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What's Your Client Backup Plan?
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-11-23 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-11-23

What's Your Client Backup Plan?

You cannot grow your business with a particular client if you're relying on a singular point of information.

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Live from Dreamforce, Day 2: Embracing the Future
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-10-04 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-10-04

Live from Dreamforce, Day 2: Embracing the Future

Your buyers are getting younger, more technically savvy and sellers are catering to their buying preferences quickly.

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Why Your Reps Are Selling Less | Sales Tips
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2016-09-02 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2016-09-02

Why Your Reps Are Selling Less | Sales Tips

Seeing a decreasing trends among your reps? This could be why.

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Boost Your Sales Team's Productivity
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-07-27 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-07-27

Boost Your Sales Team's Productivity

Salespeople don't always struggle due to weak strategy, at times poor productivity habits will seriously hinder their progress as well.

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Fitbit or Sellbit?
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-07-26 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-07-26

Fitbit or Sellbit?

If more sellers embraced their sales day with the same vigour that they embraced their 10,000 step Fitbit challenges there would be a heck of a lot more companies accelerating revenue this year.

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Customer Repellant Decisions: Canada Post
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-07-08 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-07-08

Customer Repellant Decisions: Canada Post

When Postal Workers at Canada Post (CPC) strike their customers are forced to find alternative couriers for their packages.

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Stop Swimming in Circles
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-06-27 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-06-27

Stop Swimming in Circles

Talking around the problem and beating around the bush will not solve the problem. You are at your most profitable when you diagnose the situation quickly and address it directly.

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S.A.S.S (Stupid Ass Selling Systems)
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-06-21 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-06-21

S.A.S.S (Stupid Ass Selling Systems)

A long time client of mine had their sales targets set by the board of directors in isolation of a market assessment or a discussion with the sales leaders.

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Travel Log: June 2016
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-06-16 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-06-16

Travel Log: June 2016

Travel safe this month! And as always...sell profitably!

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Five Steps To Negotiating Like An Expert
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-06-09 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-06-09

Five Steps To Negotiating Like An Expert

When was the last time you met a thriving salesperson who was uncomfortable or easily intimidated by negotiations?

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Understand These 13 Customer Laws
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-06-06 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-06-06

Understand These 13 Customer Laws

Are you truly catering to your customers?

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How the Best Sellers Treat Prospects | Sales Tips
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2016-06-03 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2016-06-03

How the Best Sellers Treat Prospects | Sales Tips

I've noticed a real difference between how top performers and poor performers treat their buyers. I discuss the distinction between the two in this week's video sales tip!

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Million Dollar Maverick for Speakers
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-05-25 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-05-25

Million Dollar Maverick for Speakers

It was a pleasure to again talk to and gain Alan Weiss's valuable insights. Million Dollar Maverick is out now, and Alan is talking all about being a Maverick in the speaking industry.

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My Week with Top Performers
Making Money Mondays Q... Colleen Francis 2016-05-23 Making Money Mondays Q... Colleen Francis 2016-05-23

My Week with Top Performers

I spent the week with two teams of top performing sales professionals this week. Although I suspect that some of them will fall out of that position before too long. Here are my observations:

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4 Steps to Demonstrating Thought Leadership
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-05-18 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-05-18

4 Steps to Demonstrating Thought Leadership

In an endless ocean of sellers that are often selling similar products and services, making your business or organization stand out is of the utmost importance.

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Sales Boom 2.0
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-05-09 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-05-09

Sales Boom 2.0

I'm speaking at The Sales Innovation Expo on Wednesday. The theme of my talk will be my latest work on Nonstop Sales Boom. Call it Sales Boom 2.0 if you will.

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3 Keys to Building Effective Customer Relationships
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-05-05 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-05-05

3 Keys to Building Effective Customer Relationships

There are 3 keys that if you understand and apply, will increase your chances of creating better buyer relationships with your customer base.

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Commissions Can't Fix Accountability | Sales Tips
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2016-04-29 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2016-04-29

Commissions Can't Fix Accountability | Sales Tips

You can't expect your sales team to perform consistently if they aren't holding themselves accountable to produce results.

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Do You Have a Client Backup Plan?
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-04-21 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-04-21

Do You Have a Client Backup Plan?

You cannot grow your business with a particular client if you're relying on a singular point of information.

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Profitable Lessons from the Road (April Edition)
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-04-14 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2016-04-14

Profitable Lessons from the Road (April Edition)

It’s been an exciting week addressing Sales Leaders from across North America. Here is what I have learned:

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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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