{"id":9876,"date":"2019-06-17T16:25:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T16:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandler.dsstaging2.com\/case-study\/10-ways-linkedin-prospecting\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T13:38:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T13:38:50","slug":"10-ways-linkedin-prospecting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandler.com\/whitepapers\/10-ways-linkedin-prospecting\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways You Can Use LinkedIn to Prospect More Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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will buy.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>ACTION<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>How to align individuals and teams with their personal and professional goals to ensure you achieve positive results.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Maximize sales prospecting.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>As one of the fastest growing professional networks, LinkedIn offers salespeople a vast, virtual, social space where they can open opportunities and broaden their prospecting reach in just minutes a day:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Connect and reconnect with current and past colleagues to drive inbound referrals.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Join discussion groups to learn more about what matters to your prospects.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p>Share successes to build credibility and trust with your growing network.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GET_THE_GUIDE\"><\/span><strong>GET THE GUIDE<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p>Feed your sales funnel with LinkedIn.<\/p>\r\n<p><em>We 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