Negotiation Nightmares: How to Avoid Losing Everything
Why do your prospects book you and still end up negotiating?
Do they just enjoy wasting your time or don't value your service or product?
Well, let me start by saying!
Negotiation is simply a sign that you have what they want.
Negotiation in business usually comes in due to an inadequate funnel.
Let’s get it straight you have what they want, but they want it on their terms.
It’s more like a demand for a personalized experience!
The majority of the time, negotiation doesn’t mean that’s your value.
Even Fortune 500 companies negotiate terms and conditions.
3 MISTAKES TO AVOID IN NEGOTIATION
-Never respond to negotiation when you’re not ready.
-Never see any objection, negotiation, or disagreement as conflict
-Never put yourself in a bad position or lose while negotiating.
DO THIS BEFORE ANY NEGOTIATION
-Research the other party and their interests
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-Set clear goals and objectives
-Identify areas of compromise
DO THIS WHILE NEGOTIATING
-Listen & communicate effectively: Ask questions when uncleared, paraphrase and summarize to show you’re following up and interested.
-Build trust & rapport: Find and build on common grounds, and be open-minded.
-Create a win-win solution: Identify mutual benefits and creative options.
DO THIS IF IT’S DIFFICULT
-Use their pain points against them
-Write off some areas of the deal
-Give in if you enjoy losing
-Walk away if you’re not satisfied.
Take note: sometimes you might give in to the negotiation and it still doesn’t work.
Be okay with saying “NO” and also taking “NO”
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