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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 Management

19 Sales Motivation Techniques That'll (Actually) Motivate Your Sales Team in 2024

Whether you need a motivational boost or want to inspire your team, these sales motivation techniques will help motivate your sales team in a big way.

December 23, 2023

8 Best CRMs for Marketing Agencies and Consultants in 2025

Discover how CRM for marketing agencies powers growth in the digital era, managing customer data and streamlining sales for enhanced efficiency and success.

December 22, 2023

Danielle Antosz

8 Best CRMs for Service Businesses in 2025

A CRM dedicated to service businesses helps your team stay on top of customer experience and drive more sales.

December 22, 2023

Danielle Antosz

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