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Never Miss a Lead Again: Automate Every Follow-Up with Close Workflows

Workflows within Close CRM let you scale your follow-up sales pitches to new leads. This post explains four simple steps for automating the process.

Sales Operations

Stop Pitch-Slapping: How to Sell on Social Media Without Being Cringe

Close Features and News

Move Faster, Sell Smarter: Q1 Product Updates You’ll Actually Use

Christine Sotelo

Prospecting & Lead Generation

How to Avoid Your Phone Number Being Marked as Spam on Sales Calls

How to Stop Getting Ghosted by Prospects

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Business Advice

598% More Calls, 32% More Deals—Turns Out Sales Calls Aren't Dead

We put outbound calling to the test for 90 days—598% more calls, 32% more closed deals. Here’s what worked, what didn’t, and what we learned.

Get Over Being Afraid to Talk On the Phone

If you’re afraid of talking on the phone to leads, you’re not alone. Not everyone feels super comfortable doing this work. But…you do need to get over it.

February 27, 2025

Does the 1-2-3 Email Hack Still Work 8 Years Later?

Does the 1-2-3 Email Hack still work in 2025? Steli Efti revisits his viral sales tip—learn how this simple approach cuts through email noise and boosts replies.

February 25, 2025

Prospecting & Lead Generation

Call First, Close First: How to Call Inbound Leads Faster

Speed to call can be the key difference in capturing prospective customers when they’re interested. Here’s how to skip the fluff and start talking to them.

February 10, 2025

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 Management

Key Account Management: Build Stronger Relationships with Key Customers

Unlock key account management strategies to strengthen your key customer relationships, maximize customer loyalty, and close more deals.

February 1, 2024

Kimberlee Meier

Sales Operations

The Ultimate Guide to Calculating Churn Rate (Step-by-Step Process)

Customer churn rate is a metric that shows the health of your business. Learn how to calculate churn rate and improve customer retention.

January 31, 2024

Prospecting & Lead Generation

12 LinkedIn Summary Examples We Love (and How To Shine in Yours)

Writing your LinkedIn Summary doesn’t have to be hard. Learn from 12 great LinkedIn Summary examples and use our free AI summary generator.

January 30, 2024

Sales Management

The Ultimate Guide to Sales Management: Strategies, Tools, & Techniques to Skillfully Lead Your Sales Team

Good sales management accelerates revenue growth and takes the sales team to new heights. Unlock the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of effective sales management.

January 30, 2024