A business shouldn't wait until its phone and internet services are up for renewal to start the process negotiating new pricing and terms. It's best to plan ahead and formulate a company wide strategy. Here are seven methods to build leverage and win a telecom negotiation: Plan ahead – 12…
CarrierBid will be exhibiting and presenting at the Telecom Negotiation Conference, September 26 & 27th, in San Diego, California. The Telecom Negotiation Conference is run by the Voice Report and CCMI. It’s a two-day seminar on telecom negotiation and procurement, for Enterprise level telecommunication professionals. Instruction will include: Creating effective…
An RFP is a Request for Proposal. It’s a time draining process that, to be done effectively, could require the majority of your staff’s attention for months. This blog illustrates Carrier Bid's no-cost telecom RFP. Let's understand; take advantage of it and save your business time and money. In order…
Write down and keep track of everything that occurred during your telecom RFQ. You don’t want to forget, or as Roger Clemons would say, “misremember” any important events or information that could help you in your future efforts. This is the final installment of CarrierBid’s eleven part series on the…
Don’t assume that you’ll receive the pricing and terms you negotiated for and agreed on. This is the tenth installment of CarrierBid’s eleven part series on the telecom procurement process. I once procured a number of CenturyLink PRIs for a chain of car dealerships. CenturyLink offered a single low rate…
The negotiation begins after you receive the bids from the voice and data vendors that are participating in your RFQ. This is the ninth installment of CarrierBid’s eleven part series on the telecom procurement process. Don’t choose a leader after you receive the bids back, doing so will reduce your…
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