Why I unsubscribed to Hubspot

Posted by Jeff Ogden on May 20, 2011

Adios Hubspot

Breaks my heart, as I love these guys and their content is awesome, but I agree with David Berkowitz of 360i, who tweeted that Hubspot emails were too frequent.

Content is fabulous, but nagging was getting to be too much. David and I both signed off from Hubspot.

It interferes with life

Emails several times a day - even on the weekends - inviting me to their content, finally proved to be too much.The constant buzzing of my Blackberry was driving me and my family crazy. (Since I unsubscribed, my Blackberry can cool down on the weekend.)

Besides, even when they pique my interest with their content, they are unable to remember who I am, so registering for any of that content takes a lot of keystrokes.

Marketo remembers me, Eloqua remembers me, heck even Find New Customers remembers its prospects. Downloading content from Marketo, for instance, just takes a couple of clicks.

What do you think? Can email get too frequent for you as well? Does it bother you when you have to fill out forms every time?

Part 2 of our popular interview with content marketing expert, Jim Burns of Avitage, will run on Monday morning.

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Jeff Ogden (@fearlesscomp) is President of the B2B lead generation consultancy, Find New Customers. He’s presenting at the 140 Social Media Conference on Long Island on May 26th and appearing on Sales Lead Management Radio on June 9th.

We help companies with between 150 and 5,000 employees who sell complex products to businesses to implement world-class lead generation programs. As companies struggle to create quality sales opportunities, they turn to lead generation companies like Find New Customers.

The 140 Conference on Long Island

Posted by Jeff Ogden on May 20, 2011

Jeff Ogden

I’m one of the featured speakers at this social media conference today. My featured talk is at 12:45pm. I’d love to see you there.

Here is the full list of speakers.

“Passionate” “Informative” “Personal” “Inspirational” “Fast-Paced” “Unpredictable”

The world has changed, is changing right now, and you know it; it’s exciting and terrifying all at once. The 140 Characters Conference is your opportunity to learn what this change in the world is, how it affects us here in Long Island and how it affects your life and your business personally. When you leave this conference you will walk away with real answers.

The #140conf events provide a platform for a worldwide community to: listen, connect, share and engage with each other, while collectively exploring the effects of the emerging real-time Internet on business. On Thursday May 26th 2011, Long Islanders become an important part of that community.

The schedule is unique and fast paced. We will provide a platform for as many people as possible to share their thoughts and engage in conversation with the audience. Individual talks are 5 minutes, “Featured talks” are 10-15 minutes and Panel Discussions are 10-15 minutes.

Jeff Ogden (@fearlesscomp) is President of the B2B lead generation consultancy, Find New Customers.

Laugh and Learn featuring @fearlesscomp | Episode 27 - Speak E.A.S.Y.

Posted by Jeff Ogden on May 20, 2011

In his weekly B2B marketing show, Jeff Ogden, the Fearless Competitor and President of the B2B lead generation consultancy, Find New Customers, shares a marketing lesson using wit and humor.

In this episode, he shares Speak E.A.S.Y. - the ongoing series from the winner of the B2B marketing idea of 2010. We thank this company for producing this awesome content.

This week was tough. “What the heck can I use for Laugh and Learn this week?” Then suddenly a new episode of the classic winner of the B2B Marketing Idea of the Year was released and my prayers were answered.

For more Friday wit, we urge you to tune into HubspotTV today at 4:00pm ET to watch the weekly marketing show featuring Mike Volpe and Karen Rubin. (a show on which I was the special guest recently.)

Jeff Ogden is President of the B2B lead generation consultancy, Find New Customers. We help companies with between 150 and 5,000 employees who sell complex products to businesses to implement world-class lead generation programs. As companies struggle to create quality sales opportunities, they turn to lead generation companies like Find New Customers.

Link to us

Posted by Jeff Ogden on May 20, 2011

If you are a fan of Fearless Competitor, the blog of the B2B Lead Generation company, Find New Customers, now you can link to us.

Organic search is our #2 source of traffic to Find New Customers, but you can help us make it even bigger.

Google loves inbound links so we made a simple page that you can use to link your blog or website to Find New Customers. Just click on Link to Us below to visit this special page.