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The Important Role of Pricing Departments in the Price, Cost, Revenue Equation

Holden Advisors

Is aware of costs and constraints like the finance team. Works side-by-side with sales to sell value and overcome procurement. When only 30% of B2B buyers make decisions based exclusively on price (noted in Negotiating with Backbone ), it’s not surprising the other 70% care about value if they are thoughtfully informed about it.

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Consultative Selling Tips: How to Sell to Procurement Managers

Brooks Group

Procurement managers have a reputation for focusing only on price. This post describes how you can use a consultative selling approach to understand the unique buying agenda of procurement managers and sell more effectively. Understanding Procurement Manager Challenges Procurement managers are in a unique position.

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Context and curiosity drive commerciality and pricing

Red Star Kim

This week’s PM Forum training workshop “Commerciality: Finance, Pricing, Innovation and Research” was attended by delegates from law, accountancy and insolvency firms. Delegates then chose to focus on finance, economics and pricing. Finance fundamentals Financial awareness is another capability required by M&BD.

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How to negotiate with procurement, with Mike Lander

Account Management Skills

In this episode, I chat to Mike Lander, CEO of Piscari, a former procurement director who now assists sales teams in negotiating with procurement departments. During this conversation, you’ll gain valuable insights into the world of procurement negotiations. Welcome to episode 87. Mike, a very warm welcome.

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3 Ways to Beat the Holiday Slump & Close More Deals

Hubspot Sales

This forces negotiations to take place before stakeholders in Procurement and Legal are out of the office -- something your well-meaning prospect might not have considered. Employ these tactics now, and you might be able to enjoy New Years for the first time in your sales career. 3 Ways to Close Deals Around the Holidays.

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The 6 Elements of a Truly Consultative Sales Process

Hubspot Sales

Stage 5 : Negotiate and Close. Knowledgeable customers make their selection and negotiate. Skilled salespeople will have already involved procurement prior to this stage. Make sure you understand what the procurement process is and confirm that the solution you've laid out meets your champion's expectations.

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What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Apptivo

The Finance and accounting module. The Finance and accounting module helps businesses understand the current financial status and the future outlook. The Sourcing and procurement module. This module helps with procuring the materials and services businesses Need to manufacture their goods, or the items they want to resell.