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How to Give Sales Pricing Discretion, Without Giving Away Profits (Aka, How to build good habits in your sales organization) (Aka, Putting the Onion Peel Back) Andrew Carlson Global Director, Data & Analytics [email protected] om @carlsonandrew

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How to Give Sales Pricing Discretion, Without Giving

Away Profits(Aka, How to build good habits in your sales organization)

(Aka, Putting the Onion Peel Back)

Andrew CarlsonGlobal Director, Data & [email protected]@carlsonandrew

Who are we?

Agenda – Putting the Onion Peel Back

• Why do we need to create habits?• What are the components of a habit?• What bad habits does your sales organization have? • What caused these habits to form?• How can we break them?• What habits do you need to break…a working session

Why do we need to create habits?

Why do we need to create habits?

Why do we need to create habits?

Why do we need to create habits?

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Why do we need to create habits in sales?• Highly educated

buyers• Increased

external & internal pressures

• Increased competition globally

• Expanding Product Portfolio

What are the components of a habit?

What are the components of a habit?

What are the components of a habit?

What are the components of a habit?

What are the components of a habit?

What happens in life when we allow bad habits?

Look for the next fix Put on a few pounds Overcommit ourselves

Jeopardize important relationships Risk our overall health

What happens in sales when we allow bad habits?

Look for the next fix Put on a few pounds Overcommit ourselves

Jeopardize important relationships Risk our overall health

A Better Way to Measure Pricing Performance

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What habits are costing you money today?

What bad habits does sales have today?

Sales over Relationships Discounts over Value Under value your Products

Turning Orders into Quotes Overestimating the Competition

What caused these bad habits to form?

Sales over Relationships Discounts over Value Under value your Products

Turning Orders into Quotes Overestimating the Competition

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How do we break the habits – with science?

How do we break the habits – with science?

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How do we break the habits – with science?

How do we break the habits – with science?

How do we break the habits – with science?

How do we break the habits – with science?

How do we break the habits – with science?

How do we break the habit – with process?

How do we break the habits – with process?

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How do we break the habits – with goals / rewards?

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How do we break the habits – with goals / rewards?

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The effect changing these habits can have on the entire organization

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1. Better conversations with customers

2. Stronger relationships with sales reps

3. Reduction in unearned discounts

4. Faster quote turnaround time

5. Pricing, finance and sales aligned!

What habits do you need to break…a working session

• Less than ideal Routines?

•Possible Cues?

• The right Rewards?

Andrew CarlsonGlobal Director, Data & [email protected]@carlsonandrew