When you find a budget protector (one who sees costs as the core, efficiencies in the systems, how to spend less in order to gain more), no matter what you do, you won’t make a case of how you’re creating value for them and their organization —and pay accordingly.

It’ll be a battle for how to pay the least possible.

Their driver is reducing costs. Everything that involves getting money out of the pocket is a expenditure.

When you find them, look for the one in charge of value creation to be part of the conversation.

If not, you’ll be talking about value and all they’ll hear is “spend more”.

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