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What is the largest tiny market where you can be seen as THE perfect option (aka meaningfully relevant)? Market: group of people trying to get something done. Meaningfully relevant: only you (or a very few) can help this market to serve get the thing done. The thing done: the desired future state they're trying to achieve. When you define it, you're the big fish in the small pond. |
Rod Aparicio
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If you're going to discount, here's a more detailed view of yesterday's rules: Specific.Needs to explain WHY they're getting the discount. In exchange for something in return.Needs to say what's being given in return for the discount. Explicit.Needs to be stated in the proposal what, how and why the discount is there. Time-bounded. It has to be in a defined timeframe.Needs to be a take it now, or leave it. Written at the end of the quote/proposal for what it is "Discounted price".Price →...
Giving discounts: taking a price off of something —or adding something up to your offering. But... what's the reason (or reasons) to give a discount? Is it to give it when they ask for it? Is it to close the deal? Is it because you have no power in the negotiation? Is it because they have all the power in the negotiation? Is it because you can't say No? Is it because they don't have money? There can be a million reasons (or even more). And that's fine. One thing you can ALWAYS say, and need...
Do you give discounts? If so, how does that go?