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How to Stand Apart
Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-24 Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-24

How to Stand Apart

HOW you do something is just as important as WHAT you do. Here’s what I mean and why it’s crucial in this chaotic marketplace.

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A Market Is Thriving Somewhere
Account Management, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-22 Account Management, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-22

A Market Is Thriving Somewhere

If you’re struggling in a market you’ve traditionally sold into, look for adjacent markets, ask for referrals to a different side of the business, and...

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Quiet Quitting in Sales? Not a Real Thing
Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-11-18 Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-11-18

Quiet Quitting in Sales? Not a Real Thing

Stop worrying about quiet quitting in sales. Focus on performance and on continually attracting and retaining top sellers. When you measure what matters, you...

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Change Your Forecast Now
Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-17 Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-17

Change Your Forecast Now

Sales leaders, how do you effectively forecast and successfully hit your targets in a chaotic market? Here’s my best advice.

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The Best Sellers Do This
Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-15 Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-15

The Best Sellers Do This

Most sellers give up way too soon! Make another call, send another email, or send another text. It can make all the difference!

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Stop Commoditizing Yourself
Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-10 Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-10

Stop Commoditizing Yourself

Stop commoditizing yourself. This is the biggest reason why you’re losing sales and new opportunities to the competition.

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Sales Math You Can't Afford to Ignore
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-08 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-08

Sales Math You Can't Afford to Ignore

In order to be successful in sales, you have to understand sales math. What is sales math? It is about understanding your conversion ratios in two areas.

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It's Time to Deal with Labor Shortages
Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-03 Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-03

It's Time to Deal with Labor Shortages

I’m sick of businesses using staffing shortages as an excuse for poor performance. Sales teams are no exception, and here’s what they have to change.

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Handling the Dreaded Price Objection Like a Boss
Objection Handling, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-01 Objection Handling, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-01

Handling the Dreaded Price Objection Like a Boss

“Your price is too high!” In this blog, I share my favourite approach to this common objection (it involves asking a simple and powerful question).

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How to Avoid the Price Trap Once and for All
Objection Handling, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-27 Objection Handling, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-27

How to Avoid the Price Trap Once and for All

I always get asked how to either reduce or eliminate the pricing objection from the sales process. It’s easy! Here’s what you have to create.

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The Secret to Accurate Forecasting
Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-25 Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-25

The Secret to Accurate Forecasting

For sales leaders, forecasting at the beginning of every quarter is mandatory. There are three ways to effectively accomplish this.

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Stop Losing Where You Should be Winning
Account Management, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-10-21 Account Management, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-10-21

Stop Losing Where You Should be Winning

Losing customers is an age-old problem in sales. But in today’s marketplace—at a time when prices are climbing and supply chains are tight—this issue has...

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There's No Such Thing as an Ideal Buyer
Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-20 Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-20

There's No Such Thing as an Ideal Buyer

There’s no such thing as an ideal buyer anymore! In fact, thinking that you have an ideal buyer will cause your sales to plummet. Here’s what you should be...

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Cold Calling Is (Still) Dead
Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-18 Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-18

Cold Calling Is (Still) Dead

The most successful sellers I know agree that cold calling is dead. Here’s why and the strategies they implement instead.

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Your Single Point of Failure
Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-14 Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-14

Your Single Point of Failure

What’s the number one reason you lose existing customers? Watch this video to find out and discover the best thing you can do to improve customer retention.

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Your Next Deal Is Right There in Front of You
Account Management, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-13 Account Management, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-13

Your Next Deal Is Right There in Front of You

I recently asked a client—who’s a very successful seller—how he was thriving in today’s marketplace. His answer was simple and powerful.

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Ask Yourself: Who Cares?
Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-07 Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-07

Ask Yourself: Who Cares?

Have you asked yourself: who cares? This is the most important question you can ask yourself if you want to differentiate yourself from the competition.

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It's Not Them...It's You!
Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-06 Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-10-06

It's Not Them...It's You!

One of the Peloton instructors I love, Jess Sims, has an expression: no ego, amigo. That applies directly to sellers. Here’s what I mean.

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There Is No Such Thing as Quiet Quitting in Sales
Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-09-30 Sales Leadership, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-09-30

There Is No Such Thing as Quiet Quitting in Sales

There is no such thing as quiet quitting in sales! And as a sales manager, your job is to make sure 100% of your team is accomplishing 100% of their...

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Close More Deals With This Strategy
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-09-27 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-09-27

Close More Deals With This Strategy

If you want to close more deals faster, it’s important to make your buyer part of the solution.Confused about what this means, exactly? Let me explain.

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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.

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