The Canadian Professional Sales Association’s e-newsletter, Sales Exchange, publishes article written by Brian Dietmeyer.
Timing is everything in negotiation – to get the upper hand you have to know when to start. We suggest you begin negotiation at precisely the same time that Livingston International, Canada’s leading custom broker and trade services company, does.
“We constantly get inquiries for our services; but we always ask ourselves, ‘Why are they interested in us?’” explains Tod Walton, Livingston’s Director of Business Development. “Unless we are certain that we can help the prospect do business better, we’re not going to pursue the opportunity.”
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