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Know When to Stop Chasing a Prospect
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2026-05-07 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2026-05-07

Know When to Stop Chasing a Prospect

Most salespeople think persistence is always a virtue. It's not. There's a formula for knowing exactly when to stop chasing a prospect — and most teams ignore it.

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Cold Calling Is Dead. Here's What Replaced It.
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2026-03-25 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2026-03-25

Cold Calling Is Dead. Here's What Replaced It.

Cold calling is dead. Here's what replaced it — and the 5 steps top sellers use to make warm introductions that actually work.

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One Contact Won't Cut It
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-03-16 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-03-16

One Contact Won't Cut It

Relying on one contact is one of the biggest hidden risks in B2B sales. Here's what to do instead.

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This Powerful Phrase Creates Action
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-12-29 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-12-29

This Powerful Phrase Creates Action

Getting buy-in doesn’t have to be hard. Watch how a subtle shift in phrasing can spark real action from your team and clients.

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3 Health Tests for Your Opportunity
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-11-24 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-11-24

3 Health Tests for Your Opportunity

How healthy is your pipeline—really? In this short video, I walk you through three simple tests to diagnose whether a deal is strong, stalled, or slipping away.

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Finding the Source of Urgency
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2025-09-18 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2025-09-18

Finding the Source of Urgency

Top sellers are masters of discovering what’s really behind their prospect’s need. It’s rarely apparent. You must dig for it.

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4 Ways to Succeed with Gatekeepers
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-09-02 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-09-02

4 Ways to Succeed with Gatekeepers

Stop wasting time trying to charm gatekeepers with gimmicks like donuts and flattery. They see through it, so why not learn smarter ways to genuinely work with them to reach decision-makers?

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Having Deeper Client Conversations
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-08-11 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-08-11

Having Deeper Client Conversations

What’s the secret to standing out in a crowded market? It’s not your product. It’s showing your customers that you care about *their* goals and challenges beyond the sale.

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How to Uncover the Hidden Value
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-07-28 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-07-28

How to Uncover the Hidden Value

You’re either a strategic partner or just another line item in your customer’s budget. Want to earn insider status? This video gives you the blueprint.

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Ask Yourself: Who Cares?
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-07-14 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-07-14

Ask Yourself: Who Cares?

You can’t force urgency. But someone in your prospect’s organization stands to gain—or lose—the most if your solution isn’t implemented.

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Why You Can't Let Go of a Lost Cause
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-07-07 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-07-07

Why You Can't Let Go of a Lost Cause

Hanging on to dead deals in your pipeline? It’s costing you big time.

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When to Give Up on a Deal
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-06-30 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-06-30

When to Give Up on a Deal

You know that deal in your pipeline that’s been dragging on and on... It’s time to be honest: Is this prospect worth it?

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My Top Tips - Getting Your Call Returned
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-06-10 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-06-10

My Top Tips - Getting Your Call Returned

Tired of your voicemails being ignored, then this video is for you. Learn a simple yet effective technique to dramatically boost the number of return calls from prospects.

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Pipeline Full of Gunk?
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-01-27 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-01-27

Pipeline Full of Gunk?

Feeling the pressure to fill your pipeline with any lead just to make the numbers? It's a recipe for disaster. Here's why this tactic sets you up for failure.

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How NOT to Start a Meeting
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-01-20 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-01-20

How NOT to Start a Meeting

Imagine starting your sales conversations with what truly matters. Forget the fluff and focus on your client's goals and challenges. Here's how...

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How Long to Keep Calling?
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-01-13 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-01-13

How Long to Keep Calling?

Struggling to get a response from that silent prospect? Check out my follow-up playbook where I blend persistence and smart tactics to turn silence into sales.

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This Word Hurts Your Sales
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-01-06 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-01-06

This Word Hurts Your Sales

Ever wonder why some pitches fall flat? Your team's scripts might be loaded with 'I' talk. Let's flip the script.

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How Top Sellers Do Discovery
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-12-30 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-12-30

How Top Sellers Do Discovery

Imagine closing more deals just by tweaking your discovery call questions. Use this approach to the heart of the client's needs and how they measure success.

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Improve Your Listening Skills
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-12-23 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-12-23

Improve Your Listening Skills

Ever caught yourself planning the next question during a sales call instead of listening? Ditch the script and turn discovery into genuine conversations.

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Doing This Pays Dividends...
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-12-02 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-12-02

Doing This Pays Dividends...

Ever feel like your proposals are missing the mark? Discover the magic of asking the right questions upfront.

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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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