LinkedIn & Email Automation
Engage candidates across Email, LinkedIn & SMS.
Orchestrate campaigns across Email, LinkedIn, and SMS while keeping LinkedIn actions under user control. Prepare each LinkedIn step for review and use only the options authorized for the connected account. Multi-channel outreach drives 24% higher ROI than single-channel efforts, and top-performing campaigns integrate 2 to 3 touchpoints across different channels to increase familiarity and trust.
Reach candidates where they are
Candidates don't live on a single platform. Create multi-step workflows that combine emails, LinkedIn messages, and texts. Conditional branching can prepare the next LinkedIn task when a candidate opens an email without replying; the account owner reviews that task before taking the action.
- Multi-channel sequences: Combine Email, LinkedIn, and SMS in one workflow, with LinkedIn steps prepared for user approval.
- Smart timing: AI optimizes send times based on candidate timezone and engagement patterns.
- Conditional logic: Automatically adapt the next step based on candidate behavior: opens, clicks, replies, or no engagement.
- Auto-pause on reply: The sequence stops immediately when a candidate responds on any channel, preventing awkward duplicate messages.
Personalize every message at scale
Generic messages get ignored. Leonar uses AI to generate personalized intros, custom variables, and contextual messaging that feels hand-written. The AI reads the candidate's profile, identifies relevant talking points like recent career moves, shared connections, or notable projects, and weaves them into your outreach. Go a step further with AI sequence variables: drop a token like {{ai_icebreaker}} into any step, write one short prompt for it, and Leonar generates a unique line for each recipient at send time, with a required fallback so the message always ships clean. The result is a message that feels genuinely personal, even when you are contacting hundreds of candidates per week.
- AI-powered personalization: Generate unique openings based on candidate profiles and experience.
- Dynamic variables: Insert custom fields like company, role, skills, and mutual connections automatically.
- AI sequence variables: Add an {{ai_icebreaker}} variable to any step and write one prompt for it. The line is generated per recipient at send time from their profile, and a required fallback means the message never goes out with a broken token.
- Template library: Access a library of high-performing message templates tested across thousands of outreach campaigns in your industry.
- Tone & language control: Set the tone from casual to formal, and the AI adapts the writing style to match your brand voice.
Track & optimize your campaigns
Know exactly what's working. Monitor open rates, reply rates, and conversion metrics across all channels in real-time. Leonar tracks performance at every step of every sequence, so you can identify which channel, message, or timing drives the most positive responses. Over time, these insights let you continuously refine your approach and improve your results week after week.
- Real-time analytics: Track opens, clicks, replies, and positive responses per step and channel.
- A/B testing: Test different subject lines, messages, and sequences to find what converts best.
- Channel comparison: See side-by-side which channel (Email, LinkedIn, SMS) performs best for each role or market.
- Campaign ROI tracking: Measure cost-per-reply and cost-per-placement to prove the value of your outreach investment.
| Feature | Leonar Platform | Old School Methods |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | Email + LinkedIn + SMS | Single channel only |
| Personalization | AI-generated, contextual | Manual copy-paste |
| Follow-ups | Automated multi-step | Manual tracking in spreadsheets |
| Analytics | Real-time per channel | No visibility |
Built for Recruiters Who Need Speed
For Agency Owners & Boutique Firms
Scale your outreach without scaling your team. Run personalized campaigns for multiple clients simultaneously while maintaining quality and compliance. A single recruiter can manage 5 to 10 active sequences at once, reaching hundreds of candidates per week with messages that feel individually crafted.
For In-House Talent Acquisition Teams
Engage passive talent proactively. Build talent pipelines with automated nurture sequences that keep candidates warm until the right role opens. Multi-channel outreach is especially effective for hard-to-fill technical and executive roles where candidates rarely respond to a single cold email.
For Freelance Recruiters & Sourcers
Multiply your reach. Automate the repetitive follow-ups so you can focus on building relationships and closing placements faster. With Leonar handling the scheduling, sending, and tracking, you can compete with larger agencies on outreach volume while keeping the personal touch that wins candidates over.
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Learn moreFrequently asked questions
Which channels can I use in a Leonar outreach sequence?
Leonar lets you combine Email, LinkedIn and SMS or WhatsApp in one workflow. LinkedIn steps are prepared for user approval and remain subject to the options and limits shown by the connected account.
What happens when a candidate replies during a sequence?
The sequence pauses automatically the moment a candidate responds on any channel. This prevents awkward duplicate messages and makes sure no one keeps getting follow-ups after they have already engaged.
How does Leonar personalize messages at scale?
The AI reads each candidate profile, picks out relevant details like recent career moves, shared connections or notable projects, and weaves them into your message. The result feels hand-written even when you contact hundreds of candidates per week.
Can I track how my campaigns are performing?
Yes. Leonar tracks open rates, reply rates and conversions in real time at every step and on every channel. You can run A/B tests and compare channels side by side to see what drives the most positive responses.
Does multi-channel outreach actually get better results?
Multi-channel outreach drives about 24% higher ROI than single-channel efforts, and the best campaigns use 2 to 3 touchpoints across different channels. Combining email, LinkedIn and texting is especially effective for hard-to-reach passive candidates.