Last week, we covered much of the background of Win-Win Agreements, their myths, lessons and some of the sins of improper negotiating. Here are the actual definitions of constructing such agreements and how to go about it…
We all basically understand that you can't go into a negotiation with your bottom line offer from the start. That's despite what your negotiating partner tells you. You need room to maneuver and be able to assess what's important to both parties to bring about a decent deal for everyone.
Here are the 3 vital positions in the Science of Negotiating
1. Target Position
This is your first offer. It's the deal you would love, yet don't expect the other party to agree to. If they do, bless them and take care of them and over deliver as much as you can. However, we know that both parties will probably not accept each other's first offers. Yet, you know you have to start there to be able to develop a starting position called The Anchor.
2. Fall Back Position
Just like it sounds. This is your second offer. It's the deal you would like and be OK with. It shows that you are bargaining in good faith. Remember, ultimatums are delivered by poor negotiators, not good ones. Your Fall Back position acknowledges that you've moved off your Target position.
3. Line in the Sand Position
This is the deal you'll live with, but nothing less. Anything beyond the Line in the Sand is worth walking away from as the pain of the deal is more than the reward regardless of terms. We've all done deals like this before. We accept them for lots of reasons like client history, payment terms, leveraged relationship, multi-platform purchase, breaking a business category, etc.
We've all heard it before...
"Your competition is willing to sell me exactly the same product/service, possibly even better for less than your price."
Here's the best thing you could say back…
"I understand. You know, I can't control what my competition does. Our business, your business and even our competitor's business sets its prices on supply and demand. They have a great product and good service, don't you think? I even know some people over there. They're great people and work hard at what they do. I don't know why they sell it for less. Think about this for a second…if they thought they could charge more for their product based on supply and demand, don't you think they'd at least TRY? (look the client in the eye and wait for a second to see this sink in)
I know we can - and do. That's why I think we're worth the extra money. The market sets our price, we don't."
Every time I say this with passion and conviction, I get a smile from the other party. Some have said to me "I wish I had more salespeople like you." My reply always is "I wish I had more clients like you." I love my job. People actually pay me to do this? How lucky am I.
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