Marketing Ideas For Fortune 500 CEO'S

"getting in contact"....for what purpose? Don't know what your goal is so the answer below is very general....and a little tongue in cheek, too...

Usually a question like this means 'how can I present my product/idea to...."

If they've heard of you....or your product..or have a glaring problem you can fix

If you move in the same social circles...or have similar business interests

If someone they know/trust recommends you
if you are able to speak with an asst and the asst recommends you
if you are famous and everyone wants to meet you

Trade shows - Chamber of Commerce meetings - membership in the same business groups....can help you get a foot in the door...maybe.

Keep in mind people 'at the top' don't waste time - they focus on what promotes their business or serves their interests.

If you are 'only willing to talk to the CEO" you may end up talking to no one....they have staffers to sort through those who ask for their time. Starting at the top may not be an option.

As a last resort you can trip someone and hold them down or disable the elevator so they are a captive audience - but that often doesn't end well.

Hi Jake,

Really, 2 clear steps dude:

1 - Become so good and skilled at what you do that you begin to pop up on their radar.

2 - Find out gatekeepers from these companies and wine and dine them.

Bonus step: do not attach to CEOs as end all - be alls. You'll have stunning success and be your own CEO one day - if your intent - by spending years helping people, building bonds and releasing expectations.

Get involved in the local community, eventually get yourself sitting on the same board/advisory council/etc that they do.

What are you trying to achieve? Maybe there is a better/faster way to get the same end result.

Thanks guys... More information this is not really selling something... We are offering a free membership to something very valuable.... I can't publicly say what it is though. I do deal with CEO'S alot..I want to get in contact with $100 Million+ businesses.

CEO'S Or executive management teams are the people we want to reach.

I'm shocked to say High level Corporate CEO'S do in fact respond to email a lot more than I thought they would.. We've tested this over the years.

Our first contact is to never sell anything, but to send them some free information and have them watch a webinar made specific for them.

• first we have to make you Executive Management team member #501
• second, using forum members elect you to be our Board Of Directors liaison
• third, designate you as our Fortune 501 contact and then mercilessly spam you
  with all sort of lobbying requests, petitions, pet projects and other schemes
  I'm sure Fortune 500 CEOs are dealing day in day out.

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Most CEOs got high paid lackeys further down the entreprenoorial food chain hooverin' up niche smarts from outta the ether gonna rock out all fyooture operations.

That's why those guys get to dress all swanky an' hang around most places most people don't.

Thing is, prior to becomin' RADARWORTHY, you gotta have sumthin' those guys want.

That way, you can skip the radar an' jus' give 'em a call an' tell 'em what you got.

tbh this is jus' datin'.

Don't wanna sound hoobristic on that las' point ... but which CEOs you targetin'?

If'n your intrinsic excellence ain't their bag, don't matter how much you squirt your own effusive juices in their direction.

Always, what matters is a kissup made in heaven.

Between the folks wantin' in on the CEO's offer to the planet ... an' that selfsame CEO's desire to maintain or boost current levels of swanky.

(Less'n you figurin' sum kinda stoopid MONASTERY GARDEN ARRANGEMENT fulla SPIRITYOOLY ENLIGHTENED HIPSTER TYPES -- in which case, if'n you can grow tomatoes, make sandals last like 15 years, an' don't care too much nowan seems in charge, likely you can jus' walk in the place ...)

If you are NOT in their strata, or damn close to it, is a ridiculous proposition.

It's absolutely ridiculous that people in the "IM/MMO" space believe their cookie-cutter funnels or approaches work for everyone.

If you're seriously targeting multi-billion companies (currently Cintras is ranked #500 at $5.4 Billion, source: Fortune 500 Companies 2018: Who Made the List ) The CEOs, Marketing Managers and all gate keepers know that to make advances or make money, you need to spend money.

You think they are really going to take "free" training, white papers or webinars seriously? They understand funnels and approaches much more than you do and won't be baited into it.

If you want to make an impression, have something worthwhile from the get-go with a price tag associated with it.

The most valuable resource in these guys' (or gals') lives is time. They aren't going to take a "free membership" and a "free webinar designed just for you". C'mon, get real. Go back to businesses that are barely pushing a million/year and stick to the pond your marketing chops can handle.