Submitted by juanricardo on Wednesday February 20th, 2008 12:33 pm in Forums Career Management Log in or register to post comments Anybody have a good suggestion on how to pass the gatekeeper in order to talk to the CEO or CFO of a company? Submitted by stewartlogan on Wednesday February 20th, 2008 2:01 pm Sales Treat the gatekeeper as if she were the CEO/CFO. Ask what she thinks about your product/service and get her feedback. Hopefully she'll mention that Mrs. Soandso thinks it's great and wants to schedule a meeting. Log in or register to post comments Submitted by HMac on Wednesday February 20th, 2008 8:01 pm Sales juanricardo: I enthusiastically recommend the work of Jill Konrath. Her website is: http://www.sellingtobigcompanies.com/ Her blog is great. You'll find lots of ideas about dealing professionally with gatekeepers. Cheers. Log in or register to post comments Submitted by juanricardo on Wednesday February 20th, 2008 8:28 pm Sales Thank you very much for your quick responses. Log in or register to post comments
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Treat the gatekeeper as if she were the CEO/CFO. Ask what she thinks about your product/service and get her feedback. Hopefully she'll mention that Mrs. Soandso thinks it's great and wants to schedule a meeting.
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juanricardo: I enthusiastically recommend the work of Jill Konrath. Her website is:
http://www.sellingtobigcompanies.com/
Her blog is great. You'll find lots of ideas about dealing professionally with gatekeepers.
Cheers.
Sales
Thank you very much for your quick responses.