--- title: "Blog :: Vanessa Hunt Consulting | CRM consultant | Marketing" description: "Vanessa Hunt Consulting Ltd wants sales, marketing and service teams to love using their CRM as much as we love selecting, designing and configuring it for you. We blog about sales and marketing topics, including how to ensure you get value from your CRM right from the outset - and how to prepare your whole team for using a CRM. Call +44 (7967) 620215 if you'd like to explore how a well-implemented CRM can streamline your business and support your ambitions for business growth." --- ### Blending tech & creativity for more focused, rewarding relationships ### Latest posts - [June 2020 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2020/06) - [March 2019 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2019/03) - [December 2018 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2018/12) - [November 2018 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2018/11) - [October 2018 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2018/10) - [August 2018 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2018/08) - [July 2018 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2018/07) - [June 2018 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2018/06) - [May 2018 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2018/05) - [April 2018 (2)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2018/04) - [March 2018 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2018/03) - [February 2018 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2018/02) - [January 2018 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2018/01) - [December 2017 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2017/12) - [July 2017 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2017/07) - [June 2017 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2017/06) - [April 2017 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2017/04) - [March 2017 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2017/03) - [February 2017 (2)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2017/02) - [August 2016 (2)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2016/08) - [March 2016 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2016/03) - [October 2015 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2015/10) - [May 2015 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2015/05) - [April 2015 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2015/04) - [March 2015 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2015/03) - [February 2015 (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2015/02) - [January 2015 (2)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2015/01) - [December 2014 (2)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2014/12) - [November 2014 (4)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/archive/2014/11) [See all](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog#) ### Filter by tag - [Art (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/art) - [Beginners (3)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/beginners) - [Blogging (8)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/blogging) - [Books (3)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/books) - [Checklist (5)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/checklist) - [Coaching (3)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/coaching) - [Consultancy (4)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/consultancy) - [Creativity (10)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/creativity) - [CRM (7)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/crm) - [Email (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/email) - [Facebook (16)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/facebook) - [GDPR (2)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/gdpr) - [HTML (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/html) - [HubSpot (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/hubspot) - [Insightly (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/insightly) - [Instagram (5)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/instagram) - [Learning (7)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/learning) - [LinkedIn (4)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/linkedin) - [Management (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/management) - [Marketing (18)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/marketing) - [Networking (2)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/networking) - [Nimble (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/nimble) - [Pinterest (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/pinterest) - [Privacy (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/privacy) - [Productivity (8)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/productivity) - [Salesforce (3)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/salesforce) - [SAP CRM (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/sap-crm) - [SEO (4)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/seo) - [SharpSpring (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/sharpspring) - [Social (11)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/social) - [Training (7)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/training) - [Twitter (4)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/twitter) - [User Adoption (1)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/user-adoption) - [Websites (3)](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/websites) [see all topics](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog#) # Blog ![Increase sales velocity by shortening your sales cycle](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/590.jpg) ## Increase sales velocity by shortening your sales cycle Still waiting for a response from that website you were browsing last month? Maybe you got a reply, but not soon enough. Just last week I completed a web form on the site of a large CRM vendor who specialises in customer experience. Guess what. Nobody followed up my enquiry! I ended up chasing them via chat (which worked really well). It's okay, these things happen. But not everyone would've given them a second chance. It made me wonder how many other companies are missing out on business because they're sluggish responding to leads? Posted on Wednesday, 3rd June 2020 by Vanessa Hunt [CRM](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/crm) [HubSpot](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/hubspot) [Insightly](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/insightly) [Productivity](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/productivity) [Salesforce](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/salesforce) [SAP CRM](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/sap-crm) [SharpSpring](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/sharpspring) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2020/06/sales_velocity_shorter_sales_cycle) ![Can DISC Personality Profiling help win more clients?](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/543.jpg) ## Can DISC Personality Profiling help win more clients? > > Tanya Ces Maneiro explains the benefits of DISC  ### An interview with career coach Tanya Ces Maneiro of Vida Coaching As a Marketing consultant, I'm naturally curious about human behaviour. So I was interested to find out more about DISC Personality Profiling and how it might be applied to sales and marketing to win more clients. I interviewed Tanya Ces Maneiro of [Vida Coaching](https://vidacoaching.co.uk/), who specialises in career transitions and work-life balance to learn more. I asked Tanya about the benefits of DISC Personality Profiling and how it might help teams work together more productively. Below is an edited transcript of our discussion. **Prefer to listen? **To listen to the full interview, grab a cuppa and listen in to our unedited conversation on [Vanessa Hunt Consulting's channel on YouTube](https://youtu.be/SohA6keWTq4) (20 minutes). Posted on Saturday, 16th March 2019 by Vanessa Hunt [Coaching](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/coaching) [Marketing](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/marketing) [Networking](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/networking) [Websites](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/websites) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2019/03/can_disc_personality_profiling_help_win_more_clients) ![Eight cool photo effects to give your images the wow factor](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/537.jpg) ## Eight cool photo effects to give your images the wow factor ### 8 cool photo effects to give your images the wow factor When you've spent time writing a fantastic tweet, an important Facebook post or your latest blog post and are ready to publish it, how much time do you spend on the accompanying image? Usually, it's the final step everyone takes and is frequently rushed. Recently, there's been a lot of evidence showing the positive – and powerful - effects of images in social media and on the web. Did you know… - **tweets with images** receive **150% more retweets** than tweets without images?* - **Facebook posts with images** see **2.3X more engagement** than those without images?* Aren't those statistics just jaw-dropping? Posted on Friday, 28th December 2018 by Myrna Rickards [Blogging](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/blogging) [Checklist](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/checklist) [Creativity](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/creativity) [Facebook](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/facebook) [Instagram](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/instagram) [LinkedIn](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/linkedin) [Marketing](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/marketing) [Pinterest](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/pinterest) [Social](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/social) [Twitter](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/twitter) [Websites](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/websites) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2018/12/eight_cool_photo_effects_to_give_your_images_the_wow_factor) ![Facebook Business Page Checklist [Part 2]: Optimise and grow your Page](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/529.jpg) ## Facebook Business Page Checklist [Part 2]: Optimise and grow your Page ### Get the conversation started on your Facebook page by following these 11 steps When you've fully completed your Facebook page, it's time to check that you're taking advantage of the features and settings that will help you optimise and grow your page. With just a few simple tweaks to your Facebook settings, you'll have an even more professional-looking, successful and hard-working page, ready to engage your followers. For example, did you know… …you can invite people who are not your friends to like your page? …you can send an automatic instant reply to anyone who messages your page? …you can make the most of the **See first** feature to ensure your posts get seen? Posted on Thursday, 22nd November 2018 by Myrna Rickards [Checklist](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/checklist) [Creativity](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/creativity) [Facebook](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/facebook) [Learning](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/learning) [Social](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/social) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2018/11/facebook_business_page_checklist_part_2_optimise_grow_page) ![Facebook Business Page Checklist [Part 1]: Get Your Page Ready](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/527.jpg) ## Facebook Business Page Checklist [Part 1]: Get Your Page Ready ### Make the most of your Facebook business page by following these 9 steps. A fully completed and optimised Facebook page will create a professional, positive and trustworthy impression for your business. Visitors to your page will find essential information about your business, what you offer and what you're all about, with clear contact details and calls to action. When you know you have a comprehensive Facebook page, you can enjoy focusing on engaging with your followers: posting great content, interacting with your followers and growing your page. Posted on Sunday, 28th October 2018 by Myrna Rickards [Checklist](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/checklist) [Creativity](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/creativity) [Facebook](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/facebook) [Learning](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/learning) [Social](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/tag/social) [Read full post »](https://vanessahunt.co.uk/blog/2018/10/facebook_business_page_checklist_part_1_get_your_page_ready)