Before starting my career in marketing, I was a business development admin for a relatively large local college. Part of my role was to generate sign-ups for apprenticeships and short courses from local businesses across different sectors. I did this by cold calling (oh, the humanity!), good ol’-fashioned mailouts, face-to-face visits, and email outreach. Like…
HubSpot Sales Hub is a powerful sales acceleration platform that helps teams streamline outreach, close deals faster, and increase revenue. With 84% of customers reporting 84% improved their lead quality, Sales Hub offers a proven return on investment. This guide provides accurate, up-to-date pricing and feature comparisons across all Sales Hub plans as of 2025.…
HubSpot Commerce Hub streamlines payment collection, quote management, and revenue tracking directly inside the CRM. With businesses increasingly adopting integrated billing tools, Commerce Hub helps teams close the loop between sales, finance, and operations. The best part? It’s completely free. This guide outlines accurate 2025 pricing for each Commerce Hub tier, plus feature comparisons, trade-offs,…
When I started my sales career, I immediately gravitated toward the slimy salesperson persona. I was pushy and only focused on closing the deal. As I saw it working well for my colleagues, sales gurus, and top sales reps, I developed it into my selling identity. But my natural personality is empowerment and empathy, and…
Early on in my sales career, I landed a big (at the time) deal after cold emailing about 30 prospects using a certain template. That one win had me convinced I’d cracked the code. I believed if the messaging worked for me once, it would work over and over, which is why it took me…
Is it true that flattery will get you everywhere? In my experience, flattery in sales will at least earn you 20 more seconds of a prospect’s time — and that may be just the opening you need. Salespeople love to talk about whatever product or service they’re selling. Unfortunately, every time a salesperson does this,…
When I started in B2B sales and my real phone sales prospecting journey began, I quickly realized I was lost. I was overwhelmed with the process of identifying the right industries, customer profiles, and decision-makers — not to mention finding the best phone number and email addresses to reach the prospect. I knew prospecting was…
As a business owner, sales isn’t just a job — it’s baked into everything I do. Pitching clients, negotiating partnerships, growing a network. You can’t escape it. And if you’re looking for a sales role? Same story. The job market is crammed with candidates all claiming to be “results-driven” and “customer-focused.” But recruiters and…
AI isn’t the biggest hurdle for sales teams anymore — that’s what I learned after speaking with several sales professionals. As 2025 unfolds, I’m seeing a clear shift in where sales leaders are putting their focus. Pipeline growth and revenue performance are taking center stage — 64% of sales leaders told us that’s their top…
I’ll admit it — I didn’t always put much thought into my sales email signature. Early in my career, my email sign-off was just my name. After reading countless emails from prospects and peers, I realized I often start reading an email at the bottom, with a quick glance at the sender’s signature to learn…