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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-04-01 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-04-01

The 1st Step to be a Better Listener

We all nod our heads when told we need to listen to the prospect. But still I see sellers dominating the conversation.

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-27 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-27

How it Pays to Team Sell

Going solo is a sure path to failure. Engaging your team isn't a sign of weakness - it's a proven way to increase your deal sizes and close rates.

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-25 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-25

Why You Need to Pace Yourself

Don't make these common mistakes during the end of the quarter rush. It's time to build a solid, equal, and paced result month after month for long-term success

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-20 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-20

Why It Pays to be Skeptical

Great closers are skilled researches. This healthy paranoia leads to more thorough qualification and better opportunities.

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-18 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-18

It's Time to Prioritize the Sales Data

Closing deals shouldn't be a guessing game—it's all about the data! See the numbers that top closers rely on numbers to seal the deal.

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-13 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-13

Are You Being Lazy?

Don't fall for this sales trap! Offering something for free is great, but make sure to fully qualify the opportunity first for a successful outcome.

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-11 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-11

Unlock this Powerful Sales Word

Ready to flip the script on stubborn prospects? Learn why this word is your new secret weapon.

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-06 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-06

Your Prospect Needs Proof

Self-promotion will only take you so far. How selling results with proof is the way to win over your prospect.

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-04 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-03-04

Are You Burning Bridges?

Too many seller hound prospects to the point of no return. How holding back at the right time can pay dividends in the future.

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-28 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-28

How to Defuse a Price Objection

Flip the script on pricing objections. How to bring them up early, navigate the conversation, and avoid last-minute price roadblocks.

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-26 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-26

The #1 Source of Sales Friction

Don't be the obstacle in the sales process. Learn why buyer alignment is the key to accelerating a deal...

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-21 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-21

It's Not Always About a Problem

We too often assume the customer is trying to solve a problem. Sometimes, that's not just the case. You need to probe to find out exactly where your value aligns.

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-19 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-19

It's about more than just you...

Trusting you isn't enough. You have to develop a relationship with the prospect that spans your whole organization. Here how...

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-14 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-14

Stop talking about ROI

How talking about return on investment can hurt you. Use this language instead...

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-12 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-12

Get in Your Prospect's Head

Move beyond what your prospect says they are looking for and find out what keeps them up at night...

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-07 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-07

Ask Yourself this Critical Question

After every interaction with your prospect, you need to ask yourself how your prospect's behavior is reflecting your sales approach. Here's what to look for...

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Sales Strategies, Thought Leadership Colleen Francis 2024-02-07 Sales Strategies, Thought Leadership Colleen Francis 2024-02-07

Filling the Vacuum of Uncertainty

it’s daunting and it’s entirely your job as a sales leader to deal with this. Your future depends on it - and in more ways than one. Here’s why…

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-05 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-02-05

My Simple Step for Great Results

Why making small, incremental improvements leads to big results. Let's build a habit of continuous improvement!

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-01-31 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-01-31

Curiosity isn't just for cats

Embrace curiosity and discover how effective questioning can uncover deep insights from prospects. Learn the single most important question a seller can ask...

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Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-01-29 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2024-01-29

Never Accuse a Seller of This

It's all too easy to accuse a sales professional of this. And it's almost always simply not true!

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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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