Kevin Shanks

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Mechanical Engineer at SSE plc

Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom

Overview

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Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Value Seeker

Price-Sensitive

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.  They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

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Work History

6-2010
Mechanical Engineer at SSE plc
4-2006 - 6-2010
mechanical support engineer at SSE plc
4-1999 - 4-2006
Engineering Team Leader at Lexmark

Education

1990 - 1993
mechanical engineering from fife college

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Insights For Selling To Kevin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kevin is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kevin

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kevin move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Kevin take some risk or not?

  • They can take some risk if they are confident that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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