Colleen’s Blog

You could be the world’s greatest salesperson selling the world’s best product, but if you can’t connect with your prospects, will your sales results reflect your expertise? If you can’t open a dialogue with prospective buyers, it becomes very difficult to sell a product or service!

Are you a sales road warrior? Every week I'm asked about travel tips, recommended hotels, airlines, and locations.

You have a few top performers on your sales team. That means they don't need to be coached, right? Wrong.

If there's one habit that will make your sales team successful, it's this one. Get your sales team to do this each day.

We've talked repeatedly, especially this year, the importance and value of your relationships. At the end of every presentation, call, meeting, or strategy session, the fundamental pillar behind whether or not you create great sales and a thriving organization comes down to your ability to create, maintain and grow your relationships.

It's one of the questions I receive the most often...how can a salesperson overcome those dreaded pricing objections? It's interesting that this comes up so often, because it seems to me that more often than not, most salespeople are looking at pricing objections from the wrong perspective. In fact, these common objections often have nothing at all to do with price! Let me explain.

I am thrilled to announce that I have been named one of LinkedIn's Top Voices for 2018. This is a yearly list LinkedIn curates recognizing their most engaging creators. You can view the full list here.

The weakest part of the sales cycle can create havoc in a sales rep's short-term and long-term sales success. The good news? It can easily be fixed too.

We're in Q4! This can bring feelings of anxiety for many salespeople, especially if they're behind target. Don't worry! There's still time to end the year on target..or even exceed it! 

It's time to forget about the idea of an "ideal buyer." That's right, forget about it. Times have changed.