Gong.io

JANUARY 1, 2021

If you are in sales, you know what the word negotiation means. . The best-of-the-best salespeople are often the best-of-the-best negotiators. They know the negotiation techniques to win deals. And yet negotiation is often the most misunderstood skill in sales. Let’s just cut right to the chase on this negotiation skill.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The ability to negotiate is a critical skill for salespeople. Your ability to effectively negotiate a deal is more about your ability to read the situation and act accordingly than it is about talking a prospect into doing what you want them to do. Let’s discuss some of the ways anchoring can impact your negotiations.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Negotiating is one of the most important skills salespeople can develop, yet it’s often overlooked. Which is a real problem… Because after you’ve put effort and resources into researching and creating a solid pitch and proposal, it only makes sense to come to the table prepared to negotiate with the prospect.

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Tibor Shanto

AUGUST 17, 2021

Present your best option, if the buyer has questions, new ideas, or whatever, you can negotiate down, or up. Worse, most sellers falsely believe that buyers will usually go for the middle choice. Then are disappointed when they go with the cheapest choice. But does the buyer receive real value?

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Veloxy

JUNE 15, 2023

These professionals often have a high degree of autonomy and must employ various communication methods such as phone, email, and in-person meetings to qualify prospects, identify requirements, demonstrate value, and negotiate. They must also be able to negotiate prices and terms of sale, and close the sale.

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The 5% Institute

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Sales negotiation is a hot topic for Sales Professionals and Business Owners, because its something that literally can ‘make or break the deal’. Given its importance; Sales Professionals and Business Owners who directly sell their products or services, can become nervous when its time to negotiate.

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Hubspot

MARCH 22, 2022

A lot of time and effort is spent creating them, and this happens through a process called contract negotiation. In this post, learn about the key stages of contract negotiation, strategies for running a smooth negotiation, and scenarios where it makes sense to negotiate your contracts. Contract Negotiation Examples.

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Sales Pop!

JANUARY 4, 2022

You want to address any uncertainties you may have upfront so that hesitation is not front and center upon making the formal presentation. As the prospect, is it possible to negotiate a better outcome? One last step for selling to yourself upfront is watching yourself present in the mirror. Why do I perceive risk or uncertainty?

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Hubspot

JULY 1, 2020

Negotiations come in various shapes, sizes, and scales. Virtually any sale can involve some kind of negotiation, so naturally, as a salesperson, it's in your best interest to understand how to be a shrewd negotiator. Do everything you can to help yourself anticipate how your prospect is going to negotiate. Who are they?

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PandaDoc

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A wide variety of possible price negotiation strategies exist but all of them have a common baseline. That’s why successful bargaining requires special knowledge of negotiation tactics and advanced negotiation skills. Expect to be much more efficient at the following: How do I negotiate the price politely?

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Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

What would you say that could help you win at this point in a negotiation? Excellent salespeople overcome their fear of saying no and use key negotiation phrases that protect margins and still get the deal done. By the end of this post, you will know: Why you need a formal negotiation process. And buyers know this! The Nibble.

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Search Engine Land

AUGUST 14, 2024

Don’t start advertising without these 4 prerequisites Before you touch your ad account, make sure you have everything that is considered non-negotiable for running lead generation ads. Here are the four non-negotiables. Campaign tweaks and structure. Marketing strategy. Here we’ll answer three questions: What is your ad strategy?

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Martech

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

This allowed them to present their concerns in their own words, which we then shared with a broad group of stakeholders. Contract timing My team once negotiated a contract with a new vendor where timing was critical. So, we talked to the vendor team about this. Their explanations helped us better evaluate the risks they highlighted.

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Cerebral Selling

JANUARY 18, 2021

Objections present opportunity for confrontation. One of the most important aspects of dealing with objections in any negotiation is understanding how much authority each side has to grant commitments or concessions. From how our children negotiate with us for sugary snacks and puppies, to simply asking someone out on a date.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 14, 2025

From the initial discovery email or phone call to the final contract negotiation conversation, they ensure every touchpoint adds value for the prospect. At its core, this approach helps prospects feel understood and respected, paving the way for smoother negotiations and a more positive buyers journey ; thats why it works.

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Sandler Training

AUGUST 17, 2022

There are eight possible sources of leverage that are present in every negotiating situation. The post How to Develop Strong Negotiation Skills: Understanding the Eight Different Kinds of Leverage appeared first on Sandler Training. We want to understand and maximize all eight sources.

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Lead Fuze

AUGUST 19, 2021

How to Do a Good Sales Presentation. Let’s face it, we all need to know how to do a good sales presentation. Even if we’ve been “in the game” for a long time, selling the same products — our presentations can get stale after a while. That’s the crux of how sales presentations work , right?

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Sales negotiation is a delicate art. Even if you've properly qualified a prospect and correctly managed their expectations through the sales process, the deal can still end in a negotiation. That's why every salesperson needs to have a solid grip on how to negotiate effectively. Why is negotiation important in sales?

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Gong.io

JANUARY 1, 2021

If you are in sales, you know what the word negotiation means. . The best-of-the-best salespeople are often the best-of-the-best negotiators. They know the negotiation techniques to win deals. And yet negotiation is often the most misunderstood skill in sales. Let’s just cut right to the chase on this negotiation skill.

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ClickFunnels

AUGUST 12, 2021

Negotiate the terms for the ad placement. This is a more “human” approach to advertising because it allows you to build relationships with website owners, negotiate favorable terms, and tailor your ads to the audience of each site. The purpose of a subheadline is to present your offer in a compelling way.

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Martech

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Its an exciting vision, but it also underscores the gap between the future were building toward and the present challenges most businesses face. Clear communication, robust privacy protections, and a commitment to ethical practices will be non-negotiable.

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Sales Pop!

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Original thinking, presentation, and delivery are essential for encouraging a faithful clientele. Flexibility Leads to Successful Negotiation. Long ago, I envisioned men attempting to strong-arm one another at the point of negotiation. I was unaware that I was already negotiating in my unique style.

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Anthony Cole Training

MAY 28, 2015

You may not get to all of these items in the first meeting, but all of this information should be known to you prior to presenting. Negotiate all of the potential objections up front so that, when you finish, you can simply ask, “What would you like to do now?”.

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 16, 2025

In selling, there is no end to the tools that claim to provide coaching, performance reporting tools, conversational intelligence, role play tools, social selling, prospecting/customer engagement, negotiation, objection handling, closing, time management. And this is exacerbated by all the AI adaptations and LLMs. (But

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Sales Pop!

AUGUST 20, 2021

You then make a presentation to your prospect, followed by a proposal. Then there might be some kind of negotiation or due diligence on either or both sides, then the closing. At the present time, Pipeliner CRM is the only CRM tool that can implement activities for each step—which we call “Sales methodology out of the box.”

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Sales Pop!

JUNE 21, 2023

Negotiation is never about insisting your way is best or worse, arm-twisting to get what you desire. Traditional negotiators have the appearance of being arrogant, knowing everything, and refusing to listen to another. As strange as it may sound, the better negotiator asks many questions, the underlying one being ‘Why?’

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Sales Pop!

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Stressful events can include job interviews, excessive workloads, group presentations, prospecting and sales calls, multi-million dollar revenue quotas, deadlines, moving, injuries, illness, divorce, marriage, loss of a loved one, and other high-pressure situations. Don’t let it turn into a negotiation with yourself. Be present.

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Highspot

JANUARY 23, 2025

Leaders can also track real-time progress through data analysis, guiding reps to build the confidence they need to handle challenging conversations and negotiations. Over time, honing these techniques naturally leads to effective presentation skills enabling reps to deliver more compelling and impactful messages.

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Iannarino

JUNE 26, 2021

For example, one company I consulted with believed their salespeople needed training on negotiation and presentation skills. Before you start trying to cut against the grain, it’s best to find the starting point of the conversation. What they really needed was help prospecting.

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Gong.io

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Like the deadly simple negotiation mistake preventing you from winning deals. . Tip #1: Never negotiate over email. Negotiating is one of the most important skills in sales. . Case in point: negotiating over email. . But beware: Win rates dramatically decrease as soon as you start negotiating over email: .

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Hubspot

JANUARY 8, 2025

This step is crucial for understanding what isnt presently working for them. Some people may resist answering probing questions or present as defensive, making it harder to identify their gaps and effectively align your solution. It defines the future state. This is where you learn what the prospect ultimately wants to achieve.

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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 are driven to pitch our products and solutions. Our questioning and discovery strategies each have an agenda, we seek answers that enable us to pitch. They don’t feel heard.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 12, 2021

Find the gap your solution can assist with and present how your solution improves upon this. Proposal: Co-create a winning client services presentation for consideration. Negotiation: What are your levers to proactively share to help ensure your new partner is getting a fair deal for their team? Negotiation.

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Partners in Excellence

OCTOBER 7, 2020

” And it will present a series of logical activities your customer completes in their process. For example, Identify Needs and Requirements, Evaluate Alternatives, Negotiate Purchase. Perhaps, your stages have been adjusted to focus on the “buying journey.”

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Anthony Cole Training

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Let’s also assume the job is the same: Call suspects, meet with suspects, qualify them or disqualify them as prospects, gather appropriate information, present a solution, close. What are the objectives/goals in their life that are non-negotiable? Given these two assumptions, that leaves us with one variable – Individual Differences.

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Sales Hacker

AUGUST 5, 2020

From contract generation to negotiation, execution, and beyond, it takes the heavy lifting of manual contracting out of the rep’s hands. Streamline contract negotiation and issue resolution. The negotiation stage is typically where deals get messy.

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Sales Pop!

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Open communication with them as soon as possible, presenting them with an honest picture of the company’s status and exploring options to settle debts over time. Engage Creditors Early Ignoring creditors or delaying communication can escalate the situation, leading to lawsuits or legal demands for payment.

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