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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.

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How to Catch Missed Sales Leads with Smart Views and Automation in Close

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We Tested 25 B2B Brands—Here's Who Followed Up the Fastest

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How to Reach Out to Leads Fast (Without Losing the Human Touch)

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How Close Built a New AI Support Tool in a Week—and Made Our Support Team Faster Than Ever

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Your Biggest Competitor Isn’t Another Company. It’s You.

Your biggest competitor isn’t the market—it’s your own habits. CEO Steli Efti shares why SaaS founders must overcome fear and evolve old beliefs to grow.

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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.

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

Want to sell on social media without the cringe? Follow these four tips to build trust online as you manage social media outreach like an expert.

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.

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8 Reports You Need to Create for Your Sales Pipeline

Ready to dig into the ‘why’ behind your sales data? From the creator of Master Metrics comes a quick guide to the top reports you should create from your sales pipeline, plus what they can do for your business.

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21 Sales Training Questions You Should Be Teaching Your Reps

Want your reps to qualify better, get leads to open up about their true needs, and close deals faster? Discover the top 21 sales training questions you should be teaching your reps, and see how asking the right qualifying questions can help reps succeed.

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Comparing Solution Selling vs. Product Selling in the Modern Sales World

You can tell your prospects that your product is the best. But do you know how to answer if they ask you why? When you compare your product to the competition, are you just listing features or pricing? Or can you prove to your prospects that your product will be a better solution to their problems?

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Top 15 cold calling tips for SaaS sales reps we found on LinkedIn

This curated list of our favorite cold calling tips found on LinkedIn includes ideas from Steli Efti, Sarah Brazier, Armand Farrokh, and more. You’ll learn how to get pumped before cold calling, treat email activity like MQLs, and overcome a fear of cold calling.