Sales Expertise


Jill's Personal Favorites


Selling to Big Companies - My primary website with lots of great info

Sales Shebang - Resource, conferences & community for women who sell

Marketing Interactions - Ardath Albee's blog on lead generation

Get Fresh Minds - Katie Konrath's new site on innovation & creativity


Sales Leadership

The JF Blogit - Jonathan Farrington's blog for dedicated sales leaders seeking optimum performance

The State of Selling - Dave Stein's blog for sales leaders; insights into sales effectiveness & sales training

The Management Curve - How technology is changing the way sales is managed


Advice from Top Sales Pros

Sales 2.0 Network - Sharing sales insight, hindsight & little foresight.

Cold Calling Tools - Leslie Buterin on reaching the "top dog"

Life in the Telebusiness Trenches - Josiane Feigon on inside sales

Sales Hunter - Mark Hunter on finding customers/closing sales

Entrepreneurial Salesman - Colin Wilson's sales strategies

Garth's World - Jigsaw cofounder on the life of a sales guy

Sales & Management - Insights from Paul McCord & friends

Selling to Big Companies - Jill Konrath's fresh sales strategies

Sales 2.0 - Nigel Edelshain features current thinking on sales

The You Blog - John Windsor advice on presentations & persuasion

Inside Sales Experts - Trish Bertuzzi shares best practices

Sales Blogcast - Doyle Slayton's top sales strategies


Sales Coaches

Score More Sales - with Lori Richardson

The Top Dog - with Leslie Buterin

Gemini Pro - with Pat Schuler

10,000 Foot View - with Todd Anderson

Coaching Sales Champions - with Karl Goldfield


Sales Portals & Communities


Best Sites for Business-to-Business Sellers

Sales Shebang - Resource, conferences & community for women who sell

Top Sales Experts - Best B2B sales & sales leadership experts

Customer Collective - Online community for sales & marketing execs

Eyes on Sales - Interactive online community for sales professionals

Sales Community - In-depth resource center for salespeople

Sales Gravy - Fun, upbeat new community for salespeople

Sales HQ - Excellent resource for sales professionals

Salesopedia - Reference center & community for sales professionals

Top 10 Sales Articles - Compilation of best new sales articles

CLOSE - Coalition to Leverage & Optimize Sales Effectiveness; excellent resource, conferences, studies & more


Professional Connections


Sales SHEbang - Conferences, community for women in sales

CLOSE - Optimizing sales performance; for sales executives

Sales 2.0 - Sales in a web 2.0 world; how technology can drive sales

CMO Council - Thought leadership, peer networks for marketing execs

SMEI - International sales & marketing executives; local chapters

Sales Productivity


Resources to Get More Done, Faster

Sales Team Tools - Helping you sell in the 21st century; learn what's new

Jigsaw - Find corporate decision maker's name - even middle managers

Landslide - Sales workstyle management; the next generation of CRM

TimeBridge - Free scheduling software that works with all calendaring systems

I Want Sandy - Free personal assistant who remembers the details for you

Backpack - Organize your personal business; share info with your team


CRM Experts

CRM Mastery - CRM best practices & industry news

The CRM Consultant - Ideas on getting the most from technology


Lead Generation


Resources to Close the Marketing/Sales Gap

B2B Lead Generation - Brian Carroll's award-winning blog on lead gen strategies & thought leadership

Marketing Interactions - Ardath Albee's blog on communication strategies for B2B lead generation

Writing White Papers - Michael Stelzner shows you how to use white papers to capture readers and keep them engaged

B2B Revenue Growth - Sales lead development & lead nurturing

Innovative Marketer - Demand generation strategies

Sales Lead Management Association - Best practices in managing leads to maximize sales


Marketing & Biz Growth


Marketing Websites & Blogs

Action Plan Marketing - Robert Middleton's information-rich site

Duct Tape Marketing - 20+ marketing, business & sales experts

Guerrilla Marketing for Consultants - With guru Mike McLaughlin

Modern B2B Marketing - New strategies for marketing

Web Market Central - Web marketing portal; social media


Small Business Websites

Biz Solutions Plus - Strategies to grow your business

Small Business CEO - Resources to help small businesses grow

 

Personal Growth

Self Growth - The online self improvement encyclopedia