Martech

APRIL 30, 2025

These objectives could include improving email deliverability, reducing duplicate records, increasing data completeness or enhancing account profiles for better sales productivity. When negotiating the contract, ensure key commitments are in writing.

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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. Lets get started.

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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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Martech

MAY 7, 2025

Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled on April 16 that Google violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by using its dominance in ad tech to harm competition and control pricing in the open web ad market. Dropping Unified Pricing Rules to give publishers more control. Both sides will continue to negotiate remedies as the case heads toward appeal.

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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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Martech

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Negotiating with martech vendors requires a strategic approach that goes beyond budget considerations. Dealing with martech vendors Martech vendor negotiations are never the same – even when dealing with a company you already do business with. Company dynamics, product needs and personalities involved change year over year.

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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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Veloxy

JUNE 15, 2023

The Role of Outside Sales Reps An outside sales representative’s primary responsibilities include generating leads, cultivating relationships, providing product information, and closing sales. One of the greatest challenges faced by outside sales reps is prospecting for leads, which involves identifying potential customers.

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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

JUNE 16, 2023

It’s around pricing and discounting. This doesn’t mean price. Yet, sellers don’t understand this, instead of balancing each of the elements outlined, sellers make it all about the price of their solution. Sellers make it about the price, not the deal. Let me dive into this.

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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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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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Spiro Technologies

JULY 14, 2022

The one conversation that makes most salespeople nervous, however, is the one about price. This nervousness usually stems from a belief that discussing price is an inflection point where the deal could go south, leaving them deal-less, quota-less, and, at least according to their lizard-brain, out on the street.

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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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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

APRIL 8, 2020

In the last year we’ve been leveling up a lot of our systems at SaaStr, and as part of that, moving from a lot of self-service and simple products to more robust ones. Pressure tactics, exploding discounts, 48-hour trials that end on you, us-vs-them pricing, are all still alive and well. And price it that way. Without drama.

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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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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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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.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

A ton of time is invested negotiating price, and then way, way too much time on inconsequential legal terms, and then … it closes. VPs and execs will be thrown into roles they didn’t fully anticipate, dealing with new technologies and product lines they weren’t even managing a week ago. Not really. Roll with it.

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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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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. This person was eager to learn, thoroughly studied the products and market, and was receptive to innovative sales techniques.

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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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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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ConversionXL

JANUARY 23, 2019

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.”. What’s at stake: The exponential impact of a price increase.

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SaaStr

APRIL 28, 2025

This isn’t just a note-takerit’s an AI that knows your product cold. 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. This will transform the quality of sales calls.

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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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Hubspot

AUGUST 21, 2023

Price negotiation is central to virtually every sales process, and understanding how to properly prepare for one can be a big help in reducing stress and improving results — especially if you're new to the process. 10 Key Steps to Preparing for a Successful Price Negotiation 1. You need to remain mindful of this.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Sales negotiation is a delicate art. You can quote a price, send over a contract, bank on landing a deal, and start celebrating — only to receive the dreaded email: "I'd like to talk about some of the details of this contract before I sign.". That's why every salesperson needs to have a solid grip on how to negotiate effectively.

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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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Hubspot

JUNE 7, 2023

Every step of your sales process is a struggle in its own right, so by the time you reach the negotiation stage, it can feel like you've run a marathon — but you still have a ways to go. So in the interest of showing you exactly what not to do, we've put together a handy, seven-step action plan for losing a negotiation. Don’t prepare.

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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. For example: Before: “I’ll be honest, we probably won’t be able to deliver the product in less than a month.”

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Hubspot

MAY 18, 2023

The ability to negotiate can bring you and your business tremendous advantages. Yet, many salespeople approach negotiations with trepidation. There are only a few occasions where we typically have the ability to negotiate, and they are usually high-stakes such as buying a house or taking a new job.

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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. What trends drive sales productivity today?

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Cerebral Selling

JANUARY 18, 2021

In a selling context, the tactic may sound like this: Buyer : “I really like your product but it’s too expensive.”. For example: Buyer : “We like your product but we’re just a small business and we’re not sure we need a solution as fancy as yours.”. A VP of Sales may have the authority to grant large price discounts.

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