First, the timing was awful. Their date is in the middle of a window where i “refuse” to accept more business.
But i didn’t say no.
Second, the budget was way too low.
From not saying no (twice), they’ve raised their fee and our goal is to contract an additional keynote with advance payment as my incentive to lower the first price.
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Disney Institute website screen shot. Photo: Yesterday.
Did i mention that one of the “management consulting” firms was a recommendation? My other recommendation was Disney Institute.
They have not contacted Disney Institute because they already understand their pricing.
This makes me smile. Who recommends their stiffest competition?
Probably no one.
.think .differently
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(note: a few hours after writing this, i edited it to make it shorter)
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Both are over 800 miles from home Walt Disney World.
While i was at Disney Institute from 1999-2014, sales were done by the sales team. i’ve never been “in sales”. Totally out of my comfort zone to be in a room with people who may want to buy what i offer which creates two challenges:
They have no prior understanding of my product.
They may not be able to appreciate my price point.
It’s kinda fun to do the impossible. – Walt Disney
If your goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough.
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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.
This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.
Trying to get to the heart of client hesitation in signing a contract often leads us down the path of trying to be more convincing.
What might have a greater impact in the second half of the client proposal life cycle is to help the client overcome their unspoken fears.
This would first, and obviously, require bringing those fears to the surface.
No easy task.
So it’s easy to want to be more right.
Don’t.
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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.
This website is about our career health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my home health website, click here.
