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LinkedIn lead generation · Social sellingLinkedIn lead generation · Social selling

LinkedIn lead generation through social selling.

LinkedIn lead generation for B2B firms that want to reach specific decision makers. We combine social selling, a sharper profile and personal messages that move qualified conversations forward.

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  • Hand-picked prospects
  • Written by people
  • Your profile, your network
From first impression to next conversation
The right decision maker
Sofia LindsaySales Director · NorthstarLondon · 2nd-degree connection

12 mutual connections

A reason to reach outNew Manchester office · new sales team
Relevant to your offer
Find the fit01

Northstar is building a sales team in Manchester.

Audience fit: B2B · expansion · sales
Build familiarity02

Great to see the move into Manchester, Sofia. Are you starting with one sector or testing a few segments?

Example comment on a public post
Start a conversation03

Hi Sofia! Saw your post about opening in Manchester. How are you finding your first clients up there? I've got a few ideas on choosing which accounts to start with. Happy to share?

Sofia: Yes please, send them over.
Move it forward04

Next conversation: account selection for the Manchester launch

Contact · need · conversation · sales owner
Start with the person. And a real reason.

The right role, the right company and a recent change. There's a concrete reason to talk before a single message goes out.

Make your name familiar.

A thoughtful contribution to the right discussion gives the recipient a reason to view your profile. We refine it so it's clear who you help.

A question that's easy to answer.

Once the connection is accepted, we speak to the recipient's situation. One clear topic and a small ask make the conversation easy to continue.

Give sales more than a name.

When there's interest, the right person on your team gets the full context: the need, the conversation and the agreed next step. A meeting is booked when both sides see a reason.

Illustrative example. People, companies and conversations are fictional.

Trusted by 110+ businesses to grow online.

  • Mercer Consulting, Co.
  • Mercer Consulting, Co.
Colleagues discussing their work at a laptop
Your profile, your network
Engaged with your post
Your expertise. Your voice. Relationships your team can build on.
Social selling on LinkedInSocial selling on LinkedIn

Your next conversation starts before the first message.

Buyers look at your profile before they reply. We help make that first impression clear and the contact relevant, from how you present your offer to how you engage in their feed.

A profile that makes the value clear

Your headline, introduction and relevant proof show who you help and why a conversation is worth their time.

Engagement with something to say

We find discussions where your experience adds value. Comments and connection requests build on real context.

Control over your voice

You approve the direction and messaging. We help with research, drafts and follow-up, with clear ownership at every step.

Social first. Sell second.Social first. Sell second.

Social selling on LinkedIn that earns trust before time

LinkedIn gives you far more context than an inbox. We use it to make the first contact warmer, the timing better and the conversation more relevant.

01
Sofia LindsaySales Director · NorthstarYour profile, your network

A profile worth replying to

We sharpen your headline, About section and proof, so recipients understand who you help before they accept the connection request.

02
Engaged with your post

Great to see the move into Manchester, Sofia. Are you starting with one sector or testing a few segments?

Visibility before the message

Relevant comments and profile visits make your name familiar. When the message arrives, it feels like a natural next step rather than an interruption.

03

Hi Sofia! Saw your post about opening in Manchester. How are you finding your first clients up there? I've got a few ideas on choosing which accounts to start with. Happy to share?

Yes please, send them over.

A conversation, not a pitch

We open with an observation or question that's easy to answer. Your solution only comes in once there's genuine interest.

Illustrative example. People, companies and conversations are fictional.

From prospect to relationshipFrom prospect to relationship

How your LinkedIn lead generation gets started

We start with your offer and your best customers, test a focused audience, learn from the replies and refine the approach with you.

  1. Week 101

    Audience and buying signals

    We define the right companies, roles and triggers, from hiring and expansion to new systems and fresh funding.

  2. Week 102

    Profile and credibility

    We make your profile clear to your audience and prepare messaging for you to approve before launch.

  3. Week 203

    Connection and conversation

    We connect, engage where it's relevant and write messages built on real context.

  4. Ongoing04

    Follow-up and booking

    We follow up without chasing, capture replies and pass interested contacts to the right person on your team.

What you getWhat you get

Everything that turns LinkedIn into a real lead source

We do the groundwork, keep track of every contact and follow up on what moves deals forward. Your sales team gets a clear approach it can keep using.

New Manchester office · new sales team
Sales Director · Northstar
London · 2nd-degree connection
01

ICP and prospect lists

Prioritised accounts, decision makers and clear buying signals.

Sofia LindsaySales Director · NorthstarYour profile, your network
02

Profile optimisation

Headline, About section, offer and proof that build trust.

  1. 01Find the fit
  2. 02Build familiarity
  3. 03Start a conversation
03

Connection sequences

Profile visits, connection requests and messages at the right pace.

Engaged with your post

04

Social warming

Relevant engagement that makes your name familiar before the first ask.

Yes please, send them over.
Move it forward
05

Replies and handover

Interest, objections and bookings handled with clear context.

Follow the relationship
06

Measurement and learning

We track accepted connections, positive replies, meetings and pipeline.

Illustrative example. People, companies and conversations are fictional.

When does LinkedIn lead generation fit?When does LinkedIn lead generation fit?

Best when relationships and trust shape the deal

Usually a strong fit

  • Your buyers are active on LinkedIn
  • You sell B2B with a longer buying cycle
  • Personal credibility affects the decision
  • You want to build a valuable network over time

When we'd suggest something else

  • Your audience rarely uses LinkedIn
  • You need thousands of leads right now
  • You want to automate every interaction
  • The profile has to stay anonymous

Written by people

See the plan before you decideSee the plan before you decide

Name five dream clients. We'll show you the route to a natural conversation.

On a free call we show you the people and signals we find, how your profile should be positioned and the first message we'd test.

More ways to start conversationsMore ways to start conversations

Explore lead generation

LinkedIn is one channel. These are the parts that make up the rest of your outbound engine.

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Cold emailRelevant outreach that starts conversations.Appointment settingQualified B2B meetings in your calendar.ProspectingThe right companies, people and timing.
Common questionsCommon questions

About LinkedIn lead generation

Straight answers on social selling, profiles, automation and results.

LinkedIn lead generation means finding and starting conversations with potential B2B customers on LinkedIn. It covers choosing the right people, profile visits, relevant engagement, connection requests, personal messages and follow-up. The aim is qualified conversations and booked meetings, not the biggest possible number of connections or a flood of automated messages.

Social selling means using your expertise, content and interactions on social networks, mainly LinkedIn in B2B, to build trust with potential customers before you ask for anything. It doesn't replace sales; it makes the first contact warmer and more relevant, so prospects already know who you are when your message arrives.

Yes. A coordinated sequence, where the recipient sees your name on LinkedIn before or between emails, tends to improve recognition and replies. We plan both channels as one joined-up conversation, never as duplicate mass outreach, and keep email within PECR rules for UK recipients.

LinkedIn outreach is personal contact from a real person's profile to chosen decision makers. LinkedIn ads are paid reach to an audience you define. Outreach builds relationships one conversation at a time and costs mainly time; ads reach many people quickly but are less personal. They work well together, for example when ads build familiarity among the accounts you then contact directly.

Not always, but a credible, active profile improves results. A few relevant posts and thoughtful comments give recipients more proof when they check out the sender. We can run LinkedIn outreach without a big content programme, and help you plan simple posts if you want them.

Start with a profile that makes it obvious who you help and how. Then pick the decision makers you want to reach, follow what they post and comment when you have something useful to add. Once your name feels familiar, a connection request and first message become a natural next step rather than an interruption. We can set this up with you and run the outreach side.

Sales Navigator is LinkedIn's paid sales tool. It adds advanced search filters, saved lead and account lists, and alerts when, for example, a contact changes job or a company starts hiring. It makes finding the right people at the right companies much faster. What it doesn't do is the research into why someone is relevant right now, or write a message worth replying to.

LinkedIn lead generation usually comes down to three things: the right selection, a credible profile and personal messages built on real context. Start with a narrow list of companies and roles, use buying signals such as hiring or expansion as your reason to get in touch, and follow up without chasing. Paid reach is a separate track, through LinkedIn ads.

Keep it short, personal and free of any pitch. Say why you want to connect, such as a post they wrote, a shared sector or something that has just happened at their company, and save your offer for later in the conversation. Requests that open with a sales pitch tend to be ignored, which drags down your acceptance rate and makes later messages less likely to be read.

Yes. A campaign is normally built around one or more real people at your company, because buyers reply to people, not logos. We develop the audiences, research, angles and drafts with you, and adapt the setup to how much control you want over approvals and replies.

We use tools where they improve research, prioritisation and workflow, but we avoid aggressive automation that damages your profile or breaks LinkedIn's rules. Relevance, human control and a natural pace always come before volume, which protects both your account and your reputation.

LinkedIn caps weekly connection requests, and the limit can vary with account type and how many of your requests are accepted. LinkedIn changes the exact levels and doesn't always publish them. Getting close to the cap is rarely the point anyway: fewer requests to the right people, each with a personal reason, earn a higher acceptance rate and keep your profile safe.

First conversations often come within a few weeks, though relationship-building carries on well beyond that. In the first week we define the audience and buying signals and tighten up the profile, then outreach begins. The pace depends on your audience, how active they are on LinkedIn and the length of your sales cycle. We don't promise results before we've reviewed those conditions.

It depends on how many profiles we run, how narrow and hard to reach the audience is, how much research and engagement is included, and whether we also handle replies and bookings. One founder's profile targeting a short list of accounts is a different job from several salespeople covering multiple segments. We scope it in a free first meeting and then send a fixed proposal.

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