Melissa Sider

Go-getter
DISC Type : d

Executive - Oracle Consulting Sales Enablement at IBM

Warrenville, Illinois, United States

Overview

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Personality Overview

Self-Confident

Vision Oriented

Challenger

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

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Work History

10-2025
Executive - Oracle Consulting Sales Enablement at IBM
4-2015 - 10-2025
VP, Marketing and Communications at AST Corporation
1-2013 - 4-2015
Director of Communications at AST Corporation
10-2012 - 1-2013
Business Development Manager at AST Corporation
10-2002 - 10-2012
Practice Director - DARC Academy at DARC Corporation

Education

1985 - 1991
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Illinois State University

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Insights For Selling To Melissa

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Be crisp while making the pitch

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Melissa is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Melissa

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Melissa move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Melissa take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Melissa

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