Prospecting

Building a good ICP

Industries, company size, roles, signals — and why narrower is better.

Your Ideal Customer Profile drives lead scoring, research and personalization.

  • Start narrow: 1–3 industries, a realistic company-size range and 3–5 job titles.
  • Add buying signals (hiring sales roles, funding, expansion) and negative signals (hiring freeze, competitor just signed).
  • Keep several ICPs if you sell to distinct segments; each campaign targets one ICP.

Scores are transparent: open a lead to see which rules matched. You can adjust rule weights in Settings → Scoring rules.

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