The Top 10 Blogs To Follow About Sales

Below are some of my favorite blogs that focus on all things sales!

Closing Call

Closing Call isn’t exactly a blog, but a community where sales professionals can share, discuss and learn about sales techniques and strategies. Subscribe to their newsletter and you’ll get a list of curated articles from leading industry experts, straight to your inbox.

HubSpot

Our marketing coordinator and I joke about how HubSpot’s articles are scarily spot on when it comes to what’s going on at iMarc but in all honesty, the content is excellent. Both HubSpot written and curated, the HubSpot sales blog is well-worth subscribing to. Receive a bunch of content in the morning and save it to read throughout the day — it will not disappoint.

InsideSales.com

Through InsideSales.com’s sales acceleration platform, their customers have seen revenue growth of up to 30% in the first 90 days¹ — why wouldn’t you want to read a blog by these guys? The Insider Blog houses a wealth of information and specifically focuses on the sales industry. The blog covers a wide variety of topics including sales motivation, social selling and demand generation.

InsightSquared

One of my favorite blogs, InsightSquared goes beyond analytics and brings actionable information to sales, marketing, staffing and service professionals. With articles posted daily, InsightSquared aims to educate professionals and give them tips and tricks on how to best support their businesses.

Jill Kronath

Speaker, author and thought leader Jill Kronath is the epitome of a sales expert. With a following of over 125,000 sales professionals, Jill’s blog is the ultimate assistant to your day-to-day interactions with prospects and customers. Jill’s blog covers everything from working smarter to winning more deals and should be bookmarked by every salesperson on your team.

OpenView Labs

To deliver value to its portfolio, OpenView Venture Partners created OpenView labs: a full-time consulting group that not only assists its portfolio in getting more customers but creates and curates content for leading B2B software experts. Subscribe to their newsletter, sent out on Saturday mornings, and hear from leading industry experts on everything from building and scaling a sales team, to KPIs and benchmarking.

And don’t forget to check out their resources on human resources, marketing and finance.

Salesfolk

Not only is the Salesfolk blog incredibly helpful, but it’s incredibly real. Heather R. Morgan, the CEO and founder of Salesfolk, puts out content that is applicable, understandable and their tips on content writing are spot on. Subscribe to their newsletter, you won’t regret it.

Sales Hacker

I had the pleasure of attending the Sales Hacker Series in Boston of 2014 (register here, it’s worth it) and was immediately impressed by the professionals and topics they showcased. Their blog is no different. Subscribe to their blog and get article after article from leading B2B industry experts that know their stuff and check them out in person around the world at the Sales Hacker Series.

SBI - Sales Benchmark Index

Not only does SBI put out great blog content, but their website is chalk full of podcasts, videos and other valuable resources that will help you achieve your goals, written by executive-level thought leaders. Simply choose your role and enter a world of unlimited information.

Score More Sales

The Score More Sales consulting team “brings together the B2B sales process and infuses it with effective selling skills and great people skills.”² Check out their blog where you’ll learn about latest trends, how to inspire your sales team and how to increase sales.

Sources:
1. http://www.insidesales.com/about-us
2. http://www.scoremoresales.com/about