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

Explore Close's Q1 2025 product updates: faster workflows, smarter views, better reporting, and new tools to supercharge your sales process.

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

Business Advice

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

Get Over Being Afraid to Talk On the Phone

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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

Close Features and News

Close Inbound Leads Faster with Workflows That Actually Work

Workflows automate key outreach steps so that leads 1) don’t fall through the cracks and 2) are engaged quickly. Build this workflow for new inbound leads.

February 4, 2025

Business Advice

The Rise of the Small, Scaling Business

Small, scaling businesses (SSBs) are the future of entrepreneurship. Learn how lean teams are throwing out the old playbook to achieve massive gains.

February 3, 2025

Desiree Echevarria

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.

How Much Does a Business Phone Cost for Small Businesses?

Discover the real cost of business phones for small teams. Compare traditional setups vs. CRM-integrated solutions like Close to save money and boost efficiency.

December 4, 2024

Business Advice

Startup Hiring: Finding the Right People at the Right Time

Discover tips for founders on how to hire a startup’s first employees. Learn how to evaluate candidates and which traits to look for in a startup employee.

November 21, 2024

Business Advice

Founder-Led Content: A Secret Weapon for Startup Growth

Steli Efti shares his tips for using founder-led content marketing as a strategy to fuel early stage startup growth.

November 14, 2024

Prospecting & Lead Generation

End-of-Year Hustle: 10 Ways to Hit Q4 Sales Goals

Q4 isn’t a lost cause—not yet. Apply these 10 expert-driven prospecting tips to optimize your time and close the year out strong.

November 11, 2024