Christopher Herft

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Senior Business Development at NEC Corporation of America

Irving, Texas, United States

Overview

Christopher Herft is a Senior Business Development professional at NEC specializing in Analytics, AI, and Smart City/IoT solutions. Described by colleagues as highly motivated and dedicated, he focuses on turning challenges into opportunities through collaboration and strategic thinking.

He is a multiple award winner, having received both the "Going Above and Beyond Award" and the "Kudos Award for ‘Whatever It Takes’" for his commitment and results-driven mindset.

Personality Overview

Persuasive

Achievement-Oriented

Charismatic

They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation.  They will bat for you if they come to believe in you. They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions.

Topics They Care About

AI & Smart City Tech
His professional headline and current role at NEC are centered on delivering Analytics, AI, Smart City, and IoT solutions.
Account-Based Marketing
He has direct experience spearheading demand generation and implementing Account-Based Marketing (ABM) strategies for targeted client engagement.
Team Empowerment
His leadership philosophy is built on empowering teams, and his past roles involved mentoring, providing feedback, and tracking agent productivity.

Media Appearances

Christopher has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Senior Business Development at NEC Corporation of America
4-2024 - 8-2025
Senior Business Development Consultant at PreludeSys
6-2023 - 4-2024
Business Development Consultant at PreludeSys
9-2020 - 5-2023
Team Lead at Touch2Success Powered by Foodhub
1-2020 - 9-2020
Retention & Customer Success - Subject Matter Expert at Touch2Success Powered by Foodhub

Education

Christopher has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Christopher

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention

DONT's

  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Christopher is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Christopher

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no though in a friendly way.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Christopher move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Christopher take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they will be ready to take risks.

You And Christopher

Personality Compatibility


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