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Think Like Your Competitor to Beat Your Competitor | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2020-05-29 Observations from the ..., Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2020-05-29

Think Like Your Competitor to Beat Your Competitor | Sales Strategies

Thinking like your competitor will help you figure out where you're weak and strong in the accounts you’re managing, which can lead to retention and...

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How Making Assumptions Can Cost You the Sale | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-05-22 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-05-22

How Making Assumptions Can Cost You the Sale | Sales Strategies

We were taught at a very early age to never make assumptions. However, I still encounter salespeople who make assumptions all the time.

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Selling During COVID-19: How to Be a Video Master | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-05-15 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-05-15

Selling During COVID-19: How to Be a Video Master | Sales Strategies

In today's selling environment, we're using video more than ever before. And in some markets, video is the only way we can engage in a face-to-face...

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Sometimes, It's OK Not to Grow
Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2020-05-08 Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2020-05-08

Sometimes, It's OK Not to Grow

Yes, sometimes, it's OK not to grow.

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Selling During COVID-19: You Must Be a Micro-Manager | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-05-08 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-05-08

Selling During COVID-19: You Must Be a Micro-Manager | Sales Strategies

I know these are challenging times for all of us individually and for our businesses. And now, in particular, is the time to absolutely micromanage your...

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Selling During COVID-19: Being an Indispensable Seller | Sales Strategies
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Selling During COVID-19: Being an Indispensable Seller | Sales Strategies

What are the strategies you, as a seller or sales leader, can implement to retain your position in the company?

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Preparing For Reopenings
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-04-30 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-04-30

Preparing For Reopenings

What are you doing to prepare for reopenings?

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Selling During COVID-19: 3 New Rules for Sales Calls | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-04-24 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-04-24

Selling During COVID-19: 3 New Rules for Sales Calls | Sales Strategies

It's absolutely critical that you continue to make sales calls. You just need to reorient your messaging in a way that leads with empathy.

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Staying Visible
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-04-17 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-04-17

Staying Visible

During these times, what are you doing to stay visible?

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I Repeat: Ask for the Sale! | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-04-17 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-04-17

I Repeat: Ask for the Sale! | Sales Strategies

I estimate that the majority of times you lose the business is because you simply weren't clear at the end of the discussion that you actually wanted to do...

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3 Steps to Double-Digit Sales Growth | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-04-10 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-04-10

3 Steps to Double-Digit Sales Growth | Sales Strategies

A client once reported to me that the work we did with them last year is creating 35% more revenue to the company than it did in previous years.

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Keep Track of What's Working
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-04-09 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-04-09

Keep Track of What's Working

As you almost certainly, in some format, have adjusted your day-to-day schedules and routines, be sure to keep track of what's working.

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The Big Negotiation Mistake Most Sellers Make | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips, Uncategorized Colleen Francis 2020-04-03 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips, Uncategorized Colleen Francis 2020-04-03

The Big Negotiation Mistake Most Sellers Make | Sales Strategies

I’ve found sellers consistently make one mistake: they jump too quickly to lower their price even if they're getting something in return.

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Finding The Good in Today's Climate
Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2020-04-02 Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2020-04-02

Finding The Good in Today's Climate

Despite everything going on right now with COVID-19, it is possible to find the good in today's climate.

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Setting Sales Managers to Fail
Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2020-03-30 Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2020-03-30

Setting Sales Managers to Fail

Are you setting your sales managers up to fail?

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COVID-19: It's Not Time to Stop Selling!
Observations from the ..., Prospecting Colleen Francis 2020-03-20 Observations from the ..., Prospecting Colleen Francis 2020-03-20

COVID-19: It's Not Time to Stop Selling!

With everything going on the world with coronavirus, remember that it's not time to stop selling!

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How to Dig Yourself Out of a Hole | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2020-03-20 Observations from the ..., Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2020-03-20

How to Dig Yourself Out of a Hole | Sales Strategies

It's not the end of the world if you're behind. What is the end of the world is when you do nothing about it or just cross your fingers, wishing you'll...

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These Reps Will Destroy Your Sales
Company Culture, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-03-17 Company Culture, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2020-03-17

These Reps Will Destroy Your Sales

There are simply "bad apples" out there, and they don't have to be unethical or criminal to create havoc in your sales team.

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Treat Your Territory Like Your Own Business | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-03-13 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-03-13

Treat Your Territory Like Your Own Business | Sales Strategies

Use territory planning to help you plan for success. When you do, you will have one of your best years yet.

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Forget About an Ideal Buyer | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-03-06 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2020-03-06

Forget About an Ideal Buyer | Sales Strategies

I want you to throw out the concept of an ideal buyer. They just don't exist anymore.

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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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