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Don't Get Taken Down by the Unexpected
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-16 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-16

Don't Get Taken Down by the Unexpected

The biggest threat to your deal is the threat you've not anticipated…

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Loyalty Is Your Job, Not Theirs
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-03 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-03

Loyalty Is Your Job, Not Theirs

“Buyers have changed and loyalty’s dead now. Customers don’t care about the relationship anymore!” I’ve been hearing that whine a lot from sellers.

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Are You a Helicopter Manager?
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-02 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-02

Are You a Helicopter Manager?

Helicoptering behavior isn't just limited to parenting. It's especially damaging in sales organizations…

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Getting Pricing Wrong
Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-08-12 Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-08-12

Getting Pricing Wrong

Last year, at a CEO forum where I was speaking, I was asked if CEOs need to be involved in pricing. Here's what I said:

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You Must Own Your Profession
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-08-06 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-08-06

You Must Own Your Profession

Don’t let someone else’s routine serve as a flimsy replacement for the work you must do in defining your needs as a sales performer.

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Beware of Your Sales Blind Spots
Account Management, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-23 Account Management, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-23

Beware of Your Sales Blind Spots

No one an unobstructed 360-degree view of their client relationships. Nobody…

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Skip the Pitch and Create a Vision
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-15 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-15

Skip the Pitch and Create a Vision

The days of the ideal buyer have gone the way of the dinosaurs. So has the routine sales pitch…

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When Prices Go Up, Sellers Get Down to Business
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-09 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-09

When Prices Go Up, Sellers Get Down to Business

As the post-pandemic landscape continues to reveal itself in today’s marketplace, price increases are a defining characteristic…and a pain point for many of us.

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Your Client Wants an Insider - Not a Partner
Observations from the ..., Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-08 Observations from the ..., Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-08

Your Client Wants an Insider - Not a Partner

There isn't a buzzword out there today that's more dated than the notion of you being in "partnership."

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Beware of the Talk Trap
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-01 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-01

Beware of the Talk Trap

The talk trap lays waiting for unsuspecting sellers who innocently confuse somebody who will listen to them with someone who also has...

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Virtual Selling (and Buying) Are Here to Stay
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-06-25 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-06-25

Virtual Selling (and Buying) Are Here to Stay

It’s a fact. Gartner’s recent market research confirms that virtual selling (and buying) are entrenched in how people want to do business now.

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Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-06-11 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-06-11

They Want to Renegotiate…Now What? (Part 3 of 3)

Your mastery of this will put you in a stronger position to be creative, resourceful, and persuasive at the negotiating table.

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Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-28 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-28

They Want to Renegotiate…Now What? (Part 2 of 3)

It can feel like a big, scary problem when your customer starts demanding you renegotiate terms and prices on an existing agreement you have with them.

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Your Sales Plan Isn't What You Think
Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-27 Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-27

Your Sales Plan Isn't What You Think

Copying your competitors isn’ a plan - at least not one that will work…

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Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-14 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-14

They Want to Renegotiate…Now What? (Part 1 of 3)

It occurs in just about every business and it’s happening a lot now: the dreaded call from a buyer who says they need to renegotiate the terms of an...

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Gatekeepers Are Your Responsibility
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-14 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-14

Gatekeepers Are Your Responsibility

Good deals get stuck when you lack access to the right people to successfully close a sale. There are two ways that lack of access occurs.

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3 Ways to Win Big with Generosity
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-06 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-06

3 Ways to Win Big with Generosity

The first step to selling more is to give more. A lot more…

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Building a Buyer-Focused Pipeline
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-04 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-05-04

Building a Buyer-Focused Pipeline

Today, your customer sees you—the seller—before you see them. That means we no longer live in a sell-to marketplace. It’s a buy-from world now.

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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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Get Critical Mass Influence Working for You Now
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-04-23 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-04-23

Get Critical Mass Influence Working for You Now

More than ever, you need a proven approach to sustain your business now and position it for success in the economic recovery that’s coming.

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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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