Track Warm Intro Requests Across Your Network
The problem
AEs lose track of warm intro requests sent via email and LinkedIn. Follow-ups fall through the cracks.
Implementation steps
- 1
Create Google Sheet template: prospect name, mutual connection, request date, status
- 2
Set up Zapier to watch Gmail for sent emails containing "intro to"
- 3
Parse email body to extract prospect and connection names
- 4
Auto-populate Google Sheet row
- 5
Set up weekly Zapier reminder for intros pending over 7 days
Template outline
The structure to recreate in your own workspace. Field names and thresholds are starting points.
Google Sheets Columns:
- Prospect Name | Company | Mutual Connection | Date Requested | Status | Notes
Zapier Flow:
1. Gmail trigger: New sent email with subject or body containing "introduction"
2. AI Formatter: Extract prospect and connector names
3. Google Sheets: Append row
4. Schedule: Weekly search for rows where Status = "Pending" AND Date > 7 days ago
5. Gmail: Send reminder email to AEKeep going
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