{"id":"sales-linkedin-note-after-panel","audience":"sales","category":"sales-work","technique":"constraints","track":"sales","level":"beginner","title":"Write a LinkedIn connection note with no sales pitch","free":false,"task":"You saw Imani Brooks speak on a panel about returns fraud and want to connect on LinkedIn. Connection notes are capped, so keep it under 45 words. Mention her panel point about \"wardrobing\", don't pitch your product or ask for a meeting, and sign it \"Marcus\". Plain text. Start the note with \"Hi Imani,\".","materialLabel":"Your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Imani Brooks - Director of Loss Prevention, Fernway Outfitters (outdoor apparel, 60 stores)\nSaw her on the \"Returns Are the New Shrink\" panel, Midwest Retail Ops Summit, Chicago, Oct 28.\nHer best point: \"wardrobing\" - people buying a jacket for one trip and returning it worn - is now their #1 return-fraud cost, bigger than receipt fraud.\nShe also said they still review flagged returns by hand, about 900 a week.\n\nMe: Marcus Lee, AE at ReturnSense\nOur product: AI scoring of returns at the register, flags likely wardrobing, cut manual reviews 35% at one customer (Delmar Sports).\nGoal: get her to accept, then follow up in a couple of weeks with a case study.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":45},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Sneaking in a pitch","why":"The AI sees your product notes and works them in, which makes people decline the request.","fix":"Add: \"No pitch: don't mention my product, results or a meeting.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Generic compliments","why":"\"Loved your talk!\" is what the AI writes when you don't name the point that stuck with you.","fix":"Add: \"Mention her point about wardrobing.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"No sign-off or a full one","why":"The AI either skips the name or adds a title and company.","fix":"Add: \"Sign it: Marcus\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and runs long when you only give a total like 45 words.","fix":"Cap each part instead, like \"2 sentences, each under 15 words,\" so the total lands well under 45.","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Forgetting it's plain text","why":"AI adds bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in a LinkedIn note.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text only. No bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Rules out the pitch","patterns":["no pitch","don'?t (pitch|sell|mention (my|our) product)","no (meeting|call|demo)"]},{"label":"Names the panel point","patterns":["wardrob"]},{"label":"Sets the sign-off","patterns":["sign","marcus"]},{"label":"Sets a size","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","under \\d+","short","\\d+\\s*(sentences|lines)"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"A connection note earns an accept, not a meeting. Tell the AI the one detail to mention, what to leave out and how short to keep it.","rubricLabels":["Mentions her panel point about wardrobing (worn items bought for one use and returned)","Does not mention ReturnSense, its features, the 35% result or Delmar Sports, and does not ask for a call, demo or meeting","Ends with the sign-off \"Marcus\", and starts with \"Hi Imani,\""]}