Three Ways To Nurture Your LinkedIn Contacts | Donald Kelly - 048

Jan 25, 2022

Like many sales professionals, you probably have a ton of contacts on LinkedIn. But how do you connect and build relationships with those people? Find out on today’s episode of Selling in Color! In this episode, Donald shares his insights (and his screen) to help you nurture your LinkedIn contacts. Visit The Sales Evangelist website page for this episode to follow along on Donald’s screen.

1. Take advantage of LinkedIn notifications.

• If someone announces a new position, comments on your post, or shares an article, use that to create a personal touch in your message.
• Remember, you don’t need every message or notification to have a sales purpose. You should also connect and interact purely to develop a relationship.

2. Send personal messages

• If someone has already reached out to you on LinkedIn, that’s a good reason to respond and engage with them.
• Look through their page and ask quetions to learn more about them. After all, you connected for a reason!

3. Keep a list of people to contact

• Make a list of sales managers (or whoever you want to interact with.) If you notice any first-degree connections who hold that title, reach out to them.
• If you haven’t interacted with them since your initial connection, asking a simple question fosters a dialogue that might lead to a lasting relationship (or just break the ice and make your subsequent follow-up less awkward.)

Not every message has to be (or should be) for a sales reason. Every salesperson, at some point in their career, will feel stuck. Revitalizing your LinkedIn can be just the tactic to get past that hurdle and increase your productivity and pipeline. (And, of course, you can also increase productivity by purchasing Donald’s Sales Planner.)

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