Anyone can approach an organization; not everyone can get in. The first step in business-to-business sales is getting in the door. It doesn't matter if you have the greatest product or the most dynamic presentation if you can't get in front of the decision maker. That decision maker is often highly guarded by a savvy gatekeeper who screens out sales calls--leaving even talented, experienced salespeople frustrated by their inability to get access to the right people. The experience of selling to a business isn't limited to salespeople. At some point, many people find the need to approach an organization, whether it is selling an idea or service, for fundraising needs, or even just selling personal credentials in an interview or audition. Success in these "sales" approaches comes through impressing key decision makers. Unlike many sales books and trainings that focus on what to do once you have an appointment to sell, The Key to the Gate addresses how to get the initial appointment and offers proven methods for getting through to the decision makers. Influence isn't always where you expect, and The Key to the Gate presents specific principles and techniques that can work wonders in getting you the appointment.

Hello and welcome to this course on getting past the gatekeeper. In this course, we'll show you how to reach more decision-makers with your b2b sales calls. This course is divided into three modules, modules one and two will give you a brief overview of gatekeepers and useful methods and tactics for getting past them, and module three goes over pre-call intelligence gathering, by the time this course is over, you'll be equipped with the tools and methods you need to get past gatekeepers, so you can make more sales. So, without further ado, let's dive into the first module. Okay guys, welcome to module one. In this module, our trainer will give you a brief overview of gatekeepers and some ideas of how to get past them, so get ready to take some notes, and let's jump right in.

In this groundbreaking book, Sabri Suby, the founder of Australia's #1 fastest growing digital marketing agency, reveals his exclusive step-by-step formula for growing the sales of any business, in any market or niche! The 8 phase 'secret selling system' detailed in this book has been deployed in over 167 industries and is responsible for generating over $400 million dollars in sales. This isn't like any business or marketing book you've ever read. There's no fluff or filler - just battle-hardened tactics that are working right now to rapidly grow sales. Use these timeless principles to rapidly and dramatically grow the sales for your business and crush your competition into a fine powder.

Beyond the Gatekeeper State explores the dynamic changes occurring within and between African states, and the international system since the turn of the century. Frederick Cooper’s model of ‘gatekeeper states’ – shaped as much by their international links as by their domestic practices – provides the basis for the contributors’ thinking about international relations in Africa and the wider international system. The chapters explore the political implications of Africa’s new relations with the old super-powers, former colonial powers, and the emerging powers from the South. These new relationships reflect and affect changing technology, infrastructure, and resource flows within and between African states. Drawing on both rich empirical cases and theoretical approaches, the book interrogates the implications of these changes on how we think about states and state systems. Exploring the impact of changing technology, finance, and resources on African politics, Beyond the Gatekeeper State will be of great interest to scholars of African Politics and International Relations (IR), as well as African Studies, IR, and the politics of the Global South more broadly. This book was originally published as a special issue of Third World Thematics.

If you're still trying to land that perfect job by thinking like an applicant, you're missing the boat. Hiring practices have changed drastically over the last twenty years, yet how we try to find a job has not. Continuing to use traditional methods to secure employment no longer works in today's job market. To land the job, you have to learn to think like a recruiter. Written in an easy to follow conversational style, Getting Past the Gatekeepers helps you navigate the hiring process, from writing a resume that actually gets noticed to surviving the new interview models. By understanding the changes in hiring practices and how recruiters really source talent, review resumes, and what they actually look for in candidates, you can finally land that perfect job. Getting Past the Gatekeepers will show you how to: Write a resume that is actually read Conduct job searches while still employed Create a targeted job search Get a job in a new industry Use social media to your advantage Network to find referrals Locate jobs online using recruiter search strings Get past the pre-screen process Answer the dreaded salary question Avoid the common pitfalls of an interview Get a job now

James Byrne's The Gatekeeper introduces Dez Limerick in the most anticipated new thriller in years. A highly trained team of mercenaries launches a well-planned, coordinated attack on a well-guarded military contractor - but they didn't count on one thing, the right man being in the wrong place at the right time. Desmond Aloysius Limerick (“Dez” to all) is a retired mercenary, and enthusiastic amateur musician, currently in Southern California, enjoying the sun and sitting in on the occasional gig, when the hotel he's at falls under attack. A skilled team attempts to kidnap the Chief legal counsel of Triton Expeditors, a major military contractor – in fact, Petra Alexandris is the daughter of the CEO – but their meticulously-planned, seamlessly executed scheme runs into the figurative 'spanner-in-the-works,' Dez himself. After foiling the attack, and with nothing better to do, Dez agrees to help Alexandris with another problem she’s having – someone has embezzled more than a billion dollars from her company and left very few tracks behind. But Dez is a gatekeeper – one who opens doors and keeps them open – and this is just a door of another kind. And the door he opens leads to a dangerous conspiracy involving media manipulation, militias, an armed coup, and an attempt to fracture the United States themselves. There’s only one obstacle between the conspirators and success – and that is Dez, The Gatekeeper.