Negotiation

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

By Jeff Cochran, Partner, Shapiro Negotiations Institute We’ve all been there before. You’re halfway through your initial contract with a new client....
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From Your Buyer, with Love: “Dear Supplier, Please Reduce Your Price by...

Many sales teams are being asked by their B2B customers to reduce prices to support them during these difficult economic times, a pattern that is all too familiar for many sales teams. This article proposes an approach on how suppliers can respond to this procurement tactic and how sales organizations can move the dialogue back to a value-adding conversation with the customer and their professional buying team.

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Five Key Principles for Successful Negotiations
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Five Key Principles for Successful Negotiations

By Kunal Bhatia, Senior Global Account Director, Johnson & Johnson Over the course of this year we’ve experienced tremendous change. Whether it’s...
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“Extreme” Negotiations with Customers

By Jonathan Hughes, Partner, Vantage Partners; Ben Siddall, Partner, Vantage Partners; and David Chapnick, Principal, Vantage Partners In November 2010, Jonathan Hughes,...
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Crafting the right sales message for every customer-supplier situation

By Nicolas Zimmerman, Editor-in-Chief, SAMA To challenge or not to challenge? That is the question. Ever since CEB published its seminal book...
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