Ryan Zee

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Consultant at Open Road Integrated Media Inc.

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Ryan Zee is an entrepreneur and marketing expert specializing in the publishing industry. He is the founder of BookSweeps, a major book giveaway site, and the co-founder of the popular book outlining software Plottr, which he has since exited. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Muhlenberg College.

Ryan is deeply engaged with the writing community, demonstrating a passion for empowering authors. His work focuses on providing writers with the tools and marketing platforms they need to build their careers and connect with readers effectively. He actively discusses trends and challenges within the industry.

His company, BookSweeps, has built an email list of nearly 200, 000 readers to help fiction authors with lead generation.

Personality Overview

Value Seeker

Price-Sensitive

Cautious & Analytical

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Topics They Care About

Author Marketing
Founded BookSweeps and a marketing consultancy specifically to help authors grow their audience, email lists, and following on platforms like Amazon and BookBub.
Writing Software Tools
Co-founded Plottr, the #1 rated book outlining software, demonstrating a passion for creating technological solutions that help writers plan and finish their books.
Email List Building
Grew the BookSweeps email list to nearly 200, 000 readers and was previously the #1 recommended expert for the email marketing service MailerLite.

Media Appearances

Ryan has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2024
Consultant at Open Road Integrated Media Inc.
1-2016
Founder at BookSweeps
1-2020 - 5-2024
Co-Founder (Exited) at Plottr
9-2019 - 12-2022
Official Email Marketing Expert at MailerLite
1-2015 - 12-2020
Founder at Ryan Zee Author Marketing

Education

2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Muhlenberg College

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Exp : 10 Location : New York, New York, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Consultant at Open Road Integrated Media Inc.
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Insights For Selling To Ryan

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing

DONT's

  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • 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 Ryan 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 Ryan

  • 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 Ryan move?

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

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Ryan

Personality Compatibility


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