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About Patrick Tinney        (Click here to return to previous page)
Patrick is Managing Partner at Centroid Training & Marketing. He has
an extensive background in Consultative Sales, Business Negotiation,
Customer Service and Product Development. Patrick represented many of
Canada’s largest daily newspapers over a 30+ year career on both a
corporate and local sales basis. With a unique understanding of Retail
Media Sales and Print Manufacturing, Patrick has been placed in a
position to close some of Canada’s largest print media buying deals.  

His approach to Consultative Selling and Business Negotiation is three fold:
    1.   It’s about the customer!
    2.   It’s about cost conservancy and yield.
    3.   It’s about smart, wise deals that stand the test of time.

Designation/Affiliation:
    1.   C.P.P.P. Certified Print Production Practitioner
    2.   Charter Board Director, F.D.S.A. Flyer Distribution Standards Assoc. of Canada
    3.   Sheridan College, Advertising Program Advisory Committee Member
    4.   Canadian Society of Training and Development Member

Centroid Articles

Centroid Articles and Media

    Articles written by Patrick Tinney

        ·   Fine tuning negotiation skills - Click for PDF
        ·   Managing Risk in Business Negotiations - Click for PDF
        ·   Five Key Questions In Sales Prospecting - Click for PDF
        ·   Smart Deal News #2 - Click for PDF
        ·   Contract Sports - Click for PDF
        ·   Smart Deal News #1 - Click for PDF
        ·   Today's Economy and Negotiating Marathon - Click for PDF
        ·   10 Important Questions - Click for PDF
        ·   Defined Objectives - Click for PDF
        ·   Negotiation Strategy...Is one enough? - Click for PDF
        ·   Negotiating in a Buyers Market - Click for PDF
        ·   High Value Questions in Negotiations - Click for PDF
        ·   Negotiating in 2009 - Click for PDF
        ·   Opportunity Objections During Sales and Negotiations - Click for PDF
        ·   Power SWOT Before Major Business Negotiations - Click for PDF
        ·   E.Q. Versus I.Q. in Business Negotiations - Click for PDF
        ·   Use Smart Tactics to Shape a Business Negotiation - Click for PDF
        ·   Doing Unto Others in Business Negotiations - Click for PDF

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      Recommendations for Professional Services
        “I have had the pleasure of knowing Pat for thirty years and worked with him
        a few times. The latest time was when I was President of CanWest Publishing
        and Pat was one of key senior sales people. Pat is an outstanding sales
        individual who always strived to satisfy the company and his customer.”
        Don Babick, President and COO, CanWest Publishing Inc.
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      Recommendations for Training
        “We recently hired Patrick Tinney of Centroid Training and
        we were very pleasedwith both his professionalism and energy. The session
        was very well received by our stakeholders, and a glowing 90% of the
        attendees believed the course had provided them with new tools to add to
        their next sale or negotiation. The overall session rated an 85% agree.
        Patrick was well organized, spent time understanding our needs and delivered
        an excellent program. We would certainly hire him again in the future.”
        Susan Prophet, Director, Meetings Conventions & Incentive Travel
        Destination Québec

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