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Too Many Choices is a Bad Thing | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-07-20 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-07-20

Too Many Choices is a Bad Thing | Sales Strategies

Providing customers and prospects with too many choices can backfire. Don't make this mistake.

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Don't Be Oblivious!
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2018-07-17 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2018-07-17

Don't Be Oblivious!

Salespeople ask me all the time for remedies to this common issue.

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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 …

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Selling Value - Not Fear | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-07-13 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-07-13

Selling Value - Not Fear | Sales Strategies

Pitches that start with pointing out a prospect's problems will always get a defensive response. Here's what to do instead.

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Mirror Mirror...
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2018-07-06 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2018-07-06

Mirror Mirror...

What are some other trends you expect to pick up steam in the near or not-so-near future?

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The Key to Accountability is Ownership | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-07-06 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-07-06

The Key to Accountability is Ownership | Sales Strategies

It's always easier to instil accountability when a seller's goals are their own. Here's how to do that.

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Put a Stop to Overselling!
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2018-07-03 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2018-07-03

Put a Stop to Overselling!

Get your sales team practicing this strategy, and you won't have to worry about how many sales your organization is losing due to the dreaded oversell.

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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…

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Don't Punish Your Top Performers | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-06-22 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-06-22

Don't Punish Your Top Performers | Sales Strategies

Metrics are critical for managing the team's performance. But let's not forget what metric is "King"!

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The Cause of Most Lost Sales
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2018-06-21 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2018-06-21

The Cause of Most Lost Sales

Have you ever taken a serious look at your pipeline? There are likely a few extremely valuable clues it's trying to tell you!

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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…

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Getting Consensus Without Angering Your Buyer | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-06-15 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-06-15

Getting Consensus Without Angering Your Buyer | Sales Strategies

We need to reach different stakeholders in the buyer's organization. Here's how to do it without "working behind" the buyer's back.

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Sales Executives Are Immune to This...
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2018-06-14 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2018-06-14

Sales Executives Are Immune to This...

I urge you, to rid yourself of the time-wasting shackles of cold calling, and instead, embrace this approach.

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Why You Shouldn't Close Sales
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2018-06-12 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2018-06-12

Why You Shouldn't Close Sales

Did you just do a double take? Don't close sales...isn't that counter-productive to our sales success?

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An Account Management Non-Negotiable | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-06-08 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-06-08

An Account Management Non-Negotiable | Sales Strategies

When managing relationships in your accounts, this one requirement cannot be ignored.

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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…

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A Little Bit of Paranoia Goes a Long Way | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-06-01 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-06-01

A Little Bit of Paranoia Goes a Long Way | Sales Strategies

If you aren't thinking about the different ways the competition can steal your customer - you're vulnerable to exactly that.

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Throw Away Your Brochures | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-05-25 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-05-25

Throw Away Your Brochures | Sales Strategies

With all due respect to the marketing department, your customer doesn't care about generic corporate promotional materials. Here's what to use instead.

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Your Team Doesn't Care About Your Goals | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-05-18 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-05-18

Your Team Doesn't Care About Your Goals | Sales Strategies

Sales organizations need to be goal-driven. The problem is that your sellers don't care about your goals…

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What Sellers Can Learn from Japan | Sales Strategies
Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-05-11 Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2018-05-11

What Sellers Can Learn from Japan | Sales Strategies

On a recent trip to Japan, I was reminded how we can all learn from their strategies for satisfying customers.

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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
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