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INTRODUCTION   ◆   STRATEGY & PROCESS   ◆    SOCIAL SELLING     ◆   COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS   ◆   MARKETING COLLABORATION   ◆   WRAP-UP                                                                                                                                                                                  SOCIAL SELLING



               LinkedIn is the perfect platform to research and
               connect with industry leaders around the globe.


               strategies & best practices for






                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      MESSAGE EXAMPLES







                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Would you happen to know who in your
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   organization is responsible for diagnosing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   and solving productivity issues related

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   to your facility infrastructure? I’m with

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Haskell and we specifically help top
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Consumer Products/Food & Beverage

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   companies solve these types of issues.




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Are you adding new engineering capabilities
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   to ABC Company’s global manufacturing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   plants in the near future? I work with

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   companies like Kimberly Clark, GP, Pactiv,
               IDENTIFY KEY DECISION MAKERS                                                                                                                                                 CONNECT WITH MESSAGES                                                                                  3M, and others providing services around


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   packaging, automation, material handling,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   and facilities engineering/construction.
               LEAD BUILDER                                        SEARCHES & FILTERS                                 SAVING ACCOUNTS & LEADS                                               Once you have used all filtering capabilities      Also, you can craft an InMail without
                                                                                                                                                                                            you will need to connect with “Decision            connecting. When crafting this InMail,
               Click the “Lead Builder” button to the              Type the company name into search bar at           When you have identified a target company                                                                                                                                    I will be visiting our St.Paul office next
                                                                                                                                                                                            Makers” to grow your network and                   do your research! Look in Cosential,
               right of the search box. This gives the             the top of screen. After selecting a company,  or decision maker in a company. You can                                                                                                                                          month and want to make the most of my
                                                                                                                                                                                            exposure to CPG industry. Supported by a           ask who is connected, reference a project,
               ability to perform searches based on                click “View all Employees.” This should bring  save as a lead or save as an account.                                                                                                                                            visit. Will you be in the area next month?
                                                                                                                                                                                            robust and credible profile, you can use the       look at Linkedin work history, reference
               desired criteria (i.e. vertical market,             up a filtering module to the left. Another         This will assist with outreach tracking and                                                                                                                                  I see some synergies between our services
                                                                                                                                                                                            connection invitation messaging or craft           anything to help “warm” it up.
               geography, company size, title/function).           way to filter based on specific criteria.          push notifications about saved leads.                                                                                                                                        and ABC Company’s business objectives.
                                                                                                                                                                                            a personal message to better ensure

                                                                                                                                                                                            your connection.












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