17. Preparation
Information gathering
• Google
• Newspaper, online
platforms
• Webpage
• CRM (past)
• Contact, vision, mission
, profile etc..
connection
points, reflect on them
What to bring
• Business card (annual
report)
• Product sheet
• Sample contracts, JQ
• Pen, (notebook)
18. Arrival
• Be punctual
• Ask the exact time, place, name etc. at
the end of the cc
• Switch off your phone
19. Waiting
• Don’t make a stir
• Your environment – connection points
(handouts, newspapers, brochures, pic
tures etc)
• If they offer some water, accept it
• Prepare your stuff –
notebook/pen, business card, PS etc
20. Negotiation
• Icebreaker, what they’ve heard about @
• Connection points, common things – goal:
present @ as it is relevant for them
• Project/team introduction, reason for the
nego
• Introduce the possible cooperations
• Price, contracts, questions
• Objection handling!
• Sum-up
21. Pay attention
• Protokolls, be polite
• Be elegant, business casual
• Cellphone is OFF
• Stand up when the partner comes in
• Hand shake!!!!, 1st the partner tells his/her name, than
you
• Change BC on the table!
• Don’t use @ abbreviations
• Don’t show if you are nervous, hands not under the table
• Speak understandable
• If you are not sure in anything, tell him/her and ask it
later from the LCVPICX/LCVPER
• Taking notes
22. Principles
• Equal partners
• 80% - 20%
• Ask and reflect on the previous information
• Goal: find the connection points through the
gained information
• Make the partner realized on his/her needs
• About the partner
• Questions – partner can find the answer with the
help/support of @
• Follow-up – the goal is to build long term
partnerships
• DOCUMENTATION
23. Connection points
• Network (global
organization)
• Long term partnerships
• Long term learning process
• Leadership
development, leadership XP
• Competency based
selection (EP and LT as well)
• Internationalism
• Multicultural environment
• Dynamism
• Responsibility
• Values
• Teamwork
• Cost efficiency
• Time efficiency
• Market knowledge
• Innovative view
• Examples
• Added value (win-win
situation)
• Work of the projects, teams
24. Handling the objections
• We don’t have money…
• Nobody speaks english
• What can the trainee do?
• We can’t afford another workforce
• The job is not for students
• We have bad XP with students
• We don’t have time for it
25. Summary
• Sum it up
• Talk about the next steps, DDLs
• 3 corner rule
26. Follow up
• Output
• CRM
• Call them – build long term partnership
• Inkind: report, e-mails, thanks etc.
• Closing the deals