Run #8 Summary

Date: 2026-06-03

Goal: 20 new LinkedIn connections with AI marketers, CMOs, SEO/PR leaders globally

Status: 🔄 In Progress

Strategy This Run

Runs #5, #6, #7 were planned but never executed. Keeping those targets queued. This run focuses on fresh targets not yet approached across three segments:

1. AI SEO practitioners — active on LinkedIn, building real AI workflows for SEO
2. AI marketing leaders / CMOs — exec-level, high credibility
3. International AI marketers — UK, India, global voices for geographic diversity

Connection note angle: Building AI for SEO and AI for PR. Have 22 agents running marketing (SEO, blogs, social media, image/video, emailer, LinkedIn commenter, LinkedIn connection sender, X poster, and more). Want to exchange notes on what is working in AI marketing.

Do NOT mention: slateup.ai

Approach:

1. Comment on 2 posts per target before connecting
2. Comments add genuine value and relate to their specific post
3. Open connection modal with personalized note (under 300 chars)
4. Keep tabs open for Rahil to manually hit Send

Avoid List (All Prior Runs)

Kevin Indig, Tim Soulo, Brian Dean, Rand Fishkin, Justin Welsh, Lara Acosta, Ross Simmonds, Amanda Natividad, Ann Handley, Andy Crestodina, Kieran Flanagan, Marcus Sheridan, Gaetano DiNardi, Dave Gerhardt, Katelyn Bourgoin, Jay Baer, Sangram Vajre, Shama Hyder, Nicolas Cole, Pam Didner, Mark Schaefer, Gini Dietrich, Mike Allton, Jake Ward, Kipp Bodnar, Zain Kahn, Bram Van der Hallen, Ryan Deiss, Scott Brinker, Dharmesh Shah, Ethan Mollick, April Dunford, Chris Do, Peep Laja, Brian Halligan, Melanie Deziel, Rohit Bhargava, Christopher Lochhead, Tamsen Webster, Kate O'Neill, Amanda Goetz, Viola Eva, Mark Organ