Martech

APRIL 30, 2025

Check references and negotiate key commitments in writing in the contract Before making a final decision, check online reviews and speak with one or two customer references, ideally from a business similar to yours. When negotiating the contract, ensure key commitments are in writing.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

What began as a solution for fighting parking tickets has evolved into a comprehensive platform that helps consumers assert their legal rights and negotiate with large companies. Under his leadership, DoNotPay has pioneered the use of AI for consumer advocacy, including developing sophisticated AI negotiation systems.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 23, 2019

Your current customers will never be excited about paying more. But that’s not why raising prices is so difficult. Instead, poor planning is to blame: Companies neglect to plan a price increase until there’s a financial squeeze or, for the thirtieth time, a customer confides that, “You know, you really ought to charge more.”.

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Partners in Excellence

JUNE 16, 2023

It’s around pricing and discounting. We’ve failed the customer, our companies, and ourselves. Unfortunately, we sellers and sales leaders have created a customer buying experience that demands discounting discussions virtually 100% of the time. This doesn’t mean price. Let me dive into this.

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Women Sales Pros

MAY 17, 2019

By the time two parties to a negotiation are sitting across the table from each other, the negotiation may already be over. Ask questions before it’s time to negotiate. If you wait until the negotiation begins, you’re going to get answers that are intentionally limited. During the negotiation, people withhold information.

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PandaDoc

MAY 12, 2025

Every brand knows that pricing plays a major factor in purchasing decisions. Price is one of the most visible parts of any offer, and getting it wrong can cost more than just a few sales. A poor pricing strategy erodes trust, damages positioning, and undermines long-term brand growth. So, whats actually going on?

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

I dont know if its tacky or melodramatic to call negotiation an art, but that's probably one of the better ways to categorize it. That's why we tapped some experts to see if they had some unconventional negotiation tactics that have worked for them. 6 Unconventional Negotiation Tactics 1. Take a look at what they came up with!

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PandaDoc

MARCH 13, 2025

Vendors gain a consistent customer and buyers have a trusted source for a specific selection of products or services. As these relationships deepen, partnering companies will often agree on contracted pricing, a pre-negotiated price structure that applies over a defined period. What is contracted pricing?

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Partners in Excellence

JANUARY 20, 2022

He reported on pricing problems within the sales organization. I can’t recap the conversation, but here are some of the issues we discussed: Pricing is never established by sales It’s usually established by some combination of product management, finance, and sometimes strategy. But sales never establishes pricing!

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Veloxy

JUNE 15, 2023

Short Summary Outside sales is a process that involves traveling to meet potential customers and build relationships. Key factors driving outside sales growth include personalized customer service, increased competition, and digital technologies & tools.

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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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Salesforce

MARCH 6, 2024

There’s no better feeling than closing a deal after a tough price negotiation. Negotiation is a learned skill, requiring time for research, discovery, and due diligence long before both parties ever sit down together. What you’ll learn: What is price negotiation? Why are price negotiations important?

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 6, 2019

If you confuse objection handling and negotiating , you could be losing sales. . In this article, we’ll look at what objection handling and negotiating are (and what they aren’t). Then we’ll go in-depth to look at 5 techniques for handling objections and sales negotiation, so you always walk away with a win. Negotiation.

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SaaStr

JULY 10, 2021

Q: Dear SaaStr: Should I Publish My Pricing? Transparent pricing has many advantages: It makes the sales process simpler. And it places you app in pricing context with other apps. Do pricing right, and a number of customers who aren’t a great fit qualify themselves out. If you aren’t sure — then yes.

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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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criteria for success

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Whether it's to win a project or to fund a new opportunity, sales negotiation is a key component of the sales process. That's why I’ve put together the following five-step acronym to help you and your team through the sales negotiation process. Sales Negotiation: How to Implement the AGREE Model.

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Closing Bigger

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This sales podcast is focused on 12 Non-Negotiable Sales Truths. As a sales trainer and keynote speaker I come across people often who want to short-cut and negotiate the price of sales success. Sales Truth #8 – They’re not your leads, customers, or territory. There are also twelve not-so-popular sales truths.

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Salesforce

MAY 29, 2025

Especially as we aim to unlock next-generation agent capabilities like complex deal negotiation, sales enablement, and cross-functional process automation, we need robust ways to evaluate LLM agents for true business readiness. Earlier this year, we launched CRMArena to help evaluate LLM agents on basic B2C customer service tasks.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 11, 2024

AI-powered Customer Onboarding and Customer Support We’re seeing a lot of companies using either AI tools they built themselves or through 3rd-party AI SaaS vendors have success helping users understand a new behavior or use a product for the first time. What’s Currently Working in AI for SaaS 1. For us, GPT-4.0,

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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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Spiro Technologies

MAY 19, 2022

Negotiating is an important skill for salespeople. That’s why every salesperson should learn how to negotiate, especially if they’re selling a product that doesn’t have fixed pricing. However, there comes a point in every negotiation when it’s time to throw in the towel.

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SaaStr

OCTOBER 27, 2022

How Much Can I Negotiate? Unfortunately, as a non-CEO, non-founder of an acquired start-up … you have almost no ability to really negotiate. Overall, your ability to negotiate in M&A in any context, in any job, is based on your ability to walk for something better, or just walk. So you can try a bit to negotiate.

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SaaStr

APRIL 28, 2025

If a prospect asks about integrations, pricing details, or implementation requirements that you’re unsure about, you’ll simply ask your AI, and it will provide the perfect answer in real-time. It can handle pricing questions, objections, and proposals without emotional baggage or commission pressure.

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Martech

JULY 12, 2023

Salesforce is increasing its prices by an average of 9% next month, the company announced yesterday. This is the company’s first price hike in seven years. Dig deeper: Salesforce: AI is the new UI The new pricing will go into effect globally for new customers and existing customers purchasing new clouds in August 2023.

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The Lost Book of Sales

OCTOBER 18, 2021

As we'll see in a moment, understanding the power of reciprocation is not only a valuable instrument in controlling the outcome of a negotiation, but when deployed skillfully, the party you negotiate with will feel more engaged and responsible in carrying out their fair share of the agreement. A win-win-win. What gives?

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SaaStr

MARCH 5, 2025

Maintain Financial Stability – A healthy balance sheet gives you the option to walk awayyour most powerful negotiating tool. Different buyers value different aspects of your business – some want your technology, others your team or customer base. Having deal-savvy lawyers significantly improves outcomes as well.

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Engage Selling

MAY 16, 2023

 Struggling to sell because of the price? Here’s the real reason why customers aren’t buying at your higher prices and what you can do about it. The post Stop Complaining About Price first appeared on Colleen Francis - The Sales Leader.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 3, 2022

When I first sat down with David Stafford , Dropbox's Head of Customer Solutions, to discuss BATNA, he admitted what I'd also been thinking. Plus, how you can leverage BATNA's key negotiation tactics to ensure your business and your customers are both benefitting from a deal. But I never knew it as BATNA.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 26, 2021

Consistency is, well, consistent in a lot of fields, and pricing is no exception. Certain goods' and services' prices can be extremely resistant to change — they're prices that stick and are, naturally, referred to as sticky prices. Here's some insight as to why a company might embrace rigid pricing.

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Cerebral Selling

JANUARY 18, 2021

It lets the customer know that their concern is valid and legitimate, and it makes them more open to listening to you. For example, labeling a customer as a “sophisticated buyer”, “experienced leader”, or “expecting world-class results” in your narrative can align their philosophy with yours.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

A successful negotiation is like a tango. And nothing ruins a productive negotiation like one of the participants using one of the 14 phrases listed below. 14 Phrases That'll Instantly Sabotage Your Negotiation 1. The focus must always be on the buyer — yes, even during the negotiation. I’ll be honest.”

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Martech

MAY 29, 2025

According to a 2024 Gainsight report , 73% of churned customers said they never saw value early enough to justify their investment. Customers don’t just buy products, services or subscriptions they buy solutions to problems; they buy outcomes. Most importantly, value is defined by the customer, not by you. The metric?

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Iannarino

JANUARY 9, 2022

Any time spent in operations, accounting, or customer service is time stolen from sales. Failing to Negotiate: You don't always get to decide when and what you negotiate. One of the challenges for salespeople is not being able or willing to negotiate when the client asks them for a different price or some kind of discount.

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PandaDoc

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Deal desks can incorporate large teams of relevant stakeholders within sales, finance, product marketing, product management, legal, customer success, and more as needed. Paying attention to customer needs is an imperative part of revenue operations. Reduce your sales cycle and improve your close rate today with PandaDoc.

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Partners in Excellence

JULY 28, 2023

But one of the most fundamental problems I see is these sales processes are internally focused, always looking at the things we Do To Our Customers. There are all sorts of activities, separated by stages, focusing on what we inflict on our customers. Negotiating the final pricing and terms. We: Qualify them. Closing them.

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Highspot

JANUARY 23, 2025

Sales reps often juggle multiple demandsmeeting quotas, showcasing product value, and forming authentic customer connectionswhich require a healthy mix of soft and hard skills. Soft skills training helps sales teams learn to work well with colleagues and customers. What is Soft Skills Training?

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Salesforce

MAY 7, 2025

GPM provides valuable insights into your companys operational efficiency and pricing strategies. A higher GPM indicates that your company is effectively managing its production costs and pricing strategies, allowing it to retain a larger portion of its revenue as profit. Start selling online with Starter Suite.

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