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7 Sales Negotiation Tips

Brooks Group

Sales negotiation is a critical skill for any sales professional. Whether you’re negotiating with a potential customer or working out the details of a contract, being able to negotiate effectively can make the difference between success and failure. Negotiation is not easy. What is Sales Negotiation?

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Why are questions so important? (Questioning skills)

Red Star Kim

We ask questions to avoid making wrong assumptions or adopting the wrong focus. will make people pause to consider how their feelings compare with those they had the previous day. See the section below on negotiation. Some negotiators suggest you avoid using “ Why” questions as it can imply criticism.

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Soft skills revisited – with a leadership perspective

Red Star Kim

An article in October 2022 in Training Magazine argued that the four most important soft skills to prioritise for remote work – to bridge the distance gap – were emotional intelligence (I devoted an entire chapter to this topic in my book), next-level communication (ie over-communication), active listening and conflict resolution.

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Top 11 Professional Selling Skills

Brooks Group

Listening, questioning, negotiating, closing—today’s sales professionals need so many different selling skills to succeed. They directly impact revenue generation and overall business success, so make sure your sales training addresses them. Communication Communication is the most important selling skill.

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Selling challenges in professional services: Sales processes and skills

Red Star Kim

Nervousness – Shyness, modesty, lack of confidence and fear of failure can make fee-earners reluctant to organise meetings to take the next steps in building a potential client relationship. There is rarely a deep understanding of how disparate and disconnected decision-making units are across such large organisations.

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Upskill to Upsell: Four Tips for Upselling

Brooks Group

Imagine for a moment one of your competitors making an attractive offer to your largest account. How can I make their day a little bit easier? Increase Your Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Additionally, there are a lot of intimidating aspects to sales that can trigger emotions (like negotiating).

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Achieve more engagement and buy-in: Relationships, Plan, Expectations, Benefits, Persuasion and Training

Red Star Kim

An introduction to emotional intelligence (EQ) and empathy (Video) (kimtasso.com). Building empathy with fee-earners helps us to understand what they expect and any assumptions they may be making about the likely results. And we can ask questions Why are questions so important? Questioning skills) (kimtasso.com).