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5 Tips for Using AI Enrich to Make the Most of Your CRM

Learn how to use AI Enrich to save time, enrich your leads with smarter prompts, and scale your research, without clogging your pipeline with junk data.

Sales Operations

How to Reduce (and Recover) No-Shows with Close CRM

Sales Operations

Stop Pitching—And Start Asking These Sales Questions Instead

Close Features and News

Introducing AI Enrich: The End of Tedious CRM Data Entry

Christine Sotelo

Sales Operations

Close More Deals by Using ChatGPT to Stress Test Your Sales Script

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Sales Operations

How to Qualify Leads Fast (and Stop Wasting Time on Bad Fits)

Learn how to quickly qualify leads, disqualify bad fits, and streamline your Close workflows to save time and close more high-quality deals.

Sales Operations

How to Catch Missed Sales Leads with Smart Views and Automation in Close

Spot missed sales leads, build Smart Views, and automate follow-ups in Close CRM: we’ll help you avoid letting opportunities slip through the cracks.

Sales Operations

We Tested 25 B2B Brands—Here's Who Followed Up the Fastest

We ran a follow-up speed test on 25 B2B companies. Some called in seconds. Here's who stood out—and what your team can learn from it.

Close Features and News

How to Reach Out to Leads Fast (Without Losing the Human Touch)

Speed matters in sales. Learn how to respond to leads instantly using Close CRM workflows, Smart Views, and automation without sounding robotic.

Meet the CRM built for how sales teams actually sell

Selling is hard. Your CRM shouldn’t be. Close is the easy-to-use CRM built with everything sales teams need to start closing deals today.

Sales Operations

13 Best Sales Channels in 2025: Guide, Definition & Examples

Learn the different types of sales channels, strategies to leverage each of them, and how you can scale your revenue with the right CRM.

December 8, 2023

Prospecting & Lead Generation

BANT Sales: Is the Framework Still Relevant in the Age of Informed Buyers?

Looking to crush your sales targets in 2024? Get ahead with BANT. Discover this oldie-but-goodie framework, qualify prospects better, and close more deals.

December 4, 2023

Joanna Kaminska

Prospecting & Lead Generation

What is Lead Generation? How to Get More Leads in Your Sales Funnel

Highly targeted lead generation can be the difference between a growing business and one that’s about to tank. Learn what is lead generation, plus strategies to implement.

November 30, 2023

Cold Calling 101: Techniques, Tips + 5 Steps to Start Dialing

New to cold calling? We’re about to dive deep into how to start cold calling, why this is a key sales activity, and tips for successful cold calls.

November 30, 2023