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Build an ICP-Matched Prospecting List from Scratch

Generate a structured prospecting table of companies that match your ICP criteria, with entry-point titles and outreach

About this prompt

This prompt takes your ICP criteria — industry, company size, geography, technology stack signals, and buying triggers — and produces a CRM-ready prospecting table with company names, ICP fit rationale, best entry-point titles, and one outreach angle per account. SDRs, BDRs, and AEs should use it when building a territory list from scratch or filling a prospecting gap in a specific segment.Building a prospecting list manually is slow and often results in accounts that technically fit the ICP on paper but lack real buying signals. This prompt structures the list-building process around five ICP dimensions — [LIST] for industry, [EMPLOYEE RANGE or REVENUE RANGE] for company size, [REGION] for geography, [TOOLS THEY LIKELY USE] for technology signals, and [GROWTH STAGE, FUNDING, HIRING] for buying triggers — and outputs [NUMBER] accounts in a table format with four columns: company name, ICP fit rationale, recommended entry-point title, and one trigger-based outreach angle. Be specific with each variable: vague technology signal inputs produce generic output, while naming specific tools (e.g., 'Salesforce + Marketo') lets the AI infer a much more targeted fit story. Use this prompt when you're opening a new territory, taking over an account list, or filling a pipeline gap in a vertical segment where you don't have existing accounts to work. It's less useful when you already have a named account list and just need contact data — at that point, a contact-mapping prompt is more appropriate. For best results, specify [GROWTH STAGE, FUNDING, HIRING] with concrete signals ('Series B–D, 50–200 employees, actively hiring SDRs') rather than abstract criteria like 'fast-growing.'

The prompt

I'm building a prospecting list from scratch for my territory. Help me identify [NUMBER] companies that fit my ICP using the criteria below: ICP criteria: - Industry: [LIST] - Company size: [EMPLOYEE
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Variables to replace

NUMBER|LIST|EMPLOYEE RANGE OR REVENUE RANGE|REGION|TOOLS THEY LIKELY USE|GROWTH STAGE, FUNDING, HIRING

How to run it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot — it's tuned to run in any of them.
  2. Replace the variables — swap each bracketed token for your deal's specifics. The variables list above explains every field.
  3. Make it yours — run it, keep what's strong, and tighten your inputs on the next pass. The prompt improves with your context.

What good output looks like

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StagePre-Prospecting
SeatSDR, BDR, AE
DifficultyIntermediate
Time to valueQuick Win (under 10 min)
Works withAI-Agnostic
CategoryProspecting & Pipeline Creation
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