By Kathleen Davis September 10, 2023 For a lot of people, negotiation feels awkward. But the old adage is true: You don’t get what you don’t ask for. Luckily, like most things, negotiation gets easier the more times you do it. And the good news is that even if you don’t get everything you … Continue reading How to negotiate for anything at work
By Stephanie Vozza August 25, 2022 When you go into a negotiation, it’s natural to want to win. It can be uncomfortable to back down or give up something, but having an either/or mentality can hinder what’s possible, says Wendy Smith, coauthor of Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your … Continue reading Why getting rid of this mindset can help you succeed in any negotiation
By Merilee A. Kern May 21, 2022 We’ve all been there, mired in the throes of pessimism when life just doesn’t seem to be going our way. For the lucky ones, this entirely natural, though disconcerting, feeling ebbs and flows, ultimately dissolving into a more balanced, healthier state of mind. For hapless others, though, … Continue reading A psychologist explains why negativity dominates your daily thoughts, and what to do about it
Erica Schultz December 3, 2021 Whether you work on a sale for 8 hours, 8 weeks, or 8 months, when you get to the negotiation phase of the sales process, you can lose the sale in an instant. Even sales professionals who make it to the finish line, their negotiated outcomes may not always be … Continue reading 6 Essential Rules of Sales Negotiation [Infographic]
Liz Kislik December 2, 2021 “Why don’t they do it the way we tell them?” The CEO was frustrated. He was quite sure that his directions had been clear, but his team members had not come through. He was beginning to think that they were lazy or didn’t care. He was especially worried because … Continue reading How to Change Up Your Questions and Improve Your Results
Mladen Kresic October 19, 2021 As you may remember from part one of this series, Gaining and Maintaining Positive Leverage, I had the opportunity to join Kison Patel, CEO, and Founder of M&A Science, as his guest on the M&A Science podcast earlier this summer. Kison and I spent over an hour talking about negotiation … Continue reading Negotiate Like a Pro: Ask the Right Questions
Kristen McCormick October 18, 2021 Because display ads tend to have low conversion rates, many advertisers (or their clients) are quick to question their effectiveness and profitability. The truth is, display ads can have a strong positive impact on your conversion rates—but oftentimes indirectly, making it hard to track or measure. One metric designed to … Continue reading Can We Trust View-Through Conversions? An Experiment Reveals!
Experienced leadership with hands on marketing operations experience matters. Rodric Bradford on November 18, 2020 Many marketing teams are preparing to negotiate software contracts that expire on Dec. 31, or are already in the middle of doing so, and this in a climate where marketers are looking for quick wins, and vendors are more eager … Continue reading Finding value through negotiation with martech vendors
Santhoshi Natarajan July 22, 2020 Today’s sales process involves a sensible mix of both inbound and outbound prospecting and let’s admit that cold calling and emails still remain the lifeline of outbound prospecting technique. The hardest part of prospecting is not to get more leads, schedule a meeting or close more deals but to handle … Continue reading 3 Effective Techniques for Objection Handling
Jessica Welch June 22, 2020 When was the last time you were in a heated debate? At work? With friends? Maybe at a family dinner? As with most opinionated arguments, the conversation probably got loud, tense, and uncomfortable. It’s human nature to dig your heels in when your world view is being challenged so many … Continue reading 3 Social Skills to Help You Win a Debate
