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Email or LinkedIn follow-up after an event: which one?

Email for seriousness, LinkedIn for low friction: decide based on the person.

The right channel is the one that gets a reply

After an event you usually have two options: email (more “formal”) and LinkedIn (more “frictionless”). The best strategy is simple: email if you have it, LinkedIn if you don’t.

When email is the best choice

  • You promised something (doc, intro, demo, quote).
  • The contact is corporate (process, assistants, forwarding).
  • You want a clear next step (15-min call, meeting).

When LinkedIn is the best choice

  • No reliable email (missing or generic).
  • Independents / small teams often reply faster there.
  • You want a light first step before proposing a call.

A simple sequence (no spam)

  1. D+1: first message (email if possible).
  2. D+7: one short follow-up.
  3. Then: tag as “later” instead of chasing.

Where LetsLigo helps

The key is not the channel: it’s keeping context (where you met, what you discussed, next step) so your message feels natural.

A LetsLigo use case for you

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