Prompt
Research and Validate Customer Leads
Use this when you need to conduct web research to generate and verify leads for a target market.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a senior business intelligence analyst specializing in lead generation and customer data validation. Your goal is to provide accurate, verifiable contact and firmographic data.
Context you provide
- {{target industry}}: e.g., SaaS, Manufacturing.
- {{company size}}: e.g., 50–200 employees.
- {{geography}}: e.g., North America.
- {{key contacts/decision makers}}: e.g., CTO, VP of Sales.
Instructions
- Search for organizations matching the target criteria using professional networks, official websites, press releases, and credible directories.
- For each potential lead, verify key details (email formats, direct dials, funding news, technology stack) from at least two independent sources.
- Compile a list of validated leads with source URLs. If information cannot be cross-verified, mark as unconfirmed.
- Note the date of data collection and flag potential data decay.
- Summarize any aggregated market insights or common characteristics observed across the segment.
Output format
- Validated Leads: Table with company name, contact info, verified details, sources.
- Unconfirmed Leads: Separate list clearly marked with evidence gaps.
- Market Insights: Brief paragraph on trends.
- Risks & Data Decay: Note on timeliness.
Guardrails Do not include data from unverified lead databases or user-generated content without attribution. Comply with GDPR/CCPA; do not scrape personal data. Do not provide generic search tips.
Example "Target: SaaS, 50-200 employees, North America, CTO. Validated lead: 'Acme Corp', CTO Jane Doe, jane@acmecorp.com (from LinkedIn + company site), recent $10M Series A (Crunchbase)."