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Your Quick Guide to Creating Free Trials
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November 16, 2015
Free trials help you build your customer base and pay you back in the long run. So why not start offering them now?
Try before you buy: Why you should be offering free trials
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November 9, 2015
While providing something for free seems to be a bad business model, if you do it right, it just might pay you back.
How To Create An Effective Referral Program
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November 6, 2015
A Step-By-Step Guide
How drip campaigns drive your revenue (by up to 18x!)
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November 2, 2015
The automated email campaign that gives your customers information that they want exactly when they want it. Here’s why you should start one now, and how you can do that!
Referral Selling: The Easiest, Most Effective Sales Method
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October 30, 2015
Never Make Another Cold Call Again
Cozy Up To Hot Leads With Warm Calls
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October 23, 2015
Turn Up The Heat On Your Old Cold Calling Tactics
How To Be Funny In A Sales Pitch
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October 2, 2015
Get Your Leads Laughing!
Hacking Word of Mouth Marketing
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September 25, 2015
You Can’t Plan It. Or Can You?
Key to customer retention: be proactive
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September 23, 2015
Every business knows that customer loyalty is important, but it won't just happen on it's own. It's easy to take steps to ensure customer retention.
What Features Should You Look For In A CRM?
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September 18, 2015
CRM systems are not like cars; there’s nothing cool about having one with too many features. In fact, having a “pimped out” CRM might actually make the software too difficult to use. According to SalesLoft, 72% of CRM users would trade functionality for ease of use.
Why small businesses should not use enterprise software
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September 16, 2015
It’s tempting for small companies to think that they should copy the conventional wisdom set by larger competitors when in fact the opposite is normally true.
How to let your customers sell for you
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September 11, 2015
Your best sales rep isn't on your payroll
Free CRMs: Why they might not be a good idea
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September 9, 2015
At Less Annoying CRM, we want to offer our customers as much value as possible. That means having the best product at the lowest price possible.
Creating effective deals and discounts
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September 7, 2015
Deals and discounts are not only enticing to new customers, but they keep customers coming back. These customers eventually become loyal customers who will stick around even without the deals and discounts.
A Basic Guide to Lead Generation on Social Media
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September 4, 2015
My Strategic Evolution
How can a CRM help with your loyalty program?
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August 30, 2015
Keeping track of which customers belong in which tier of your loyalty program requires either a lot of patience and organizational skills or a CRM--or both.
Loyalty programs based on industry
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August 28, 2015
One size doesn’t fit all, especially not when it comes to loyalty programs. Here’s what type of loyalty program you should be using for your company.
How To Create Saved Searches On Twitter
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August 28, 2015
Make Social Listening Easier And Faster
Targeted Social Listening: 8 Tips for Engaging with Leads Online
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August 21, 2015
Your reach only goes so far, and you know leads are hiding all over social media! The trouble comes in finding them. Where are your leads? What are they talking about? And how can you engage them?
Tips for effective customer loyalty programs
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August 17, 2015
Loyalty programs can be expensive and tricky to set up. Here’s how to maximize your loyalty program’s success rate so your hard work pays off.
Do You Need a CRM?
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August 14, 2015
Welcome to the first step in the process of picking a CRM: deciding if you even need a CRM in the first place! The question isn’t as easy as it looks, however.
5 Tips For Running An Effective Email Marketing Campaign
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August 12, 2015
Email marketing tools are a great way to send out emails to a large audience without sacrificing the personal touch that accompanies an individual email.
Why you need a customer loyalty program
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August 10, 2015
Customer loyalty programs are all the rage nowadays. If your company doesn’t have one yet, here’s why you need one.
Buying your domain name via Namecheap.com
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August 8, 2015
Namecheap.com makes it super easy to do so. And we are going to show you how easy.
Direct Mail: A Better Conversion Tool Than Email?
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August 7, 2015
Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Snail Mail In The Digital Age

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