Email Search and Outreach by Sprouts is a Chrome extension designed to enhance the efficiency of networking and outreach on LinkedIn and other professional platforms. It serves as a comprehensive tool for finding, managing, and engaging with contacts.
Key features of Sprouts extension include:
Efficient Contact Search: Easily find and manage contacts from LinkedIn, streamlining your networking process.
Sprouts Integration: Seamlessly connect Sprouts extension with the native Sprouts platform for enhanced data management. You can not only save the contacts but move them to lists and sequences in Sprouts.
Task Management: Create and manage tasks directly within Sprouts extension, including LinkedIn tasks, calls, emails, SMS, WhatsApp messages, meetings, and other outreach activities.
Improved Outreach: Utilize real-time data to enhance email deliverability and open rates, improving the effectiveness of your outreach efforts.
This tool is particularly useful for individuals in sales, marketing, recruitment, or anyone looking to enhance their professional networking efficiency. By integrating multiple functionalities into a single extension, Sprouts extension simplifies the process of managing professional relationships and outreach activities.
How to Install Sprouts extension
Open the Chrome Web Store and search for the Sprouts extension extension. ( recommend the link)
Click on Add to Chrome to install the extension.
Review the permissions required by the extension and click Add extension if you agree.
How to Search Contacts with Sprouts extension
Sprouts extension makes finding LinkedIn contacts easy and quick, streamlining the prospect selection process. Once you've found the contacts, you can seamlessly transfer them to your Sprouts account and integrate them into sequences for immediate action.
Here's how it works:
Access LinkedIn via Chrome and Activate Sprouts extension:
Open your Chrome browser and log in to your LinkedIn account.
Activate Sprouts extension by clicking on the Sprouts extension extension icon in your Chrome toolbar.
Log into your Sprouts account using your credentials or by entering your API key.
Set Your Search Criteria:
Navigate to your LinkedIn feed and enter specific search parameters, such as job titles or industries, in the search bar.
Select the "People" category to filter your search to individual profiles.
Automated Contact Processing with Sprouts extension:
As you scroll through the generated list of potential contacts on LinkedIn, Sprouts extension instantly displays relevant contact details for each profile.
Use the “Reveal details” option in Sprouts extension to access complete information for a contact.
Transfer Contacts to Sprouts:
For an individual contact, click “Move to” and choose the desired list or sequence in your Sprouts account.
To transfer multiple contacts simultaneously, select the contacts that meet your criteria and use the “Reveal details” → “Move to” buttons below.
You can also select ALL contacts on the page.
With the latest update to our Chrome extension, you can now save contacts even if they don't have an email address. By enabling the Save without email toggle in your settings, the system will generate placeholder email addresses for these contacts, allowing them to be saved and moved into LinkedIn sequences. Please note that since the email addresses are autogenerated, such contacts cannot be included in sequences with email steps.
Additionally, you can now filter your contacts by valid or invalid emails, making it easier to push them into the appropriate sequences as needed.
Sprouts extension's Single Search Feature
You can also use the single search feature for effective contact discovery in Sprouts extension. This feature allows you to gather detailed information about specific contacts, which is particularly useful for targeted outreach and personalized communication strategies.
Select a Contact on LinkedIn:
Browse your LinkedIn contacts or search results.
Click on the name or profile of the contact you are interested in within the LinkedIn interface.
Automatic Data Retrieval by Sprouts extension: Sprouts extension automatically gathers and displays the contact's information.
View and Manage Contact Details: Use Sprouts extension's “Reveal details” → “Move to” options to manage the contact in your Sprouts account.
Note: If Accounts are enabled in Sprouts, Sprouts extension also saves the contact’s company information.
People tab in Sprouts extension
When you open the People tab in the extension, you'll find a list of all contacts from your Sprouts account. To access detailed information about a specific contact, simply click on their profile. You can then use the icons at the top to perform various actions:
Move to: Assign the contact to specific Lists or Sequences.
Send Email: Initiate email communication.
Send WhatsApp Message: Available if a phone number is provided.
Change Status: Adjust the contact's status.
Blacklist/Unblacklist: Manage the contact's blacklist status.
How to Use Tasks in Sprouts extension
Tasks in Sprouts extension are events scheduled or planned for specific contacts, covering various activities like LinkedIn tasks, phone calls, manual emails, SMS, WhatsApp messages, meetings, and other outreach efforts. These tasks can be set for future dates or marked as completed, allowing you to easily track your progress and records.
To manage Tasks in Sprouts extension:
Click on the 'Tasks' tab located at the bottom of the extension's pop-up window.
This action will list a comprehensive list of all tasks within your Sprouts account, including those outside of sequences and within sequence tasks.
The quick actions feature at the top allows you to:
Use Filters: Filter tasks by date, task type, sequences, and contact time zone. Select your preferred filters, click 'Apply filters,' and tasks matching your criteria will be displayed.
Launch All Tasks: Initiate execution of all listed tasks.
Create a New Task: Select the type of task, complete the necessary steps, and click 'Create task.'
When opening a task, you can:
Access detailed information about the task and associated contact.
Use the quick actions at the top to:
Snooze the task (it will be snoozed for 24 hours).
Clone the task (create a duplicate of this task).
Edit the task.
Delete the task.
To edit or delete an individual task:
Click on the three vertical dots next to the task.
Choose 'Edit' or 'Delete' as needed.
Bulk Task Deletion:
Delete multiple tasks by selecting them individually or by using the 'All tasks' checkbox at the top.
Make Calls in Sprouts extension
With Sprouts extension, you can seamlessly place calls to your contacts using the Sprouts Cloud Calls functionality. This feature not only facilitates call initiation but also offers options to record conversations, log call information, assign call resolutions, complete call-related tasks, and more.
📌 Getting Started with Cloud Calls:
Before making calls through Sprouts extension, ensure that you have enabled the Cloud Calls feature within the native Sprouts web application.
To make calls in Sprouts extension, follow these steps:
Accessing Tasks: Navigate to the Tasks tab located at the bottom of the interface. Here, you'll find a list of existing tasks and the option to create new ones.
Initiating the Call: Open the needed task and click "Call" to initiate a call.
Quick Tip: You can also use the local dial feature to rent multiple phone numbers, helping Sprouts choose the right one for your contact's area, and improving response rates.Selecting Call Resolutions:
After the call is completed, you'll be prompted to select a call resolution. Choose from a list of default resolutions or create custom call resolutions tailored to your specific needs.Adding Text Notes: If necessary, you can supplement the call task with text notes to capture important details or follow-up actions.
Completing Call Tasks: Upon concluding the call, you'll have several options to proceed with the task:
Complete: Mark the task as completed.
Log the Call: Record the call details without marking the task as complete.
Log & Follow-up: Log the call and create a follow-up task for future action.
Log, Complete & Follow-up: Record the call, mark the task as complete, and create a follow-up task. This option is applicable when the call task is part of a sequence. By choosing "Complete," you finish the task and enable the contact with whom the call task was initiated to progress to the next step in the sequence.
In addition to initiating calls from the Tasks tab, you can also directly place calls from the Dialer and Contact profile tab within Sprouts extension. Please ensure that the feature is enabled in the Sprouts web application and verify that your contacts have valid phone numbers. If you need any more help, don't hesitate to reach out to our support team.