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LinkedIn Prospect Discovery

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Enter a company name or LinkedIn URL and PQ Intel discovers the decision-makers who follow that company, engage with its content, or post about relevant topics. Automated prospect discovery and enrichment — no manual Sales Navigator search required.

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Enter target

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Company name, LinkedIn URL, or account you want to prospect into.

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Discover followers

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Apify scrapes company followers and posting activity to find relevant profiles.

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Match ICP

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Each discovered person is validated against your ICP config before enrichment.

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Enrich & engage

Email, company data, tech stack, and score — all in one click. Ready to reach out.

How it works, step by step

1. Input your target

Enter a company name, LinkedIn company URL, or upload a CSV of up to 50 target accounts. The system normalises each input to a canonical LinkedIn company page before any scraping begins.

2. Apify scrape runs

An Apify actor scrapes the company's follower list and recent posting activity. It collects name, title, seniority, function, and engagement data for each follower — typically returning 200-2,000 profiles per company.

3. ICP filter applied

Each scraped profile is scored against your ICP configuration — industry, job function, seniority, company size, and keyword signals. Profiles below threshold are discarded before any enrichment spend.

4. Enrichment cascade

Passing prospects enter the 8-stage contact waterfall — website crawl, GitHub, Twitter, Hunter.io, pattern generation, Apollo.io, Clearbit, SMTP verify. The waterfall stops at the first verified deliverable email.

5. Scoring and routing

Each enriched prospect receives a composite ICP score (Hot/Warm/Cold). You can push them directly to your pipeline kanban, enrol in a campaign, or export to CSV.

6. Ongoing refresh

Re-run discovery on the same company periodically. New followers, job changes, and engagement shifts are captured automatically. Your prospect list stays current without manual effort.

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Discovery pipeline
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From company name to prospect list

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PQ Intel uses Apify-scraped LinkedIn data to discover who follows a target company and who engages with their posts. The discovery pipeline identifies decision-makers by role, seniority, and function — filtered against your ICP before a single enrichment call is made.

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This means SDRs spend time on prospects that match, not on raw lists of anyone who clicked "Follow." The same pipeline works for expansion accounts, competitor audiences, and partner ecosystems.

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[LinkedIn prospect discovery flow — company name in, scored prospects out]
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One-click enrichment
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Discovery and enrichment in a single flow

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Once a prospect is discovered, the 8-stage enrichment waterfall runs automatically — website crawl, GitHub, Twitter, Hunter.io, Apollo.io, Clearbit, pattern generation, SMTP verify — finding a deliverable email or reporting that one doesn't exist.

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Company data, funding stage, tech stack, and recent hires are pulled alongside the contact. The result is a fully enriched prospect record, scored against your ICP, ready for outreach — without switching between four tools.

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[Enriched prospect card — email, company data, score, signal history]
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Three use cases, one discovery pipeline

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For SDRs — Sarah

Find prospects at named accounts

Sarah manages 15 target accounts. She enters each company name, PQ Intel discovers the decision-makers following each organisation, enriches them in one click, and she starts outreach — all from a single platform without switching tabs.

For Account Executives — Marcus

Identify expansion accounts

Marcus discovers who follows his existing customers on LinkedIn. He finds prospects at similar companies and competitor accounts — warm leads that already recognise his brand — and expands his territory without cold-list building.

For Recruiters — Elena

Find passive candidates at competitor companies

Elena discovers employees at competitor organisations who follow relevant topics in her space. Prospect discovery doubles as talent sourcing — she finds qualified passive candidates who haven't applied anywhere.

For Marketing Managers — David

Build lookalike audiences

David enters his best customer's LinkedIn page and discovers who follows them. He exports the audience profile for lookalike targeting on LinkedIn Ads and retargets the same audience with custom content campaigns.

For Partnership Teams — Nina

Map partner ecosystems

Nina discovers employees at partner organisations who follow industry trends and engage with co-marketing content. She uses the prospect list to build integration partnerships and joint pipeline opportunities.

Three situations where this pays off

New territory entry

You're expanding into a new vertical or geographic market and need to build a prospect list from scratch. Enter 5-10 target companies and let the discovery pipeline surface every relevant decision-maker following those accounts — no LinkedIn search required.

Competitive displacement

A competitor just raised funding or launched a product. Enter their LinkedIn company page, discover their followers and engagers, and identify which of your target accounts are also following them. Prioritise outreach to companies showing interest in both you and the competitor.

Event follow-up

Your CEO spoke at a conference and the company page gained new followers. Run discovery on the company page post-event, find the new followers who match your ICP, and send outreach while your brand is still top of mind — before they forget who you are.

Automated discovery vs manual search

Sales Navigator is a search tool — you run queries, export lists, then enrich in another tool. PQ Intel automates the discovery and enrichment in a single flow, cutting hours of manual work.

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CapabilityPQ IntelSales Navigator
Company follower discoveryAutomatedManual search
ICP validation pre-enrichmentYesNo
Contact enrichment (email, company, tech)Built-inSeparate tool
Composite ICP scoringYesNo
End-to-end flowOne clickManual
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Related features

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LinkedIn prospect discovery connects to the full pipeline. Explore how:

ICP Configuration

Discovered prospects are validated against your ICP before enrichment.

Composite Signal Scoring

Every discovered prospect gets scored Hot, Warm, or Cold automatically.

Contact Discovery & Email Verification

Enrich discovered prospects with the 8-stage waterfall for verified emails.

Pipeline Kanban

Move discovered prospects from discovery to closed-won on one board.

Multi-Channel Campaigns

Enroll discovered prospects into automated outreach sequences.

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Frequently asked questions

01 How does PQ Intel discover LinkedIn prospects?

Uses Apify-based scraping of LinkedIn company followers and posting activity, combined with your ICP.

02 Is this a replacement for Sales Navigator?

Sales Navigator is manual search. PQ Intel automates discovery.

03 Can I combine with other channels?

Yes. Prospects are enriched, added to pipeline, and enrolled in multi-channel campaigns.

04 Does it work for RU platforms?

Yes, we also discover prospects across additional professional networks.

05 How accurate are discovered contacts?

All pass through the 8-stage contact waterfall including SMTP verification.

06 Do I need my own LinkedIn Sales Navigator license?

No. PQ Intel uses Apify-based scraping that does not require a Sales Navigator subscription. You do need a standard LinkedIn account for the scraping process.

07 Can I discover prospects at multiple companies at once?

Yes. You can batch-upload a list of company names or LinkedIn URLs and the discovery pipeline processes them sequentially. Results are grouped by company for easy prioritisation.

08 How long does a discovery run take?

Most company pages return results within 2-5 minutes depending on follower count. The pipeline runs in the background so you can work on other tasks while discovery completes.

09 Can I export discovered prospect lists?

Yes. Export to CSV or send directly to your pipeline kanban board. Discovered prospects can also be enrolled into multi-channel campaigns from the same interface.

10 What happens if a prospect's data changes after discovery?

Prospect records are timestamped. You can re-run discovery on the same company to refresh the list. Changes in job title, company, or engagement activity are captured on each re-run.

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