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LONG-TAIL SPEND REDUCTION

Most of your contracts sit in the long tail. Almost none of them get negotiated.

The largest vendors get the attention. Hundreds of smaller contracts renew quietly at whatever the vendor asks. We renegotiate the whole tail at once, vendor by vendor, on a timeline set by how many contracts there are.

80%Of contracts typically sit in the long tail
20%Of spend those contracts typically represent
In parallelEvery vendor worked at once, not one after another
Every categorySoftware, services, facilities, logistics and more

Where the tail hides

Your team is focused on the contracts that matter most. The rest renew year after year without an owner, and almost none of them are cost optimized.

Software and SaaS

The smaller subscriptions that sit outside the major platform agreements.

Telecom

Lines, circuits and services spread across sites and business units.

Facilities, logistics and freight

Operating contracts that renew on autopilot.

Professional and marketing services

Rate cards and retainers that rarely get revisited.

IN PARALLEL, NOT IN SEQUENCE

We work the whole tail at once.

Our negotiators run every vendor at the same time rather than one after another, which is what makes a program across hundreds of contracts possible at all. The timeline scales with the number of contracts, and we size it with you before we start. Savings come from price, with no reduction in what you buy.

How an engagement runs

  1. Share your AP or spend export

    One file is enough to start.

  2. We map the tail

    Every vendor, contract and category, sized and prioritized.

  3. We renegotiate it

    Vendor by vendor, in parallel, with no reduction in scope.

DEAL IQ ON THE LONG TAIL

Every vendor. Every service.

Long-tail programs need scale more than depth on any one vendor. We bring negotiators who work across categories at once, with the same approach we use on the largest contracts.

No reduction in scope. No savings, no fee.

RECENT LONG-TAIL RESULTS

$4.8MSAVED22% off $22M of tail spend, 340 contracts and 87 vendorsLeading North American CPG business

Frequently asked questions

What counts as long-tail spend?

The hundreds of smaller contracts outside your largest vendor relationships, across software, telecom, facilities, logistics, professional services and marketing services.

What do you need from us?

An AP or spend export. We map the tail from there.

How long does it take?

It depends on the size of the tail. A focused program runs in weeks. Several hundred contracts is a multi-month engagement. We size the timeline with you once we have seen the spend export.

Do we have to change vendors or cut services?

No. Savings come from price, with no reduction in scope.

What does it cost?

No savings, no fee.

DEAL IQ IN NUMBERS

$20B+contract value negotiated
3,000+negotiations
100Net Promoter Score
4.7/5client rating for delivering savings
$0fee if there are no savings
NPS and rating from independent client research by Plural Strategy Group, 2026.What our clients say →

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Share your spend export. We will map your tail.

LET’S LOOK AT THE DEAL

What’s on the table?

Tell us which vendor you’re negotiating with and where things stand. A short intake call is enough to get started. There’s no cost to find out whether we can help.

Talk to the Deal IQ team

Email usinfo@dealiqinc.comCall us1-877-272-8240