How to Optimize Your Ren Account for Better Signal and Less Noise

Optimizing your Ren account can significantly improve the relevance of the updates and alerts you see, ensuring that you focus on the information that matters most. Follow these steps to make the most of your Ren account:

1. Connect Key Contact Sources to Your Ren Account

The first step is to ensure that the right contact sources are connected to your Ren account. These sources are where your important work-related contacts are located, and more sources can be added in the settings section.

• Recommended Contact Sources:
  • Target List: Import a contact list from Excel or your CRM to add specific contacts you're focused on. The required information to upload a contact list is First Name, Last Name, and Company. You can easily upload any target list to Ren on your computer here.
  • Work Email: Connect your work email (Outlook or Gmail) to import all relevant contacts.
  • iOS: only recommended for users that keep business relevant contacts on their iPhone.

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The more contact sources you connect, the more powerful and personalized your Ren feed becomes.

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2. Use VIP and Unfollow to Manage Contacts and Companies

You can control how often you see updates from certain contacts by using the VIP and Unfollow functions.

• VIP Contacts and Companies: Think of VIPing a contact (or company) as turning the brightness all the way up on that person (or company). You'll now receive more frequent and prominent alerts about them.
  • To VIP Contacts in Bulk:
    1. Go to your Ren Rolodex and search for a company or a specific role (e.g., "CFO").
    2. Click the "Edit" button, select all contacts that match your search, and choose "VIP" to prioritize them.
• Unfollow Contacts and Companies: Unfollowing a contact (or company) is like turning the light off—you’ll no longer see updates or alerts about them.
  • To Unfollow Contacts in Bulk:
    1. Search for a company or position in your Rolodex. (Like your own company, for example.)
    2. Click "Edit," select all, and choose "Unfollow" to remove those contacts from your feed.

3. Adjust Ren Alerts with Thumbs Up or Down

You can further refine your feed by rating the relevance of Ren alerts.

• Thumbs Up: Click the thumbs-up button on alerts you find useful. This signals the system to prioritize similar alerts, giving you more of what you want to see.
• Thumbs Down: Click the thumbs-down button on irrelevant alerts. This reduces the frequency of that type of update.