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Deals Aren't Won in Negotiation
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-08-03 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-08-03

Deals Aren't Won in Negotiation

If you keep getting beaten up on price, the problem started long before the negotiation. Here's why deals are really won or lost in early qualification.

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The Questions to Ask After You Lose a Deal
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-07-27 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-07-27

The Questions to Ask After You Lose a Deal

Nobody likes reopening a deal they lost. But the post-mortem is one of the fastest ways to lift your conversion rate.

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Your Gut is Telling You Something. Listen.
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-07-20 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-07-20

Your Gut is Telling You Something. Listen.

I hear the same three words in deal reviews all the time: “This one's different.” It almost never is. Here's the tell most sellers talk themselves right past.

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The Real Reason You Won't Walk Away
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-07-13 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-07-13

The Real Reason You Won't Walk Away

I see it in almost every deal review I run: a seller white-knuckling a deal everyone else in the room can tell is a loser. There's one reason they hang on...

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Your Training Didn't Fail. Your Follow-Up Did.
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-07-06 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-07-06

Your Training Didn't Fail. Your Follow-Up Did.

Your closing rates are stuck and it isn't a skills problem. It's what you're not doing after the workshop ends.

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You Don't Need More Training. You Need This.
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-06-29 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-06-29

You Don't Need More Training. You Need This.

I see it all the time. Sharp teams with every tool and every skill they need, and the number still won't budge. There's one gap nobody is funding.

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Action Today will De-Risk Tomorrow
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-11-15 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-11-15

Action Today will De-Risk Tomorrow

Uncertain times call for strategic action. Decision-makers are jittery, but you have the opportunity to outmaneuver the chaos. Focus on what you can control.

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New sales target? Here's what to do next...
Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-11-13 Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2023-11-13

New sales target? Here's what to do next...

Getting a new sales target can be overwhelming - especially if it's higher. Here is what you need to do to embrace and succeed with your new goal!

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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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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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The Surprising Way to Boost Your Sales Team's Morale
Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-05-06 Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-05-06

The Surprising Way to Boost Your Sales Team's Morale

Want to boost your sales team's morale? I don't blame you. Let's face it, the top sales teams have no shortage of morale on their side.

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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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Top Sellers Treat Prospects Like This...
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-09-07 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-09-07

Top Sellers Treat Prospects Like This...

How much attention are you paying to the way your sales team is engaging with their buyers?

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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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5 Steps to Stronger Sales Presentations
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-17 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-17

5 Steps to Stronger Sales Presentations

The best product in the world won't save the day if your sales reps are delivering flat presentations. 

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Hiring the Right Salesperson
Hiring, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-10 Hiring, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-10

Hiring the Right Salesperson

Hiring the right salesperson for your team can be a hassle.

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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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