Building a sales tech stack can be overwhelming, especially with 1,078 vendors to choose from. However, choosing the right tools can help improve sales efficiency and effectiveness. The article provides an overview of the best frameworks for guiding sales tool selection and recommends 55 sales tools across six categories: customer relationship management (CRM), sales and market intelligence, lead handling and prospecting, analytics and reporting, process and training, and automation and integration. The recommended tools include Intercom live chat, Salesforce, Clearbit, LeanData, Gong, DocuSign, Stitch, AWS Glue, Workato, PieSync, Segment, Zapier, and many others. The article emphasizes the importance of considering customer needs and aligning sales tools with those needs. It also highlights the growing trend of using live chat as a key sales tool to convert website visitors into customers in real-time.