Competitor's Pricing Cited as Main Reason for Losing the Deal
Posted on Tue, Aug 16th, 2011 by Top Rep
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Competitor's Pricing Cited as Main Reason for Losing the Deal
In a recent research study, 79.6 per cent of respondents cited that the primary reason for losing a deal was due to a competitor's pricing and terms. Additional reasons

Pricing and terms 79.6%
Existing relationships 55.6%
Brand equity and reputation 37.0%
Product superiority 22.2%
Market messaging 20.4%
Sales process execution 18.5%
Level of service/support 16.7%
Account coverage 14.8%
Availability of product/solution 11.1%
ROI Business Case 7.4%
References 3.7%
Other reason 1.9%

Source: CSO Insights Sales Performance Optimization Report, February 2009.


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BGR says:
Imagine, pricing being important.
Posted on: Mon, Jul 13th, 2009 9:11am

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