Acquiring major accounts takes more than a traditional sales process. And it takes more than getting to talk to senior executives because they’re in your rolodex.
If your firm has never done business with a global brand, to them you are a contender. A critical step in winning a first assignment is understanding that the easiest way to get a project funded will [...]
Some of the best minds on the subject of winning major accounts consider these components rather than sales techniques:
* get into the minds & hearts of senior executives
* avoid being spotted as an amateur
(for the record, amateur in French means “admiring of” or dilettante)
Jill Konrath and Paul Dunay have influenced my thinking and are my heros
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Bwana on Key Account, Big Game Hunting
Trying to make contact for the first time with a major account can seem like getting inside a herd. Or a pack. Or a tribe.
Every herd protects itself from intruders. Much ink has been spilled about getting around gatekeepers.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )This the big day. You have your binoculars trained on the King of the Jungle because you plan to win a major account and get out of the “feast or famine” cycle of project-based assignments.
The assistant picks up the phone for your pre-arranged call and says “our company is not interested at this time”.
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