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What's your favorite sales education resource?

KyleJepson
HubSpot Employee
HubSpot Employee

There are a lot of great resources in the world for salespeople to learn how to be better at selling. What's your favorite one? There's no extra credit for sharing HubSpot resources--tell us about one we might not have heard of!

 

*To learn more about this, check out the Transforming your sales team through a culture of learning lesson via HubSpot Academy. 

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DPayne14
Member

Podcast and audio books

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ghassan0
Member

Sales Reps are slowed by unnecessary bureaucratic processes, admin tasks, and internal noise.

 

DReap10
Member

I recommend two books and the associated workbooks when I hire or train a new employee, and often reference those books throughout their sales success journey. Atomic Habits by James Clear and The First 90 days by Michael Watkins. 

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DMay2
Participant

Podcasts, audio books, listening to customers talk about what they like and didnt like in their various sales encounters

MikeHanda
Member

For cold calling the best resource is: https://coldcallingwiki.com/

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AYisrael
Member

I really like Gong Academy, they break down real sales calls and show what actually works in cold calling and discovery. It's super practival and helped me understand how to talk to prospects better, not just follow a script.

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RobRíosOrozco
Participant

I think a great way to learn is shadow calling plus a recap, asking the trainee to explain what happened with a critical eye.

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GPir
Member

books

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ruta99992
Member

The Sales Evangelist podcast!

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GPir
Member

HubSpot Academy

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KHemmig
Member

Podcasts and audiobooks are my go-to. Recently, The Current and Cold Calling **bleep**. With a longer commute, it allows me to have a dedicated, distraction-free time to learn.  

jm_gerardo
Member

Here are a few sales resources that have pitched my sales skills upwards:

  • LinkedIn thought leaders
  • Sales Trends playbooks - the basics, mid-level
  • HubSpot certifications (of course!)
LGutierrez8
Participant

I love podcasts because of they break down real sales conversations with data-backed insights.

cvkokate
Member

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SCayir
Participant

For me it was books, Youtube, Udemy and Linkedln but now i would add deffinetly Hubspot Academy 🙂 

M_ridul
Member

The best resource I would like to share is with practical experience in the marketplace knowing about customer and segmentation of markets and firms . Coping up with new trends and new approach taught by upskill, cousera,hubspot  or any other platform would upskill the practical experience.

JWang28
Participant

Most of time I got rescouces from youtube Learning and linkedin learning and udemy. I also browse HubSpot Academy to learn more about sales and build my skills and get it certificated 

SabiraJ
Member

HubSpot Academy for me is the favorite sales education resource. It offers comprehensive, free courses on sales, inbound marketing, and CRM tools, making it an ideal platform for learning both foundational and advanced sales techniques.

 
 
MMusselman
Member

we're lucky to have such a wealth of resources to hone our skills with.  

lmald037
Member

Love this topic! One of my go-to resources is the podcast The Sales Hacker. It’s packed with actionable tips from real pros, and they cover everything from outreach to closing strategies. Definitely worth a listen if you haven’t checked it out yet.