I often tell HR consultants and HR Tech companies to make it easier for people to refer them new clients by becoming clear on who their business helps.
I’ve had quite a lot of people tell me that this is really hard to do – especially in an HR sales pitch.
The standard response looks a bit like this:
“Isn’t it enough to say that we help mid-large employers in the [XYZ] industry?“
Well, that’s a start but it’s still quite bland and generic.
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It reminds me of a time I went to Amsterdam (such a beautiful city) for an RFQ (request for quotation) process.
Back to the issue of generic HR sales pitches . . .
I sat in a meeting room all day with the European CFO and CHRO as we listened to 4 or 5 companies pitch for a major HR service contract.
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