How Do I Grab Someone's Attention On LinkedIn If They Have Not Accepted My Request? | Donald Kelly - 047

Jan 18, 2022

While Donald was talking with another person of color in sales, he was lamenting over a lack of accepted connection requests on LinkedIn. (Hey, we’ve all been there.) So on today’s episode of Selling in Color, Donald shares his tips to grab someone’s attention on LinkedIn (whether or not they’ve accepted a connection request.)

In this episode, Donald shares his screen to show how you can use these strategies yourself. To watch the video, click here:
https://youtu.be/kMCE-0_vFEU

Withdraw your request and resend it later:

• Depending on the length of time, you can withdraw your request and resend it later.
• If a prospect isn’t active on LinkedIn, resending the message places you at the top of their request page (helping you stay top-of-mind.) 
• With the follow-up, quickly research the company and use a recent announcement or milestone to include in the connection request.

Different ways to grab attention beyond a request:

• Find employees at the prospect’s company and research other people in similar roles, and send them connection requests as well.
• If your initial target prospect isn’t responding, try retargeting to get in touch with people in other positions in that same company.
• Look through the prospect’s recent posts or shared posts. If you engage via a comment or reaction, they’ll be likely to remember your name when viewing connection requests down the line.

Seek out mutual connections:

• This is a pretty obvious answer, but it’s an effective strategy! 
• If you have an existing mutual connection, reach out to that individual and see if they can arrange an introduction.

Connect with Donald on LinkedIn (and use these strategies if he doesn’t respond. He’ll be impressed.) If you have more questions or comments, join our sales group, The Sales Evangelizers Facebook group. And, of course, purchase Donald’s sales planner on Amazon.

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