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You're Using Proof Too Late in the Sale
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-06-22 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2026-06-22

You're Using Proof Too Late in the Sale

There's a reason "I can save you time, I can save you money" makes prospects tune out. And this small fix that makes them believe you instead.

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No New Features: Expanding Value
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-09-08 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-09-08

No New Features: Expanding Value

Think you're selling value? For many of you, you’re just pitching features—and it’s costing you deals. Let’s talk about why seasoned sales pros and rookies alike get this wrong.

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Having Deeper Client Conversations
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-08-11 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-08-11

Having Deeper Client Conversations

What’s the secret to standing out in a crowded market? It’s not your product. It’s showing your customers that you care about *their* goals and challenges beyond the sale.

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How to Uncover the Hidden Value
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-07-28 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-07-28

How to Uncover the Hidden Value

You’re either a strategic partner or just another line item in your customer’s budget. Want to earn insider status? This video gives you the blueprint.

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Ask Yourself: Who Cares?
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-07-14 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-07-14

Ask Yourself: Who Cares?

You can’t force urgency. But someone in your prospect’s organization stands to gain—or lose—the most if your solution isn’t implemented.

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My Top Tips - Presenting Value
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-06-03 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2025-06-03

My Top Tips - Presenting Value

My three top tips of the last year... Tired of pitches falling flat? Stop selling the 'what' and start selling the 'why'. Watch this video to master turning product features into client wins.

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Don't Ignore Your Brand
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-12-16 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-12-16

Don't Ignore Your Brand

Sick of being lumped together with the competition? Let’s shift the game in your favor with strategies that make you unforgettable.

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Get These People Involved
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-10-28 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-10-28

Get These People Involved

Ever had a deal slip away because clients aren’t confident? Let’s fix that with an easy strategy that prevents customers from feeling isolated and boosts confidence in their choice.

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Find the source - Know the urgency
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2024-10-23 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2024-10-23

Find the source - Know the urgency

What’s really behind their prospect’s need for the product or service solution they’re buying is rarely apparent. You must dig for it.

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The Magic Question
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-10-14 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-10-14

The Magic Question

Don't just uncover the problem—ask your client what they want the solution to look like tomorrow. Here's how to use that question to create real value by bridging that gap.

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What Loyal Customers Demand
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-08-14 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-08-14

What Loyal Customers Demand

Loyalty’s not extinct—it’s just got new rules. Forget hats, donuts, and shared rituals. Today, it’s all about the concrete value you offer. Are you delivering?

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Process - Not Product. Effective Prospecting Today
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2024-08-13 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2024-08-13

Process - Not Product. Effective Prospecting Today

There is a shift underway in the marketplace affecting the way you prospect with new potential customers. Here's what they are looking for...

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Handle Objections like a Pro
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-07-17 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-07-17

Handle Objections like a Pro

Playing objection whack-a-mole? Here's how to use your customer's success stories to handle objections effortlessly...

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Don't Present Features & Benefits
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-06-19 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-06-19

Don't Present Features & Benefits

Turns out the real gold is not in what your product does today, but how it shapes your customer's tomorrow.

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How NOT to Sound Like the Competition
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-05-06 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-05-06

How NOT to Sound Like the Competition

"We're the best!"... Tired of sounding like everyone else? Here's how to make your pitch truly stand out.

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It's Not Always About a Problem
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-21 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-21

It's Not Always About a Problem

We too often assume the customer is trying to solve a problem. Sometimes, that's not just the case. You need to probe to find out exactly where your value aligns.

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Stop talking about ROI
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-14 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-14

Stop talking about ROI

How talking about return on investment can hurt you. Use this language instead...

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Get in Your Prospect's Head
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-12 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-12

Get in Your Prospect's Head

Move beyond what your prospect says they are looking for and find out what keeps them up at night...

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Avoiding the Feature Trap
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-01-17 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-01-17

Avoiding the Feature Trap

Discover the simple mindset shift that will help you connect the cool aspects of your products to the value and benefits they provide to customers.

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Competitive Differentiation: Selling Value and Negotiation
Negotiation and Closing, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-04-14 Negotiation and Closing, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-04-14

Competitive Differentiation: Selling Value and Negotiation

Selling value and strategic negotiation are critical when it comes to competitive differentiation and sales training. With inflation on the rise today...

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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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