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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.

The Winning Cold Email Follow-up Plan for Sales Teams

You work hard to generate leads for your sales pipeline by sending out cold emails. But your cold prospects don't respond. Do you know what the best follow-up strategy is?

Sales Management

12 Best Sales Meeting Ideas and Top Themes to Inspire Your Team

Running out of sales meeting ideas? Why not invite a customer to join, have a career goals discussion, or play a sales training game? Learn more sales meeting ideas & themes to motivate your team.

Sales Management

Management by Objectives: How the MBO Model Can Help Your Sales Team Succeed

Management by objectives, or MBO, is a strategy that can help sales managers improve rep engagement, increase transparency, and ultimately lead their sales team to success.

Sales Operations

How to Close More Deals with Sales and Marketing Automation

Together, sales and marketing automation can help your team close more deals. Learn how ->