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title: "Leveraging Github Communities for playbooks"
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# Leveraging Github Communities for playbooks

> [!NOTE]
> Who this article is for:
> 
> **Sales managers** looking to explore additional signals for pipeline generatio

> [!NOTE]
> Availabililty
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> Github signals are a premium signal add-on.

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#### Why Use GitHub Signals?

GitHub signals enable your sales team to identify prospects and customers engaging with your open-source projects. By leveraging these insights, your team can:

- Identify technical champions.
- Personalize outreach based on engagement.
- Build deeper customer relationships.

#### What HG Insights can track from GitHub:

- People starring your repositories.
- People forking your repositories.
- People contributing code or comments to your repositories.
- People opening issues in your repositories.

#### Sales Playbooks Powered by GitHub Signals

Here are a few plays your team can run:

1. **Prospects starring your repositories:** SDRs can initiate outreach and identify technical champions.
2. **Customers contributing to repositories:** CSMs can deepen engagement and nurture relationships.
3. **People opening issues:** AEs/CSMs can identify potential advocates or address concerns proactively.
4. **Prospects actively forking or engaging with repositories:** AEs can recognize buying intent or evaluate technical fit.

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#### Outcomes for Sales Managers

- **Enhanced lead identification:** Discover prospects with technical expertise and interest.
- **Improved customer relationships:** Engage with active contributors and champions.
- **Proactive account management:** Address concerns or recognize advocates early.
- **Accelerated pipeline generation:** Recognize buying signals from technical engagement.

#### Need Help?

If your team doesn’t yet have access to GitHub signals, contact your CSM or reach out to us at product@hginsights.com.