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The Dreaded Price Objection
Negotiation and Closing, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-01-05 Negotiation and Closing, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-01-05

The Dreaded Price Objection

We all deal with the dreaded price objection at least once in our sales career. Here's a way I've found works very well to help diffuse that objection.

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Selling Yourself Short?
Negotiation and Closing, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-12-29 Negotiation and Closing, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-12-29

Selling Yourself Short?

It’s time to make all intangible value tangible. How do you achieve that? Ask yourself this simple question: Why do they care about that?

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How to Be a Better Listener
Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-29 Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-29

How to Be a Better Listener

Most salespeople don’t listen. They simply stay quiet and wait their turn to talk or pitch. That’s not in the best interest of the customer. Here are two...

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How to Effectively Employ Team Selling | Sales Strategies
Negotiation and Closing, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-07-22 Negotiation and Closing, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-07-22

How to Effectively Employ Team Selling | Sales Strategies

How do you employ team selling? What experts can you use, what management levels can you use, and what industry specialists can you use to really help...

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One of the Best Strategies to Increase Closing Rates | Sales Strategies
Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2022-04-29 Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2022-04-29

One of the Best Strategies to Increase Closing Rates | Sales Strategies

I'm going to share with you one of the best strategies I know to increase closing rates. It involves getting more people engaged from your organization...

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Engaging the Decision Makers | Sales Strategies
Negotiation and Closing, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-04-15 Negotiation and Closing, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-04-15

Engaging the Decision Makers | Sales Strategies

Do you know who the decision makers are in the buying process? More and more individuals are involved in the buying decision than ever before.

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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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Time to Put a Stop to Buyer Objections
Negotiation and Closing, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-04-30 Negotiation and Closing, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-04-30

Time to Put a Stop to Buyer Objections

It’s a friction point that holds you back from achieving sales success: buyer objections.

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The Wrong Approach to a Sales Presentation
Negotiation and Closing, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-04-08 Negotiation and Closing, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-04-08

The Wrong Approach to a Sales Presentation

As a seller or a sales leader, are you using the wrong approach to a sales presentation?

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Is Your Buyer Part of the Solution?
Negotiation and Closing, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-12-22 Negotiation and Closing, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-12-22

Is Your Buyer Part of the Solution?

You need to know what's going on in the minds of your buyers when it comes to the solution you're offering.

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You Have No Ideal Buyer
Negotiation and Closing, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-11-05 Negotiation and Closing, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-11-05

You Have No Ideal Buyer

You no longer have an ideal buyer.

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The 3 Biggest Sales Engagement Myths
Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-11-15 Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-11-15

The 3 Biggest Sales Engagement Myths

Social media has dramatically changed how sellers interact with prospects and clients. However, this change has left many behind…

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Unsticking What's Stuck
Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-03-24 Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-03-24

Unsticking What's Stuck

Two of the toughest problems that salespeople struggle with are knowing when to recognize a deal is stuck, and understanding what needs to be done next…

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Engage Without Stalking
Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-03-10 Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-03-10

Engage Without Stalking

I regularly remind people that in sales, there is a fine line between persistence and stalking…

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Take Care of You, Take on the World
Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-02-10 Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-02-10

Take Care of You, Take on the World

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The People Vector in Sales
Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-01-27 Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-01-27

The People Vector in Sales

We all know the marketplace has changed dramatically in the last five years. And—as with all change—there's resistance…

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Be a Stand-Out Seller: Method 3 - People
Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-01-13 Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-01-13

Be a Stand-Out Seller: Method 3 - People

We have to recognize that the way we use our people as resources has to change to be consistent with the ways our buyers have changed…

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Be a Stand-Out Seller: Method 2 - Process
Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2017-12-30 Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2017-12-30

Be a Stand-Out Seller: Method 2 - Process

You are offering your customer the outcome of a series of actions designed to achieve a particular end. Far too often, these don't get talked about…

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Be a Stand-Out Seller: Focus on Product
Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2017-12-16 Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2017-12-16

Be a Stand-Out Seller: Focus on Product

Top-ranked sellers who work in crowded markets can teach you a lot about how to be a stand-out performer…

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Reduce Labor, Increase Sales
Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2017-12-02 Account Management, Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2017-12-02

Reduce Labor, Increase Sales

Do more: it’s an expectation imposed on sales reps constantly…

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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
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colleenfrancis@engageselling.com

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