Colleague’s Prev Company is Your Customer

When a prospect's colleague previously worked at one of your customer companies, it creates a powerful social proof opportunity.

This insight enables you to reference successful implementations that their trusted colleagues have experienced firsthand.

When a prospect's colleague posts about relevant pain points, it creates a natural opening for conversation backed by internal validation.

Why does this insight matter?

  • Leverages existing trust between colleagues
  • Provides credible internal reference points
  • Creates natural warm introduction opportunities
  • Validates your solution's effectiveness in similar contexts

Example Payload

{
  "insightType": "colleaguePreviousCustomer",
  "text": "Jim Farley's colleague, Jeremy Smith, held various sales leadership roles at ServiceNow, a current Pure Storage customer, from January 2013 to June 2019.",
  "data": {
    "colleague": {
      "name": "Jeremy Smith",
      "currentCompany": "Ford",
      "previousCompany": {
        "name": "ServiceNow",
        "status": "Current Pure Storage customer",
        "positions": [
          {
            "title": "VP, Sales",
            "duration": "January 2018 to June 2019"
          },
          {
            "title": "Chief of Staff | GTM Strategy, EMEA",
            "duration": "January 2016 to January 2018"
          },
          {
            "title": "Director of Sales, Major Accounts",
            "duration": "January 2013 to January 2016"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "countOfColleagues": 1,
    "countOfCompanies": 1,
    "customers": "ServiceNow"
  }
}

Example Output

"Jim,

Noticed your colleague Jeremy Smith spent 6 years in sales leadership at ServiceNow.

They've been a great Pure Storage customer since implementing our solution for their global sales team.

Interested in hearing how we helped ServiceNow achieve similar results to what Jeremy's team experienced?"