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Index
Cover
Endorsements
Titlepage
Dedication
Content
List of Figures
List of Tables
About the author
About this book
Foreword by Jon Geldart
Acknowledgements
01 Business buyers don’t behave like consumers
Changing consumer behaviour
What’s different at work?
Summary
Notes
02 What is executive engagement?
Defining executive engagement
Why do you need it?
Who are these executives?
Designing an executive engagement strategy
Organizing an executive engagement programme
Summary
Note
03 Understanding executives
What do we need to know?
Basic profile information
Buyer personas
Psychological profiling
Technology that can help
A note on privacy
Summary
Notes
04 Who should engage?
The main players
A note on chemistry
Executive to executive
Briefing and debriefing
Personal and executive assistants
Key account managers and sales people
Subject matter experts
Delivery and customer experience teams
Marketing
Corporate social responsibility teams
Partners
Influencers
Summary
05 Having something to say
What do executives want to talk about?
Personalize!
The right format
The value you are adding
Thought leadership
Value propositions
Examples and case studies
Summary
Notes
06 Knowing when to engage
Engagement along the buying process
Epiphany
Awareness
Interest
Confidence
Loyalty
Trust
Summary
Notes
07 Engaging with peer networks
How are peer networks changing?
Collaborating through research
Running engaging events
Building new communities
A note on alumni
Summary
Notes
08 Engaging small groups
What activities do executives prefer to engage in?
Seminars and webinars
Innovation workshops
Advisory councils
Hospitality
Summary
Notes
09 Engaging individuals
Relationships and how to survive them
Engaging one-on-one
Engaging influencers
Tools that support individual engagement
Summary
Notes
10 Measuring success
Why engage?
Measuring outcomes
Strengthening relationships
Building reputation
Growing profitable revenue
Building a measurement dashboard
Summary
Note
Index
Copyright
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