Overview
The Apollo Chrome extension unlocks Apollo functionality in many of the tools that you use every day, including LinkedIn, Gmail, Salesforce, HubSpot, as well as many of the major brand websites across the internet.
You must first install the Apollo Chrome extension to use in-app Apollo functionality. Check out Install the Apollo Chrome Extension to get started.
The following sections provide high-level details of how the extension can be used with each tool, and includes links to more robust articles with specific instructions on using the extension.
When you use LinkedIn, the Apollo extension enables you to find new prospects and access verified data for direct mobile numbers and email addresses. You can also:
- View all the available information that Apollo has about a contact, including insights such as signals and scores.
- Email contacts directly from the extension.
- Call contacts through Apollo.
- Add contacts directly to lists and sequences.
- Create follow-up tasks such as calling or emailing a contact.
Check out Prospect on LinkedIn to learn how to use the Apollo extension with LinkedIn.
Apollo doesn't remove EU-based or UK-based contacts from the Apollo Chrome Extension. As a result, Apollo strongly recommends that you use caution and double-check a prospect's location on LinkedIn when prospecting contacts from the extension. Make sure you stay GDPR compliant before you enroll them in your multichannel outreach strategy.
Gmail
The Apollo extension adds new tools to your Gmail mailbox, including the ability to:
- Track individual emails.
- Add email templates and snippets to your emails.
- Provide meeting links so prospects schedule meetings with you.
- Receive real-time desktop notifications while you use the Chrome browses and set nudges to remind yourself to follow up on emails.
If you've linked Salesforce to your Apollo account, you can also log all outgoing emails to Salesforce by default, and automatically associate and log emails to the most recent Salesforce opportunity tied to the contact you're emailing.
Check out Use the Apollo Chrome Extension in Gmail for more details on how to use the extension in Gmail.
If your team uses Microsoft Outlook instead of Gmail, you can also use Apollo features. Check out Integrate Apollo with Outlook to learn how to set up and use the Outlook integration.
Google Calendar
The Apollo extension provides a variety of information about contacts directly in Google Calendar, including pre-meeting insights that help you prepare for meetings and research contacts in depth.
Check out Use the Apollo Chrome Extension in Google Calendar to learn more.
You can also use the extension to research your upcoming meetings directly in Google Calendar. Pre-meeting insights can provide info on a company's priorities, identify decision makers in a meeting, and surface critical information such as objections from past meetings with prospects.
For more information on how to use these options, refer to Use the Apollo Chrome Extension in Google Calendar.
Salesforce
The Apollo extension works natively in Salesforce to unlock a variety of Apollo features, including the ability to:
- View the full Apollo profile of any contact or account in Salesforce.
- Add your Salesforce contacts directly to Apollo lists and sequences.
- Create and log new tasks.
- Call contacts.
Check out Connect Apollo to Your Salesforce Account for help with connecting your Salesforce account to Apollo. Then, head to the integrations page in Apollo to get set up.
When you install the extension and connect your Salesforce account to Apollo, Apollo logs outgoing emails to the most recently updated Salesforce opportunity for that account.
HubSpot
Use the Apollo extension natively in HubSpot to streamline your prospecting workflow between the 2 platforms. You can:
- View the full Apollo profile of any contact or account in HubSpot.
- Add your HubSpot contacts directly to Apollo lists and sequences.
- Create and log new tasks.
- Call contacts.
Check out Integrate HubSpot with Apollo for help with connecting your HubSpot account to Apollo. Then, head to the integrations page in Apollo to get set up.
When you install the extension and connect your HubSpot account to Apollo, Apollo logs outgoing emails to the most recently updated HubSpot opportunity for that account.
All Websites
The Apollo extension provides the ability to prospect directly from many corporate websites. You can email prospects directly from the extension, access company firmographics details, and surface lookalike companies via Apollo's AI.
To learn more, check out Use the Apollo Chrome Extension Across All Websites.
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