In no particular order of calibre or quality, please refer to the following list of resources and links that will provide you many lifetimes worth of content on every domain of sales. This list is not complete, not exhaustive, and the presence or absence of a resource or links in no way reflects endorsement or otherwise of the New Zealand Institute of Sales.
Take note and become familiar with regular contributors to these resources, follow them back to their own source of content and authority in their domain of expertise. Professional selling is one of the most nuanced professions. There is almost limitless content available, you will, over time, gravitate towards thought leaders, practitioners and professionals who share and write in a style that resonates with you. Also explore other online forums, LinkedIn groups or leading local and national luminaries in your location.
Sales
Sales & Marketing Management
Sales & Marketing Management is a leading authority for executives in the sales and marketing field. Their website, regular Web casts, e-newsletters, white papers, broadcasts and more, all provide readers easy access to the most relevant trends, strategies, exclusive research, expert voices, and cutting-edge case studies designed to help them sell more, manage better, and market smarter.
Sales Hacker
Sales Hacker is the smartest community of B2B sales professionals on the planet. You’ll find every member of this open, free community is committed to:
– Elevating the sales profession
– Supporting and equipping one another on you journey to the top
And everything you find on Sales Hacker, from the podcast to the blog, is created BY sales professionals FOR sales professionals, with the sole aim of sharing what’s working today.
JF Initiatives
JF Initiatives is the parent company of Top Sales World, Top Sales Magazine and The Sales Futurists. JF Initiatives provides a launching-pad to a range of resources, featured authors and publications.
Selling Power
In addition to Selling Power, the leading digital magazine for sales managers and sales VPs since 1981, Personal Selling Power Inc. produces the Sales Management Digest and Daily Boost of Positivity enewsletters, as well as a five-minute video series featuring interviews with top executives. Selling Power is a regular media sponsor of the Sales 3.0 Conference.
Modern Sales Pros
Modern Sales Pros the world’s largest peer education community for sales operations, sales enablement, sales engineering, and leadership professionals with 20,000+ members from 5000+ companies
The mission of MSP is to accelerate the learning and professional development of a high-rigour, analytical, and technically competent approach to selling in a modern-day complex sales environment.
Sales Management Association
The Sales Management Association is the only global, cross-industry professional association for managers focused on sales force effectiveness. Members include professionals in sales operations, sales enablement, commercial effectiveness, sales leadership, and other functions that support the sales force. The Association promotes professional development, peer networking, best practice research, and thought leadership to help all professionals who support, manage, coach, and lead sales organizations.
Pavilion
Pavilion (formerly Revenue Collective), started in 2016, as a support network for revenue leaders. Since opening its first chapter in New York City, it has grown into an international community of members from the world’s fastest-growing companies. It provides peer-to-peer connection, training and development, and career resources for all high-growth professionals.
RevGenius
RevGenius, established in 2020, is a vibrant and collaborative community of over 15,000 sales and marketing professionals from across the world. Members can connect with each other, participate in roundtable discussions, attend curated events, find a mentor or mentee, share tips, and have access to the RevGenius knowledge centre.
Pre Sales
PreSales Collective
The Global Community for PreSales Professionals to Connect, Learn, & Grow.
With over 20,000+ PreSales professionals, the mission of PreSales Collective is to elevate the role in organizations worldwide aiming to provide PreSales professionals with the resources, knowledge, network, and mentorship to develop long, impactful careers.
Sales Enablement
Sales Enablement Society
SESociety.org is a digital and IRL community of impactful Sales Enablement practitioners, analysts, academics, and partners who support and uplift each other professionally. SES stands strong in its mission of elevating and evolving the profession to achieve both company and individual growth through harnessing the power of collective thought and experience, openly sharing through its global community.
https://www.sesociety.org/home
Sales Enablement Pro
Sales Enablement Pro amplifies the voices of practitioners, thought leaders, and industry luminaries to deliver sales enablement expertise you can use every day. Become part of the community to learn about all of the resources available to you and how to connect with this amazing community of enablement experts.
Sales Enablement Collective
A growing, global community connecting and empowering sales enablement specialists.
https://www.salesenablementcollective.com
Revenue Operations (RevOps)
RevOps Co-op
Resources, content and community for those who ♥️ revenue operations. Trusted by 4800+ members from incredible companies.
RevGenius
RevGenius, established in 2020, is a vibrant and collaborative community of over 15,000 sales and marketing professionals from across the world. Members can connect with each other, participate in roundtable discussions, attend curated events, find a mentor or mentee, share tips, and have access to the RevGenius knowledge centre.
Growth Ops Community
The key goals of the Growth Ops Community are to connect, elevate, and unify. They execute these goals by sharing best practices, news, and trends.
https://thegrowthopscommunity.org
Systematic Community
Systematic is a fast-growing community of over 5,000 members serving as a place for Business Technology and RevOps leaders to meet and exchange ideas or discuss challenges. There are no sales pitches, just peer-to-peer connections.
https://systematic.workato.com
Customer Success
Customer Success Association
The Customer Success Forum serves the needs of an emerging and fast-growing new profession. Today the 50,000+ members range from CEOs and CxOs to practising customer success managers and specialists and come from all sizes of companies from all over the world. It is by far the largest, most visited, and fastest growing gathering of Customer Success professionals anywhere — offline or online.
Gain Grow Retain
Gain Grow Retain is an open, free community for customer success leaders of B2B SaaS organisations. The community answers questions about best practices, strategies, and more to support CS leaders. The forum also has multiple events covering various topics that you can attend.
Practical CSM Hub
The number one free community for all things related to Customer Success Management training, career development, research, discussion, software, process and best practices.
Customer Success Leaders Institute
An exclusive, professional community dedicated to improving the contribution and effectiveness of current and future customer success leaders through research, accreditation, benchmarking and networking.
BreakoutCS
An excellent community for customer success leaders if you want to connect, collaborate, and discuss customer journeys. You can learn more about customer experience, engagement, advocacy, success, and support. You’ll also learn from other members about holding quotas and expanding contract values.
Women in Sales
Women In Revenue
Women in Revenue is a group of leaders and up-and-coming leaders in sales, marketing and other revenue-impacting roles. Founded in San Francisco, but with an expanding virtual presence, its members are strong women primarily in the tech industry focused on three things:
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Education and awareness of diversity and inclusion in the workplace
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Giving back to women through mentorship programs, opportunities and access to resources
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Moving members careers forward…. and having a bit of fun while they’re at it.
Women In Sales Everywhere
Developing The Next Generation of Female Sales Leaders. Meet and network with hundreds of fellow sales professionals and executive leaders. WISE is a global community dedicated to developing the next generation of female sales leaders.
https://womeninsaleseverywhere.com
Inside Sales
American Association of Inside Sales Professionals
The AA-ISP is a global community dedicated exclusively to advancing the profession of Virtual Sales. We are committed to helping virtual sales reps and leaders leverage our peer community and resources through published content, local chapters, community research and benchmarking, global conferences, career development, and virtual sales training/certification programs for all levels.