Olly Parker

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Head of Public Affairs and Strategic Partnerships at Greater London Authority

United Kingdom

Overview

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Personality Overview

Curious But Skeptical

ROI Driven

Requires Proof

They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell  They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions

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Work History

9-2025
Head of Public Affairs and Strategic Partnerships at Greater London Authority
12-2021 - 9-2025
Head of External Affairs and Research at YoungMinds
7-2018 - 12-2021
Public Affairs Manager at Macmillan Cancer Support
3-2017 - 6-2018
Public Affairs Manager at The National Autistic Society
9-2014 - 3-2017
Public Affairs Officer at The National Autistic Society

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Exp : 12 Location : United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Head of Public Affairs and Strategic Partnerships at Greater London Authority
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Insights For Selling To Olly

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share testimonials from known people and give multiple examples of product value
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later
  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘you will just love it’ etc.
  • Avoid winging it with them particularly, answer a question only if you know the answer well
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Olly is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Olly

  • They are likely to give you a clear answer without taking you around in circles. However, if you share a good relationship, they might not be so forthcoming.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Olly move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Olly take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Olly

Personality Compatibility


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