Podcast episode
Playbook: Mastering negotiation
30 Minutes to President's Club9 Dec 202032 min
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Join the most tactical sales newsletter in the world: https://hubs.ly/Q01-R33G0 Every 10th episode, we tear down one topic. This is how to master negotiation. FOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS Set expectations with the Upfront Contract - pricing should be determined after your discovery, not before Price is based on internal (timeline, pain points) and external factors (competitve landscape) Explain how price is structured BEFORE you give it, then shut up Seek first to understand - get them to sell themselves first. Discounts need to have a give for get. RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal 30MPC Training: 30mpc.com/training
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to get this thing right for you. But if I have a customer who's similar to you, or maybe also located in the Bay Area, would you be opposed to talking to them and letting them know what your experience has been like? Your relationship is at its strongest right when you've given them that last give and the deal is signed. And so yeah, somebody else at the company could go back “and ask for a referral, but this is your chance to solidify that ask.” here. There's one more kind of quick hit that didn't really fit into this episode. It's clearly a best practice to go over pricing and a proposal live with a customer. But there are times you're going to get pushed and pushed and pushed, and they're going to say, no, just send it to me so I
ask and a give forget. And if you're holding the line, it's probably because it's just a crazy hardball ask, or you're not talking to someone in power, or there's no timeline, or there's some timeline they have to meet right now, and you know they're going to buy regardless. And then lastly, keep it on good terms. Have your boss on the know. “Keep the door open.” Don't end a negotiation on bad will. Nick, how can people help us out here? So here's the deal. If you didn't know, Armand recently moved to a new job, and he's got a new buyer. And I know he's itching to get into some negotiations like we talked about here today. Armand, I know you're interested in some referrals.
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