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Budget protectors
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When you find a budget protector (one who sees costs as the core, efficiencies in the systems, how to spend less in order to gain more), no matter what you do, you won't make a case of how you're creating value for them and their organization —and pay accordingly. It'll be a battle for how to pay the least possible. Their driver is reducing costs. Everything that involves getting money out of the pocket is a expenditure. When you find them, look for the one in charge of value creation to be part of the conversation. If not, you'll be talking about value and all they'll hear is "spend more". |
Rod Aparicio
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Business model. New business model. Revenue model. 3 different things that might overlap, and are not the same. Business model: how your business operates and the results it makes. New business model: how you get new deals. Revenue model: how you make money and where to find it. Missing the point and clarity on how they all work (together and intertwined) guarantees that your business will be out. It's not rocket science.
When you and your prospect are about to talk price, just drop the grenade —and shut up. The one who breaks the silence is the one who will give more concessions. Let them struggle with the price and give them space to ask for guidance.
First, willful ignorance. It's the avoidance of the facts and what's the situation. It's choosing to ignore all the red flags and moving away from making a decision. Why? Because it might feel uncomfortable. Or hard to make. Or the consequences are not the desired ones. Choosing not to see and know will not make the problem go away. It'll make the next phase of the situation inevitable. Choosing not to know so that it doesn't exist is magical thinking. It's wanting to have a sense of control...