Back in the days, students and knowledge-seekers used to choose a guru. One man that can teach everything from skills to the meaning of life.
Now the time has changed, and one guru is not enough! You have to suck every drop of knowledge from industry leaders to be in the legend league. Especially in sales, you need to know everything best and worst of the industry, from news to new sales techniques.
That’s why we have handpicked 19 best sales influencers from the business community. Some of them are serial entrepreneurs, some of them are investors, and some of them are sales leaders of successful businesses.
19 best sales influencers to follow in 2024
Let’s check out these 19 sales influencers, and if you’re anywhere close to sales, you must follow them right away!
1. Gary Vaynerchuk
We all know Gary Vaynerchuk a.k.a Gary Vee. He is the chairman of VaynerX and CEO of VaynerMedia. Gary is associated with 8 other brands like Gallery Media Group, PureWow, Resy, VaynerSports, etc. He is among angel investors for brands like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, and Uber.
I mean, the portfolio is strong enough to follow him!
Gary covers a variety of topics like entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, motivation and many more. He is one of the best influencers to follow on Twitter at this moment. Gary also drops some legit sales knowledge on his blog, be sure to check him out.
2. Aaron Ross
Next in the best sales influencers list, we have the Co-CEO of Predictable Revenue – Aaron Ross. He is also the co-author of two best-selling sales books.
Aaron shares the best sales tips and techniques on Twitter and LinkedIn. He has talked about cold calling 2.0 and inbound sales methodologies. If you’re in sales, he is one of the biggest names to follow on social media.
Aaron regularly shares tips on how to become a better salesperson. That gives every reason to follow him on socials.
3. Noah Kagan
Noah Kagan is the founder of Sumo.com and sister company AppSumo. Before building Sumo, he was Product Manager at Facebook, among the first 30 employees. He shares valuable insights and tips on sales, marketing, business, startup and much more.
Noah also runs a blog called OkDork where he shares amazing articles and podcasts. His Twitter account is constantly ignited with sales, marketing, and growth hacking tips. Be sure to check him out.
4. Max Altschuler
Max Altschuler is the founder of popular sales blog Sales Hacker, which consists of webinars, publications, meetups, and everything about B2B sales. Sales Hacker was recently acquired by Outreach, and Max is continuing as the VP of Marketing at Outreach.
Max is also the author of a bestselling book Hacking Sales: The Playbook for Building a High Velocity Sales Machine. You should definitely follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn for valuable sales insights.
5. Dan Martell
Dan Martell is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, founder, and business coach. He has invested in more than 40 businesses so far. He has successfully founded, raised, and sold numerous tech startups in his career.
Brands like Flowtown, Clarity, Intercom, Hootsuite, and Udemy have been associated with Dan for founding and advising.
Dan had a fair share of failures in his career, but he carved his way to success after a lot of struggle.
In his Twitter, LinkedIn, and personal blog he shares a lot of insightful articles on sales strategies, methodologies, techniques, and much more. Besides sales, Dan talks about growth and business strategies as well.
Dan is undoubtedly one of the best sales influencers in the world, and you should definitely check him out.
6. Mark Roberge
Mark Roberge is the Managing Director of Stage 2 Capital and senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. He is also the author of the award-winning book “The Sales Acceleration: Using Data, Technology and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million”.
LinkedIn is the best place to follow Mark because he posts valuable information once or twice a week. He shares insights on sales and business, and you definitely don’t want to miss them.
7. Kelly Riggs
Next in the top sales influencers list, we have a B2B sales expert – Kelly Riggs. Kelly is the founder and President of Business LockerRoom that focuses on sales and leadership strategies.
He has been a two-time national award winner of Salesperson-of-the-year and the author of three successful books on sales and management.
Kelly’s major focus is to guide sales leaders to identify and hire the right sales teammates. He also trains sales squads to drive positive results. For B2B sales, he is one of the best influencers to follow on Twitter and LinkedIn.
8. Phil Gerbyshak
Phil Gerbyshak is among the top sales and marketing influencers with a unique speaking style.
Phil is VP of Sales at Vector Solutions providing training to sales teams around the USA. He talks about successful sales tactics and coaches salespeople on how to close more deals using social networks.
Phil focuses on the benefits of connections, hence he is more active on LinkedIn. You can find some of the finest sales articles on his LinkedIn profile.
9. Koka Sexton
Koka Sexton has been associated with some of the finest companies in the world like LinkedIn, Slack, and Hootsuite. Koka is currently the VP of Marketing at Betts Recruiting. Koka has founded Social Selling Labs that provides tips on lead generation, social selling, and B2B sales.
Koka Sexton has been named the no. 1 Sales Influencer in the world by Forbes. Twitter is his main playground where he shares incredible insights for sales folks. Be sure to check him out!
10. Keenan
Keenan is the CEO of A Sales Guy Inc, Keynote Speaker, Author, and a Professional Ski Instructor. This guy is purely dedicated to sales and only sales. He is also the author of bestselling sales books on Amazon “Not Taught: What It Takes to Be Successful in the 21st Century That Nobody’s Teaching You” & “Gap Selling“.
Everything about Keenan is about selling, so don’t miss out on his feeds!
11. Jeff Haden
Jeff has a massive following on Twitter and LinkedIn, and that makes him one of the finest influencers to follow on socials.
Jeff has a diverse background from ghostwriting to owning a best selling book “The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win.”
Jeff shared his views on a variety of subjects (mostly about sales), so be sure to follow him on social platforms.
12. Jack Kosakowski
Jack Kosakowski is the CEO of Creation Agency. From a salesperson to a successful CEO of two businesses, he earned a lot of fame in the digital space. He is associated with brands like LeadIQ, Xvoyant, Sales Hacker, Ringlead, Leadsift, Chorus, Gong, and many more!
In Jack’s personal blog, he mostly talks about the art and science of social selling. He has totally revolutionized the traditional sales approach into a social selling approach where buyers and sellers both win!
Be sure to check out his Twitter and Linkedin for some amazing selling techniques and tips!
13. Ben Sardella
Ben Sardella has been the Co-founder of OutboundWorks and Datanyze (Acquired by Zoom). He has also played roles of Venture Partner and Advisor.
Ben has a large bag of experience in SaaS sales and you can find that in his LinkedIn feeds. Don’t forget to follow him on Twitter as well.
14. Ken Krogue
Ken Krogue is the president and founder and board member of InsideSales.com (now XANT), which is an intelligent sales engagement platform. Ken was a sales leader in brands like Comanity, FranklinCovey, and Candlelight Publishing.
Ken has given insights on inside sales, outbound marketing, inbound lead generation and much more throughout these years. You can find solid insights on sales and marketing through his Twitter account.
15. Julio Viskovich
Julio Viskovich is the founder of NextLevel Sales that helps businesses with social selling techniques. Julio has helped many Fortune 500 companies over these years, including IBM and Microsoft on how to use social media channels for selling.
Julio is also the author of a successful book “Sellarketing: A Tweetable Guide To Aligning Sales and Marketing”. He was also named under Forbes 30 influencers on social media.
Julio has a lot to do with social selling, so be sure to follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.
16. Janice Mars
Janice Mars is the founder and Principal at SalesLatitude. It is her consulting firm that helps businesses fix their sales process to achieve predictable revenue. Janice was associated with SunGard where she spent 10 years and rose as EVP of Sales.
Janice posts amazing sales articles on her LinkedIn on sales pipeline, sales leadership, sales closing techniques, etc.
17. Melonie Dodaro
Melonie Dodaro is the best selling author of two books “LinkedIn Unblocked” and “The LinkedIn Code”. Clearly, LinkedIn is the best place to follow her!
Melonie has a huge career in which she played various roles of owner, keynote speaker, content marketing trainer, and CEO. She has been into social selling way ahead of the term was coined. CEO at Top Dog Social Media, Melonie provides digital transformation training to B2B sales teams and professionals.
Melonie shared amazing content on Twitter as well as LinkedIn, and you don’t want to miss that!
18. Jill Konrath
Jill Konrath is a sales strategist and best selling author of 4 sales books. Jill was included in 50 Most Influential People Sales Lead Management for 4 consecutive years. She was awarded in the Top Sales Personality category by Top Sales World.
Jill is purely dedicated to sales, so if you’re anywhere near to sales, you should follow her right away!
19. Anthony Iannarino
Anthony Iannarino is a renowned sales leader, entrepreneur, and author of 3 amazing books. He is best known for his work at The Sales Blog where he shares his thoughts on B2B sales, sales leadership, B2B sales productivity, and much more.
Anthony has a massive following on Twitter as well as LinkedIn where he shares updates and tips on selling.
Bottomline
So, these are the 19 best sales influencers according to us. Don’t forget to follow them on Twitter and LinkedIn for the best updates on sales and marketing.
Back in the days, students and knowledge-seekers used to choose a guru. One man that can teach everything from skills to the meaning of life.
Now the time has changed, and one guru is not enough! You have to suck every drop of knowledge from industry leaders to be in the legend league. Especially in sales, you need to know everything best and worst of the industry, from news to new sales techniques.
That’s why we have handpicked 19 best sales influencers from the business community. Some of them are serial entrepreneurs, some of them are investors, and some of them are sales leaders of successful businesses.
19 best sales influencers to follow in 2024
Let’s check out these 19 sales influencers, and if you’re anywhere close to sales, you must follow them right away!
1. Gary Vaynerchuk
We all know Gary Vaynerchuk a.k.a Gary Vee. He is the chairman of VaynerX and CEO of VaynerMedia. Gary is associated with 8 other brands like Gallery Media Group, PureWow, Resy, VaynerSports, etc. He is among angel investors for brands like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, and Uber.
I mean, the portfolio is strong enough to follow him!
Gary covers a variety of topics like entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, motivation and many more. He is one of the best influencers to follow on Twitter at this moment. Gary also drops some legit sales knowledge on his blog, be sure to check him out.
2. Aaron Ross
Next in the best sales influencers list, we have the Co-CEO of Predictable Revenue – Aaron Ross. He is also the co-author of two best-selling sales books.
Aaron shares the best sales tips and techniques on Twitter and LinkedIn. He has talked about cold calling 2.0 and inbound sales methodologies. If you’re in sales, he is one of the biggest names to follow on social media.
Aaron regularly shares tips on how to become a better salesperson. That gives every reason to follow him on socials.
3. Noah Kagan
Noah Kagan is the founder of Sumo.com and sister company AppSumo. Before building Sumo, he was Product Manager at Facebook, among the first 30 employees. He shares valuable insights and tips on sales, marketing, business, startup and much more.
Noah also runs a blog called OkDork where he shares amazing articles and podcasts. His Twitter account is constantly ignited with sales, marketing, and growth hacking tips. Be sure to check him out.
4. Max Altschuler
Max Altschuler is the founder of popular sales blog Sales Hacker, which consists of webinars, publications, meetups, and everything about B2B sales. Sales Hacker was recently acquired by Outreach, and Max is continuing as the VP of Marketing at Outreach.
Max is also the author of a bestselling book Hacking Sales: The Playbook for Building a High Velocity Sales Machine. You should definitely follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn for valuable sales insights.
5. Dan Martell
Dan Martell is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, founder, and business coach. He has invested in more than 40 businesses so far. He has successfully founded, raised, and sold numerous tech startups in his career.
Brands like Flowtown, Clarity, Intercom, Hootsuite, and Udemy have been associated with Dan for founding and advising.
Dan had a fair share of failures in his career, but he carved his way to success after a lot of struggle.
In his Twitter, LinkedIn, and personal blog he shares a lot of insightful articles on sales strategies, methodologies, techniques, and much more. Besides sales, Dan talks about growth and business strategies as well.
Dan is undoubtedly one of the best sales influencers in the world, and you should definitely check him out.
6. Mark Roberge
Mark Roberge is the Managing Director of Stage 2 Capital and senior lecturer at Harvard Business School. He is also the author of the award-winning book “The Sales Acceleration: Using Data, Technology and Inbound Selling to go from $0 to $100 Million”.
LinkedIn is the best place to follow Mark because he posts valuable information once or twice a week. He shares insights on sales and business, and you definitely don’t want to miss them.
7. Kelly Riggs
Next in the top sales influencers list, we have a B2B sales expert – Kelly Riggs. Kelly is the founder and President of Business LockerRoom that focuses on sales and leadership strategies.
He has been a two-time national award winner of Salesperson-of-the-year and the author of three successful books on sales and management.
Kelly’s major focus is to guide sales leaders to identify and hire the right sales teammates. He also trains sales squads to drive positive results. For B2B sales, he is one of the best influencers to follow on Twitter and LinkedIn.
8. Phil Gerbyshak
Phil Gerbyshak is among the top sales and marketing influencers with a unique speaking style.
Phil is VP of Sales at Vector Solutions providing training to sales teams around the USA. He talks about successful sales tactics and coaches salespeople on how to close more deals using social networks.
Phil focuses on the benefits of connections, hence he is more active on LinkedIn. You can find some of the finest sales articles on his LinkedIn profile.
9. Koka Sexton
Koka Sexton has been associated with some of the finest companies in the world like LinkedIn, Slack, and Hootsuite. Koka is currently the VP of Marketing at Betts Recruiting. Koka has founded Social Selling Labs that provides tips on lead generation, social selling, and B2B sales.
Koka Sexton has been named the no. 1 Sales Influencer in the world by Forbes. Twitter is his main playground where he shares incredible insights for sales folks. Be sure to check him out!
10. Keenan
Keenan is the CEO of A Sales Guy Inc, Keynote Speaker, Author, and a Professional Ski Instructor. This guy is purely dedicated to sales and only sales. He is also the author of bestselling sales books on Amazon “Not Taught: What It Takes to Be Successful in the 21st Century That Nobody’s Teaching You” & “Gap Selling“.
Everything about Keenan is about selling, so don’t miss out on his feeds!
11. Jeff Haden
Jeff has a massive following on Twitter and LinkedIn, and that makes him one of the finest influencers to follow on socials.
Jeff has a diverse background from ghostwriting to owning a best selling book “The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win.”
Jeff shared his views on a variety of subjects (mostly about sales), so be sure to follow him on social platforms.
12. Jack Kosakowski
Jack Kosakowski is the CEO of Creation Agency. From a salesperson to a successful CEO of two businesses, he earned a lot of fame in the digital space. He is associated with brands like LeadIQ, Xvoyant, Sales Hacker, Ringlead, Leadsift, Chorus, Gong, and many more!
In Jack’s personal blog, he mostly talks about the art and science of social selling. He has totally revolutionized the traditional sales approach into a social selling approach where buyers and sellers both win!
Be sure to check out his Twitter and Linkedin for some amazing selling techniques and tips!
13. Ben Sardella
Ben Sardella has been the Co-founder of OutboundWorks and Datanyze (Acquired by Zoom). He has also played roles of Venture Partner and Advisor.
Ben has a large bag of experience in SaaS sales and you can find that in his LinkedIn feeds. Don’t forget to follow him on Twitter as well.
14. Ken Krogue
Ken Krogue is the president and founder and board member of InsideSales.com (now XANT), which is an intelligent sales engagement platform. Ken was a sales leader in brands like Comanity, FranklinCovey, and Candlelight Publishing.
Ken has given insights on inside sales, outbound marketing, inbound lead generation and much more throughout these years. You can find solid insights on sales and marketing through his Twitter account.
15. Julio Viskovich
Julio Viskovich is the founder of NextLevel Sales that helps businesses with social selling techniques. Julio has helped many Fortune 500 companies over these years, including IBM and Microsoft on how to use social media channels for selling.
Julio is also the author of a successful book “Sellarketing: A Tweetable Guide To Aligning Sales and Marketing”. He was also named under Forbes 30 influencers on social media.
Julio has a lot to do with social selling, so be sure to follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.
16. Janice Mars
Janice Mars is the founder and Principal at SalesLatitude. It is her consulting firm that helps businesses fix their sales process to achieve predictable revenue. Janice was associated with SunGard where she spent 10 years and rose as EVP of Sales.
Janice posts amazing sales articles on her LinkedIn on sales pipeline, sales leadership, sales closing techniques, etc.
17. Melonie Dodaro
Melonie Dodaro is the best selling author of two books “LinkedIn Unblocked” and “The LinkedIn Code”. Clearly, LinkedIn is the best place to follow her!
Melonie has a huge career in which she played various roles of owner, keynote speaker, content marketing trainer, and CEO. She has been into social selling way ahead of the term was coined. CEO at Top Dog Social Media, Melonie provides digital transformation training to B2B sales teams and professionals.
Melonie shared amazing content on Twitter as well as LinkedIn, and you don’t want to miss that!
18. Jill Konrath
Jill Konrath is a sales strategist and best selling author of 4 sales books. Jill was included in 50 Most Influential People Sales Lead Management for 4 consecutive years. She was awarded in the Top Sales Personality category by Top Sales World.
Jill is purely dedicated to sales, so if you’re anywhere near to sales, you should follow her right away!
19. Anthony Iannarino
Anthony Iannarino is a renowned sales leader, entrepreneur, and author of 3 amazing books. He is best known for his work at The Sales Blog where he shares his thoughts on B2B sales, sales leadership, B2B sales productivity, and much more.
Anthony has a massive following on Twitter as well as LinkedIn where he shares updates and tips on selling.
Bottomline
So, these are the 19 best sales influencers according to us. Don’t forget to follow them on Twitter and LinkedIn for the best updates on sales and marketing.
Kashyap Trivedi
Kashyap Trivedi is working with an awesome marketing team at Salesmate CRM. He is deeply interested in learning digital marketing trends and try them out! When he’s not working, you’ll find him reading a good book or meditating.
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