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Sales pipeline

Your sales pipeline works exactly like a marketing funnel, you just need to know how to optimise it. Build the assets that help your team close: proposals that win, workflows that keep deals moving, and materials that answer objections before they kill opportunities.

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Sales hub configuration

Sales hub configuration

This playbook is for sales reps who need to configure their HubSpot account for daily pipeline management, deal tracking, and customer communication. Learn how to set up your personal workspace, manage your pipeline effectively, log activities consistently, book meetings efficiently, and track your performance. By the end of this playbook, you'll have a fully configured HubSpot account that helps you close more deals faster.

Discovery calls

Discovery calls

Qualify prospects and uncover needs through structured discovery conversations that build trust, surface pain points, and position your solution as the obvious choice.

Sales sequences

Sales sequences

Keep deals moving forward with automated outreach cadences, task reminders, and nurture sequences that prevent qualified leads from going cold or slipping through the cracks.

Proposal templates

Proposal templates

Close qualified opportunities with proposal formats that clearly communicate value, address objections before they arise, and make buying decisions straightforward.

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Lead magnets that work

Match your offer to where prospects are in their buying journey. Problem aware, solution aware, and product aware buyers need different things.

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Pop-ups and remarketing

Capture visitors before they leave with exit intent, scroll triggers, and timed pop-ups. Use LinkedIn and Meta lead forms to recapture those who did not convert.

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Discovery call

Conduct exploratory conversations to understand prospect situations and qualify fit before investing time in demos or proposals that might waste both parties' time.

Gated content

Require email addresses in exchange for valuable content to generate leads whilst ensuring the asset provides enough value to justify the friction.

Closing techniques

Use specific tactics that ask for the sale and overcome final hesitation to convert qualified prospects who need a clear signal that it's time to commit.

Sales cadence

Sequence multiple touchpoints across channels and time to increase response rates through persistent but respectful follow-up that prospects don't perceive as harassment.

Qualification rate

The percentage of discovery calls where the prospect is confirmed as a qualified sales opportunity.

Objection handling

Prepare responses to common purchase concerns to address doubts confidently and move deals forward rather than being surprised by predictable pushback.

MQL

Flag leads who meet defined engagement or fit criteria, creating a qualified handoff between marketing and sales for efficient follow-up.

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Progressive profiling

Gradually collect information across multiple form submissions rather than overwhelming new leads with long forms that decrease conversion rates.

SQL

Identify prospects that sales has vetted as qualified opportunities, establishing the handoff from marketing to active deal pursuit.

Lead

Identify individuals who've shown initial interest in your offering, separating them from cold prospects for targeted nurture.

Proposal rate

The percentage of qualified opportunities that receive a formal proposal or quote.

Win rate

The percentage of proposals sent that result in a signed contract.

BANT

Qualify leads systematically by assessing budget, authority, need, and timing to focus sales effort on high-potential opportunities.