How to build pricing power through sales effectiveness

Originally published on Forbes.com Sales effectiveness is one of the most important levers in building pricing power. If you perceive your offering as highly differentiated, and the market doesn’t pick it up the way you expected, you won’t …

When to make a bold move in a negotiation

Negotiations can be tough, especially when the balance of power isn’t in your favor. I recently worked with a client who was in a lopsided contract with a Fortune 100 company—a deal inherited from an earlier misstep. They were stuck giving away so…

Getting the sales conversation back to value

We all know that when we help set the rules of a game, our chances of winning increase significantly. At Holden Advisors, we emphasize the importance of discussing your offering’s value early in the Buyer’s Decision Cycle (BDC). The early-to-mid s…

How to build pricing power when you don’t have it

Originally published on Forbes.com Every B2B business delivers distinct value for its customers. For some, it saves time, resources, head count, while other offerings directly influence volume of revenue or mitigate some sort of risk. All B2B c…