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When convincing the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) that corporate sales training is needed,Cheap Adrian Clayborn Jersey, the first thing you should do is research your subject well so that it can be put across in terms that show it will generate a profit. The word profit is the key here. When they hear this word,Cheap Patrick Crayton Jersey, the attention is captured. A misconception among CFOs is that sales training programs are a waste of time and money. Make sure your meeting is an interactive one that shows the benefits of learning new methods,Cheap Matthew Stafford Jersey, tried and true methods, and the way that the employees react to the training methods. Since you are a salesperson, use your best sales pitch to get to the CFO and make them understand how imperative these training meetings are to your company. Help them to understand the need is definitely there and the profit that can be generated through using them can increase dramatically. There may be a solution to the problem is you invite the CFO to come along. Let them see what is covered in the corporate sales training and if you are using the right one,Cheap Dwight Freeney Jersey, they will see the benefits right away. Steer clear of the boring,Cheap Shonn Greene Jersey, old-time corporate sales training that included the long-winded speeches and putting everyone to sleep. This will definitely not convince your CFO that this training has anything to do with generating profits for the company. Another good point to emphasize is the number of customers who made a purchase before the corporate sales training was undertaken and the number afterward. Hopefully this number is going to change dramatically if the right training method was utilized. When it does, the difference will speak for itself and your CFO will see that this training does indeed improve profits within the company. Put together an impressive pitch to show your CFO the revenue that can be generated before the corporate sales training is used and afterward. Seeing the difference in this may be all it takes to convince them this is a necessity to the company if they want to generate a profit. The facts on paper in black and white are more likely to be something they understand since this is what they deal with most of the time. However, this is just not true. If you let them know how much more efficient a sales team can be after a corporate sales training event they are more likely to see it in the light that you see it. The efficiency means more sales and in turn more money. When a company does not use the sales training budget they have,Cheap Devery Henderson Jersey, they may lose it which is very counterproductive to your sales team. Using new corporate training methods can be beneficial to the company and it can help you to achiever the results you want as well. The CFO, who has the best interests of the company at heart, will undoubtedly see the value behind the corporate sales training. It should not be hard to convince them of the need for this training if they see what is going on from within the meetings themselves.

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It is therefore evident that if you do not trust anyone doing business with you, there will always be the fear that you are being taken advantage of and will try to drive as hard a bargain as possible. All these fears are built on the assumption that the information you are being given is neither correct nor reliable. This however gets even more complicated by another layer of deception. Here,Cheap Peyton Hillis Jersey, each of the parties tries to 'call the other's bluff' to see how far they can push each other. The idea is 'don't quit until you draw blood, for that is the only test of truth.' The end result is that the better of the two 'actors' wins the day. The credibility and cost of a university degree is driven by factors such as the expertise,Cheap New York Jets Jerseys, research achievements and international standing of their faculty, the sophistication and state of the art of their facilities, access to as well as size and quality of libraries, data-banks,Cheap Ed Reed Jersey, rare documents for research,Cheap Lyle Alzado Jersey, research laboratories and other facilities as well as the quality of campus life and opportunities for professional and social development, etc. "Yes, But..." and the bargaining cycle begins." No one can operate at a loss for very long without eventually going out of business, so what normally happens is a systematic 'cutting of corners', at first in less obvious places and later in as many places as possible. The result is that as quality is driven down, both the suppliers and the customers pay for the consequences in terms of more financial losses. This brings me to the third, and final point I plan to discuss in this analysis - ignorance of the variables affecting the product or service area. What I mean by 'ignorance' is the total lack of information about what drives prices in a certain industry or service area. It appears that people in many third world regions have a 'passion for bargaining on price'. Unless they bargain intensely over the price of a product or service, they feel they have not done their duty as 'smart business persons'. The question I would like to explore is how to assess prices and how to get the best value for your money through pragmatic analysis and negotiation as opposed to irrational bargaining. Let us first tackle the issues related to 'lack of trust'. This is an area that taps deep into the psyche and culture of a specific region. For many centuries survival probably depended on how good one was at hiding their true beliefs. This is even reflected in many of expressions and proverbs that celebrate 'cleverness' and 'deception'. How? Goods don't last as long as they should or do not perform as they should. 'Services' become more cosmetic and as a result do not provide the desired outcomes. As time passes, the financial impact is felt on both sides. Many suppliers will go out of business and the customers will have to pay several times over to repair or recover from the impact of the poor quality of products or services. As we examine the issues involved, I would like you to keep in mind this quotation from a source I cannot recall: "There is nothing that another man cannot do a little worse and sell for less." Such relationships must be built around intelligent, well-studied negotiations based on the necessary specifications for a product or service. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR AND SOMETIMES EVEN LESS This is what results in 'value for money' where the cost will certainly be optimized and could even be less than what would come from 'bargaining' as opposed to negotiation. Unfortunately, such awareness is only to be found with quality conscious buyers and suppliers. These individuals understand the consequences of looking at price as the only criteria upon which to base a buying-selling decision. In brief, the 'arm wrestling' over price rather than 'value for money' hurts both the so-called 'winner' and 'loser'. It is appropriate here to mention that 'value for money' means that you recognize that you must look closely at what goes into the delivery of a high quality product or service. You also recognize that each level of quality comes with a different price tag. Bargaining is of course a 'win-lose' equation. The party with more muscle usually wins especially during an economic depression. So what? 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Nobody's impressed. - Title page - Contents Page - Problems in need of fixing - Knock-on effects of not fixing - Our Focused Solution - Price - Who we are/experience/background - References - Any other relevant material (keep it short and simple) - What to do next Driven by an almost universal belief in these stories, the assembly order of most business proposals tends to be as follows: To satisfy this basic customer need, the first few pages of your proposal must therefore feedback to the customer, in his/her own words if possible, that you were listening and have understood all the problems that your customer wants fixing. There should be nothing 'problem-solving' in your early words. It should be a mirror-summary of what the customer said to you. 2) The first thing proposal-readers are looking for is information about us. So if, for some vague masochistic reason,Cheap Chris Cook Jersey, you want to generate price objections, do add in more un-asked for stuff. If you don't want them then DON'T. Invariably another preferred supplier has already quoted. But during the decision making process the boss asked for a few comparative quotes just to cover himself if anyone asked. The problem is that the tender document is based on your competitor's existing quote (and strengths) so you are, from the outset, fighting a very tough battle. Bob Etherington As the reader ventures further into the proposal, in a vain search for that which he truly seeks, he is next confronted by 'the product brochure'. This usually consists of a description and/or pictures of the products the customer is interested in, plus - for good measure- all or nearly all the other products and services offered (just in case). This is several pages long and often includes detailed technical specifications. The stories are: If business proposals were judged solely on their weight and volume (rather than content and focus), then most of them would be very successful. It is often good to offer references at this point but only if they have asked for them. Remember that the proposal reader has usually and subconsciously made a decision by now. This is because people (your customers) primarily accept 'you' based on the amount of interest you have shown in them. So, if you kick-off your proposal with a whole lot of guff about you and your business, it will soon have a key position in the pile labelled: "Same As All The Others". - Title page - Information about ourselves- how long we've been in business etc - Pictures: Our directors (with career backgrounds), Our office/ warehouse - Detailed Information about our services and products - Confirmation of the amount of product/service the customer wants to buy - The Price the customer will have to pay - The Installation and implementation requirements - Terms and Conditions and copy of our contract - Conclusion When your customer made contact with you -or responded to an overture from you- the only reason they did it was that they thought you might be able to solve at least one problem for them. What that specific problem is (and there maybe more than one) depends on the type of problem your business is set-up to solve. It is also going to differentiate your offering from the many, even if your product looks very much like your competitors. And best of all it will bring you more business. That's not a fairy story Following the method outlined above is going to make your proposals more interesting, readable and effective when presented to you customer. Far from making a proposal more desirable, research shows that there is a direct correlation between loads of unrequested bits and pieces and the prospective customer complaining about the price! The word 'I' (alongside its close companion words, 'We' 'Me' and 'Our' ) is the weakest and least persuasive word in the World. And yet it is the commonest word in all business communications. Yes,Cheap Tyron Smith Jersey, despite the fact that every bit of research on business-persuasion says that, 'stuff about you and what you think', has no positive effect on the selling process, business people still cram their proposals full of it. Now print it on very good quality paper (Not the usual 60-80gm copier-stock). Check for spelling mistakes -especially people's names- and use a good clear font (NOT 'Comic Sans' it makes you look 'stupid' not 'quirky'). And do number the pages and,Cheap Nick Collins Jersey, after the front title page, add a contents page....it makes the document look more professional. There is nothing more I need to add and it isn't difficult to do. So in these first two sections you have shown the customer that, unlike probably ALL the other proposals on his desk, YOU were listening to what he was saying. This is as rare as a '90 cent Bill' 1) Lots of 'bumph' is better than too little. In this next section you will be outlining what, 'might'... 'has'... 'could' happen if these problems are not fixed. Enlarging on the knock-on effects of not fixing a problem, starts a process of psychological reinforcement which increases the desirability of your service. 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In other words concentrate on the solution ('the benefits') rather than the raw-facts ('the features') Not only do the majority of proposal-writers pad out the first few pages of their proposals with stuff about themselves ("Yeah-this is what they want to know...this'll impress them!"), but they go into tremendous detail about it too. You will find full 'Bios' and CV's of all their key players, smiling head-shot photos,Cheap Kellen Winslow Jersey, photos of the premises, pictures of warehouses and offices and even photos of the trucks and vans used for delivery. First let us remind ourselves about the reason your business exists. It exists, like all businesses, companies and commercial organisations, to solve at least one problem. That's it!...If you are not clear about the problem your business solves then you probably don't have a business. Having now taken the trouble to pay the customer the compliment of clearly having listened to their problems and shown how you can fix them, he/she will be looking for the price. OK it's not difficult...here goes: So, in the next section (new page) set it out very simply. And always endeavor to have already given them a good idea of what it will be in previous conversations. The proposal should ,whenever possible, NOT be the first time the prospect learns about the price. If there has been no opportunity to do this, you must do everything in your power to deliver the proposal in person and go through it with the customer face to face. Yes, sometimes, despite your huge arsenal of products, they only want ONE thing from you...that's it; and in that case, that's enough! Finally comes the killer conclusion: "Do not hesitate to call us if you require any further information. We look forward to hearing from you soon." Well here you are...the bulk of the important work is now done. Would you like me to show you how your proposal can go in the rare pile marked "Winner." The final part in the compilation of your 'Winning Proposal' should concentrate on telling the customer what he needs to do next. This should be expressed in very positive terms with none of the usual, 'Please do not hesitate to call me', stuff which accompanies the majority of business offerings and covering letters. Remember that the human brain can't hold a negative thought and fails to register the 'do not' leaving only the, "Please....hesitate to call me", as the final message. So the first thing that needs to appear in your proposal is something about 'the problem'. Because the first thing your prospective customer will be saying to himself, as he opens the pages,Cheap Ndamukong Suh Jersey, is: "My problem.. where is it?...Was this person listening when I was telling him about all my problems- the ones he might be able to fix?... 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If you do this DO check that the pages look the same on their P/C and that there are no formatting differences that cause words, titles and sentences to leak across on to the next page. After that comes the price list and bottom-line quotation for the job in hand. Plus a full description of payment terms and penalties for not paying on time and other ancillary costs. If you want to read up on the research and books about why this is not the way to do it, you can start back 75 years ago with Dale Carnegie's seminal work: "How to Win Friends and Influence People" (still a best seller and still in print) and work through to all of the most recent business books. But they will ALL tell you the same thing: (Apart from your family and close friends) Nobody cares about you....nor what you are...nor what you do....nor what you think. And 'no' your business is NOT different. And 'yes' this does apply to YOU too. Only at this point is the customer sufficiently 'softened-up' and therefore open to read about how your service and/or product will be able to address the previously described problems. Having been reminded of his problem he is ready for the solution. "NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOU AND YOUR BUSINESS" OK You've got your wish: You're dead. And DO NOT be tempted into the common trap of adding-in a load of other features and benefits which don't address the specific problems given to you by the customer. Spurious bits and pieces added in, like sprinkles on a cake, in order to give a proposal substance (and generally pad it out a bit), will usually not have the desired effect. The problem is that, somewhere in sales folklore, there are two fairy-stories about proposals that, most proposal writers appear to believe, will cast the magic 'buy-this-one' spell over any prospective customer.

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