Mike Wilkinson – The Seven Challenges of Value

Why you have to check out today’s podcast:  Discover the secrets of customer value Learn what to say when a customer says your service is expensive Find out how to deal with pricing pressure   Summary Mike Wilkinson is the Value Selling Expert. He works worldwide with clients across a diverse range of industries and business sectors focusing on value and value selling. He has worked in a wide range of senior sales positions and has experience of fast-moving consumer goods as well as business-to-business sales. In this episode, Mike shares how he helps people find new ways of understanding and communicating value so money is not left on the table and how they can be rewarded for the value they deliver.    "Value is a mystery. Our job as salespeople and as businesses is to solve the value mystery. And the mystery is how our customers define value."   - Mike Wilkinson     Stay updated on all thing pricing. Subscribe to 'The Pricing Perspective' here     Announcement: If you want to address the Seven Challenges of Value to take you from an understanding value at the beginning of delivering value to the end. Get a 20% discount to The Value Challenge System Register here: http://bit.ly/TheValueChallengeSystem  Coupon: Impact     Topics Covered:   01:35 – Mike explains price management is two distinct things. One is the price setting bit, and the other is the price getting bit 04:15 - What is value? Value draws mystery. 09:19 - How do we identify and tackle the challenges that we face in selling our value effectively 09:53 - Seven challenges of value 10:08 - The value triad. Component element of value: value gain, cost reduction, and emotional contribution 14:34 – How to deal with pricing pressure 15:10 - What to say when a client tells you're too expensive 18:22 – Deliver your promise 20:31 – Mike’s one value advice: Your customer defines value not you. And because it’s true, you have to solve the value mystery.   Key Takeaways: “Value is what a customer willing to pay.” – Mike Wilkinson “If you have a sales team who cannot sell on the basis of value then the challenge of actually getting the price is that you have set becomes a much bigger challenge.” – Mike Wilkinson “The value thing comes in when you really understand and appreciate the value that you are delivering to that customer.” – Mike Wilkinson   Resources: Value-Based Pricing: Drive Sales and Boost Your Bottom Line by Creating, Communicating and Capturing Customer Value The Challenge of Value     Connect with Mike Wilkinson: LinkedIn [email protected]    Connect with Mark Stiving Email:[email protected] LinkedIn Twitter