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Mastering B2B Sales Negotiations: 20 Offensive and Defensive Tactics

Iannarino

Toward the bottom, you find a way to get this advanced negotiation training. I advise you to read this whole article. I have only 40 slots.

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Ineffective B2B Sales Training and the Folly of BATNA Negotiation Strategy

Iannarino

I learned negotiation at Harvard Business School. After reading assignments and lectures, we spent most of the time negotiating scenarios. A lot of the ideas in the class came from Getting to Yes , a book by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton, which I had read before.

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Five Powerful Sales Negotiation Tactics

Iannarino

There are a lot of books and programs about negotiating, and you can learn something useful from any of them, but many of the strategies and tactics are not designed for sales negotiations. Most of the time, our sales negotiations center on the price of what we sell, with occasional negotiations around indemnifications.

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Where AI falls short in high-stakes B2B industries

Martech

Somebody in B2B needs to hear this today: AI isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. Some of B2B’s most influential sectors require the most sophisticated, accurate content and strategies. The B2B content creation conundrum Of the 61.4% of marketers who report using AI , 44.4% use AI to create content. billion by 2033.

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Mastering the Art of B2B Sales Negotiations: Offensive and Defensive Strategies

Iannarino

If you want to retain more of your revenue, profit, and commissions while still taking care of your clients, you need to negotiate effectively.

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B2B Reads: B2B Reads: Negotiations, Direct Mail, and Breakup Emails

Heinz Marketing

In addition to our Sunday App of the Week feature, we also summarize some of our favorite B2B sales & marketing posts from around the Web each week. In Negotiations, Givers Are Smarter Than Takers. An interesting look at the science behind why givers can be more successful in negotiations than takers.

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13 Strategies to Shorten Your Sales Cycle

Veloxy

Why the sales cycle is critical in B2B sales In the B2B space, the sales cycle is extremely important. You need to know how your unique cycle works like the protracted decision-making process typical in B2B transactions. Efficiently qualifying leads to perfecting negotiation techniques, every step matters.