Win Them Over

WIN THEM OVER was the first guide to corporate programs for influencing consultants and analysts, in 1987. Now in its third edition, Dr Mallach's landmark book is a unique, step-by-step guide to what really works in building relationships with analysts, consultants and other influential advisors. This book is a practical guide that gives experienced relationship managers a solid methodology for optimizing effective communications. Win Them Over shows how to make your company easy for analysts and consultants to work with so they'll recommend you, not a competitor! This 272 page book covers these topics: 1. THE IMPACT OF ADVISORS. The impact of advisors. Who analysts and consultants are. It shows exactly how advisors influence sales. You'll learn how industry analysts and consultants impact your sales. 2. WHAT ANALYSTS AND CONSULTANTS WANT. This book shows the relationship between the goals and means of an analyst/consultant relations program and the information content that consultants and analysts require. You'll learn what their "hot buttons" are as well as their emotional "red flags" - so you don't accidentally hit one when you do something that might perfect for a different public - but might antagonize advisors. 3. INFORMATION CHANNELS FOR REACHING ADVISORS. This book discusses attitude factors with advisors, the inbound value of industry analysts to your firm and the growing importance of the "consultant difference." 4. PLANNING AND ALIGNMENT. Internally-focused influencer relations activities are the foundation for putting your analyst/consultant relations program in place. This book shows how influencer relations in your organization relies on showing how valuable your program is - and shows you how to prove it. 5. EXECUTING OUTREACH. Professor Mallach goes through everything involved in working with analysts and consultants: planning a program, publicizing it, running it, auditing its effectiveness. This book helps you to assess your program resource requirements and gives you the tools you need to firm up your program timetable. This section also involves a review of real analyst/consultant relations programs.