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The Math Everyone Should Know
Goal Setting and Planning Colleen Francis 2023-06-08 Goal Setting and Planning Colleen Francis 2023-06-08

The Math Everyone Should Know

Do you know the math? Struggling to hit your targets? Constantly falling short? I've been helping a lot of salespeople with that, and the key is...

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The Secret to Accurate Forecasting
Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-25 Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-25

The Secret to Accurate Forecasting

For sales leaders, forecasting at the beginning of every quarter is mandatory. There are three ways to effectively accomplish this.

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Are You Solving the Wrong Sales Problem?
Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-06-28 Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-06-28

Are You Solving the Wrong Sales Problem?

Could you be solving the wrong sales problem? Is the culprit behind a lack of sales the real issue, or an easy "scapegoat" which is masking the real problem?

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How to Get Your Sales Team to Embrace Change
Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-05-31 Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-05-31

How to Get Your Sales Team to Embrace Change

Are you struggling to get your sales team to embrace change? Enabling your sellers with the best strategies and tactics is critical to success.

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4 Prospecting Habits for Success
Prospecting Colleen Francis 2022-03-29 Prospecting Colleen Francis 2022-03-29

4 Prospecting Habits for Success

Let’s look a bit closer at those daily prospecting habits. There are four simple things you can do each day to refine those skills.

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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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Are You Pushing Too Hard?
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-10-12 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-10-12

Are You Pushing Too Hard?

Are you pushing the sale too hard with your prospects and clients?

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Make More Sales by...Being Healthy?
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-09-23 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-09-23

Make More Sales by...Being Healthy?

Paying attention to your health and well-being is one of, if not the most important habit you can instill to maximize your results.

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The Best Way to Kill Your Proposals
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-31 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-31

The Best Way to Kill Your Proposals

Remember, nothing kills a proposal faster than packing it with...

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One Bad Apple Does NOT Spoil the Bunch
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-19 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-19

One Bad Apple Does NOT Spoil the Bunch

Who you sell to is your choice. When you assume they're good, you will win.

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Why Sales Strategies Fail
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-07-29 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-07-29

Why Sales Strategies Fail

Have you ever put together a sales strategy which you believed to be near flawless, only to see it fail in the long run?

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Don't Be Afraid of Your Pricing
Negotiation and Closing, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-07-13 Negotiation and Closing, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-07-13

Don't Be Afraid of Your Pricing

Want to know the easiest way to lose control of the sales process?

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Your Sales Team Needs This Key Trait
Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2021-06-29 Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2021-06-29

Your Sales Team Needs This Key Trait

Do your team members possess the key trait for sales success?

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The Missing Step in Account Management
Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-15 Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-15

The Missing Step in Account Management

There's a step that's commonly missing in account management planning. Do you know what it is?

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Don't Freeze Up!
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-04-01 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-04-01

Don't Freeze Up!

Do members of your sales team freeze up at this key moment?

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Three Keys to Effective Sales Coaching
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-03-11 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-03-11

Three Keys to Effective Sales Coaching

Effective sales coaching can be elusive.

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Don't Make Everyone Your Customer
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-02-04 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-02-04

Don't Make Everyone Your Customer

Some sellers (erroneously) believe that they should be attempting to sell to anyone and everyone.

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The Easy Way to Improve Sales Closing Ratios
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-01-07 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-01-07

The Easy Way to Improve Sales Closing Ratios

When a sales leader notices that his or her ratios aren't up to par, a variety of tactics are often implemented.

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Don't Underestimate Testimonials
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-12-03 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-12-03

Don't Underestimate Testimonials

Are you underestimating the power of testimonials for your sales?

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Fire Uncoachable Sellers Immediately
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-03-03 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-03-03

Fire Uncoachable Sellers Immediately

Not all sellers who are behind on their sales targets should be terminated. But, any seller who is behind and uncoachable should be terminated immediately.

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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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