Sam Wild

Trailblazer
DISC Type : DI

Senior II Product Marketing Manager at Close

Denver, Colorado, United States

Overview

Sam Wild is a founding Senior Product Marketing Manager at Close, where she leads go-to-market strategy for the companys CRM for small businesses. With a degree from Drake University, she specializes in messaging and positioning. Colleagues describe her as creative, organized, and dedicated.

Sam is a natural writer and storyteller with a humorous and honest communication style. She has a keen interest in the quality and quirks of AI-generated content and also shows a fondness for her cat, joking about its potential for stardom in her social posts.

She uniquely describes herself as being comfortable "burning down the metaphorical house" in pursuit of a more aligned vision.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Informal

Values Relationships

They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary.  They will bat for you if they come to believe in you. They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies.

Topics They Care About

Go-to-Market Strategy
Her role centers on researching, prioritizing, and overseeing go-to-market campaigns for vertical, competitive, and feature-based launches at Close.
SMB Customer Focus
As a founding PMM at a CRM for small businesses, she is deeply invested in understanding and serving the needs of an SMB customer base.
Brand Storytelling
She identifies as a natural storyteller who finds the "red threads" to create meaningful and differentiated brand narratives and messaging.

Media Appearances

Sam has no verified media appearances

Work History

12-2022
Senior II Product Marketing Manager at Close
2-2022 - 12-2022
Senior Product Marketer at Close
12-2020 - 2-2022
Brand Marketer at Close
11-2019 - 1-2021
Senior Marketing Strategist at Revenue River
7-2018 - 11-2019
Content Strategist at Revenue River

Education

2011 - 2014
Bachelor's degree from Drake University
2007 - 2011
Education details unavailable from Bishop Heelan Catholic High School

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Insights For Selling To Sam

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Address your competition clearly and confidently

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a friendly approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sam is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sam

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sam move?

  • They can make decisions quickly if they develop trust in you and conviction in the product.
  • Can Sam take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Sam

Personality Compatibility


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