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May 9 competitionHi everyone,

 

Happy Monday! It’s that time of the month again. I am excited to launch May’s Monthly Competition in the Community! 🎉

 

📣 What is a Community Monthly Win Competition? 

Early each month, we invite all Community members to enter the monthly competition by completing a task or ask in a certain timeframe, usually about three weeks. After the entry period, everyone (including the participants) can vote on who they think did the best job and should win the competition before the end of the month. Remember that the goal of these Monthly Competitions is to help members discover Community discussions, resources, and features that will improve your virtual selling strategy and activities. 

 

So, are you ready? You’ll find out all about this month’s competition below. Time to roll up your sleeves and get down to business!

 

🔍 How do I enter this Community Monthly Win Competition? 

  1. Visit & like this member's post on the “best first message to a new connection.”
  2. Come back to and like this monthly competition post.
  3. Comment below your best tip for connecting with someone you don't know on LinkedIn – think about which Sales Navigator features allow you to make a warm introduction.

 

📋 What are the rules around this Monthly Win Competition?

  • Participants must be in the Sales Navigator Community and over 18 years old. 
  • The entry period runs from now, May 9 to May 24 until 11:59pm PST. For your entry to count, you must submit it within this timeframe.
  • After the entry period, the Community team will launch a poll with the names of qualified participants for other everyone (including participants themselves) to vote on between May 25 and 30 on this post.
  • The participant with the highest number of votes will be announced the winner on May 31.
    • If there is a tie, the Community team will use a random drawing to determine who the final winner is.
    • If there is only one qualified participant, that participant is automatically named the winner without the need for a poll.
  • For further details on the Monthly Competition, please read the official Community Contest rules here.
  • Disclaimer: Your comment can be re-shared without additional permission in any upcoming Community post, article, or resource.

 

🏅 What are the prizes?

The winner will have the opportunity to win a Sales Navigator Community sweater:

 

We can’t wait to hear how you’re leveraging Sales Navigator to find a warm path to connect with someone you don’t know on LinkedIn. Good luck, and we look forward to rewarding one lucky winner with awesome LinkedIn swag!

 

Let the competition begin,

Eva C.

My best tip for connecting with someone you don't know on LinkedIn:

The best way of building new connections is always seeking for an element of trust you can rely on. Adding new connections require a kind of a complex dimensional reflection.

For me it is most important to develop the right connections instead of just building connection and should always be in line with your social footprint and the relationship you intend to build. For this think long term into a partnership dimension were both sides aim for benefits.

 

My best tip: Visit those person, who reviewed your profile and send out a connection request. You already sharing some common ground. You'll find them in your Sales Nav. alerts. Those contacts are already curious about you and likely somehow engaged with your content. Await their reactions. Be friendly, reply to their questions and avoid any kind of pitching.

 

My second tip use Advanced search functions of Sales Nav.:

Just some tips aside to ease the process:

  • Reach out to shared connections you know in person. These are kind of spokepersons
  • Reach out for Alumnis where you share some education or professional work
  • Make use of networking groups in LinkedIn or
  • start building contacts based on events (in person or online) you attended actively
  • May other like to add here...

 

You can use InMails for opening a dialog before you send out a connection request.

But, please avoid cold call reaching out and starting a direct pitch for selling.

 

 

Cheers, Dirk

[Winner Announcement]

 

Hi all,

 

I am delighted to announce @Dirk D​ as the winner of May's Monthly Win Competition! Congrats, and thank you, Dirk, for sharing your best tip for connecting with someone you don't know on LinkedIn. 😃

 

You've touched on so many additional best practices as well, i.e. how to stay up to date with those connections/leads on LinkedIn and how to make your initial message warm. I especially like how you pointed out the importance of trust when building new connections and advised us to think of it as a long-term partnership.

 

I will be reaching out regarding details on receiving your swag. Thank you again for participating in this month's competition and hope to see you soon!

 

Cheers,

Eva C.

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