Note:  this post was updated on 7/15/14 to reflect changes to the LinkedIn export connections process.  

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network. According to CMO.com, LinkedIn's user base now stands at more than 259 million people and counting, up 38 percent year-over-year. It's a great tool for professional networking and I hope you are taking advantage of it.

But did you know you can use LinkedIn and Voodoo together to enhance your success? It's easy to export your LinkedIn connections as a CSV file, then import them into your Voodoo system.

Here's how:

Quick-Tip:  Export Your LinkedIn Connections and Import into Voodoo

From LinkedIn, you can export connections from the Contact Settings page. Only the full name, email address, current employer, and position are exported. To export your connections list:

1) Login to your LinkedIn account and move your cursor over and select Connections.

2) Click the Settings icon near the top right that looks like a gear. 

3) Under Advanced Settings on the right, click Export LinkedIn Connections

4) Enter the security text if prompted.

5) Click Export.

6) Save the file somewhere you can easily find it, like your computer's desktop. 

Note: If you're using Internet Explorer and you see a yellow pop-up blocker across the top of the page, click the yellow bar and then select Download File.

Now you have a CSV file that you can import into your Voodoo account.  Always review your list to comply with anti-spam law and to be sure you are emailing people who have a legitimate interest in your content, company, or what you offer.

Need some help importing the CSV file into your Voodoo account? Click to watch this video Quick Tip.     

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This Voodoo feature is a jump-starter and a time-saver — the easiest way to upload your email contacts into Voodoo. 

If you store email address books in more than one place, you're not alone.  Most people have separate personal and professional address books, both locally on their PC and in the Cloud. 

Now you can access common email address books from within your Voodoo account and import contacts directly.  No export-to-import, no field mapping, no pesky csv files — just a few simple steps and you're done.

Voodoo Feature - Import Contacts Directly from Your Address Book

Here's what you do:

eVideo Launcher Users:

1) Step 1: Choose your campaign

2) Step 2:  Choose Recipients, select I want to import contacts from address book and name your contact list

3) Click the Import Contacts from my Address Book button

4) Select your email provider from the list.  If asked, Allow Access. 

5) Your contacts will appear in a checklist.  You can select All or None with the checkbox at the upper left, or select individual contacts.

6) Click Next to import your selected contacts.  It only takes a few seconds!

Campaign Manager Users:

1) Click into the Contact Lists feature.

2) Click Add a New Contact List or Manage Contacts to add contacts to a list that already exists. (Bonus: contacts added to a pre-existing list are automatically de-duplicated.)

3) Select Import Contacts from my Address Book.

4) Select your email provider from the list. If asked, Allow Access.

5) Your contacts will appear in a checklist.  You can select All or None with the checkbox at the upper left, or select individual contacts. 

6) Click Next to import your selected contacts.  It only takes a few seconds!
 

Campaign Manager and eVideo Launcher users can access this feature right now by logging into your Voodoo account. (It works equally well on a Mac or PC.)

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