SaaSam

Account Executive

If I pay for LinkedIn, I shouldn't be reachable through sponsored messages.

I've been getting a ton of "sponsored messages" of late on LinkedIn. Made me think that a perk that actually might make any of the stupidly over priced options of a paid LI account worth a fraction of what they cost is to do away with sponsored messages and ads.

I don't personally pay for SalesNav, if it was up to me, I'd have my company just give me that extra money because it's not worth a damn.

😡 rant

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Gasty

Notable Contributor

War Room Community Manager

Mostly from recruiters, yes.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

What fresh hell is this?

Another reason I'm simply not on LI that much.

SaaSam

Politicker

Account Executive

Yup.

In the past week I've been cold contacted for donations, lead gen services, and today a university offering an HR degree program.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

I guess I never have clicked on those. I have been getting the standard recruiters - one with the absolute best outreach (where they clearly read my profile and detailed what they were looking for and what in my profile was a fit) and one asking me if I'd be a BDR (where I finally crankily said "what exactly in my profile leads you to think I'm a fit for this position?"). I get enough random solicitations in email for lead list purchases that don't fit my industry or my role right now. Would clicking on the sponsored link just encourage more of the same?

SaaSam

Politicker

Account Executive

I don't click on links in LI. These aren't someone just using their allotted inmails to reach out but sponsored marketing messages being sent directly to me.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

But in your messages section, yes? What I meant by click in, is that they remain unread unless you open the message. I haven't opened any "Sponsored" message in LI.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

OK, just went and checked. First one: "as an HR leader, I know you..."

Yeah, worthless!

SaaSam

Politicker

Account Executive

Ah I gotchew, I delete them without marking them as read

Sunbunny31

Politicker

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Good plan!

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

How many are you getting? I get a couple MBA ones every once in a while

SaaSam

Politicker

Account Executive

Sponsored messages? Like 4 a week, sometimes 8

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

I only get a few. Usually MBA programs

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

ive never understood this! i get them too and every time im like "does this ever work????"

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

I've been mildly intrigued by well known Canadian schools, but so many random virtual MBAs - NO THANKS.

Must be some ROI somewhere though

TennisandSales

Politicker

Head Of Sales

haha i guess! just seems like the least effective tactic to me

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

Marketing needs to prove their doing SOMETHING.

Notmyrealname

Politicker

You pay for tv but you still get ads

Notmyrealname

Politicker

You pay for tv but you still get ads

SaaSam

Politicker

Account Executive

I don't actually. I pay for streaming services specifically because I don't get ads.

antiASKHOLE

Tycoon

Bravado's Resident Asshole

I'm with you on that

GDO

Politicker

BDM

Sales nav that bad?

SaaSam

Politicker

Account Executive

yes

salesforliving

Opinionated

Please.🙏🏻

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SaaSam

If I pay for LinkedIn, I shouldn't be reachable through sponsored messages.

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