Thursday, 6 March 2014

CEM 160 - Week Four

Marketing
4.3.14
Pitching to Clients

PRACTICE 

  • Audience 
  • Location 
  • Duration 
  • Content/message
  • Structure 
  • Delivery Methods 
  • Practice
  • Do's and Don'ts

Audience 
Who will be there?
Research
Who else might be pitching?
Who's attending from the company?
Match numbers/skills
Clients Corporate Style 

Location 
Facilities 
Capabilities 
Room Size

Preparation 
Methods
Structure of Proposal 
Mind Mapping
A4 - Event Proposal - Mind Cleaning - 2 Minutes 
A5 - Plan - Why am I Pitching? - 4/6 Headings to Cover 
A6 - P for Purpose - One Word. P for Plan - 4 Words to Denote
Timing 

Plan of Action 
  • Understanding the brief 
    • One on one phone call
    • One email]
    • One meeting
    • Get as much information a possible 
  • Presenters
    • Key attributes for pitching 
    • Who are you?
    • First impressions 
  • Structure 
    • Create concept
    • Beginning/middle/end 
  • Dynamic Delivery
    • Experience message 
    • Task descriptions 
Questions 
  1. What type of event?
  2. Number of people?
  3. Date
  4. Budget
  5. Locations
  6. Venue sourcing 
  7. Company visions and values
    1. aims and objectives
  8. Key messages and themes 
  9. Point of contact or decision maker 
  10. Product details and Unique selling point
  11. Previous events - Successes and failures
  12. Expectations and current ideas
  13. What will make the event a success?
  14. Who will attend the pitch?
  15. Who else are they approaching?
  16. What do they want to achieve?
  17. Requirements

Beginning 
  • Making the first impression count 
  • Interesting title 
  • Credentials 
  • Purpose
  • Process - Powerpoint 
  • Opening Technique 
  • Hook 
Middle 
  • Purpose and objectives 
  • Audience experience and knowledge
  • Methods of multi media
  • Content 
    • Essential details or details that can be missed - handout 
    • Question and answers
End
  • Incentive 
  • Call to action 
  • Summary 
  • Benefits
  • Leave with open question 
  • Alternative options 
  • Write the ending 
    • Reminder of speech 
    • Short conclusion 
    • Thank audience 
    • Invite audience to ask questions 
DYNAMIC DELIVERY 
Be Yourself 
Smile
Introduce Yourself 


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