{"id":2701,"date":"2020-02-25T04:30:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T10:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/top1.fm\/DailySalesTips\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2020-02-24T23:19:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T05:19:02","slug":"sales-tip-402-why-buyers-hate-losing-mark-schenkius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/top1.fm\/DailySalesTips\/sales-tip-402-why-buyers-hate-losing-mark-schenkius\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales Tip 402: Why Buyers Hate Losing – Mark Schenkius"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>“The trick is to give buyers the feeling they got to a great deal because they have no way of knowing whether it was a great deal or not.” – Mark Schenkius in today’s Tip 402<\/p>\n

Why buyers hate losing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join the conversation below<\/a> and feel free to share your own thoughts!
\n<\/a>
\nROI 10<\/a>
\nThe Other Side of Sales<\/a>
\nMark Schenkius on LinkedIn<\/a>
\n303. Perspective – Mark Schenkius<\/a>
\n335: Buyer Priorities – Mark Schenkius<\/a><\/p>\n

Have feedback? Want to share a sales tip? Call or text the Sales Success Hotline: 512-777-1442<\/strong> or Email: scott@top1.fm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transcript<\/h3>\n

Scott Ingram: You\u2019re listening to the Daily Sales Tips podcast and I\u2019m your host, Scott Ingram. Today Mark Schenkius is back. Mark is the founder of ROI 10 where he helps sales professionals get better at dealing with buyers, and he\u2019s also the author of \u201cThe Other Side of Sales,\u201d where he shares his perspective after 15 years in procurement. Here he is with today\u2019s tip:<\/p>\n

Mark Schenkius: Today, I\u2019m going to share a secret with you. It\u2019s why buyers hate losing so much.<\/p>\n

In earlier podcasts, I talked about the buyer\u2019s perspective and I still believe it\u2019s crucial to understand this to become better at sales. I mean, you need to know who you are selling to, right?<\/p>\n

So, today, I\u2019m going to share a short anecdote with you that will clarify the pain buyers go through every single day in their jobs.<\/p>\n

Imagine, you just bought a brand-new car for $50.000 and as you park your car on the driveway, you proudly look around to see who notices your car. You look to the right and you see your neighbor standing next to an identical brand-new car, basically, it\u2019s exactly the same as yours. You\u2019re quite surprised and decide to walk over for a conversation. As you\u2019re chatting away, you boldly ask the question: \u201cso, neighbour, how much did you pay for the car?\u201d. You then hear the words: $45.000 and how about you?\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, honestly, how would you feel? Well, I know it would make me extremely unhappy knowing there was a better deal to be had. This is the exact pain buyers want to avoid at all costs. They really hate paying too much, but here\u2019s the thing: In real life it\u2019s hard to get this information from someone else in the exact same situation. Therefore, you will almost never know whether you actually paid too much.<\/p>\n

So, the trick is to give buyers the feeling they got to a great deal because they have no way of knowing whether it was a great deal or not.<\/p>\n

Let me go into slightly more detail here. For a buyer there are 2 ways of finding out what the price should be for the product or service they buy:<\/p>\n

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  1. First, you have the \u201ccost-plus method\u201d. This means all individual cost elements are added and a margin is put on top. Realistically, buyers will never truly know all cost elements of the product or service they buy since sellers don\u2019t like to give full transparency on this. In personal life it works the same; do you know how much a pair of jeans truly cost?<\/li>\n
  2. Second option is \u201cassessing the market\u201d. This means you\u2019re trying to find out what the market price is for a specific product or service, for example through tendering. This is basically the next best option versus cost-plus method. In personal life, this means you\u2019ll search the internet to see where they are selling this particular pair of jeans at the best possible price.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The majority of buyers work with option 2 \u201cassessing the market\u201d. This means they are always looking for alternative suppliers so they can benchmark or tender your product or service. They do this to give themselves the great feeling of getting the best deal.<\/p>\n

    So, 2 tips that will help you here from a sales perspective:<\/p>\n

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    1. Make sure your product or service is unique so you cannot be tendered and buyers have to work with you. They have no other option.<\/li>\n
    2. Always give your buyer the feeling they got the best deal. They need it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Happy negotiations everyone!<\/p>\n

      Scott Ingram: For links to all thinks Mark Schenkius, including his two previous tips 303<\/a> and 335<\/a> as well as his book \u201cThe Other Side of Sales<\/a>,\u201d just click over to DailySales.Tips\/402<\/a> and we\u2019ll have everything for you there.<\/p>\n

      Once you\u2019ve done that. Tell a friend how much you like this podcast, or write a post on LinkedIn and tag me, and then come back tomorrow for another great sales tip. Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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