Looking to Enrich Business Data w/ Contact Info (Phone Numbers, Emails)

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by a searcher from INSEAD
in San Francisco, CA, USA

1yr ago

Looking to Enrich Business Data w/ Contact Info (Phone Numbers, Emails)

I’ve got a list of small businesses I’m researching, but I’m missing key contact details—things like owner names, emails, and phone numbers. In some cases, I know the owner but don’t have their contact info, and in others, I know the business name but need to find out who owns it.

I’m already using ZoomInfo for leads, but am looking for additional sources or strategies to fill in the gaps. Has anyone had success using other tools, public databases, or creative methods for this kind of data enrichment?

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reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from University of Florida in Denver, CO, USA

Zoominfo, in my experience, is the single best source of contact data on individuals. I've also had some success with Rocket Reach, 6Sense, and Apollo.io. Otherwise, leadership/ownership of SMBs are usually on LinkedIn or on their company's website; this can inform the person you're looking for when you call the business's main phone number and talk to whoever answers the phone. If you can't dig up an individuals email, but have the pattern of how emails are structured at that company (example: redacted then you can make a best guess on the contact's email

reply by an intermediary 1yr ago
from Cornell University in Salt Lake City, UT, USA

You could do some manual work, but it's free. Find a list of types of businesses you want to acquire by searching on Google maps. Then look up the company on your State's public site for their Division of Corporations. The entity details there should show who the owner is and may have contact information. If it doesn't have contact information, you'll have to use zoominfo, lead421, or Rocketreach.