The Hidden Agenda, Kevin Allen
The Hidden Agenda, Kevin Allen
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The Hidden Agenda
A Proven Way to Win Business and Create a Following

Author: Kevin Allen

Narrator: Kevin Allen

Unabridged: 5 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 05/01/2014


Synopsis

Each of us pitches ideas every day. Sometimes we sell our ideas to a small room full of skeptical colleagues. Sometimes we pitch to a boss, or a board of directors, a new organization, or for the contract of our dreams. Regardless, it all boils down to the act of stirring someone to join you—to agree to follow you. Yet we consistently underestimate how critical it is to recognize the needs, spoken and unspoken, of the decision maker. Decisions are made by people, and people have needs and agendas. Understanding these needs and agendas are critical to success in business. Kevin Allen's approach is not about persuading, but about creating a connection that assures a mutual win.

Through his years of successfully pitching ideas, veteran ad man Allen has seen a pattern emerge: pitches aimed directly at the needs of the decision maker are winners. By recognizing the unspoken need of the decision maker, and connecting the pitch to that need, the likelihood of winning the sell is virtually assured. In The Hidden Agenda, Allen describes in practical terms an entirely new way to compel people to follow you and embrace what you are selling. The Hidden Agenda lays out concrete steps to identify the "who" you are reaching, "what" elements you can connect with, and "how" to connect with your audience with the end goal of simultaneously winning the sell and establishing an ongoing collaborative relationship.

This entertaining book moves at a rapid clip and is full of lively anecdotes of hard-won advertising campaigns. From Mastercard's iconic "Priceless" campaign to Rudy Giuliani's mayoral campaign, Kevin Allen has seen first-hand how to effectively find, connect, and speak to the Hidden Agenda to win business unfailingly, every time.

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About Kevin Allen

Kevin Allen is a Michigan-based writer who spent thirty-four seasons as USA Today's hockey beat writer. He has written several books and coauthored memoirs by sports figures, including Chris Chelios, Jeremy Roenick, Darren McCarty, Stu Grimson, and Mike Emrick.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on January 22, 2025

This book does not seem to be super concrete. Summed up, the book just seems to say "find what people really want"......more

Goodreads review by Juan Mansfield on January 21, 2019

Mining your way All people in marketing and advertising should read it but mostly CEOs to be able to connect better with his/her team and with outside collaborators.......more

Goodreads review by Stela on August 09, 2014

Whether you are pitching a new product, presenting to an audience or talking to your customer, you always need to connect to them, and understand their drives and emotions - what the author calls "their hidden agenda". Good information and examples in the book.........more

Goodreads review by Jason on January 15, 2014

About "marketing" specifically, but you can apply lessons here to most aspects of life. Win the pitch.......more

Goodreads review by Megha on December 19, 2020

A good book to read for people associated with sales and business.......more