{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"MORE SOURCING LTD","provider_url":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/en","author_name":"MS","author_url":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/en\/author\/moresourcing\/","title":"How Sales Teams Undercut Themselves with Longtime Clients","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4m0KGQfYC8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/en\/how-sales-teams-undercut-themselves-with-longtime-clients\/\">How Sales Teams Undercut Themselves with Longtime Clients<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/en\/how-sales-teams-undercut-themselves-with-longtime-clients\/embed\/#?secret=4m0KGQfYC8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How Sales Teams Undercut Themselves with Longtime Clients&#8221; &#8212; MORE SOURCING LTD\" data-secret=\"4m0KGQfYC8\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/moresourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/May26_06_2256623564.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":675,"description":"Sales teams often believe they are negotiating against difficult clients, but many are undermining their own leverage through premature concessions, fragmented account management, and an overreliance on long-standing relationships. In these situations, research shows that negotiators overestimate the risk of pushback and, as a result, lower prices or soften terms before clients even ask\u2014behaviors that set expectations of accommodation and erode future bargaining power. The problem intensifies when organizations manage large accounts across silos, missing opportunities to coordinate contracts and leverage their full position. To reset the dynamic, leaders must treat difficult conversations as relationship-building, align internally around a unified negotiating stance, clearly articulate value, and develop credible alternatives."}