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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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Five Myths About Price and Discounting

Pipeliner

I can’t think of any concepts more misunderstood than price, pricing, and discounting. Let’s discuss five myths about pricing, and its Mr. Hyde alter-ego, discounting. Myth #1: Price should be related to your costs. Price should relate to customer value, period. Related to “emotionlessness”, price is merely a number.

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The Slippery Slope of Discounting | Sales Motivation and Sales.

The Sales Hunter

The Slippery Slope of Discounting. If you as a salesperson — or worse, if you as a sales manager — do not believe in the price of what you sell, then that is a bigger problem than whether you have a tendency to offer a discount. But quantity will never make up for the profits you did lose by selling at a discount.

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Is Discounting a Deal Suicidal? Six Ways to Tell

Pipeliner

Six Ways to Commit “Suicide by Discount”. It’s often tempting to discount your way out of sales trouble, but sometimes you’re doing more harm than good. While discounting is sometimes necessary, it’s often the biggest mistake you can make. Full disclosure here: I’m highly biased against discounting.

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The Top 5 Reasons Your Sales Training Will Fail

Hubspot Sales

Sales training is a big investment. Not only are you paying for the training itself and related expenses, but your sales team is also losing prime selling hours to attend workshops and sessions. So, how do you make your training a success , not a flop? Top Reasons Your Sales Training Will Fail. Some are neutral.

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Top 5 Sales Motivation Tips | Sales Motivation and Sales Training

The Sales Hunter

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