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Dramatically Increase Your Closing Rates
Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-02-21 Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-02-21

Dramatically Increase Your Closing Rates

Do you want to dramatically increase your closing rates? Here is a simple thing you can do to accomplish that and outsell your competition.

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Create Buy-In Confidence for Your Customers
Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-02-17 Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-02-17

Create Buy-In Confidence for Your Customers

When it comes to business development, account management, and sales prospecting, are you creating buy-in confidence for your customers?

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Giving a Winning Pitch
Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-02-16 Negotiation and Closing, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-02-16

Giving a Winning Pitch

Want to give a winning pitch and dramatically increase your closing ratio? Here's a simple formula for creating winning presentations or proposals.

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That Dreaded First Call!
Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-02-14 Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-02-14

That Dreaded First Call!

Dread that first call? Many sellers struggle with what to say when calling a prospect for the first time. Here's what I know works!

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How to Stand Out from the Competition
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-02-09 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-02-09

How to Stand Out from the Competition

If you want to stand out from the competition, it's important to create an apples-to-oranges comparison. Here's what I mean (this will lead to more wins).

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How NOT to Ask Sales Questions
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-02-07 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-02-07

How NOT to Ask Sales Questions

You need to ask strategic sales questions in meetings. However, if not done correctly, you'll quickly be crossing that line between interrogation...

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Dreading That First Call? Try This!
Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-02-02 Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-02-02

Dreading That First Call? Try This!

Are you dreading that first call? Here is an important and invaluable trick I learned when I was new in my career as a life insurance salesperson.

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Prospecting Like You Don’t Have a Marketing Department
Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-01-20 Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-01-20

Prospecting Like You Don’t Have a Marketing Department

When it comes to sales prospecting and sales networking, imagine there is no marketing department. In uncertain times, you must double down on...

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My Million $ Objection Handling Strategy
Objection Handling, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-01-19 Objection Handling, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-01-19

My Million $ Objection Handling Strategy

What's my million-dollar objection handling strategy? It's simply this: use examples of your current customers to handle all objections.

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The Best Way to Broaden Your Contacts
Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-01-17 Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2023-01-17

The Best Way to Broaden Your Contacts

What's the best way to broaden your contacts? When you give buyers a choice and show that you want them to stay included in the conversation, they will open...

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The Wrong Way to Ask for Referrals
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-01-12 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-01-12

The Wrong Way to Ask for Referrals

Referrals are the best way to generate leads. However, most sellers ask for them in a terrible way that produces no results.

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How Not to Talk about the Competition
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-01-10 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-01-10

How Not to Talk about the Competition

Never talk about the competition. If someone asks why or how you're better, talk about it in terms of what your customers say about you.

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The Fool-Proof Way to Get Referrals
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-01-03 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-01-03

The Fool-Proof Way to Get Referrals

Sales leaders, what's the most effective and very best way to get referrals (it’s easier than you think)? Watch this video to find out!

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The Best Sellers Do This
Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-15 Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-15

The Best Sellers Do This

Most sellers give up way too soon! Make another call, send another email, or send another text. It can make all the difference!

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There's No Such Thing as an Ideal Buyer
Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-20 Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-20

There's No Such Thing as an Ideal Buyer

There’s no such thing as an ideal buyer anymore! In fact, thinking that you have an ideal buyer will cause your sales to plummet. Here’s what you should be...

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Cold Calling Is (Still) Dead
Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-18 Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-18

Cold Calling Is (Still) Dead

The most successful sellers I know agree that cold calling is dead. Here’s why and the strategies they implement instead.

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Close More Deals With This Strategy
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-09-27 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-09-27

Close More Deals With This Strategy

If you want to close more deals faster, it’s important to make your buyer part of the solution.Confused about what this means, exactly? Let me explain.

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How to Be Different From Your Competition
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-09-16 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-09-16

How to Be Different From Your Competition

How can you stand out and be different from your competition? Sitting in on sales team meetings is one of my favourite things to do..

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How to Integrate Social Media Into Your Sales Strategy
Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2022-09-02 Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2022-09-02

How to Integrate Social Media Into Your Sales Strategy

Discover how to integrate social media into your sales strategy. Sales VPs ask me all the time whether sellers should utilize social media. And they ask...

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How to Be an Object of Interest
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-08-26 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-08-26

How to Be an Object of Interest

You must learn to be an object of interest. That means having something interesting to say about topics that matter to your audience.

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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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