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Drop The Stereotypes!
Company Culture, Hiring, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-09-21 Company Culture, Hiring, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-09-21

Drop The Stereotypes!

Could your organization be giving into certain stereotypes?

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Building Trust With Your Clients
Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-09-09 Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-09-09

Building Trust With Your Clients

This isn't rocket science. Yet, it's unfathomable to me the amount of times this simple advice is ignored by salespeople across the industry.

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Getting Your Sales Calls Returned
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-20 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-20

Getting Your Sales Calls Returned

Getting sales calls returned is almost always on a salesperson's mind.

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Don't Lead With Fear
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-17 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-17

Don't Lead With Fear

You've probably heard some of the buzz around leading with fear.

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The Key to Faster Sales
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-10 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-10

The Key to Faster Sales

The key to faster sales is extremely obvious, yet also counterintuitive.

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A Follow Up Schedule That Works
Observations from the ..., Prospecting Colleen Francis 2021-07-22 Observations from the ..., Prospecting Colleen Francis 2021-07-22

A Follow Up Schedule That Works

Too many salespeople fail to follow up, and often, it's because they don't have a follow up schedule that works.

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Are You Prepared To Lose Your Biggest Customer?
Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-22 Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-22

Are You Prepared To Lose Your Biggest Customer?

It's no secret that losing clients is never a good feeling, but it's also not a big secret that some client losses are felt harder than others.

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Take The Time to Reflect
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-08 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-08

Take The Time to Reflect

How often does your sales team take the time to reflect?

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Time to Put a Stop to Buyer Objections
Negotiation and Closing, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-04-30 Negotiation and Closing, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-04-30

Time to Put a Stop to Buyer Objections

It’s a friction point that holds you back from achieving sales success: buyer objections.

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Customer Service and Insider Sales: Different for a Reason
Company Culture, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-03-25 Company Culture, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-03-25

Customer Service and Insider Sales: Different for a Reason

Keep service and sales separate. Stop mixing oil and vinegar. Adopt profit-center thinking to everything you do.

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Value-Based Selling: Tangible vs. Intangible
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-02-05 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-02-05

Value-Based Selling: Tangible vs. Intangible

Value-based selling—when done skillfully—has multiple inputs. Each input redefines how you and your customer see the worth of a product or service.

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Do Your Customers Like Talking To You?
Company Culture, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-12-15 Company Culture, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-12-15

Do Your Customers Like Talking To You?

Do your customers like talking to you and members of your sales team?

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Are You Lacking Consistency?
Observations from the ..., Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2020-02-13 Observations from the ..., Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2020-02-13

Are You Lacking Consistency?

Be honest, is your sales team, or are you lacking consistency?

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Sellers Should Never "Know It All"
Company Culture, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-01-30 Company Culture, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-01-30

Sellers Should Never "Know It All"

Salespeople often have a healthy ego, but this can go too far when a particular seller feels like they "know it all."

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Diversify Your Prospecting
Observations from the ..., Prospecting Colleen Francis 2020-01-09 Observations from the ..., Prospecting Colleen Francis 2020-01-09

Diversify Your Prospecting

Especially in 2020, you need to diversify your prospecting to ensure long-lasting success.

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The Power of a Fresh Start
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-01-02 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-01-02

The Power of a Fresh Start

This time of year has a certain appeal to it. I think all of us, to varying degrees, recognize the power of a fresh start at the beginning of each January.

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Steps to Take Now for Your Next Quarter | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2019-12-20 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2019-12-20

Steps to Take Now for Your Next Quarter | Sales Strategies

As we’re rounding out any month, quarter, or year—depending on how your fiscal year is created—I always like salespeople to think about accelerating...

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You Need to Do This, Every Day | Sales Tips
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2016-09-30 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2016-09-30

You Need to Do This, Every Day | Sales Tips

The very best habit I ever developed as a sales rep was this single habit:

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Sales Tip: Change Starts with...Change
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2015-08-07 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2015-08-07

Sales Tip: Change Starts with...Change

You need diversity in your sales team. This is an important lesson if you want to keep up with changing markets and grow your sales.

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The Key Trait for Sales Success
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2015-03-26 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2015-03-26

The Key Trait for Sales Success

Do your team members possess the key trait for sales success?People are always asking me what they think the number one personality trait of a successful salesperson should be.

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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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