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Topic: Strategy

Contacting C-level Hr Executives

Posted by larry.sebbens on 25 Points
We are an investment company offering a free seminar to publicly traded company employees who may receive stock options as compensation. The seminar or lunch and learn would showcase our ability to help explain options to their employees who receive them. We obviously want to start at the Director of Human Resources level. How best to reach these Directors? A professional letter and follow up phone call?
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  • Posted by Jay Hamilton-Roth on Accepted
    It's vital to understand why the HR staff would allow you to sell to their employees. Once you figure that out, then a letter + phone call is a great approach to start with. Or, if there's a organization for local HR professionals, perhaps you can present your offer to them group of them?
  • Posted on Moderator
    If this were my challenge, I would conduct information interviews with 6-8 senior HR execs and ask THEM what their needs are and how they would prefer to learn about a service like yours. Don't try to convince them they need what you do, and definitely don't assume that this is even something they might want. Instead ask a few high-gain questions and let them respond. Listen carefully and take detailed notes.

    When you've completed at least 6 or 7 (or 8) good interviews, step back and review your notes. If you think you need more input, schedule another 4-5 interviews. Otherwise you should have the answer you seek -- not from US but from your target audience.

    That's marketing communication at its best. (Asking the right questions and listening carefully to the responses is the best way to get insightful answers.)

    If this is really important to you and you are not confident you can be objective enough, you can always hire a professional to do the job for you. Or perhaps you can hire a market research professional to coach you. That way you save some money, learn a valuable skill, AND still get the benefit of a professional approach.

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