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Valerie Kakovkina

Valerie is the Head of Content at NetHunt CRM. When not swamped with planning and editing, she shares bits and pieces of sales and CRM wisdom in articles and interviews.

More from Valerie Kakovkina

CRM Essentials
  8 min read

CRM for marketing agency: How to run and grow your business

Find out why your marketing agency needs a CRM system.

   
CRM Essentials
  9 min read

How to use CRM for customer acquisition

In this article, we explain how CRM helps those different departments along the customer acquisition process.

   
Sales Hacks
  9 min read

How to use CRM data to coach your sales team

Read this article to find out what sales coaching is, how it can benefit business, and how to effectively coach your sales team using CRM data.

   
Sales Hacks
  10 min read

14 strategies to shorten the sales cycle with CRM

Find out what a sales cycle is, why you need to keep it short, and how to minimise the length of each stage of it in CRM!

   
Data & Reporting
  11 min read

A sales manager's guide to fighting manual data entry

This article explains why it’s essential to automate data entry with the top five sales processes that sales teams can automate in CRM.

   
Data & Reporting
  10 min read

How to calculate a sales forecast with CRM data

This is your complete guide to sales forecasting, including what it is, why it's important, and how to do it!

   
CRM Essentials
  10 min read

Removing sales funnel bottlenecks: How to identify what hinders sales using a CRM

Beware, sales manager! There are some bottlenecks in your sales funnel that hinder your sales progress. Read this article to unblock them.

   
CRM Essentials
  9 min read

No more lost leads: Speed up your response rate with a CRM strategy

The average B2B business’s lead response time is 42 hours. That's not good enough. This article reduces that response time to drive more sales.

   
Team Management
  9 min read

Accurate CRM data: How to make up-to-date CRM data a team habit

NetHunt knows how to improve the accuracy of your data and motivate your team members to update CRM regularly. Easily.

   
Data & Reporting
  8 min read

Boosting sales team productivity: How to build sales team activity report in CRM

Teamwork makes dreams work, so learn what a team activity report is, sales team activity metrics to follow, and how to build a sales team activity report!

   
CRM Essentials
  11 min read

How CRM helps customer retention: 9 CRM strategies to reduce customer churn

In this article, we explore the concepts of customer retention and customer churn, discuss why customers churn, and explain how to prevent churn with a well-implemented CRM system.

   
Sales Hacks
  12 min read

How to conduct a sales discovery call and 40 questions to ask

Sales discovery calls can are tricky, but priceless. We've put together a full guide for them with tips, structures, and 40 possible questions to ask!

   
Sales Hacks
  17 min read

How to write high-converting LinkedIn prospecting messages [with 28 templates]

We've put together the ultimate guide to LinkedIn prospecting outreach, with 28 ready-made templates to use.

   
Sales Hacks
  12 min read

11 types of sales objections and 34 ready-made responses

We've put together 11 of the most common sales objections salespeople face, and 34 preferred responses to them. Check it!

   
Sales Hacks
  7 min read

Turning ‘no’ into ‘yes’: Guide to handling sales objections

This article looks at sales objections, explaining what they are, and how to deal with them professionally and successfully!

   
Automation
  14 min read

10 automated email ideas to bring more sales

NetHunt presents 10 ideas for automated email campaigns, alongside templates, examples, and how to implement them!

   
Sales Hacks
  22 min read

These 18 approaches will increase your sales velocity

There are lots of metrics your business needs to track to assess its performance. It’s necessary for…

   
CRM Essentials
  9 min read

Small business CRM vs. enterprise CRM: What's the difference?

This article outlines the differences between Small Business CRM and Enterprise CRM, offering advice on which is best for your business.

   
CRM Essentials
  12 min read

Not a problem: The small business challenges that a CRM solves

A guide to the most common problems faced by small business owners, and how CRM helps solve them.

   
Marketing Space
  11 min read

11 steps to increase online form conversion rates

Dive into this article to get to know exactly what to do to increase your online form conversion rate in eleven simple steps.

   
Sales Hacks
  14 min read

How to use LinkedIn for sales: A walkthrough from finding a lead to closing a deal [+tools]

LinkedIn is a goldmine of sales leads. And if you don’t know where to start, read this article - we’ll take you through all the essential steps of LinkedIn sales, from finding a lead to closing a deal.

   

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