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LinkedIn Stranger Danger

In this hide and seek environment, where customers no longer work in the office, LinkedIn has become a major source for engagement with customers and prospects. But…What do you write to a stranger while asking to connect, knowing full well the intent is to make a sales pitch, sooner or later?

In this hide and seek environment, where customers no longer work in the office, LinkedIn has become a major source for engagement with customers and prospects.

But…

What do you write to a stranger while asking to connect, knowing full well the intent is to make a sales pitch, sooner or later?

Here’s the advice I give to my coaching clients:

Hi, Allison…

Two reasons to accept this request:

  1. You cannot have too many connections, and
  2. Good things happen when good people get together.

Thank you in advance,

Bill

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