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Deal Negotiation, Pricing Strategy & Stakeholder Mapping Specialization

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Deal Negotiation, Pricing Strategy & Stakeholder Mapping Specialization

Negotiate, Price, and Close With Confidence.

Master the deal strategy, pricing tactics, and stakeholder skills that drive B2B sales outcomes.

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Build territory strategies using ICP segmentation and AI signals, and run gap analyses to recommend pivots that improve pipeline outcomes.

  • Map deal stakeholders using influence-interest analysis to identify economic buyers, technical buyers, and user champions in complex deals.

  • Apply BATNA thinking, collaborative negotiation techniques, and anchoring strategies to prepare for and execute high-stakes deal conversations.

  • Evaluate pricing and discount options using weighted decision matrices that assess margin impact, ROI, deal term, and competitive pressure.

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April 2026

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Specialization - 10 course series

Craft Territory Playbook

Craft Territory Playbook

Course 1, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • How to draft a focused 6 month territory strategy that segments accounts by ICP, sets realistic pipeline goals, & incorporates AI propensity signals.

  • How to run a mid-cycle gap analysis against targets and recommend strategic pivots that improve outcomes while there is still time to act.

Map Deal Stakeholders

Map Deal Stakeholders

Course 2, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • How to identify the 3 core roles in complex deals & translating those roles into a practical influence–interest map.

  • Rather than listing contacts, you will learn to justify who holds authority, who carries risk concerns, and where deals are most vulnerable.

  • By the end, you will be able to analyze stakeholder systems more realistically and design smarter engagement and negotiation strategies.

Plan Negotiation Success

Plan Negotiation Success

Course 3, 1 hour

What you'll learn

Negotiate Collaboratively

Negotiate Collaboratively

Course 4, 2 hours

What you'll learn

Plan & Debrief Deals

Plan & Debrief Deals

Course 5, 2 hours

What you'll learn

Price Talk Tactics

Price Talk Tactics

Course 6, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Recognize and apply anchoring tactics in pricing conversations to establish favorable starting positions in negotiations

  • Master bracketing techniques to create strategic pricing ranges that guide buyers toward your target price point

  • Trade non-price concessions effectively to protect margins while still moving deals forward to successful close

Anchor Price Like Pro

Anchor Price Like Pro

Course 7, 2 hours

What you'll learn

Smart Decision Matrix

Smart Decision Matrix

Course 8, 1 hour

What you'll learn

  • Structure complex pricing decisions using multi-criteria matrices with factors like cost, ROI, and implementation time

  • Build weighted decision matrices to compare pricing packages and identify the best option for sales negotiations

  • Summarize key decision factors and explain recommendations clearly to align sales, finance, and operations teams

Matrix Your Discounts

Matrix Your Discounts

Course 9, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build a weighted decision matrix to evaluate discount options based on margin impact, deal term, and competitive pressure

  • Compare and analyze multiple discount scenarios systematically to move beyond gut-feel decisions in complex B2B deals

  • Apply a repeatable framework for making consistent, defensible discount decisions that withstand stakeholder scrutiny

Seal Deals Smartly

Seal Deals Smartly

Course 10, 1 hour

What you'll learn

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