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Less Admin, More Closing: Q2 Updates That Sell for You

Discover Q2 updates in Close CRM that reduce admin and boost sales: AI notes, enrichment, pipeline guidance, custom workflows & dark mode.

Sales Operations

How to Write Better Inbound Sales Emails (Without Sounding Like a Bot)

Sales Operations

To Automate or Not? How to Automate the Sales Process, Not the Relationship

Close Features and News

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

Sales Operations

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

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Sales Operations

Stop Pitching—And Start Asking These Sales Questions Instead

Great sales reps don’t have perfect pitches, but they do know how to ask better questions. Here’s how to shift from generic Qs to genuine communication.

Close Features and News

Introducing AI Enrich: The End of Tedious CRM Data Entry

Tired of chasing down LinkedIn URLs and company info? Meet AI Enrich—Close CRM’s built-in tool that enriches your data in real time, no integrations needed.

Christine Sotelo

Sales Operations

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

Still testing sales scripts on real prospects? There's a better way. Use ChatGPT roleplay to refine your pitch, uncover weak spots, and close faster.

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.

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.

15 Best Email Extractors: Collect Valid Emails Instantly

Ready to supercharge your lead generation efforts? Invest in an email extractor tool. These are the 13 best ones on the market in 2024.

Sales Operations

You're Tracking These 7 Value Metrics, Right?

You need value metrics if you own or work for a SaaS company. In this article, I explain what they are, why they're important, and 7 to track ASAP.

Sales Operations

Sales Engagement: What, Why, and How + 7 Tools That Can Help

Sales engagement is the strategies and processes your sales team uses each time they interact with prospects–from first contact to closing the deal.

Enterprise Sales

How to Identify Internal Champions to Close More Deals in B2B

An internal champion is an employee at your prospect’s organization who’s also a passionate ambassador for your product. Developing internal champions has the following benefits in a B2B sales environment...