If you can figure out which negotiating style you should use based on how your sales process has progressed, you can then identify how best to proceed from there. Here are three of the more difficult of the five styles.
Category: Negotiating
Genius Responses to Sales Timing Objections
“Now just isn’t the right time…”. Even if you haven’t been in sales long, you’ve likely heard this objection from a prospect. Despite knowing the prospect’s needs, goals, challenges, and preferences, when it’s ask time, they say it’s just not the right time to buy.
4 Ways around Common Sales Objections
You product or service could be absolutely perfect for your prospect. It could fulfill every need, be a good price, and you got along with them swimmingly. But, even with all that, if a prospect says that now’s just not the time, what can you do? A lot, actually, writes Leslie Ye in a recent HubSpot article.
2 Reasons Your Prospects May Not Trust You
James Rores, founder and CEO of Floriss Group, says that 97% of salespeople are not viewed as trustworthy by prospective clients. Instead, they’re seen as self-centered, pushy, and manipulative. Why does this happen?
Win-Win Negotiating
The two ends of the negotiating spectrum are win-win negotiating versus win-lose negotiating. Win-lose negotiators see the participants as adversaries.
How To Respond To 16 Common Negotiation Tactics
Few sales are won without negotiation. Sometimes, it’s an easy collaboration between seller and buyer that benefits both parties. Other times, buyers play hard ball, using tough tactics that can throw off a seller.
How to Boost Your Sales Using Decision Intelligence
“When you talk to customers, what are you fundamentally trying to do?” That is the question SellingPower recommends asking yourself when reflecting on your sales strategy.
Overcome These Common Biases All Sellers Face
Biases exist, whether we like it or not. It’s up to salespeople to overcome buyers’ internal biases to make the sale.
What Makes You Stick Out When Your Product Doesn’t?
As different as you’d like to think your product or service is from your competition, there are rarely cases that product alone makes you the obvious choice to prospects. So, what is it your prospects are looking for? What will make you stand out? Here are a few pieces of advice from SellingPower’s Matt Singer.
Sell Smarter 13: Smarter Negotiations
In this episode of the Sell Smarter podcast we give advice for smarter negotiations. You can always get more great insights like these every day at SalesFuel.com and the SalesFuel mobile app!
Competitor Objection? No Problem!
No matter how smooth the sales process goes, you will at some point face objections. And, a common objection is the mentioning of a competitor. If a prospect brings up the fact he or she is working currently or plans to work with the competition, don’t give up. Instead, take action.
Do You Have These Important Negotiation Skills?
Going into the new year, it might be time to brush up on your negotiation skills. Even if you feel like you don’t need to, be assured that there’s always room for improvement.
