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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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A Rare Sales "Golden Rule"
Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-08-29 Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-08-29

A Rare Sales "Golden Rule"

Do you know about this rare sales "golden rule"? Simply start your day with this, and you'll never have a dry pipeline or slump!

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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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Put Your Team's Results First
Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-17 Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-17

Put Your Team's Results First

Are you putting your team's results first? Are you letting salespeople get away with not participating in the one thing that drives results?

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How to Create Momentum
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-10 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-10

How to Create Momentum

There's an expression that I love in sales: money follows momentum. How do you effectively create momentum? Watch this video and find out!

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Moving From "If" to "Which"
Negotiation and Closing Colleen Francis 2023-08-08 Negotiation and Closing Colleen Francis 2023-08-08

Moving From "If" to "Which"

Want to close more deals in less time? Try this simple tip (our customers who implemented this approach drastically improved their closing ratios)!

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Underestimating Sales
Account Management, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-03 Account Management, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-03

Underestimating Sales

Are you underestimating sales? Most organizations misunderstand what selling is. They think it's simply the act of closing an opportunity.

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Sales Manager Bad Behaviour
Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-01 Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-01

Sales Manager Bad Behaviour

What's one of the worst things a sales manager can do? Watch this video to find out (this unfortunately happens a lot and is such a critical mistake).

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Change 1 Word for More Impact
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-27 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-27

Change 1 Word for More Impact

Want more impact? How do you differentiate yourself from the competition and get your customer to strongly consider your solution? Change this one word!

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Relationship Selling Today
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-25 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-25

Relationship Selling Today

How’s your relationship selling? Sales is (and always will be) a relationship business. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise. However, the relationship...

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Stand Out by How You Sell
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-20 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-20

Stand Out by How You Sell

How do you displace the competition and stand out in your competitive marketplace? Watch this video to find out (it's a simple and effective strategy)!

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Call Scripts Using ChatGPT
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-18 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-18

Call Scripts Using ChatGPT

Have you experimented using ChatGPT for writing scripts, researching customers, or finding target prospects? Here's one simple tip that'll help you generate...

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Let Go of the Script
Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-07-14 Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-07-14

Let Go of the Script

Here are field-tested solutions to help you let go of sales scripts that are holding you back from connecting meaningfully with prospects and customers.

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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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The Best Place to Interview
Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-11 Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-11

The Best Place to Interview

What's the best place to interview? Watch this video to find out (the answer may seem obvious to you, but many hiring managers overlook it).

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Stop Making Excuses and Do It
Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-04 Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-04

Stop Making Excuses and Do It

Are you making excuses? A manager once complained to me that his sales team didn't post anything on social media to enhance their brand because they didn't...

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Sales Skills Aren't the Problem
Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-06-29 Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-06-29

Sales Skills Aren't the Problem

Most sales teams don't have a sales skill issue. They're very good at what they do (they hit targets at least 60% of the time). Here's the real issue they face.

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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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I Was Wrong (I'm Here Now)
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-06-20 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-06-20

I Was Wrong (I'm Here Now)

I was wrong about this! About six months ago, I had to eat some humble pie. Don’t make the same mistake I did and resist being on these platforms!

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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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