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title: LinkedIn Integration in Salesforce
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# LinkedIn Integration in Salesforce

## Overview

Salesforce supports a free LinkedIn integration that surfaces a LinkedIn profile card directly on contact and lead records. Sales reps can view a matched profile and send messages without leaving Salesforce, reducing context-switching and keeping outreach activity centralized.

This integration was identified as a quick win for [[wiki/clients/quarra-stone/index|Quarra Stone]] during their lead-to-opportunity workflow buildout, where reps need to research and contact prospects efficiently.

## How It Works

Once installed, a LinkedIn card appears on the contact or lead record. Salesforce attempts to match the record to a LinkedIn profile using:

- **Company name**
- **Contact name**
- **Job title**

If a match is found, the profile is displayed inline. Reps who are logged into LinkedIn can follow the contact or send a direct message from within the card.

## Setup

- The integration is installed via the Salesforce AppExchange (free tier available)
- Each user must log into LinkedIn through the card on their first use — this is a per-user step, not a one-time admin setup
- No Sales Navigator license is required for basic profile viewing and messaging

> **Note:** LinkedIn Sales Navigator offers a deeper paid integration with additional prospecting features. Confirm whether the free integration meets team needs before evaluating Sales Navigator.

## Use Cases

- **Lead research:** Quickly verify a new lead's role, seniority, and company before first contact
- **Outreach:** Send a LinkedIn connection request or message directly from the lead/contact record
- **Account-based prospecting:** Identify the right decision-maker at a target firm without switching to a browser tab

## Considerations

- Match accuracy depends on data quality in Salesforce (name, title, and company must be reasonably complete)
- The integration requires each rep to have a personal LinkedIn account
- Activity logged via LinkedIn (messages sent, connections made) is not automatically written back to Salesforce activity history — reps should log these manually or via a task

## Related

- [[wiki/clients/quarra-stone/index|Quarra Stone]]
- [[wiki/clients/quarra-stone/2026-02-06-lead-to-opportunity-workflow|Quarra Stone — Lead-to-Opportunity Workflow Call]]
- [[wiki/knowledge/salesforce/outlook-integration|Outlook Integration in Salesforce]]
- [[wiki/knowledge/salesforce/teams-integration|Microsoft Teams Integration in Salesforce]]