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Sell like you have a team, when it is just you
Tactics on speed-to-lead, follow-up, and AI in B2B sales, from founders and owners who sell.
Why Pipedrive reviewers call it an "easy CRM" and still spend hundreds of hours on data entry
Pipedrive scores roughly 8.9/10 for ease of use per G2's aggregated summary, but reviewers on G2, Capterra, and Trustpilot independently cite manual logging as a recurring complaint costing reps about an hour a day.
Jung-Hong Kim · 10 min read
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How to follow up after no response (without sounding needy)
What to send when a prospect goes quiet: a 3-part structure to replace "just checking in," how long to wait before the first follow-up, and how to adapt it after a proposal, a demo, a voicemail, or when your one contact goes dark.
Jung-Hong Kim · 10 min read
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The best sales follow-up email: subject lines that get replies
A data-backed reference for sales follow-up subject lines: the personalization lift that takes reply rate from 3% to 7%, the 2-4 word sweet spot, formulas for cold, post-call, and breakup emails, and the mistakes that quietly kill reply rate.
Jung-Hong Kim · 9 min read
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The proven follow-up sales email template (and how to adapt it)
A five-part follow-up sales email template backed by a 40-million-email study: subject line, one reference line, one value point, 1-3 questions, one ask.
Jung-Hong Kim · 7 min read
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Founder-led sales: how to run sales when you're the founder
A practical guide to founder-led sales: structuring your process, keeping deals from slipping, and knowing when to hire your first salesperson.
Jung-Hong Kim · 13 min read
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CRM ROI: is a CRM worth it for a solo owner-seller?
A breakeven formula for solo owner-sellers weighing CRM ROI: what manual tracking really costs, the real $3.10-per-$1 benchmark, and when a CRM isn't worth it yet.
Jung-Hong Kim · 10 min read
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Follow-up email after a sales call: the same-day template that gets replies
The highest-leverage sales follow-up is the recap sent the same day as the call. Get the exact template, timing data, and three more for no decision-maker, price objections, and silence.
Jung-Hong Kim · 8 min read
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