Search and extract contact information for people or companies including names, phone numbers, emails, job titles, and LinkedIn profiles. Aggregates data from multiple sources and provides enriched contact details. Use when users need to find contact information, build prospect lists, or enrich existing contact data.
Find and enrich contact information from multiple sources with detailed attribution.
When a user needs to find contact information:
Identify Search Type:
Gather Search Parameters:
Search Strategy:
Sources to Check (suggest to user):
⚠️ Important: This skill GUIDES the search process. It doesn't directly access paid APIs. Instead, it:
Search Instructions Format:
🔍 CONTACT SEARCH: [Name/Company]
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📋 SEARCH PARAMETERS
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Target: John Smith
Company: Acme Corp
Title: VP of Engineering
Location: San Francisco, CA
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🎯 RECOMMENDED SEARCH QUERIES
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LinkedIn:
1. Search: "John Smith VP Engineering Acme Corp"
2. Use company filter: "Acme Corp"
3. Use title filter: "VP of Engineering"
4. Location: "San Francisco Bay Area"
Google:
1. "John Smith" "VP of Engineering" "Acme Corp"
2. "John Smith" "Acme Corp" email
3. site:linkedin.com/in "John Smith" "Acme"
4. site:acme.com "John Smith"
Company Website:
1. Check: https://acme.com/about
2. Check: https://acme.com/team
3. Check: https://acme.com/leadership
4. Check: https://acme.com/contact
Email Pattern Guessing:
Common patterns at acme.com:
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
GitHub (for technical roles):
• Search: "John Smith Acme"
• Look for company in bio
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📝 DATA COLLECTION TEMPLATE
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Once you find the information, fill this template:
Full Name: [First Last]
Job Title: [Exact title]
Company: [Company name]
Email: [[email protected]]
Phone: [(xxx) xxx-xxxx]
LinkedIn: [linkedin.com/in/username]
Location: [City, State/Country]
Department: [Engineering, Sales, etc.]
Additional Info:
• Reports to: [Manager name]
• Team size: [Number]
• Start date: [When they joined]
• Previous companies: [List]
• Education: [Degree, School]
Data Sources:
• [LinkedIn profile URL]
• [Company website URL]
• [Other sources]
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✅ VERIFICATION STEPS
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1. Cross-reference multiple sources
2. Check LinkedIn profile matches company
3. Verify email format matches company pattern
4. Validate phone number format
5. Confirm job title is current
6. Check for recent company changes
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⚠️ COMPLIANCE & ETHICS
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• Only use publicly available information
• Respect privacy and GDPR regulations
• Don't scrape private databases
• Honor do-not-contact preferences
• Use for legitimate business purposes only
• Keep CAN-SPAM compliance for cold outreach
Organize Results:
Individual Contact Card:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ JOHN SMITH │
│ VP of Engineering @ Acme Corp │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 📧 [email protected] │
│ 📱 (415) 555-0123 │
│ 💼 linkedin.com/in/johnsmith │
│ 📍 San Francisco, CA │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Department: Engineering │
│ Reports to: Sarah Chen (CTO) │
│ Team size: ~45 engineers │
│ Tenure: 2+ years at Acme │
├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 🔍 Sources: │
│ • LinkedIn (verified) │
│ • Company website │
│ • Verified: 2024-01-15 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘
Bulk Results (CSV/Excel format):
Name,Title,Company,Email,Phone,LinkedIn,Location,Source,Verified
John Smith,VP Engineering,Acme Corp,[email protected],(415) 555-0123,linkedin.com/in/johnsmith,San Francisco,LinkedIn,2024-01-15
Jane Doe,Director Marketing,Acme Corp,[email protected],(415) 555-0124,linkedin.com/in/janedoe,San Francisco,Company Website,2024-01-15
Email Pattern Detection:
When searching company contacts, detect email patterns:
🔍 DETECTED EMAIL PATTERN: Acme Corp
Confirmed Emails Found:
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
Detected Pattern: [email protected]
Confidence: 95%
Alternative Patterns (if primary fails):
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
To Verify Unknown Email:
1. Use email verification tool
2. Check for bounce/invalid
3. Look for SMTP response
4. Verify on LinkedIn
Data Enrichment:
For existing contacts, enrich with:
Export Formats:
For Company Employees: