Getting to VITO (The Very Important Top Officer)
Chapter One
Setting the
Stage
VITO Principle #1: Everything changes.
Who is VITO?
VITO is the Very Important Top Officer-the man or woman
who sits at the top of every single one of your target groups of prospects
and customers who has the ultimate authority to make your
sale materialize or disappear.
If VITO doesn't want to buy your stuff, the sale is not going to
happen, no matter how many purchasing peons, interns, or technical
experts say it's a great idea. Ever had a "sure thing" sale evaporate
mysteriously? Five will get you ten that VITO, whom you never met,
happened to mention to someone that what you were offering didn't
seem like a great idea. Whoosh. You went from the hot new thing to
radioactive in 10 seconds.
If VITO does want to buy your stuff, then the sale is going to
happen, no matter how many senior VPs, entrenched suppliers, or
relatives of the cur ... read full excerpt from Getting to VITO (TM) (The Very Important Top Officer): 10 Steps to VITO's Office ebook