How to Hire a Negotiator

In life, there are some situations that you will be called on to negotiate in order to get what you want / need. However, there will also be situations in which you have the time (and the budget!) to reach out and get outside help.

Getting outside negotiating help can be especially critical if the type of negotiation that you are preparing to start is of a very technical or detailed nature. If you can find someone who has “been there, done that” you can significantly improve the odds of being successful in the negotiations. Now the big question is just how does one go about hiring a negotiator?

The challenge in interviewing someone to do negotiating on your behalf is that negotiation is a very difficult job to do. The reason that negotiating is such a challenge is because it doesn’t just require one or two specific skills, but rather a whole collection of skills that we really don’t find in business.

At a very high level, a good negotiator has the ability to show good business sense while at the same time displaying a deep understanding of how people think and act. It is a rare thing indeed to find both of these qualities in a single individual. Couple that with any special knowledge or experience that you are looking for and choosing the wrong negotiator to represent you can appear to be all too easy.

The following 10 characteristics of a good negotiator are what you should be looking for when you are interviewing possible candidates. It’s going to take some probing on your part to uncover these traits, but it will be worth the effort:

1. Must have the ability to negotiate well with members of YOUR team. If the candidate can’t win the confidence of your team, how can you expect him to succeed in the negotiation with the other side?

2. Must show that he/she has the ability to construct a plan and the commitment to follow it through. The ability to realize that not all information may be available before the negotiation starts and the willingness to check facts and alter plans as new details emerge are also critical.

3. Did I mention the need for sound business sense? The ability to see through the fog of negotiations and identify the issues that will have an impact on your bottom line is key.

4. The ability to deal with both ambiguity (both before and during the negotiations) as well as conflict during the actual negotiations.

5. The willingness to aim high when setting goals for the negotiations.

6. The ability to realize that a negotiation is a process and the patience to wait for the other side to reveal more so that the process can move forward.

7. The ability to personally connect with both your team and the other side. Yes, negotiation is a business process, but the personal touch can make all the difference when it comes to closing the deal.

8. A realization that his / her personal integrity is what matters above all else.

9. The ability to, no matter how heated a discussion gets, listen with an open mind to what the other side is saying.

10. The self-confidence that is needed to see a negotiation through from start to finish.

Using Video Presentations to Increase Affiliate Sales

Since you can actually find a lot of folks getting into online marketing, there is no wonder how the competition is becoming stiff. The challenge is always to make an effort and outdo some other affiliates and think of methods to be able to reach this.

What better method to wow your prospects and clients than to record and release best, total motion as well as streaming screen-captured movies. There is nothing like feeling your tough work getting paid by having your customers jumping up excitedly with a great deal of anticipation to buy your product right there and then.

You don’t need to go through trainings and education to be in a position to know how this program can work for your affiliate program. Any person can create breathtaking movies, from multimedia tutorials and also a step-by-step presentation available online. The method is like having your buyers seated next to you and staring at your monitor, as you show them the things they should see and hear. All this accomplished step by step.

Promote internet products and services making use of visual presentations. This really is an effective way of redirecting the site visitors straight to your very own affiliate website after they are finished with the video clip. Make the most of the presentation by putting your website location in the end and make them go there directly if they want added information.

Double your internet auction bids exponentially once you supply your site visitors a feel of what you have to tender.

Minimize confusion along with your customers. Immediately showing them what they loved in the first place is making them understand clearly the essence of your online program.

Notice that the principal objective of utilizing video tutoring is always to boost the revenue which is generated from the online program.

Try to focus into the goal that you have set upon yourself to and attain that with the use of the things that might be quite a lot of aid in maximizing your profits.

Add Value in the Perception, the Package, and the Presentation

What would the world do if it wasn’t for “buzz words” – those sort of “shorthand” words that denote much a much larger meaning condensed into a short phrase or singular word. Somehow we all know the meaning of these words and phrases in their larger context or sort of know the meaning of them. One such “buzz word” is “Value Added.”

I have heard this used time and time again but wonder what people mean when they say it or what they understand when they hear it and nod knowingly. I take it to mean “adding something of value to a product or service to differentiate it from other, similar or even identical, products or services.” So, how does a business add value to a product or service to separate it from the pack and make it more desirable?

Many books have been written on this fascinating topic so in the short space of this column we’ll just be touching on the subject of adding value. It’s all about changing the buyer’s perception of value. In other words, giving the purchaser something they feel has value without adding substantially to the cost or lowering (gasp!) your prices. It could be the manner in which people are treated in person, on the telephone, or in written communications – friendliness and pleasant surroundings adds value. It could be in the package such as an attractive report cover, sturdy shopping bag, or careful packaging of a fragile item. Added value can be perceived from your integrity and policies – guarantees, the manner in which returns are handled, and convenience factors like extended hours or reminder services. Value can be added in the manner products or services are presented such as the way wine is presented with grace and showmanship at a fine restaurant or the way a hair stylist positions you to look in the mirror when finished cutting your hair.

When I hear someone tell me they sell a commodity, I pull out my buzzword and ask, “What are you doing to deliver a “Value Added” experience? I’ll ask the same question of you!