Effective Strategies for Finding Company Contacts and Leads

Pontus B. · 2025-03-10 13:49:16.551187+00

Hey everyone, I am a little bit stuck with finding a good way to enrich companies by finding contacts for that company based on set criterias. Right now I am using Apollo to find, I also tried clearbit and likedin search. But I rarely gets any result. Any smart tips on how I can do this another way?

Effective Strategies for Finding Company Contacts and Leads | Clay

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Here are several alternative data enrichment tools you can try: 1. RocketReach - Offers comprehensive contact and company data enrichment capabilities for deeper insights and personalized outreach. 2. ZoomInfo - A powerful platform for finding new contacts and enriching company details. 3. Nimbler - Specializes in contact finding and data enrichment with job and industry-specific search capabilities. 4. People Data Labs - Helps generate segmented lists and find emails using specific query parameters. 5. Snov.io - Focuses on enriching person data from LinkedIn profiles or email addresses. When using Clearbit specifically, you can enhance your results by filtering based on multiple criteria like: ** Company name ** Employment role ** Seniority level ** Job title * Location Try combining multiple tools and adjusting your search criteria for better results.
Sources: Data points: Company Phone | Clay.com Data points: Company Industry | Clay.com Find Contacts with Clearbit Data points: Contact - First Name | Clay.com
Summiya B.
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Pontus B. you can use claygent...go to the add enrichment section choose claygent ai webresearcher...use the prompt .it will give you better results.
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Okay thanks Summiya, do you have any good prompts for that?
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To use Claygent AI Webresearcher for company and contact enrichment: 1. Navigate to the enrichment panel in your Clay workspace 2. Look for the Tools section and find Claygent under AI You can use Claygent to: ** Find company information like 10-K reports ** List company products ** Find company customers ** Determine industry ** Find contact information ** Get details about time spent at firms For best results when searching for contacts, follow this process: 1. Start by finding the basic company information like websites and LinkedIn URLs 2. Use Clay's reverse waterfall enrichment on emails to find LinkedIn profile URLs 3. Use Claygent to scrape the web for any missing profile URLs 4. Extract company domains from LinkedIn profiles 5. Use the gathered information for further company and contact enrichment
Sources: Claygent: AI Web Scraper [Clay 101] - Clay University Personalized outreach at scale that’s a win-win | Clay.com Lead Scoring [Clay 101] - Clay University
Summiya B.
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Use help me to modify your prompt according to your specific criteria ..
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To modify your Claygent AI Webresearcher prompt for specific company and contact search criteria: 1. Use the "Help me" button, which acts as a metaprompter to refine your current prompt for your specific use case. When creating your prompt, follow these best practices: 1. Set Clear Context • Start with a system prompt that explains your goal • Outline the specific type of company/contact information you need 2. Provide Specific Instructions • Break down your requirements step-by-step • Be explicit about what data points you want to find 3. Specify Output Format • Define how you want the information structured • Include requirements about data formatting You can ask Claygent to find various data points such as: ** Company's 10-K reports ** Product information ** Customer lists ** Industry classification ** Contact details ** Time spent at firms
Sources: Personalized outreach at scale that’s a win-win | Clay.com Prompt Engineering Crash Course [Clay 101] - Clay University
David G.
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Hey Pontus, are you looking to assess company fit and then only find contacts for those companies? I made a video that could answer your questions. https://youtu.be/rM9i5sC102Q?si=327KXNgSRJGHqo6-
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To effectively use Claygent AI Webresearcher for company and contact enrichment: 1. Access Claygent: • Navigate to the enrichment panel in your Clay workspace • Find Claygent under the AI section in Tools 2. You can ask Claygent specific questions like: • Finding company's 10-K reports • Listing company products • Identifying company customers • Determining industry classification • Finding contact information • Getting details about time spent at firms 3. Best Practices: • Start with company-level research to identify key information • Use AI for account-level research to reduce time and effort • Make sure you have company social media pages, people's social profiles, or company domains as starting points Claygent is specifically designed for retrieving unstructured data from non-repeatable locations, making it ideal for finding information from various company websites and staff pages.
Sources: Claygent: AI Web Scraper [Automated Outbound] - Clay University Claygent: AI Web Scraper [CRM Enrichment] - Clay University 11 AI Prompts to Automate Prospect Research with Claygent [Automated Outbound] - Clay University Personalized outreach at scale that’s a win-win | Clay.com
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Here are several alternative data enrichment tools you can try: 1. RocketReach - Offers comprehensive contact and company data enrichment capabilities for deeper insights and personalized outreach. 2. ZoomInfo - A powerful platform for finding new contacts and enriching company details. 3. Nimbler - Specializes in contact finding and data enrichment with job and industry-specific search capabilities. 4. People Data Labs - Helps generate segmented lists and find emails using specific query parameters. 5. Snov.io - Focuses on enriching person data from LinkedIn profiles or email addresses. When using Clearbit specifically, you can enhance your results by filtering based on multiple criteria like: ** Company name ** Employment role ** Seniority level ** Job title * Location Try combining multiple tools and adjusting your search criteria for better results.
Sources: Data points: Company Phone | Clay.com Data points: Company Industry | Clay.com Find Contacts with Clearbit Data points: Contact - First Name | Clay.com
Summiya B.
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Pontus B. you can use claygent...go to the add enrichment section choose claygent ai webresearcher...use the prompt .it will give you better results.
Pontus B.
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Okay thanks Summiya, do you have any good prompts for that?
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To use Claygent AI Webresearcher for company and contact enrichment: 1. Navigate to the enrichment panel in your Clay workspace 2. Look for the Tools section and find Claygent under AI You can use Claygent to: ** Find company information like 10-K reports ** List company products ** Find company customers ** Determine industry ** Find contact information ** Get details about time spent at firms For best results when searching for contacts, follow this process: 1. Start by finding the basic company information like websites and LinkedIn URLs 2. Use Clay's reverse waterfall enrichment on emails to find LinkedIn profile URLs 3. Use Claygent to scrape the web for any missing profile URLs 4. Extract company domains from LinkedIn profiles 5. Use the gathered information for further company and contact enrichment
Sources: Claygent: AI Web Scraper [Clay 101] - Clay University Personalized outreach at scale that’s a win-win | Clay.com Lead Scoring [Clay 101] - Clay University
Summiya B.
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Use help me to modify your prompt according to your specific criteria ..
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To modify your Claygent AI Webresearcher prompt for specific company and contact search criteria: 1. Use the "Help me" button, which acts as a metaprompter to refine your current prompt for your specific use case. When creating your prompt, follow these best practices: 1. Set Clear Context • Start with a system prompt that explains your goal • Outline the specific type of company/contact information you need 2. Provide Specific Instructions • Break down your requirements step-by-step • Be explicit about what data points you want to find 3. Specify Output Format • Define how you want the information structured • Include requirements about data formatting You can ask Claygent to find various data points such as: ** Company's 10-K reports ** Product information ** Customer lists ** Industry classification ** Contact details ** Time spent at firms
Sources: Personalized outreach at scale that’s a win-win | Clay.com Prompt Engineering Crash Course [Clay 101] - Clay University
David G.
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Hey Pontus, are you looking to assess company fit and then only find contacts for those companies? I made a video that could answer your questions. https://youtu.be/rM9i5sC102Q?si=327KXNgSRJGHqo6-
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To effectively use Claygent AI Webresearcher for company and contact enrichment: 1. Access Claygent: • Navigate to the enrichment panel in your Clay workspace • Find Claygent under the AI section in Tools 2. You can ask Claygent specific questions like: • Finding company's 10-K reports • Listing company products • Identifying company customers • Determining industry classification • Finding contact information • Getting details about time spent at firms 3. Best Practices: • Start with company-level research to identify key information • Use AI for account-level research to reduce time and effort • Make sure you have company social media pages, people's social profiles, or company domains as starting points Claygent is specifically designed for retrieving unstructured data from non-repeatable locations, making it ideal for finding information from various company websites and staff pages.
Sources: Claygent: AI Web Scraper [Automated Outbound] - Clay University Claygent: AI Web Scraper [CRM Enrichment] - Clay University 11 AI Prompts to Automate Prospect Research with Claygent [Automated Outbound] - Clay University Personalized outreach at scale that’s a win-win | Clay.com
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