Overview
The Find LinkedIn Profile from Name and Company action enables you to quickly locate a person's LinkedIn profile using just their first name, last name, and company domain as inputs. This is incredibly useful when you need to research or connect with a specific individual but don't have their exact LinkedIn URL on hand.
By leveraging multiple data sources and fallback options, this action increases the likelihood of finding the right profile even if one source doesn't return a match. The final output is a single LinkedIn URL for the person that can be easily passed to other workflow steps and actions.
Use Cases
Enrich lead data with LinkedIn URLs - When working with a list of sales leads that includes names and companies, you can use this action to automatically append the person's LinkedIn URL to each record. This allows your sales team to easily research prospects and personalize outreach.
Connect with event attendees - After an event or conference, you may have a list of people you met with their names and company affiliations. Run this action on that list to find their LinkedIn profiles so you can connect with them and build the relationship.
Build influencer lists - If you're running a PR or influencer marketing campaign, you can start with a list of influential people and their organizations, then use this action to locate their LinkedIn profiles. You can then analyze their networks and activity to prioritize outreach.
Inputs
First Name - The first name of the person whose LinkedIn profile you want to find.
Example: "John"
Last Name - The last name of the person whose LinkedIn profile you want to find.
Example: "Smith"
Company Domain - The domain name of the company the person works at. Do not include "www." or "https://".
Example: "acmecorp.com"
Should the workflow continue if this fails? (optional) - Toggle on if you want the workflow to proceed even if no LinkedIn profile is found for the person. Default is off.
Output Message (optional) - A custom message to output if the action fails and the "continue on failure" toggle is enabled.
Example: "LinkedIn profile not found for this person."
Outputs
This action outputs the person's LinkedIn profile URL, if found.
If no profile could be definitively matched, the action will output an error object by default. If the "continue on failure" option is enabled, it will output the custom failure message.
Troubleshooting
What happens when multiple potential profiles are found - the action will try to find the best match for the person based on the name and company domain inputs. If multiple potential profiles are found, it will return the most likely match.
Partial names can cause issues - the more accurate and complete the input data, the higher the chances of finding the right LinkedIn profile. Avoid abbreviations or partial names if possible.
Running into an error - If the action returns an error, double check that the name is spelled correctly and the right company domain was provided. You can also try enabling the "continue on failure" option to allow the workflow to proceed.