Linkedin Lead Generation Blog

Extend your knowledge with these tips, tricks and insights geared to help you reach your business goals.

Linkedin Lead Generation Blog

Extend your knowledge with these tips, tricks and insights geared to help you reach your business goals.

LinkedIn®️ Restricted Personalized Invitations. Now What? candyce edelen human-to-human framework linkedin linkedintips prospecting Aug 19, 2024

For years, I’ve advocated for sending a personalized connection request anytime you wanted to connect with someone on LinkedIn®

This year, LinkedIn changed the game and started restricting personalized invitations for free accounts. Now you can only send about 5 a month unless...

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How to Prepare for That First Sales Call With a New Prospect candyce edelen prospecting sales template Aug 12, 2024

When you schedule a call with a new prospect, how do you prepare?

Sometimes, I’m tempted to wing it with prospects, especially if they’re the ones who requested the meeting.

But that’s not wise. When I wing it, the calls might be pleasant, but we rarely agree to next steps, and...

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Bots in Sales: Helping, Not Replacing Human Connection ai sales strategies human-to-human framework linkedin automation phil donaldson prospecting sales Apr 26, 2024

Imagine a world of bots calling bots. Bots emailing bots. Bots commenting on bot-generated posts. Bots pitch-slapping bots.

Bots, bots, bots, bots, bots...

Is this the "utopia" of fully automated AI sales assistants? A Bot-Topia? 

Sure, automating tasks helps to streamline...

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How to Consistently Write Posts for LinkedIn if You’re Not a Great Writer branding candyce edelen marketing prospecting Feb 13, 2024

If you run a business or are in sales, you’ve undoubtedly heard about the value of consistently posting on LinkedIn.

Consistently publishing helpful content on LinkedIn as well as on blogs, videos, social media, and email is essential for attracting your ideal audience and getting them to...

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5 Steps to Effective Follow-Up on LinkedIn Without Being Pushy candyce edelen linkedin linkedintips outbound sales prospecting sales Jan 23, 2024

"She keeps showing up like a bad rash!"

A CMO told us about a sales person who just would not stop pestering him, even after he clearly told her he was not interested in her offer and was not going to schedule time to meet. 

“She just keeps showing up like a bad rash,” he told...

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Unmasking Business Messaging: Shifting to Authentic Engagement candyce edelen human-to-human framework linkedintips prospecting Jan 17, 2024

"Hi [Name], I hope this message finds you well. I came across your profile on LinkedIn and was impressed by your experience in [industry/position]. I'm reaching out because I believe you could benefit from [product/service] at [company]. Would you be open to discussing how we could potentially...

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Sales KPIs that Actually Predict Success candyce edelen prospecting Sep 04, 2023

And how to create a 90-day sales plan using these KPIs

Tracking the right sales KPIs (key performance indicators) is essential for knowing whether you’ll meet your sales goals. 

 But most teams focus on the wrong metrics. They obsess over lagging KPIs like closed deals, revenue...

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How to Use ChatGPT for Sales Prospecting: 7 Prompts to Get Started candyce edelen linkedin linkedin automation prospecting sales Jun 22, 2023

Imagine if you could understand your ideal customer better, educate yourself about new industry trends faster, and brainstorm conversation starters all with the help of AI. Sounds too good to be true?

Welcome to the world of AI and ChatGPT. In this blog post, we'll share 7 prompts that can help...

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Top 6 Best LinkedIn Prospecting Message Templates candyce edelen prospecting Jan 23, 2023

You came to this page to find the LinkedIn prospecting message templates that work to start conversations with prospects. I’ve included all those templates below, and we’ll examine the use cases and usefulness of each.

But before we get to that, let’s talk about some of the...

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LinkedIn Lead Generation: The Risks of Automation candyce edelen no bots prospecting Nov 16, 2022

Sales reps and business development pros should always be looking for new leads. LinkedIn is a particularly attractive platform for lead generation, since it's full of professionals who are typically decision-makers in their companies.

In this blog post, we'll explore the risks of automating your...

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7 Steps to Use LinkedIn for an Account-Based Strategy candyce edelen prospecting sales Oct 20, 2022

Is your team using an account-based marketing (ABM) and sales strategy? If you're not using LinkedIn as part of your enterprise account strategy, you're missing out. It's the perfect way to get the entire buying committee on board with your solution.

LinkedIn is an ideal starting point to get...

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Stay Human (or The Benefits of Being Human on LinkedIn) candyce edelen linkedin prospecting sales Jun 01, 2022

"LinkedIn is evolving away from human communication." 

That was a comment on a recent LinkedIn post about bots.

In a way, it's true. When people use automation on LinkedIn, it's never effective. But I've built so many great relationships on LinkedIn. And I'm doing real business on...

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