeople, anyway. All sales prospects really care about is getting value from you. Check it out: 1.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

We have presentations focusing on us, our products, our companies and how great we are. It’s not just how much discount they can negotiate. We talk about the importance of relationships in complex B2B sales. We are driven to pitch our products and solutions. We have closing strategies focused on getting the order.

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Partners in Excellence

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Whether at a conference listening to speakers wax on about how fantastic their technology and companies were, investor meetings, sales pitches, people played this game. It came from the endless buzzwords that presenters injected into their presentations to feign credibility. Sales and marketing is filled with buzzwords.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 30, 2013

Each part of your sales presentation needs to be focused on getting you and the customer thinking about the outcomes they are going to receive when they buy from you. In B2B sales, the customer never buys anything. Copyright 2013, Mark Hunter “The Sales Hunter.” ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Partners in Excellence

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Whether at a conference listening to speakers wax on about how fantastic their technology and companies were, investor meetings, sales pitches, people played this game. It came from the endless buzzwords that presenters injected into their presentations to feign credibility. Sales and marketing is filled with buzzwords.

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Nutshell

AUGUST 28, 2023

Creating a structured sales process is one of the most effective ways to boost your sales teams’ efficiency and results. With a formal sales process in place, your sales team has a framework to follow, and it’s much easier to stay on the same page, track results, and onboard new team members.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 22, 2020

Offering discounts for their support through advocacy or references shows your appreciation and can help you build a stronger community.”. If you’re sitting on products that aren’t selling, consider bundling or heavily discounting those items to generate some much-needed cash. Ensure your pricing rewards your loyal customers.

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The Sales Hunter

JULY 16, 2012

The salesperson is making the presentation to a new customer and everything has gone just fine. The salesperson presents the price to the customer, and without hesitation, the customer says something to the effect if they could get some sort of a discount, they would go ahead and buy. ” Sales Motivation Blog.

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Smooth Sale

AUGUST 31, 2022

Five Ways to Increase Sales for Your Small Business. NOTE: Konrad Jasinski provides today’s guest blog, ‘Five ways to increase sales for your small business.’ Optimizing sales is always a top priority regardless of your small business type. Each business can use many strategies to boost sales. Develop A Sales Strategy.

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Hubspot Sales

AUGUST 12, 2018

Closing is a make-or-break moment in sales. Choosing the right phrases to seal a sales deal is crucial. Sales Closing Techniques. Traditional sales closing techniques. Traditional sales closing techniques usually employ some psychological tricks designed to give that final nudge. The Now or Never Close.

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Distribution Pricing Journal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As price lowers, sales go up along the demand curve. If prices rise, sales drop. Understanding Price Reduction Discounting is a familiar tactic when trying to win large jobs in distribution. You also risk creating an expectation with all your customers that another discount is around the corner.

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The Sales Hunter

MAY 28, 2013

This is one of the reasons such simple things as the clothes you wear on a sales call and how you present yourself are going to be huge. A high-end salesperson is not going to show up on a sales call with a few pieces of paper half-wrinkled. No, they’re going to show up with what they want to present in a nice folder.

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The Pipeline

AUGUST 27, 2019

While it may be realistic to expect inside sales teams to sell more than 23% of their time, it is not for others. This is exactly what you are doing when you choose to discount instead of sell. If it isn’t quota, then why discount? Not only wasting time in the process but then doubling down by offering discounts.

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Partners in Excellence

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

We manage to present a powerful business case, to defend our value, to minimize discounting. Our time, as managers, can’t be focused on heroic efforts, but rather on coaching and developing consistent, disciplined execution with our sales teams. Related Posts: Stop Heroic Sales Efforts! We Need To Discount."

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 9, 2020

Sales people seem to be nodding their heads in the right direction, I take this for understanding. I’ve sat through endless corporate glamor presentations. We go back to the sales people with questions, they tell us about their products? ” The sales people tell me what their product does.

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The Sales Hunter

APRIL 18, 2013

Below are 5 stupid phrases salespeople say right when they’re presenting the price and trying to close. Usually what ends up happening is they offer a discount! We use phrases like this because we’re not confident and we’re trying to close the sale based on our friendliness to engage the customer. Big mistake!

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