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Amy Copadis
Amy is a Content Marketer at Close, researching and writing helpful content for sales teams and startups. When she's not working, you can probably find this Boston native running or reading.
Prospecting & Lead Generation
Lead Magnet Ideas for Coaches (+ Our Favorite Examples)
Attract ideal clients to your coaching business with lead magnets—7 types and 16 examples to inspire growth.
October 31, 2024
Amy Copadis
Startup and Small Business Sales
Feeling Generic? Here's How 10+ Coaching Businesses Set Themselves Apart (And How You Can, Too)
Learn to create core differentiators and build a personal brand that resonates with your target audience.
September 3, 2024
Amy Copadis
Prospecting & Lead Generation
Lead Distribution: How to Automate + Optimize Your Process
Learn to automate lead distribution for better sales outcomes. Insights from Close’s Nick Persico on optimizing your process effectively.
June 19, 2024
Amy Copadis
Sales Tools
Why Your Small Business Needs to Ditch Pipedrive for Close CRM
Choice overload is real. So we’re going to break down the best Pipedrive alternative for your small business, and why we feel so strongly it’s the right choice.
June 14, 2024
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
16 Best Closing Techniques to Win (Almost) Every Sale
Master the art of sales closing techniques with these 16 strategies. Learn to read the room, deliver persuasive pitches, and land more deals effectively.
April 23, 2024
Amy Copadis
Startup and Small Business Sales
What is a Small to Medium Sized Business: SMB Definition
A Small to Medium-Size Business is smaller, savvier, and has less time to waste than larger companies. Here's how to navigate the SMB sales process.
April 7, 2024
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
Grab these 11 Practical Strategies to Reduce Churn in Your Business [Expert Opinions Included]
Discover these expert-backed ways to reduce churn and improve customer retention in your business. Test them and choose the ones that work best for you.
March 5, 2024
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
The Ultimate Guide to Calculating Churn Rate (Step-by-Step Process)
Customer churn rate is a metric that shows the health of your business. Learn how to calculate churn rate and improve customer retention.
January 31, 2024
Amy Copadis
Sales Tools
How to Use an Email Warmup Tool in Your Cold Email Strategy + 9 Tools for 2024
Hitting spam too often? Learn how to use an email warmup tool as part of your cold email campaign strategy, plus the best tools available now.
December 23, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Tools
10 Best CRMs for Insurance Companies & Agents to Sell Insurance in 2024
Your insurance agency needs CRM software built for your industry. See the 10 best CRMs for the insurance industry, and how they’ll help sell more policies.
December 22, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Outreach
SDR Email Tips to Increase Your Response Rate
Discover expert SDR email strategies to tackle new challenges, build trust, and significantly boost company revenue.
December 20, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Management
Sales Performance Management 101: Lead Your Sales Team to Greater Success
Want to boost rep productivity and drive more revenue? A solid sales performance management strategy can make it happen. Read this guide to learn more.
December 18, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Tools
7 Best CRMs for SaaS & Software Companies to Sell Faster in 2024
Wondering which CRM for SaaS will work best for you? Let’s talk about why they matter and take a look at the seven best options today.
December 17, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Management
How to Transition from Sales Rep to Sales Manager in 2024
Are you a sales rep looking to land that manager role? Here are six steps to transition from sales to management in 2024.
December 15, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Skills
Top 35 Sales Podcasts + Best Episodes for 2024
Salespeople that quit learning quit growing. Discover the top 35 sales podcasts and learn from high-performance experts around the globe.
December 15, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Management
21 Sales Memes Everyone Doing B2B Sales in 2024 Will Get
If you’re looking for some comic relief to the misery that is selling nowadays, here are 21 sales memes only B2B salespeople will understand.
December 14, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Outreach
Cold Email Tips for 2024: Here's What 20 Sales Leaders Shared on LinkedIn
Discover top LinkedIn cold email tips on one page. Learn real-world tactics from industry leaders for more effective cold emailing.
December 14, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
How to Use Social Media for B2B Sales in 2024
Learn how to leverage social media for B2B sales in 2024. Discover strategies, tools, and tips to enhance your marketing, build relationships, and boost revenue.
December 14, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Tools
30+ Tools for Every Sales Stack (Tech Tools You Need) in 2024
Which tools are in your sales stack? Here are 30+ top tools sales teams are using right now, & tips on how to choose the right tools for your sales process.
December 13, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
17 Best Sales Tips for 2024 (From Top Sales Consultants)
Learn top tips from the trenches of B2B sales, including why message comes before tech, how to experiment constantly, and why traveling makes you a better SaaS salesperson.
December 8, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
13 Best Sales Channels in 2024: Guide, Definition & Examples
Learn the different types of sales channels, strategies to leverage each of them, and how you can scale your revenue with the right CRM.
December 8, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Outreach
8 Best Cold Call Opening Lines to Grab Your Prospect’s Attention
Your success rate depends on your cold call opening lines: will prospects decide to stay on the phone? Learn what to say on a cold call + opening lines that work.
August 7, 2023
Amy Copadis
Enterprise Sales
What is the Miller Heiman Sales Process? Strategic Selling For Enterprise Sales
Modern sales is built on relationships. Learn how the Miller Heiman process can help you build relationships–and close more deals.
July 24, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Management
The SCOTSMAN Methodology: Enhance Your Higher-ticket Deals
The SCOTSMAN sales methodology is a lead qualifying model that helps you deeply qualify new leads. Learn how it works + 46 questions to ask.
July 13, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Outreach
Cold Texting for Sales: Do’s, Don’ts, Tips (& Should You Do It?)
Wondering whether to include cold texting in your sales strategy? Be careful—there's a right and a wrong way to do it. Learn how to use cold texting correctly (with examples).
June 15, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
How to Build an Evergreen Sales Funnel
Learn what an evergreen sales funnel is, what the benefits are, and how to build one for continuous, steady revenue.
June 14, 2023
Amy Copadis
Close Features and News
Introducing Close for iOS—Take Your CRM Wherever You Go
Ready to take your sales game on the go? Check out the new Close mobile app, built to help you crush your goals and be a more productive salesperson, even when you’re not at your desk.
June 13, 2023
Amy Copadis
Prospecting & Lead Generation
27 Revealing Sales Discovery Questions Every B2B Sales Rep Should Know
Stop wasting time on prospecting calls that go nowhere. This list of 27 sales discovery questions will help you understand who your prospects are and what they want.
May 26, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Outreach
Embedding Images in Emails: Boosts CTR or Kills Deliverability?
Effective email marketing is key to enhancing customer engagement—and closing deals. Discover how to create visually-appealing messages that stand out.
April 17, 2023
Amy Copadis
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.
April 12, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Management
How to Build a Powerful Sales Enablement Deck in 5 Simple Steps
Learn how to create a sales enablement deck your reps will use. Find out the steps required to create your deck and some examples to inspire you.
March 14, 2023
Amy Copadis
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.
March 9, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Outreach
11 Exciting Cold Calling Alternatives to Bring in New Business
Want to avoid cold calling? These 11 amazing alternatives to cold calling will help you bring in business and close more deals this year.
February 28, 2023
Amy Copadis
Enterprise Sales
How to Get Into Enterprise Sales: Skill Sets, Transitioning Tips & More
Curious how to get into enterprise sales and run with the big dogs? Here’s a comprehensive guide on skill sets, tips for transitioning, and more.
February 20, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Management
18 (Non-Cheesy) Sales Quotes to Motivate Your B2B Sales Team
It takes a winning attitude to be successful in sales. Get yourself fired up with fierce determination, with these sales success quotes.
February 15, 2023
Amy Copadis
Prospecting & Lead Generation
How to Get Bookkeeping Clients: 11 Places Where Accounting Leads are Hiding
Feeling stuck for places to find accounting leads? How can you get new accounting clients and sell your services more effectively? Learn 10 pro tips to boost your accounting sales.
January 18, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
9 Ways to Use LinkedIn to Boost B2B Sales (Social Selling)
LinkedIn is one of the world’s most powerful B2B tools, and if you’re not already using it, you’re behind. Here’s how to leverage it!
January 16, 2023
Amy Copadis
Sales Skills
12 Sales Blogs You Should Read Every Day
Want to improve your sales career? Here are the top sales blogs to keep learning: 1. Sales Hacker 2. Close.com 3. Sales Gravy 4. SalesFolk
December 14, 2022
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
38 Top CRM KPIs & Metrics to Track (and Measure Sales Success)
Which CRM KPIs do YOU need to track? Learn why sales execs should track MRR, ARR, & churn, plus how to track rep activity for better forecasting & coaching.
December 1, 2022
Amy Copadis
Prospecting & Lead Generation
Lead vs Prospect vs Opportunity: Sales Opportunity Guide
Understanding the distinction between a lead and a prospect is key to making sales and driving business growth. Here’s your handy primer!
November 7, 2022
Amy Copadis
Sales Skills
How to Write a Sales Cover Letter (Examples & Templates) for All Sales Positions
October 28, 2022
Amy Copadis
Sales Skills
12 Sales Negotiation Strategies & Skills For Your Team to Win
A great sales negotiation leaves both parties happy. Learn how to take control of the process and close more deals.
October 18, 2022
Amy Copadis
Sales Outreach
10 Best Real Estate Cold Calling Scripts for Real Estate Agents
Want to take your real estate cold calls up a notch? Here's 10 scripts you can customize to fit your business.
October 5, 2022
Amy Copadis
Sales Outreach
How to Build Killer Talk Tracks Your Sales Team Will Use (+ Examples and a Free Template)
Sales talk tracks help your reps sound more confident when talking to prospects, and give them all the right answers to questions or objections. Learn the difference between scripts and talk tracks for sales, plus how to build them.
July 21, 2022
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
The Direct Sales Model: Is It Right for Your Business?
Discover the benefits and challenges of the direct sales model for your business. Learn how it works, see examples, and decide if it's right for you.
July 12, 2022
Amy Copadis
Startup and Small Business Sales
What is Revenue Intelligence? 5 Steps to Get Started & 7 Tools to Use
Fast-growing SMBs and startups need revenue intelligence to forecast based on facts and react to early warning signs in your pipeline.
June 7, 2022
Amy Copadis
Startup and Small Business Sales
Starting Your Own Consulting Business? Avoid These 9 Common Consulting Mistakes
If you’re starting your own consulting business, avoid common consulting mistakes like being afraid to say no, trying to be good at everything, or forgetting to ask for referrals.
May 24, 2022
Amy Copadis
Sales Skills
Sales Certification Programs: 17 Best Options for Reps & Managers
Want to get certified in sales? Here are the top 18 programs from Close, Northwest University, LinkedIn, MEDDIC Academy, and more.
May 17, 2022
Amy Copadis
Startup and Small Business Sales
New Client Onboarding: 8 Sales Consultants Talk About Their Onboarding Process
New client onboarding can be a challenge. How do you make your consulting onboarding process smooth and easy? Learn from 8 top consulting pros.
May 10, 2022
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
How to Build an Omnichannel Sales Strategy for B2B
Just having the means to communicate on various platforms doesn’t make it effective. There must be a strategy behind it. Build your own omnichannel sales strategy with these tips.
May 3, 2022
Amy Copadis
Sales Tools
Why Your Sales Team Needs an Omnichannel CRM + 6 Key Features
An omnichannel CRM is your one-stop shop for communication with customers. Learn how this can maximize time spent in your sales process & delight your customers.
April 7, 2022
Amy Copadis
Sales Management
5 Types of Sales Contests to Motivate Employees—with Examples
Boost sales performance with engaging sales contests! Discover 5 proven types to motivate and inspire your sales team to exceed targets.
March 11, 2022
Amy Copadis
Startup and Small Business Sales
10 Signs it’s Time to Hire a Sales Consultant + 7 Mistakes to Avoid
When should you hire a sales consultant? Learn the key signs your team needs one, plus 7 mistakes to avoid for a smoother process.
February 25, 2022
Amy Copadis
Sales Tools
23 Hilarious CRM Memes (Because Laughter is the Best Pain Killer)
These CRM memes are laugh-out-loud for sales reps struggling to handle a clunky CRM and sales leaders trying to hold the team together with software that works.
December 8, 2021
Amy Copadis
SaaS Sales
Building a B2B SaaS Partner Program: Our 8-Step Process
Learn how to build a successful B2B SaaS partner program with our 8-step process. Discover key strategies and real-life examples.
November 18, 2021
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
B2B Data: The 5 Main Types & How to Use Them in Your Sales Process
As a sales leader, you use data to drive decisions. B2B data for sales teams includes information about contacts, companies, technology, and buying intent. High-performing teams use this data to build an ABM strategy, improve lead scoring, and pinpoint key moments for sales outreach.
November 16, 2021
Amy Copadis
Sales Outreach
25 Cold Calling Memes That are so Relatable it’s Painful
Let's be honest: Cold calling is painful. Even if you have a great lead list, you still spend most of your time interrupting people in the middle of the day. These cold calling memes will offer some comedic relief for the days when the grind is real.
November 3, 2021
Amy Copadis
Sales Tools
12 Successful CRM Implementation Case Studies to Learn From
From these CRM implementation case studies, you’ll draw nuggets like how a marketing software company implemented a CRM smoothly into their own tech stack, how an enterprise company saves $250k with a new CRM, how a fast-growing startup found a CRM that could scale with them, and more.
October 13, 2021
Amy Copadis
Sales Tools
20 B2B Data Providers for High-Performance Sales Teams
Discover the top 20 B2B data providers for high-performance sales teams. Enhance your prospecting with reliable tools that offer key account information and decision-maker contacts.
October 12, 2021
Amy Copadis
Sales Outreach
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.
July 19, 2021
Amy Copadis
Sales Tools
Sales Activity Management: How Tracking Sales Activity Can Boost Your Close Rates
Learn how tracking sales activities boosts close rates and discover steps to set up effective sales activity management for your SaaS team.
July 1, 2021
Amy Copadis
Sales Management
Free quota-boosting sales coaching template for managers
Get this proven sales coaching plan template for managers with detailed implementation tips to help your reps perform at their best.
April 12, 2021
Amy Copadis
Sales Management
How to Get out of a Sales Slump: 11 Things You Probably Haven’t Tried Yet
Overcome your sales slump with 11 proven strategies. Boost confidence, refine tactics, and close more deals today.
March 24, 2021
Amy Copadis
Sales Tools
How to Use Zoom for Sales: 21 Zoom Hacks Your Reps Need to Know
Check out our top Zoom hacks for sales teams, including tricks to use the chat effectively, improve security while reducing friction, and even avoid that awkward little wave at the end of your meeting. You’ll also learn how to use Zoom for sales with proven methods to build trust and reduce stress.
February 25, 2021
Amy Copadis
Sales Skills
The Perfect Remote Sales Schedule: How Winning Reps Plan Their Days
Learn from the experts how to set the foundation for a productive day, when to schedule time blocks for focus work, and which communication tools can foster a better remote schedule across your whole team.
February 18, 2021
Amy Copadis
Sales Outreach
Call Barging: 7 Ways Sales Teams Can Use Barging to Close Deals
As a sales manager, barging in on an in-progress sales call can be a stressful experience. But when done properly, call barging can be used as an effective tool and strategy to close more deals.
February 1, 2021
Amy Copadis
Startup and Small Business Sales
How to Pitch to Investors: Mistakes to Avoid and 8 Expert Tips to Level-Up Your Pitch
Convincing strangers to give you money isn’t easy, especially in these times. To help startups pitch to investors successfully, this article will discuss common mistakes startup founders should avoid, what investors look for in an investor pitch, and how to create a pitch deck that sells.
October 12, 2020
Amy Copadis
Sales Skills
Customer Profile Analysis: Methods and Hacks to Boost Your Sales Process
Ready to turn your ideal customer profiles into something that actually helps your sales team close more deals? Discover our customer profile analysis hacks to gather & understand data, and use it to boost revenue.
September 21, 2020
Amy Copadis
Sales Skills
5 Sales Rep Elevator Pitches that Work
Learn five elevator sales pitches that'll help you break the ice and present your product without pushing a hard sale and chasing a potential business ally away.
July 30, 2020
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
The Ultimate Cybersecurity Sales Guide: 7 Methods to Sell Cybersecurity
Explore adaptable cybersecurity strategies for businesses, with insights from Verizon's 2020 Data Breach Report, to protect against evolving threats.
July 21, 2020
Amy Copadis
Sales Outreach
19 Sales Leaders Share What They Want to See in Your First Email
Learn how to write effective cold emails during a crisis with 4 key elements: awareness, personalization, value, and clarity. Insights from 19 sales leaders!
June 2, 2020
Amy Copadis
Sales Operations
How FareHarbor Transformed Their Sales Strategy to Thrive During the COVID-19 Crisis
How do you lead a sales team through difficult times when the core of your business is in jeopardy of collapse? FareHarbor has been able to not only keep afloat, but to thrive during such difficult times. This is their inspiring story.
May 26, 2020
Amy Copadis
Startup and Small Business Sales
How EdTech Startups Rose to the Challenge of Remote Learning
Discover how EdTech startups adapted to meet the growing demand for remote learning tools, supporting teachers, students, and parents during the pandemic.
May 13, 2020
Amy Copadis
SaaS Sales
EdTech Sales: The Ultimate Guide to Selling to Schools During COVID-19
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, EdTech companies are facing a set of unique challenges and opportunities. Learn what these companies did to adapt their sales process, with 17 expert strategies to help you succeed, in spite of the crisis.
May 7, 2020
Amy Copadis
Startup and Small Business Sales
How 3 small teams pivoted their businesses to adapt to COVID-19
COVID-19 has hit nearly every industry and has forced businesses to make radical shifts. We sit down with three customers in different industries to discuss how they’ve adapted to current times.
May 6, 2020
Amy Copadis
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