Alissa Swango

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Vice President, Head of Digital and Video at National Geographic

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Relationship Oriented

Imaginative

Full Of Energy

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.  They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

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Work History

10-2018
Vice President, Head of Digital and Video at National Geographic
4-2018 - 10-2018
Vice President, Digital Global Content Operations at National Geographic
6-2015 - 4-2018
Senior Director of Digital Programming at National Geographic
6-2013 - 6-2015
Director of Digital News Operations, National Journal at Atlantic Media
10-2011 - 6-2013
Executive Digital Editor, National Journal at Atlantic Media

Education

2005 - 2006
M.S. from Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
2000 - 2002
The Fund for American Studies with The School of Continuing Studies from Georgetown University

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Insights For Selling To Alissa

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk about their team and how your product will help them do things better and easier
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed

DONT's

  • Don’t be excessively objective, be a storyteller
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alissa is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alissa

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alissa move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Alissa take some risk or not?

  • They may take certain risks that they deem unlikely of personal repercussions.

You And Alissa

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