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These are the Metrics that Matter
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-11-20 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-11-20

These are the Metrics that Matter

Forget about vanity metrics like likes and impressions. There are just four metrics that truly matter and can drive the success of your business.

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Action Today will De-Risk Tomorrow
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-11-15 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-11-15

Action Today will De-Risk Tomorrow

Uncertain times call for strategic action. Decision-makers are jittery, but you have the opportunity to outmaneuver the chaos. Focus on what you can control.

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How to Weather a Tough Market
Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning Colleen Francis 2023-08-31 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning Colleen Francis 2023-08-31

How to Weather a Tough Market

Here's a tip for all of you selling in a tough market (you'll weather the storms better and recover much faster).

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Stop Waiting for Motivation
Goal Setting and Planning Colleen Francis 2023-08-24 Goal Setting and Planning Colleen Francis 2023-08-24

Stop Waiting for Motivation

Are you waiting for motivation? Most sellers want to get motivated before they're ready to take action. However, that's 100% backwards.

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Beware the Thief of Success
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-18 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-18

Beware the Thief of Success

There’s a three-letter word that stands between sellers and success. It’s not the word you. But it’s close. It’s ego: that internal dialogue we all have...

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Your Minimum Sales Data
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-13 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-13

Your Minimum Sales Data

You simply can't be successful if you don't manage your sales data. Whether you're a sales manager or rep, it's imperative that you know these particular...

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My Travel Tips
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-06-27 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-06-27

My Travel Tips

As salespeople, we travel a lot. Here are three of my top travel hacks to help make your travel life easier. What are your top travel tips?

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The Math Everyone Should Know
Goal Setting and Planning Colleen Francis 2023-06-08 Goal Setting and Planning Colleen Francis 2023-06-08

The Math Everyone Should Know

Do you know the math? Struggling to hit your targets? Constantly falling short? I've been helping a lot of salespeople with that, and the key is...

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The Importance of Being Flexible
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-05-30 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-05-30

The Importance of Being Flexible

Are you flexible? There's no sales methodology that works every time with every customer in every market. Thus, here's one simple thing you can do every...

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Tying Sales Math to Commissions
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-04-25 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-04-25

Tying Sales Math to Commissions

Have you tied sales math to commissions? A smart sales manager I recently worked with implemented this and his team started producing leads.

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How to Pull Yourself Out of a Slump
Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning Colleen Francis 2023-01-31 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning Colleen Francis 2023-01-31

How to Pull Yourself Out of a Slump

Are you in a slump and not selling effectively? Here are important tips that will help you reverse that and start succeeding again.

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The Secret to Hitting Your Growth Target
Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning Colleen Francis 2023-01-24 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning Colleen Francis 2023-01-24

The Secret to Hitting Your Growth Target

What's the secret to hitting your growth target? A lot of companies this year are predicting bold growth and setting huge targets for sales reps.

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Sales Math You Can't Afford to Ignore
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-08 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-08

Sales Math You Can't Afford to Ignore

In order to be successful in sales, you have to understand sales math. What is sales math? It is about understanding your conversion ratios in two areas.

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Using Criticism to Maximize Sales
Goal Setting and Planning, Objection Handling Colleen Francis 2022-08-30 Goal Setting and Planning, Objection Handling Colleen Francis 2022-08-30

Using Criticism to Maximize Sales

If you want to maximize sales, use criticism! You’ve probably had to deal with professional criticism at some point (or often) in your sales career.

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The Right Outside and Inside Sales Team Structure | Sales Strategies
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-08-19 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-08-19

The Right Outside and Inside Sales Team Structure | Sales Strategies

What’s the right outside and inside sales team structure? I recently had a conversation with an exceptional sales leader I work with. We discussed the...

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The Importance of Time Off in Sales | Sales Strategies
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-08-05 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-08-05

The Importance of Time Off in Sales | Sales Strategies

Don’t underestimate the power and importance of time off in sales. I was on a call the other day with a client of mine who’s a great sales manager. He...

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Positivity in Sales: A Choice, Not a Feeling
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-07-29 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-07-29

Positivity in Sales: A Choice, Not a Feeling

Positivity in sales is a choice, not a feeling. It doesn’t require much effort to feel worried about the state of the world these days.

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The Secret to Breaking Out of a Sales Slump
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2022-07-26 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2022-07-26

The Secret to Breaking Out of a Sales Slump

Trying to motivate a member of your sales team to break out of a sales slump? No matter their skill level, ambition, and work ethic, even the best...

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Stay Away From This Sales Metric | Sales Strategies
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-05-27 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-05-27

Stay Away From This Sales Metric | Sales Strategies

Are you staying away from this sales metric? I love technology and data, but you cannot let the wrong data control your business. So, here is my advice...

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The Key to Faster Sales
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-10 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-10

The Key to Faster Sales

The key to faster sales is extremely obvious, yet also counterintuitive.

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Colleen Francis works your most important deals alongside the people who own them — accelerating what should close, expanding what has room to grow, cutting what isn't worth the cycles. Leadership gets a forecast it can trust. The team keeps the discipline for every deal after.

613-730-7700
1-877-364-2438 (toll-free)
colleenfrancis@engageselling.com

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