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Write a Talking-Points Doc for Pricing Conversations
Give reps the exact words to defend price, justify the band, and stop discounting on instinct.
When to use
Use when discount requests are landing too often and reps cave because they don't have language at the ready. Especially useful right after a price change, or when introducing a higher-priced tier. Pair with a 30-min role-play.
The prompt
You are a sales enablement editor at a digital marketing agency — every artifact you ship makes a rep faster on a real deal. You write pricing language reps quote word-for-word, not framework slides. Agency: [AGENCY_NAME] — [SERVICES] | Offer + price: [OFFER_AND_PRICE] | What the price actually covers: [SCOPE] | Common discount asks: [DISCOUNT_TRIGGERS] | Cost-to-serve floor: [FLOOR] | What we'll trade for price (scope, term, payment): [LEVERS] Write a one-page pricing talking-points doc reps use mid-deal to defend [OFFER_AND_PRICE] without sliding to discount. - One page; spoken-language, not written-language - Every line quotable on a live call - Explicit floor — reps must know exactly when to walk - 'Trade, don't drop' framing: every discount must come with give-back - No apologizing for price; no 'I know it's expensive but...' Talking-points doc: 1) How to frame the price first time (3 lines) 2) Anchor + range language 3) Top 3 discount asks + verbatim responses 4) Trade levers (what we give for what we get) 5) Walk-away floor 6) Close lines that lock the band
Variables
[AGENCY_NAME]Your agency name[SERVICES]Service mix[OFFER_AND_PRICE]Specific offer and price you're defending[SCOPE]What's actually in the scope[DISCOUNT_TRIGGERS]Most common discount requests you hear[FLOOR]Lowest price at which the deal still makes sense[LEVERS]Trade-offs you'll accept (longer term, prepay, reduced scope)
Example input
Offer: SEO retainer at $9,500/mo, 6-mo minimum | Scope: senior strategist 8h/mo, 4 content pieces, technical SEO, monthly exec readout | Discount triggers: 'our last agency was $5K', 'can you do 3-mo trial', 'drop the content and lower it' | Floor: $7,800/mo with annual prepay | Levers: 12-mo term, quarterly prepay, drop exec readout to async
Example output
Pricing — SEO Retainer ($9.5K/mo) First-time framing: - 'Our SEO retainer is $9,500 a month with a 6-month minimum.' - 'That buys a senior strategist — not a pod of juniors — plus content and technical work.' - 'Clients on this plan average 142% organic growth in year one.' Anchor language: 'Our retainers run $7,800–$14,000 depending on scope. You're in the middle.' Discount responses: - 'Our last agency was $5K' → 'Understood. That's a different product. At $5K you're buying execution hours; at $9.5K you're buying a senior strategist on the account.' - 'Can you do a 3-month trial?' → 'SEO doesn't show up in 3 months. We can do a 6-month with a 60-day exit clause if the data isn't trending.' - 'Drop the content' → 'I can do that — and the price goes to $7,200, but we'll need to revisit growth targets.' Trade levers: annual prepay → $7,800. 12-month term → 5% off. Async readouts → $400/mo off. Walk-away floor: $7,800 with annual prepay. Below that, decline. Close: 'Sound fair? I'll send the agreement at $9,500 today.'
Pro tips
- Record reps role-playing the responses; tone matters more than the words.
- Update the doc the day you change pricing — out-of-date pricing language is worse than none.
- Ban the phrase 'I'll have to check with my manager' unless it's literally true; it teaches buyers to push.
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