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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

6 Video Personalization Tips for Scalable Sales Outreach

Personalized videos boost sales engagement and give you a competitive edge—but to be effective, they need to scale.

Sales Operations

11 Sales Optimization Strategies to Help Your Sales Team Succeed

Looking to pour rocket fuel on your sales team? These 11 sales optimization strategies will help your department run like a well-oiled machine.

Prospecting & Lead Generation

15 Sales Pipeline Metrics to Track for Better Quality Deals

Want to close more deals? Use these 15 pipeline metrics to optimize your sales process, get better quality leads and boost your bottom line.

The Future of AI in Sales: What Changed and What’s Next

What’s the future of AI in sales? How have things changed since 2017? Let’s find out about the good sides of using AI and some weak spots (that are still there.)