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Objection Handling, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-12-04 Objection Handling, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-12-04

Unsticking a Stuck Prospect

The fastest way to give the customer the confidence to move forward is to show them they aren't entering uncharted territory. Here's how...

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Objection Handling, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-06-22 Objection Handling, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-06-22

Don't Give Up Too Soon

Do you give up too soon? 75% of buyers will only say "yes" after the seventh follow-up attempt, but 95% of sellers give up after the fourth attempt.

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Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling Colleen Francis 2023-06-16 Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling Colleen Francis 2023-06-16

Overcoming the Dreaded “Let Me Think About It” Objection

You’ve heard a customer say it: “Let me think about it.” Here’s what you must do next to overcome that frustrating objection.

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Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling Colleen Francis 2023-03-17 Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling Colleen Francis 2023-03-17

Sales Closing: How to Ask for the Sale

When it comes to sales closing, sales training, or sales prospecting, have you been taught how to actually close? I meet a lot of salespeople who...

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Objection Handling, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-01-19 Objection Handling, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-01-19

My Million $ Objection Handling Strategy

What's my million-dollar objection handling strategy? It's simply this: use examples of your current customers to handle all objections.

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Objection Handling, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-01 Objection Handling, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-01

Handling the Dreaded Price Objection Like a Boss

“Your price is too high!” In this blog, I share my favourite approach to this common objection (it involves asking a simple and powerful question).

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Objection Handling, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-27 Objection Handling, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-27

How to Avoid the Price Trap Once and for All

I always get asked how to either reduce or eliminate the pricing objection from the sales process. It’s easy! Here’s what you have to create.

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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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Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-11-19 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-11-19

Wells Fargo: Calling a Spade a Spade

Let’s call a spade a spade. What Wells Fargo did was illegal. And it impacts us all…

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Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-11-05 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-11-05

Right Price. Wrong Assumptions.

What do I do when my customer says our price is too high and that they can get what I’m selling for less elsewhere…

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Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-10-22 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-10-22

Missed Sales Targets? Sales May Not be to Blame

When a business fails to meet its sales target, sales usually gets the blame! Sound familiar? Don’t be so quick to jump to conclusions…

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Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-10-08 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-10-08

New Course, New Thinking

Conditions change much faster now than before making it a fundamental mistake to assume that the goals you set cannot be changed…

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Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-09-24 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-09-24

All Hands on Deck

The expression all hands on deck neatly sums up how teams with a range of responsibilities unite to do one job: keep the ship afloat in rough seas…

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Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-09-10 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-09-10

The Omnimedia Solution for Growth

Sales activity problems are different from sales revenue problems. Activity-related problems, on the other hand, always have their roots in prospecting…

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Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-08-27 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-08-27

I Have Seen the Future of Sales

What does the future look like for sales organizations? I have three predictions that you can't ignore…

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Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-08-13 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-08-13

Better by Choice - Not by Accident

When it comes to accelerating sales and motivating people to deliver peak performance, nobody gets better on their own. Successonly happens when you make deliberate choices…

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Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-07-30 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-07-30

It’s B-2-All Now!

Today, the way people buy multimillion dollar products and services is no different than how you and I buy a pair of jeans…

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Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-07-16 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-07-16

Willing to Take the Leap to Perpetual Growth?

In my work with top performing sales teams I’ve found that leaders who exhibit three consistent traits create perpetual revenue growth…

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Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-07-02 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-07-02

The Perils of a Boom Bust Sales Cycle

The best companies don′t tolerate boom and bust mentalities. The instead focus on how to create a perpetual sales boom. While this may be considered unconventional…

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Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-06-18 Account Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Negotiation and Closing, Objection Handling, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2016-06-18

Tangible Value is Only Half the Equation

Conventional wisdom says that sellers must communicating tangible value for your clients is order to keep them happy. But keeping them happy is not enough. To accelerate your sales, you must ensure they are satisfied and loyal…

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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.

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