Articles by Colleen Francis
Author says when you see a chance, take it. It is far too easy to get caught up in who is on the losing end of things in a tough market, even though—and let’s face it—that’s what tends to sell in the news business these days. Too often what’s overlooked is that there are great success stories out there being written today by companies who see this economy the way I do - as a golden opportunity to grow and prosper.
Author describes how to built client-attraction system. Challenging times have a way of revealing the soft spots in the selling strategy of any organization. Even if you haven’t found this to be the case in your industry, don’t wait another day to do the right thing. You can do this by building a client-attraction system. That starts by identifying two things: who out there is buying, and who among your existing clients can you sell more to.
Author describes how to build your personal philosophy for success. Success in sales or any other work depends how you look at your work. We become or mould our self to what we think for. We get shaped with the one with whom we hang out. Its time to come out of the thinking box and speak in open….
Author describes lying to yourself is one of the worst lies we can tell. When we lie to ourselves it affects our attitude and our ability to communicate with others and acting like ourselves is more powerful than trying to act like someone else. The author has came across four lies that sales people always tell themselves .They are ; treating any prospect as if its sure ……
This article is the part of the series of articles on “how one can be the top ranked power seller in this new economy”. In this article the author tells us about the seven deadly sins against honesty in sales and explains how to deal with them. The article further emphasizes on that how we can be successful in winning the hearts and the loyalty of our customers by implementing various management strategies to boost up our sales in the current economy.
This article is the part of the series of articles on “Seven ways you can boost sales and thrive in the new economy “. In this article the author talks about the Offence Sales Strategy and how one should implement them in their business to get higher stakes and improved payoff in the current economic conditions.
No Free Gifts!And Other Negotiation Advice Designed to Keep Your Value High and Your Customers Happy
In this article Author says despite your best attempts to sell value and remain firm on your rate, some clients will press ahead with their request for a discount. After a solid attempt from you to reassure them that your rate is fair, if your prospect is still pushing for a discount, you have a choice. If you want to give concessions, following a simple system will ensure a profitable negotiation. Always, is to find something else to give up that doesn't reduce your rate. A free day, no-charge reporting, a client profile on your Web site and much more.
In this article Author describes seven ways to boost sales and thrive in the new economy. Author says, as sales professional, we can embrace today to generate dynamite growth in our sales, even in this new economy. Author has shared with us how we can generate more sales from existing business relationships, and about how we can communicate in a manner that mitigates a prospect’s sense of risk.
In this article Author describes seven ways to boost sales and thrive in the new economy. Customer uncertainty during difficult economic times can make any sales person’s job harder, especially when pitching to new prospects. As a sales professional, you already know how important it is to first sell the benefits of your product or service so that a prospect or existing customer can make a decision with confidence to buy from you.
In this article author describes seven ways to boost sales and thrive in the new economy. She says as a sales professional and as a business owner, I’ve weathered all kinds of markets, and I’ve had the great fortune to learn from others who have also managed to stay at the top of their game. The secret to success in sales today isn’t found by adopting untested techniques, many of which are packaged with fancy sounding names that sizzle with promises but fall short on delivering results.

