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How Business Reviews Drive Sales Growth
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-05-18 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-05-18

How Business Reviews Drive Sales Growth

When done right, reviews deepen trust and uncover opportunity. Here's how...

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Why Inside Sales is Win-Win
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-06-24 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-06-24

Why Inside Sales is Win-Win

If you don't have an inside sales team set up in concert with field sales, you are missing out on a huge opportunity!

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The Secret to "Land and Expand"
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-04-29 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-04-29

The Secret to "Land and Expand"

Landed the deal but can't seem to grow it? You're not alone. Discover the missing link to 'expand' in this simple, no-nonsense strategy.

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Keeping the Prospect Engaged | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-10-22 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-10-22

Keeping the Prospect Engaged | Sales Strategies

Always ask yourself and your team what new twist, idea, or feature you can add to your offering. This will help you stay current, fresh, and become...

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Virtual Selling (and Buying) Are Here to Stay
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-06-25 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-06-25

Virtual Selling (and Buying) Are Here to Stay

It’s a fact. Gartner’s recent market research confirms that virtual selling (and buying) are entrenched in how people want to do business now.

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Is Your Sales Team Forgetting This Crucial Step?
Observations from the ..., Prospecting Colleen Francis 2021-05-25 Observations from the ..., Prospecting Colleen Francis 2021-05-25

Is Your Sales Team Forgetting This Crucial Step?

Could your sales team be forgetting about this crucial step?

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Don't Confuse Sales Coaching for Status Updates | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips, Uncategorized Colleen Francis 2021-05-21 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips, Uncategorized Colleen Francis 2021-05-21

Don't Confuse Sales Coaching for Status Updates | Sales Strategies

Sitting in on sales coaching calls is one of the most thrilling aspects of my work. 

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Don't Forget Your Accomplishments!
Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2021-05-18 Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2021-05-18

Don't Forget Your Accomplishments!

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Use Operational Value To Your Advantage
Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-05-11 Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-05-11

Use Operational Value To Your Advantage

The best sellers and organizations know how to effectively use operational value to their advantage.

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Don't Forget to Grow Your Accounts!
Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-04-29 Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-04-29

Don't Forget to Grow Your Accounts!

Amongst your sales efforts, don't forget to grow your accounts!

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Micromanaging Your Sales Metrics
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-04-06 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-04-06

Micromanaging Your Sales Metrics

Make no mistake about it. Right now, you must be micromanaging your metrics.

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Being Ubiquitous in Your Industry
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-03-19 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-03-19

Being Ubiquitous in Your Industry

Have you considered the power behind being ubiquitous in your industry?

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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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Understanding Your Customer
Observations from the ..., Prospecting Colleen Francis 2021-03-11 Observations from the ..., Prospecting Colleen Francis 2021-03-11

Understanding Your Customer

Is your sales team taking the time to truly understand your customer?

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The Most Dangerous Sales Number
Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-03-02 Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-03-02

The Most Dangerous Sales Number

There is a "dangerous" sales number that you need to know about.

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Assertiveness in Your Sales Process
Company Culture, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-02-12 Company Culture, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-02-12

Assertiveness in Your Sales Process

Could your sales process use a little more assertiveness?

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Ask Your Sales Team These Questions
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-02-09 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-02-09

Ask Your Sales Team These Questions

In the midst of the never-ending list of "to-dos," don't forget to "information gather" and ask your sales team these questions.

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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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Your Sales Team: In Touch With Your Organization?
Company Culture, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-01-15 Company Culture, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-01-15

Your Sales Team: In Touch With Your Organization?

Is your sales team in touch with your organization?

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What Sales Lessons Were Learned?
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-01-08 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-01-08

What Sales Lessons Were Learned?

Here we are in a new year, let's reflect a little on what was learned in 2020 for sales.

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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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