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When conducting a sale, is telling the customer you need to check an offer with your boss a negotiation tactic or is it for real?

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Question added by Lina Samer , Digital Media Graphic Designer , iDirection
Date Posted: 2017/03/19
mohammed negm
by mohammed negm , مدير مبيعات , مؤسسة أطياف لتجارة المواد الغذائية

Thank you. I agree with experts.

Ekta Jas
by Ekta Jas , Head Of Digital Marketing , InnoBoxx Services

It depends on the situation. If the customer's demand is achievable and the sales personnel happen to lack the rights, then it is for real.

And if somehow both, the customer's demand is impractical and you don't have the rights, then it's a polite way of tolling the customer to negotiate. 

Ashwin  Sawale
by Ashwin Sawale , Sr. Manager , Franchise India Holdings Limited

It's a negotiation tactic to check clients Urgency/ Interest. 

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

yes sometimes is a sale trick and sometimes only decision with boss not with sales staff

 

It is for real, as most of the time the sale person has no right to give discount but he can always judge that he or she can retain the customer by giving him some thing extra which may leads to batter future relationship.

Kourosh Jahanshahi
by Kourosh Jahanshahi , FREELANCE CONSULTANT , KOUROSH JAHANSHAHI

It's a tactic in order to make them work on getting what they want (the desired results), because if they achieve it easily they won't value it much.

Biniam Abera
by Biniam Abera , Security supervisor , Abdul Aziz Nasser Theater

it's one of the negotiation tactic 

Mohamed Al Ashry
by Mohamed Al Ashry , Regulatory Manager-SFE Training&development manager , ANDK

can not be done ... you should have the decision to complete the deal

Kashif Raza
by Kashif Raza , Manager - Procurement & Logistics , Quality Group Limited

Both are strategic. It depends on situation

Deleted user
by Deleted user

In my opinion telling a potential buyer that you need to check in with your boss to give them an offer is not a good tactic at all. You diminish your positioning as the person making the sale.

The key is your preparation before the call/meeting. You should have ran through all possible scenarios so that the answer is either a ' Yes, I actually have a proposal for that. Can I have you sign here' or  'Unfortunately we are not the right company  for you.'

 

Glorenze Villegas
by Glorenze Villegas , Purchase Officer , Union Copper Rod LLC

It is a tactic, because if such is a real sale then you would not bother to seek for your boss' opinion or advice on the situation/negotiation because you should know the four corners of what you are trying to sell. Having alterations on a particular offer is already a negotiation.

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