Tagged With "InMail"

If you're using LinkedIn for sales correctly, you won't insert an ask into your initial invitation to connect. It's only after the prospect accepts your personalized connection request and you've diligently observed their behavior on the network that you can follow up with a meeting proposal. But just like cold sales emails, there's a right way and a wrong way to write a LinkedIn message. Whether you're sending an InMail or a good old-fashioned message, look to the following template as a...

What if you tripled your typical email response rate? People are three times likelier to reply to a LinkedIn InMail message than a traditional email -- so if you’re going to reach out, an InMail might be the way to go. What Is LinkedIn InMail? You can only send LinkedIn messages to your first-degree connections. To contact someone who’s not in your network, you’ll need to send an InMail. The InMail feature is only available to Premium and Sales Navigator users. Depending on your plan, you...

I pretty good with LinkedIn, however the time to research to end of this email with each prospect would be far too time consuming. With one recent CEO connection via LinkedIn I was able to make a connection based on some blogs the CEO wrote, where I made a comment. But to then back it up with a third party resource is insane

It's not insane if it is an account you want into bad enough. I guess just like everything we do, we have to assess the risk/reward paradigm and determine what the potential is.

Salespeople live on LinkedIn. They research prospects , participate in groups, and keep their profiles in tip-top shape. Another common practice is to message customers or connections helpful content. But what if you have a valuable blog post or insight to share with a specific person on LinkedIn? How do you send them a message if you're a 2nd- or 3rd-degree connection — or even out of network? And what's the deal with InMail? In this post, use the handy steps outlined below to learn how to...