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Your Buyer Is Asking Themselves These 3 Questions | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-11-19 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-11-19

Your Buyer Is Asking Themselves These 3 Questions | Sales Strategies

I want to highlight three important questions that buyers are asking themselves right now. Knowing how to deal with these three questions will help you...

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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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Align to the Buyer's Goals and Be Rewarded | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-08-27 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-08-27

Align to the Buyer's Goals and Be Rewarded | Sales Strategies

What does “reward” mean? Well, reward means that those buyers who are rewarding salespeople for this alignment are rewarding them with three things.

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Building a Buyer-Verified Pipeline
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-03-19 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-03-19

Building a Buyer-Verified Pipeline

In earlier times—let’s call it 2018—it was common for sellers to be exclusively in control of their sales pipeline.

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Sell Like an Incumbent Even When You’re Not
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-03-16 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-03-16

Sell Like an Incumbent Even When You’re Not

Your ongoing success in sales hinges on your ability to continually convert new prospects into buyers. That’s why you must position yourself pre-emptively...

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Customers Don't Want to Deal With You | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-11-13 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-11-13

Customers Don't Want to Deal With You | Sales Strategies

Recently, Gartner shared intriguing research to a group of us sales experts. Their research, in particular, reveals that when it comes to highly complex...

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Forget About an Ideal Buyer | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-03-06 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-03-06

Forget About an Ideal Buyer | Sales Strategies

I want you to throw out the concept of an ideal buyer. They just don't exist anymore.

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Time-Based Branding: You Grow by Making Things Easier
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-11-05 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-11-05

Time-Based Branding: You Grow by Making Things Easier

Time-based branding makes it as easy as possible for your customer to find you and buy from you. Get this right and you unlock new growth in even the most competitive of marketplaces.

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Time-Based Branding: It Starts With What You Offer
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-10-23 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-10-23

Time-Based Branding: It Starts With What You Offer

You must make it as easy as possible for people to do more business with you: saving them time while reinforcing their confidence and trust in your brand.

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Buyers are Busier than Ever: What to Do | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips, Uncategorized Colleen Francis 2019-02-21 Sales Tips, Uncategorized Colleen Francis 2019-02-21

Buyers are Busier than Ever: What to Do | Sales Strategies

Buyers are busier than ever before. That means we need to be ready when they are. Here's how.

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What Full Employment Means to You | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-10-18 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-10-18

What Full Employment Means to You | Sales Strategies

Full employment is having a dramatic impact on your buyer. Here's what to do about it.

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I Dare You Not to Use Powerpoint | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-08-17 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-08-17

I Dare You Not to Use Powerpoint | Sales Strategies

More often than not, Powerpoint is a crutch that forces the prospect into your conversation. I dare you to turn it off…

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Selling Value - Not Fear | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-07-13 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-07-13

Selling Value - Not Fear | Sales Strategies

Pitches that start with pointing out a prospect's problems will always get a defensive response. Here's what to do instead.

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There is No Such Thing as an Ideal Buyer | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-03-23 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-03-23

There is No Such Thing as an Ideal Buyer | Sales Strategies

The idea of identifying a single ideal buyer just doesn't work today. You need to rethink how you look at your prospects' buying processes.

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5 Minutes to a Successful Sales Meeting | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-03-02 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-03-02

5 Minutes to a Successful Sales Meeting | Sales Strategies

Sadly, most sellers walk into sales meeting unprepared - and leave opportunities on the table as a result. Here's how to prep in 5 minutes!

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Your Buyer Needs to be Part of the Solution | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2017-12-14 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2017-12-14

Your Buyer Needs to be Part of the Solution | Sales Strategies

Even if you know the answer, allowing the buyer to participate in the solution will translate into sales success.

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Inbound Sales are Heading Out | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2017-06-23 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2017-06-23

Inbound Sales are Heading Out | Sales Strategies

How customers want to buy continues to move towards automation. You need to be prepared.

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Things Clients Notice that You Don't | Sales Tips
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2017-03-09 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2017-03-09

Things Clients Notice that You Don't | Sales Tips

Along with the key traits that make sellers successful, here are some behaviors that can make a huge difference in your results.

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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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