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The Key to Faster Sales
Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-10 Goal Setting and Planning, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-10

The Key to Faster Sales

The key to faster sales is extremely obvious, yet also counterintuitive.

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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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Stop Waiting, Start Doing!
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-05 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-05

Stop Waiting, Start Doing!

When salespeople are stuck or in a slump, many of them tend to...wait. That’s right, far too many sellers just wait for things to get better.

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Where Are Your Pinch Points?
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-03 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-08-03

Where Are Your Pinch Points?

A lack of speed kills sales.

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Make Your Daily Routine Your Own | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-07-30 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-07-30

Make Your Daily Routine Your Own | Sales Strategies

It’s important to remember that you do not need to have a set routine that's prescribed by somebody else. Everybody is different. 

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Why Sales Strategies Fail
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-07-29 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-07-29

Why Sales Strategies Fail

Have you ever put together a sales strategy which you believed to be near flawless, only to see it fail in the long run?

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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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A Follow Up Schedule That Works
Observations from the ..., Prospecting Colleen Francis 2021-07-22 Observations from the ..., Prospecting Colleen Francis 2021-07-22

A Follow Up Schedule That Works

Too many salespeople fail to follow up, and often, it's because they don't have a follow up schedule that works.

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Catching a Loss Before It Happens | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-07-16 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-07-16

Catching a Loss Before It Happens | Sales Strategies

I've been emphasizing to a number of clients the importance of creating an “early warning system.” It’s a system that helps you identify and prevent...

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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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Don't Be Afraid of Your Pricing
Negotiation and Closing, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-07-13 Negotiation and Closing, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-07-13

Don't Be Afraid of Your Pricing

Want to know the easiest way to lose control of the sales process?

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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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Generalizing from a Negative can Sabotage Your Mindset | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-07-02 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-07-02

Generalizing from a Negative can Sabotage Your Mindset | Sales Strategies

Changing your mindset to really focus on specific positives will help ensure that you continue to win based on what you're good at.

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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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Your Sales Team Needs This Key Trait
Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2021-06-29 Observations from the ..., Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2021-06-29

Your Sales Team Needs This Key Trait

Do your team members possess the key trait for sales success?

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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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Always Be Retaining!
Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-24 Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-24

Always Be Retaining!

I don't know a single sales leader who finds hiring great new talent to be particularly easy.

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Are You Prepared To Lose Your Biggest Customer?
Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-22 Account Management, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-06-22

Are You Prepared To Lose Your Biggest Customer?

It's no secret that losing clients is never a good feeling, but it's also not a big secret that some client losses are felt harder than others.

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This Pipeline Metric Can Dramatically Impact Your Results | Sales Strategies
Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-06-18 Observations from the ..., Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2021-06-18

This Pipeline Metric Can Dramatically Impact Your Results | Sales Strategies

I want you to pay attention to this often misunderstood or missed pipeline metric. People don't pay attention to it very often.

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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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