How To Use LinkedIn Sales Navigator Alerts? (2026 Guide)

If you're not using LinkedIn Sales Navigator alerts yet, you're missing out on one of the easiest ways to personalize your outreach.

These real-time notifications give you the perfect excuse to message a lead without sounding cold or salesy.

In this guide, I'll show you:

• What Sales Navigator alerts are
• Where to find your alerts
• The different types of alerts you can get
• How to manage alerts
• How to set up alerts
• How to turn alerts into conversations that convert

Let's dive in.

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What Are Sales Navigator Alerts?

Sales Navigator Alerts are real-time notifications about your saved leads and accounts lists.

It's very useful if you do LinkedIn account based marketing.

You get notified when something important happens:

• They switch jobs
• Share a post
• Get mentioned in the news
• Or even view your profile.

They help you keep tabs on your prospects so you can send timely, relevant messages instead of cold, generic ones.

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Where Are Alerts on Sales Navigator?

On Sales Navigator, you can find alerts in 2 places:

1. On your Sales Navigator homepage
2. In your email inbox

Sales Navigator Homepage

Just log into your Sales Navigator dashboard.

Alerts will appear in the middle of your screen.

You'll see updates from your saved leads and accounts, sorted by relevance.

Email

You can receive email digests summarizing the latest alerts.

These are great for staying in the loop even when you're not actively prospecting.

What Kind of Alerts Can You Get From Sales Navigator?

You'll get two main types of alerts: Account Alerts and Lead Alerts.

These alerts help you time your outreach and personalize your messaging based on what's happening with your leads and target companies.

Account Alerts

Here are the 4 different types of account alerts:

Account Shared Update

When a saved account posts something on LinkedIn, you'll know. Great opportunity to comment, like, and get noticed.

Account Growth

This means the company has posted new jobs recently. They're growing.

More growth = more budget = more sales opportunities.

New Decision Makers

Sales Navigator alerts you when employees are leaving or joining a saved account. It's perfect to identify new decision makers.

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Account Slowing Growth

You'll get this when a saved account is shrinking or slowing down hiring.

Not the best time to do prospecting.

Lead Alerts

Here are all the alerts you can get about individual leads you've saved.

Lead Changed Jobs

Follow up and congratulate them. A new job often means new tools and vendors.

Lead Changed Roles

They stayed in the same company but got promoted or switched teams. Use that in your messaging.

Lead Shares

Your lead shared something. Like it, comment on it, or reference it in your message.

Lead Viewed Profile

They're checking you out. Don't waste that signal — reach out while you're still top of mind.

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How To Manage Sales Navigator Alerts

You can filter or adjust alerts to stay focused.

For that, you have 3 steps:

1. Go to your Sales Navigator homepage
2. Click on "In-Product notifications"
3. Toggle the alerts you want (or don't want to receive)

Step 1: Go to your Sales Navigator homepage

On the Sales Navigator homepage you have to:

1. Click on your profile picture at the top right of your screen.
2. Then click on "Settings"

Step 2: Click on "In-Product notifications"

You are now on the Settings page.

Here you just have to click on "In-product notifications". It's on the left part of your screen.

Step 3: Toggle the alerts you want (or don't want to receive)

On this page, you can turn on, or turn off every single notification and alert.

For example you can be notified when:

• A lead viewed your profile
• A lead started a position at a new company
• An account just announced new funding
• A lead has engaged with posts from your company
• Etc

How To Set Up Alerts on LinkedIn Sales Navigator

You won't get any alerts unless you've saved leads or accounts first.

So before anything else, you need to build your list.

Method 1: Save a single lead or account from Sales Navigator

When you're using Sales Navigator's search filters and spot an interesting lead or company:

• Click "Save" next to their name
• Choose the list you want to save them to (or create a new one)

That's it. You've just activated alerts for that profile.

Method 2: Save from a Sales Navigator profile page

When you're on a lead or company profile inside Sales Navigator:

• Click the "Save" button at the top of the page
• Pick the list or create a new one

You'll now receive alerts when that person changes jobs, shares something, views your profile, and more.

Method 3: Save directly from LinkedIn

You can even save leads and accounts from standard LinkedIn, if you have Sales Navigator.

• Go to a LinkedIn profile
• Click "Save in Sales Navigator" (you'll see this option if your account is linked)

Super useful when browsing casually but still want to track someone.

Method 4: Save in bulk from Sales Navigator

Want to save time and set alerts for multiple leads or accounts at once? Here's how to do it:

1. Run a search using either the Lead or Account filters
2. Click "Select All" (top-left of the results)
3. Hit "Save to List" and choose your list

That's it — you've just activated alerts for everyone you selected.

How To Use Sales Navigator Alerts For Lead Generation

This is where alerts become powerful.

Whenever you get an alert (job change, content share, profile view...), use it as an icebreaker in your message.

Example:

This is way more effective than a cold pitch.

Why? Because it's timely, relevant, and shows that you've done your homework.

Final Thoughts

Sales Navigator Alerts are like cheat codes to find decision makers. They give you real-time reasons to message your leads without sounding pushy or random.

So if you're using Sales Navigator, don't just scroll — use alerts to start conversations that convert.

Want to go further? Use a tool like GiveMeLeads to export your leads and turn Sales Navigator into a real sales machine.

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