Jim Connolly

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Senior Reporter - UK Insight at BBC News

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

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Personality Overview

Full Of Energy

Enthusiastic

Imaginative

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships.

Topics They Care About

Jim has no verified topics they care about

Media Appearances

Jim has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2021
Senior Reporter - UK Insight at BBC News
8-2017 - 11-2021
Political Editor - BBC Newsbeat at BBC News
9-2014 - 8-2017
Multimedia Reporter at BBC Newsbeat
4-2013 - 9-2014
Senior Broadcast Journalist - Core News Planning at BBC Radio 5 Live
9-2011 - 4-2013
Senior Broadcast Journalist - Drive at BBC Radio 5 Live

Education

2004 - 2005
MA from The University of Sheffield

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Insights For Selling To Jim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • 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 too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jim is

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

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

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jim move?

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

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Jim

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