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What suppliers can do mid-contract to future-proof their negotiations

Strategic Account Management Association

By Jeff Cochran, Partner, Shapiro Negotiations Institute. At Shapiro Negotiations Institute, we coach the principle that the best negotiation occurs when you have leverage. This article discusses what you, as a supplier, can do mid-contract to make your upcoming negotiations more successful. Things are going great.

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Turning lemons into lemonade: Five ways to reset on customer management fundamentals in a post-pandemic world

Strategic Account Management Association

In business, it has created an opportunity to reflect on how companies are managing customers, and it has given customers a window of opportunity to re-evaluate their supplier relationships to determine which partnerships are truly valuable. We’re seeing it first hand.

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Big Customer Negotiating: Dancing with a Gorilla

Holden Advisors

Those negotiations are often tough and focus on price. As a result of those brutal negotiations, the oftentimes smaller seller will lose money or barely break even. Let’s take a look at how GE evolved to a sole-supplier partnership with Boeing. GE won the deal and became sole supplier of engines for three versions of the 777.

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Back to the Future: F2F selling is returning, but virtual selling is here to stay

Strategic Account Management Association

COVID-19 has accelerated a trend already underway toward increased virtual interactions between customers and their suppliers. The ability to uncover customer needs, develop solutions, communicate value propositions and negotiate effectively doesn’t vanish just because a salesperson can’t meet her customer face to face.

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Passing the Price Gauntlet with Strategic Accounts

Holden Advisors

He spoke about their system to evaluate product groups and the competitive landscapes of suppliers. The purpose was to determine when a particular product group needed to be handled with salesperson involvement and which suppliers needed to be developed as a strategic relationship. You passe d the test.

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What’s a Business Credit Score Anyway? Here’s What You Need to Know

Hubspot Sales

A business credit score can affect your chances of getting a loan, supplier terms, or partnerships. Late or missed payments to vendors, creditors, and suppliers can lower your score significantly. Higher scores can improve loan terms, lower interest rates, and extend payment periods with suppliers.

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“LIQUIDITY,” ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE AND YOU

Strategic Account Management Association

Unfortunately, the amount of teamwork expected in matrix structures has not materialized, and rather than focusing on making the best possible decisions, negotiated decision making is the norm. Reduce boundaries between the firm and suppliers by creating teams that include people from both firms. Entrepreneurial.