0
Skip to Content
Engage Selling
About
Services
Speaking
Journal
Contact
Engage Selling
About
Services
Speaking
Journal
Contact
About
Services
Speaking
Journal
Contact
3 Truths about Selling to People
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2020-01-03 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2020-01-03

3 Truths about Selling to People

There are three truths about human behavior that every seller needs to understand…

Read More
Why New Buyers See You First, And What To Do About It
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-12-13 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-12-13

Why New Buyers See You First, And What To Do About It

Buyers used to be unaware of who sellers were until we called them. Today the opposite is true…

Read More
B2B Selling is Now B2ALL
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-11-28 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-11-28

B2B Selling is Now B2ALL

There has been no greater impact on B2B sales in the last decade than the online consumer-buying process…

Read More
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…

Read More
Why Workshops are Bad for Salespeople
Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-10-10 Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-10-10

Why Workshops are Bad for Salespeople

Workshops can be the worst—places for your salespeople to get the training they need. You heard that right…

Read More
The Sales Leadership "Right Stuff"
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-03-23 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-03-23

The Sales Leadership "Right Stuff"

To be a sales leader all-star, you have to master these skills…

Read More
Selfishness Doesn’t Sell: Be Generous with Your Team
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-02-09 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-02-09

Selfishness Doesn’t Sell: Be Generous with Your Team

The way you treat your team has a direct impact on their results. Take this self-exam…

Read More
The Return on Corporate Generosity
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-01-26 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2019-01-26

The Return on Corporate Generosity

Generosity isn't altruism: you're doing this because you help yourself by helping others…

Read More
The Measures that Matter
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-12-29 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-12-29

The Measures that Matter

Don't be distracted by vanity metrics, these three performance measures are where you need to focus…

Read More
Measure What Matters
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-12-15 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-12-15

Measure What Matters

We live in the age of unlimited data but measuring the wrong things will jeopardize your most important sales goals…

Read More
Sellers Dilemma: It's Not What You Think
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-12-01 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-12-01

Sellers Dilemma: It's Not What You Think

Keep your head down and focus on the pipeline or keep your head up and spot new opportunities?

Read More
Why Sales People Lie to their Clients
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-08-25 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-08-25

Why Sales People Lie to their Clients

While politicians today may be the single most untrusted profession, sales people are not far behind…

Read More
In Praise of Micromanagers
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-08-11 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-08-11

In Praise of Micromanagers

Micromanaging isn't just good - in fact it is essential for sales success…

Read More
Your Online Reputation is Everything - Don’t Blow It
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-07-28 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-07-28

Your Online Reputation is Everything - Don’t Blow It

Recent events have compelled me to remind everyone in our community that in sales, your reputation is your most profitable asset…

Read More
Put Your Summer Slump Back to Work
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-07-14 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-07-14

Put Your Summer Slump Back to Work

Unless you're in the hockey stick-making business, slow summer seasons are self-made …

Read More
Your Price Is Too High! Five Tips for Handling the Most Common Sales Objection
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-06-30 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-06-30

Your Price Is Too High! Five Tips for Handling the Most Common Sales Objection

We've all been there but most of us don't know exactly how to snap out of a slump and start making sales…

Read More
Snap Out of It! 13 Tips for Breaking out of a Slump
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-06-16 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-06-16

Snap Out of It! 13 Tips for Breaking out of a Slump

We've all been there but most of us don't know exactly how to snap out of a slump and start making sales…

Read More
Having Too Many Choices Can Cost You Plenty
Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-06-02 Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-06-02

Having Too Many Choices Can Cost You Plenty

Offering too many choices at any stage in the customer lifecycle is a recipe for escalating costs and buyer frustration…

Read More
Close 12 Times More Sales than Your Competition
Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-04-21 Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-04-21

Close 12 Times More Sales than Your Competition

Technology is not a solution but a means to a solution. Do it right and you′ll sell more. A lot more…

Read More
4 Buyer Types – Ignore Them at Your Peril
Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-04-07 Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2018-04-07

4 Buyer Types – Ignore Them at Your Peril

Customer used to be a one-size-fits-all word in sales. Today we need to assess the mindset that today′s buyer brings to the sales process…

Read More
Newer Posts
Older Posts

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

Follow on LinkedIn
Follow on YouTube
Subscribe to Newsletter

About
Services
Speaking
Journal
Contact

© 2026 Engage Selling Solutions Inc. All rights reserved.