Karen Van Bergen

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Executive Vice President and Dean of Omnicom University, Chief Environmental Sustainability Officer at Omnicom

New York, New York, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Strategic Planner

Risk-Accepting

Deliberate Doer

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

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Work History

1-2020
Executive Vice President and Dean of Omnicom University, Chief Environmental Sustainability Officer at Omnicom
2-2016 - 1-2020
Chief Executive Officer at Omnicom Public Relations Group
1-2013 - 2-2016
Chief Executive Officer, Senior Partner at Porter Novelli
1-2012 - 12-2012
Managing Director New York, Senior Partner at Porter Novelli
3-2009 - 12-2011
Global leader OneVoice Philips, Senior Partner/Senior Vice-President Fleishman-Hillard at Fleishman-Hillard

Education

1979 - 1984
Masters from Leiden University
1973 - 1979
Education details unavailable from Elzendaal College Boxmeer

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Exp : 35 Location : New York, New York, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Executive Vice President and Dean of Omnicom University, Chief Environmental Sustainability Officer at Omnicom
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Insights For Selling To Karen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside
  • Ask them at the end if they see a strong value prop in your product; expect an honest answer
  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point

DONT's

  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Karen is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Karen

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Karen move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Karen take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Karen

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