✨ Start Here
Why Social?
Using this Guide
Building Credibility
The Credibility Challenge
Build Your Profile Funnel
Build Your Network
Outbound Prospecting
Preparing for Your Outbound Campaign
Rules of Engagement
Fundamentals of Social Outbound
Creating Account and Lead Lists
Influencer Comment Play
Social Listening Comment Play
Account Dogpile Play
Connection Strategies
Spears & DM Plays
Social Prospecting Cheat Sheet
Building Your Lifeline on Inbound
Why You Need Inbound
Fundamentals of Inbound
Outbound-as-Inbound
Content 101
Content 201
Content 301
Breaking into Strategic Accounts
Fundamentals of Social for Strategic Accounts
Dynamic Prospecting
Using Social for Account Research
Using Social to Route Bottom-Up
Using Social to Route Top-Down
Layering Your Multichannel Approach
Daily Workflow
Time Blocking Your Day
Intent Data on LinkedIn
Daily 30 Minute Routines
Metrics of Success
Additional Resources
PROACTIVE
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This is a summary of outbound prospecting on social. Use this as a quick reference guide to run your prospecting!
1. Why Them? Why Now?
Build your target account lists and lead lists by:
- Creating a “Qualified TAM” account list that meets base-level qualification metrics like headcount, growth, location, industry, etc.
- Prioritizing the account list using triggers that answer “why should I reach out to them now vs. 60 days from now?” These triggers are related to an unforeseen problem or opportunity that you can see, but your prospect can’t.
- Adding more niche account lists based on your prioritization
2. Who’s Active?
Find and prioritize active leads at each of your accounts.
- First use Sales Navigator filters to find those actively sharing and posting content. Create a lead list if desired.
- Then over time, find other leads at the account who are actively commenting or liking content. Create a lead list if desired.
3. Warm Up Accounts in the Comments
Use social listening to find posts talking about relevant topics. Find influencers who post content that attract your ICP.
- Comment on the original post, especially if it’s from an active ICP
- Respond to comments from active ICP leads who have already dropped a comment – continue the conversation!
- Fulfill the Rule of 3: have 3 back-and-forth conversations before sending a connection request
4. Build Curiosity in Connection Requests & DMs
Depending upon level of intent, different circumstances call for different actions.
- Send blank connection requests to build your network with 2nd degree connections
- Send personalized connection requests to continue the conversation from the comments or an event
- Send spears or highly personalized cold outreach to prompt an immediate conversation
- Use curiosity openers to kickstart or restart a conversation in the DMs
- Use profile views as intent data to kickstart a conversation depending upon the source
- Run discovery in the DMs while obeying the Vampire Sales Rule