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# Relationship Network

The **Relationship Network** maps connection paths between your team and contacts at the target account. Instead of cold outreach, it helps your sellers leverage existing human connections for warmer introductions.

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Relationship Network requires Deep Intelligence to be activated.
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#### How connections are scored

Each connection is scored based on the strength of evidence:

| Evidence type                         | Score |
| ------------------------------------- | ----- |
| Overlapping tenure + same department  | 100   |
| Overlapping tenure (different dept.)  | 85    |
| Same graduation batch                 | 70    |
| Same department, no overlapping years | 40    |

Individual scores aggregate into three composite indicators shown on each contact card:

* **Relevance Score** — how relevant this contact is to your current selling context
* **Edge Score** — quality of the connection path
* **Match Score** — overall strength of the match

#### Filtering contacts

* **Sort by:** Relevance Score
* **Filter by:** Department, Seniority, Connection type (Past Colleague, Alumni, LinkedIn, Education)
* **Search:** by institution name to find contacts with shared educational background

#### Champion Contacts & Internal Advocates

The Relationship Network includes two specialized views accessible from the top of the tab:

| View                   | Who it shows                                                         |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Champion Contacts**  | People at the target account who previously worked at *your* company |
| **Internal Advocates** | People on *your* team who previously worked at the target account    |

#### Contact Insights

Clicking into a specific connection opens **Contact Insights** — AI-derived intelligence about that contact: relevant initiatives they are associated with, their strategic value, and how to engage them effectively.

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