Walid Badran

Critic
DISC Type : C

Journalist at BBC

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Walid has no verified overview

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

ROI Driven

Negotiator

They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.

Topics They Care About

Walid has no verified topics they care about

Media Appearances

Walid has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2017
Journalist at BBC
9-2014 - 5-2017
Journalist and writer at Freelance editor/writer
10-2011 - 7-2014
Editor at Akhbar Elyoum website
1-2003 - 6-2011
Journalist and Senior Broadcast Journalist at BBC
8-1988 - 1-2003
Journalist, translator, copy editor and proofreader at Al Akhbar Newspaper, DPA news agency, and the Egyptian radio

Education

1984 - 1988
BA of mass communication from mass communication, Cairo university
4-1993 - 11-1993
Studies from Boston University

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Insights For Selling To Walid

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Keep some extra margin while sharing pricing, they are likely to negotiate later
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Don’t try too hard to build a relationship with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Walid is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Walid

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Walid move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Walid take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Walid

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