Dan Smith是一位美国的健身用品经销商,此次是Robert Liu第一回与他交手。就在短短几分钟的交谈中,Robert Liu既感到这位大汉粗犷的外表,藏有狡兔的心思――他肯定是沙场老将,自己绝不可掉以轻心。双方第一回过招如下:
D: I’d like to get the ball rolling(开始)by talking about prices。
R: Shoot.(洗耳恭听)I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have。
D: Your products are very good. But I’m a little worried about the prices you’re asking。
R: You think we about be asking for more?(laughs)
D: (chuckles莞尔) That’s not exactly what I had in mind. I know your research costs are high, but what I’d like is a 25% discount。
R: That seems to be a little high, Mr. Smith. I don’t know how we can make a profit with those numbers。
D: Please, Robert, call me Dan. (pause) Well, if we promise future business――volume sales(大笔交易)――that will slash your costs(大量减低成本)for making the Exec-U-ciser, right?
R: Yes, but it’s hard to see how you can place such large orders. How could you turn over(销磬)so many? (pause) We’d need a guarantee of future business, not just a promise。
D: We said we wanted 1000 pieces over a six-month period. What if we place orders for twelve months, with a guarantee?
R: If you can guarantee that on paper, I think we can discuss this further
R: How about 15% the first six months, and the second six months at 12%, with a guarantee of 3000 units?
D: That’s a lot to sell, with very low profit margins。
R: It’s about the best we can do, Dan. (pause) We need to hammer something out (敲定)today. If I go back empty-handed, I may be coming back to you soon to ask for a job. (smiles)
D: (smiles) O.K., 17% the first six months, 14% for the second?!
R: Good. Let’s iron out(解决)the remaining details. When do you want to take delivery(取货)?
D: We’d like you to execute the first order by the 31st。
R: Let me run through this again: the first shipment for 1500 units, to be delivered in 27 days, by the 31st。
D: Right. We couldn’t handle much larger shipments。
R: Fine. But I’d prefer the first shipment to be 1000 units, the next 2000. The 31st is quite soon ---- I can’t guarantee 1500。
D: I can agree to that. Well, if there’s nothing else, I think we’ve settled everything。
R: Dan, this deal promises big returns(赚大钱)for both sides. Let’s hope it’s the beginning
K: We can’t sign any commitment for ten years. But if your production quality is good after the first year, we could extend the contract and increase our yearly purchase。
R: That sounds reasonable. But could you shed some light on(透露)the size of your orders?
K: If we are happy with your quality, we might increase our purchase to 100,000 a year, for a two-year period。
R: Excuse me, Mr. Hughes, but it seems to me we’re giving up too much in this case. We’d be giving up the five-year guarantee for increased yearly sales。
K: Mr. Liu, you’ve got to give up something to get something。
R: If you’re asking us to take such a large gamble(冒险)for just two year’s sales, I’m sorry, but you’re not in our ballpark(接受的范围)。
K: What would it take to keep Pacer interested?
R: A three-year guarantee, not two. And a qualilty inspection(质量检查)tour after one year is fine, but we’d like some of our personnel on the team。
K: Acceptable. Anything else?
R: We’d be making huge capital outlay(资本支出)for the production process, so we’d like to set up a technology transfer agreement, to help us get off the ground(取得初步进步)。
K: If we transferred our technical and research expertise(技术与研究的专业知识), what would stop you from making th esame product?
R: We’d be willing to sign a commitment. We’ll put it in writing (书面保证)that we won’t copycat(仿冒)the Sports Cast within five years after ending our contract。
K: Sounds O.K., if it’s for any "similar" product. That would give us better protection. But we’d have to interest on a ten year limit。
R: Fine. We have no intention of becoming your competitor。
K: Great. Then let’s settle the details of the transfer agreement。
R: We’ll need you to send over some key personnel to help us purchase the equipment and train our technical people. How long do you anticipate that will take?
K: A week to put the team together, three weeks to train your people. If so, when do you estimate starting production?
R: Our first production run(一批的生产)should be one week after our team finishes its training. But I’d like your team to stay a full week after that, to handle any kitches that pop up(处理突发的事件)。
K: Can do. Everything seems to be set, Robert. I’ll bring in a sample contract tomorrow. If you like, we can sign it then。
商务谈判实例(七)
Botany Bay是家生产高科技医疗用品的公司。其产品“病例磁盘”可储存个人病例;资料取用方便,真是达到“一盘在手,妙用无穷”的目的。此产品可广泛使用于医院、养老院、学校等。因此Pacer有意争取该产品软硬件设备的代理权。以下就是Robert与Botany Bay的代表,Mark Davis,首度会面的情形: M: Mr. Liu, total sales onthe Medic-Disk were U.S.$ 100,000 last year, through our agent in Hong Kong。
R: Our research shows most of your sales, are made in the Taipei area. Your agent has only been able to target the Taipei market(把……作为目标市场). M: True, but we are happy with the sales. It’s a new product. How could you do better?
R: We’re already well-established in the medical products business. The Medic-Disk would be a good addition to our product range. M: Can you tell me what your sales have been like in past years?
R: In the past three years, our unit sales have gone up by 350 percent; profits have gone up almost 400 percent. M: What kind of distribution capabilities(分销能力)do you have?
R: We have salespeople in four major areas around the island, selling directly to customers. M: What about your sales?
R: In terms of unit sales, 55 percent are still from the Taipei area. The rest comes from the Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan areas. That’s a great deal of untapped market potential(未开发的市场潜力), Mr. Davis
商务谈判实例(八)
Robert说明Pacer在行销与技术上的基础后,终于取信了Mark, 也为此谈判迈开成功的第一步。在谈判佣金鱼合约期限这类议题之前,Robert想先确定一些条件,包括独家代理权与Botany Bay所能提供的协助。你知道Robert运用了哪些技巧,才不会让Mark以此作条件来威胁Pacer让步?我们看看Robert怎么说: M: Mr. Liu, what kinds of sales do you think you could get?
R: Well, to begin with, we’d have to insist on sole agency in Taiwan. We believe we could spike(激增) sales by 30% to 40% in the first year. But certain conditions would have to be met. M: What kinds of conditions?
R: We’d need your full technical and marketing support. M: Could you explain what you mean by that?
R: We’d like you to give training to our technical staff; we’d also like you to pay a fee for after-sales service. M: It’s no problem with the training. As for service support, we usually pay a yearly fee, pegged to(根据)total sales。
R: Sounds OK, if we can come to terms(达成协定) on how much is fair. As for marketing support, we would like you to assume 50% of all costs. M: We’d prefer 40%. Many customers learn about our products through international magazines, trade shows, and so on. We pick up the tab(付款)for that, but you get the sales in Taiwan。
R: We’ll think about it, and talk more tomorrow. M: Fine. We’d like you to tell us about your marketing plans。作者: aling8674 时间: 2011-5-23 14:04