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Move Faster, Sell Smarter: Q1 Product Updates You’ll Actually Use

Explore Close's Q1 2025 product updates: faster workflows, smarter views, better reporting, and new tools to supercharge your sales process.

Prospecting & Lead Generation

How to Avoid Your Phone Number Being Marked as Spam on Sales Calls

How to Stop Getting Ghosted by Prospects

Business Advice

598% More Calls, 32% More Deals—Turns Out Sales Calls Aren't Dead

Get Over Being Afraid to Talk On the Phone

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Does the 1-2-3 Email Hack Still Work 8 Years Later?

Does the 1-2-3 Email Hack still work in 2025? Steli Efti revisits his viral sales tip—learn how this simple approach cuts through email noise and boosts replies.

February 25, 2025

Prospecting & Lead Generation

Call First, Close First: How to Call Inbound Leads Faster

Speed to call can be the key difference in capturing prospective customers when they’re interested. Here’s how to skip the fluff and start talking to them.

February 10, 2025

Close Features and News

Close Inbound Leads Faster with Workflows That Actually Work

Workflows automate key outreach steps so that leads 1) don’t fall through the cracks and 2) are engaged quickly. Build this workflow for new inbound leads.

February 4, 2025

Business Advice

The Rise of the Small, Scaling Business

Small, scaling businesses (SSBs) are the future of entrepreneurship. Learn how lean teams are throwing out the old playbook to achieve massive gains.

February 3, 2025

Desiree Echevarria

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

What Makes a Sales Funnel Effective? 2 Real Sales Funnel Examples

An effective sales funnel provides insight into the customer journey, empowers sales outreach, and boosts revenue. Guide prospects from awareness to conversion with this funnel management process.

January 18, 2024

Close Features and News

NEW: Introducing Close for Android

Ready to skyrocket your sales (no matter where you are)? Take your deals on the go with Close’s brand new mobile app for Android—inbound and outbound calling, push notifications, and more!

January 9, 2024

Sales Management

How to Set Sales Goals Your Team Can Actually Reach (+ 14 Sales Goal Examples to Swipe)

Reach for the stars—and actually touch them. Learn how to set effective sales goals that motivate your team, plus see 14 sales goal examples you can swipe.

January 3, 2024

Sales Operations

11 Sales Report Templates & Examples: How to Create a Sales Report Fast

From 10+ years in sales, here are our best free sales report templates to use in your business, plus a guide on how to create sales reports.

January 2, 2024