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Don't Get Taken Down by the Unexpected
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-16 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-16

Don't Get Taken Down by the Unexpected

The biggest threat to your deal is the threat you've not anticipated…

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Are You a Helicopter Manager?
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-02 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-02

Are You a Helicopter Manager?

Helicoptering behavior isn't just limited to parenting. It's especially damaging in sales organizations…

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Getting Pricing Wrong
Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-08-12 Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-08-12

Getting Pricing Wrong

Last year, at a CEO forum where I was speaking, I was asked if CEOs need to be involved in pricing. Here's what I said:

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Beware of Your Sales Blind Spots
Account Management, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-23 Account Management, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-23

Beware of Your Sales Blind Spots

No one an unobstructed 360-degree view of their client relationships. Nobody…

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Skip the Pitch and Create a Vision
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-15 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-15

Skip the Pitch and Create a Vision

The days of the ideal buyer have gone the way of the dinosaurs. So has the routine sales pitch…

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Your Client Wants an Insider - Not a Partner
Observations from the ..., Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-08 Observations from the ..., Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-08

Your Client Wants an Insider - Not a Partner

There isn't a buzzword out there today that's more dated than the notion of you being in "partnership."

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5 Steps to Stronger Sales Presentations
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-17 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-17

5 Steps to Stronger Sales Presentations

The best product in the world won't save the day if your sales reps are delivering flat presentations. 

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Your Sales Plan Isn't What You Think
Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-27 Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-27

Your Sales Plan Isn't What You Think

Copying your competitors isn’ a plan - at least not one that will work…

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3 Ways to Win Big with Generosity
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-06 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-06

3 Ways to Win Big with Generosity

The first step to selling more is to give more. A lot more…

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Sales Prevention Department: Where's Yours?
Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-04-13 Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-04-13

Sales Prevention Department: Where's Yours?

All too often sales are lost reasons that are entirely within our control.

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From Brand Trust to Brand Advocacy
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-03-04 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-03-04

From Brand Trust to Brand Advocacy

Beyond building trust, recruiting a fan base truly unlocks your revenue potential…

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Assertiveness in Your Sales Process
Company Culture, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-02-12 Company Culture, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-02-12

Assertiveness in Your Sales Process

Could your sales process use a little more assertiveness?

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Every Seller Has to Own the Story | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-01-29 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-01-29

Every Seller Has to Own the Story | Sales Strategies

I want to highlight an important coaching technique that you should be practicing with every single one in your sales team: owning the story.

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3 Truths about Selling to People
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2020-01-03 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2020-01-03

3 Truths about Selling to People

There are three truths about human behavior that every seller needs to understand…

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Why New Buyers See You First, And What To Do About It
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-12-13 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-12-13

Why New Buyers See You First, And What To Do About It

Buyers used to be unaware of who sellers were until we called them. Today the opposite is true…

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B2B Selling is Now B2ALL
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-11-28 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-11-28

B2B Selling is Now B2ALL

There has been no greater impact on B2B sales in the last decade than the online consumer-buying process…

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Why Workshops are Bad for Salespeople
Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-10-10 Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-10-10

Why Workshops are Bad for Salespeople

Workshops can be the worst—places for your salespeople to get the training they need. You heard that right…

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Reconsider Your Right Turns
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-09-07 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-09-07

Reconsider Your Right Turns

sales leaders have a tendency of relying on time-honored habits - at their peril…

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I Can't Fix YOU
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-08-24 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-08-24

I Can't Fix YOU

I’ve stopped more than one CEO in their tracks when they’ve said: I need you to fix a sales problem I have…

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Putting Sales Velocity into Action: Sales-Cycle Speed
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-07-13 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-07-13

Putting Sales Velocity into Action: Sales-Cycle Speed

These three must-do tactics will dramatically speed your sales cycles…

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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
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colleenfrancis@engageselling.com

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