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Benefits of integrating LinkedIn Sales Navigator with Dynamics 365 Sales

Amelie Streller,

March 25th, 2024

5 min read

Ready to redefine your sales strategy and tap into a world of opportunities? Integrate LinkedIn Sales Navigator with Dynamics 365 Sales and witness a remarkable transformation in how your team engages with prospects.

In this article, we will explore the benefits of integrating Dynamics 365 with LinkedIn Sales Navigator, covering:

  1. Enhanced Prospect Insights
  2. Streamlined Workflows
  3. Simplified Activity Tracking
  4. Seamless Prospect Identification
  5. Proactive Data Validation
  6. Streamlined access to LinkedIn Sales Navigator in Dynamics 365
  7. Leverage Mutual Connections

Key benefits of using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales with LinkedIn

1. Enhanced Prospect Insights
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By combining Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales with LinkedIn Sales Navigator, your organisation can centralise a wealth of data from both platforms within one solution. In doing so, your sales team can easily find all the information they need regarding prospects, making it easy to personalise their approach and effectively address prospect needs. 

LinkedIn sales navigator embedded profile

2. Streamlined Workflows
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The integration between D365 Sales and LinkedIn Sales Navigator streamlines your seller’s workflows. Employees no longer need to switch between different applications or spend time searching for relevant data across various systems. Instead, they can access everything they need from within one solution, allowing them to quickly gather key insights, identify new leads, and take action without disruption, improving productivity and efficiency. 

3.
Simplified activity tracking:

Sales reps often have to manually log their interactions regarding LinkedIn prospects in their CRM. This seamless activity tracking, covering InMails, links and more, facilitates better communication and engagement with prospects, leading to stronger relationships and increased sales opportunities.

Activity logging in linkedIn sales navigator

4.
Seamless Prospect Identification:

Sales Navigator’s advanced search filters enable sales professionals to quickly identify potential leads based on specific criteria such as industry, company size, or job title. Once identified, these leads can now easily be saved to Dynamics 365 Sales with just a click, eliminating the need for manual data entry.

Additionally, data is automatically cross-referenced when added to the CRM, this ensures that no contacts are duplicated, helping to maintain data accuracy and reliability within your CRM.

Prospect view in LinkedIn Sales navigator

5. Proactive Data Validation
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It is possible to see and use data gathered in LinkedIn Sales Navigator directly within Dynamics 365 Sales. This ensures that your sales teams are notified of any changes in prospect details, such as job title, current company, and more. Utilising this feature supports your employees with staying as up-to-date as possible on any changes to prospect information, making it easy to identify new opportunities and potential risks early on, enabling informed decisions and timely action. 

data in microsoft dynamics 365 showing linkedin sales nav data

6. Streamlined access to LinkedIn Sales Navigator in Dynamics 365:

The integration of LinkedIn Sales Navigator with Dynamics 365 empowers your sales teams by granting them seamless access to LinkedIn directly within the Dynamics 365 application. This functionality enables your teams to send connection requests and InMails without the need to switch between applications. By consolidating these features within a unified system, your team can streamline their workflow, ensuring that all interactions and activities are captured efficiently.

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. Leverage Mutual Connections:

Your sales team can utilise their mutual connections on the LinkedIn Sales Navigator interface within Dynamics 365 Sales to easily reach out to potential customers. They can find people they know mutually on LinkedIn and ask for warm introductions to prospects who are also in the CRM. By tapping into these shared connections, they can build trust and credibility right from the start. This strategy not only grows their network but also boosts the chances of landing important sales deals through trusted referrals.

Sales Navigator within Dynamic 365

Ready to Elevate Your Sales Strategy?

Integrating LinkedIn Sales Navigator with Dynamics 365 Sales can completely transform your sales strategy and processes, providing numerous benefits to your sales team. To learn more about how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales can revolutionise your business, you can reach out to us at info@pragmatiq.co.uk or call us at 01908 038110. Alternatively, you can fill out the contact form or subscribe to our newsletter. 

 

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