Iain Haywood

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DISC Type : ci

Founder at EC4C

United Kingdom

Overview

Iain Haywood is the founder of EC4C, an AI and automation consultancy serving blue-chip and startup clients. Leveraging his experience in marketing and technology, he helps customer service, sales, and marketing teams automate operations. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from Durham University and is described by colleagues as extremely "revenue-minded".

Despite his deep expertise in AI and marketing technology, his formal education is in Law.

Personality Overview

Curious

Example Seeker

Assertive

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Topics They Care About

AI Business Models
Actively discusses the economics of AI, including LLM usage costs, margin management, and the impact of VC-subsidised pricing on the application layer's profitability.
CS Automation
Has direct consulting experience implementing customer service and operations automation for companies using platforms like Intercom and Gorgias.
Marketing Strategy
Founded The Competition Agency, a firm specializing in strategy, compliance, and data handling for promotional prize draws and online competitions.

Media Appearances

Iain has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2022
Founder at EC4C
6-2018 - 12-2024
Consultant at Trulience
3-2016 - 12-2024
Consultant, CS and OPs automation and Marketing automation at Smart Pension
3-2016 - 12-2023
Consultant, CS automation and Marketing automation at arena.online
2010
Founder at The Competition Agency

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Durham University
Education details unavailable from Sevenoaks School

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Exp : 18 Location : United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder at EC4C
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Insights For Selling To Iain

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them questions to understand their needs better while staying affable
  • Help them understand the risk aspect fully while inspiring confidence
  • Focus on immediate action-items rather than the larger goals

DONT's

  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Iain is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Iain

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Iain move?

  • They like to analyze well and then make their decisions.
  • Can Iain take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Iain

Personality Compatibility


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