Most B2B sales teams waste 40-60% of their outreach time calling wrong numbers, outdated contacts, and people who left the company months ago - costing $12,000+ monthly in wasted effort.
Most B2B sales teams waste 40-60% of their outreach time calling wrong numbers, outdated contacts, and people who left the company months ago - costing $12,000+ monthly in wasted effort.
Here's what's actually happening:
| Factor | Traditional Method | AI Method |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Buy ZoomInfo or Apollo lists, manually verify each contact on LinkedIn, cross-reference with company websites, hope the phone number works | AI continuously scrapes LinkedIn, company websites, job postings, and press releases to verify contact accuracy in real-time, delivering only current decision-makers with verified phone numbers |
| Time Required | 15-20 minutes per contact verification | 2-3 minutes per contact (automated verification) |
| Cost | $12,000-18,000/month (database fees + SDR time wasted) | $3,000-4,500/month (done-for-you service) |
| Success Rate | 40-60% contact accuracy | 98% contact accuracy |
| Accuracy | 40-60% of contacts are current and correct | 98% of contacts are current with verified phone numbers |
43% of contact data
Decays annually as people change jobs, get promoted, or switch phone numbers. Traditional databases can't keep up with this churn rate, meaning nearly half your list is outdated within 12 months.
Salesforce Research B2B Data Quality Report
27% of sales reps' time
Is spent researching prospects and verifying contact information. For a team of 3 SDRs, that's 32 hours weekly - over $40,000 annually in wasted salary on manual data work.
HubSpot Sales Productivity Benchmark Study
Companies with accurate data
See 66% higher win rates than those using outdated contact information. Reaching the right person at the right time is the single biggest predictor of deal success.
Forrester B2B Sales Enablement Research
Only 8% of prospects
Answer calls from unknown numbers. When you finally reach someone and it's the wrong person, you've burned that company's phone number. Accuracy on first contact is critical.
Gartner Sales Development Survey 2024
AI continuously scrapes LinkedIn, company websites, job postings, and press releases to verify contact accuracy in real-time, delivering only current decision-makers with verified phone numbers
The key difference: AI doesn't replace the human element - it handles the low-value research work so experienced reps can focus on high-value strategic calls.
We don't just check if someone works at a company - we verify when they last updated their profile, posted content, or changed roles. A profile updated 2 days ago is current; one unchanged for 8 months might mean they've left. We also track title changes, promotions, and department moves to ensure we're calling the right person.
Many companies update their website faster than LinkedIn. We scan leadership pages, team bios, and 'About Us' sections daily. When a VP of Sales appears on the website but not in your database, we find them. When someone disappears from the team page, we flag them as no longer there.
A company posting for 'VP of Sales' means their current VP likely left or got promoted. We track job postings to identify role changes before databases update. This helps us avoid calling people who left and identify new decision-makers within days of them starting.
Companies announce new hires, promotions, and departures in press releases weeks before databases update. We monitor company news feeds, industry publications, and PR wires to catch leadership changes in real-time. This means we're calling new VPs in their first 30 days - when they're most open to new solutions.
We don't trust a single source for phone numbers. AI cross-references 6+ databases, validates area codes against company locations, checks disconnected number registries, and verifies numbers haven't been reassigned. Only numbers verified across multiple sources make it to your call list.
We don't just guess email formats - we verify deliverability. AI tests email addresses against SMTP servers without sending mail, checks for catch-all domains, validates MX records, and confirms the mailbox exists. This eliminates bounces and protects your sender reputation.
Whether you use us, build in-house, or choose a competitor - ask these questions to avoid buying another database full of bad contacts.
Most databases update quarterly or monthly - meaning 10-15% of contacts are already outdated when you get them. Ask: What's the refresh frequency? How do you detect job changes? What's your process for removing outdated contacts? Real-time verification matters when 43% of data decays annually.
Everyone claims '95% accuracy' but defines it differently. Ask: What percentage of phone numbers connect to the right person? How many emails bounce? What's your wrong-person rate? Get specific metrics, not marketing claims. A 60% accuracy rate means 40% of your team's time is wasted.
Many tools scrape phone numbers from the web without verification. Ask: Do you test numbers before providing them? How do you handle disconnected or reassigned numbers? What's your process for mobile vs. direct dial validation? Bad phone data kills productivity faster than no data.
Every database has errors - the question is accountability. Ask: Can I report bad contacts? Do you provide replacements? What's your correction turnaround time? Is there a quality guarantee? The answer reveals whether you're buying data or a partnership.
The best prospects often aren't in ZoomInfo or Apollo - they're too new, too senior, or at companies that opt out. Ask: Can you find contacts at private companies? How do you handle new hires? Can you reach C-level executives? Generic databases miss 30-40% of high-value targets.
A $60M manufacturing software company was burning through SDR time on bad contact data. Their team of 3 SDRs spent 18 hours weekly verifying contacts from ZoomInfo - checking LinkedIn, googling names, testing phone numbers. Despite this effort, 45% of their calls still reached wrong people: 'He left 4 months ago,' 'She's in a different department now,' 'This is her old number.' The team made 600 dials weekly but only connected with 80 actual decision-makers. Morale was terrible, and pipeline was suffering.
Within 2 weeks of implementing AI contact finding, their connect rate jumped from 13% to 34%. SDRs stopped spending time on verification and focused entirely on conversations. More importantly, when they reached someone, it was the RIGHT someone - current decision-makers with verified authority. Their 600 weekly dials now generated 204 quality conversations instead of 80. Pipeline increased 2.8x in the first quarter, and SDR satisfaction scores went from 4.2 to 8.7 out of 10.
Week 1: AI analyzed their existing database of 4,200 contacts - flagged 1,847 (44%) as outdated or incorrect based on LinkedIn activity, job postings, and company website changes
Week 2: AI found replacement contacts for flagged records, verified phone numbers across 6 sources, and validated email deliverability - delivered 3,956 verified contacts (94% of original list replaced or confirmed)
Week 3: SDRs began calling with AI-verified contacts - connect rate jumped from 13% to 31% in first 3 days
Week 4: Team made 600 dials with 34% connect rate (204 conversations) vs. previous 13% (80 conversations) - 2.5x improvement with same effort
Month 2+: Continuous monitoring kept contact data fresh - AI automatically flagged job changes and found replacements within 48 hours
We've already built the AI contact verification system, integrated 47 data sources, and perfected the accuracy over 3 years and 2.4 million verified contacts. You get 98% accurate contacts starting in week 2 - not 8-12 months from now when you've built it yourself.
Working with Fortune 500 distributors and semiconductor companies. Same system, your prospects.
Get Started →Stop calling people who left 6 months ago. Here's how AI ensures every contact is current, accurate, and reachable to achieve Find Accurate Contacts With AI Contact Finding.
AI works with your existing CRM, purchased lists from ZoomInfo/Apollo, or just company names. Even if your data is years old, AI can verify and update it to help you Find Accurate Contacts With AI Contact Finding.
For each contact, AI checks: LinkedIn profile activity (last update, job changes), company website team pages, job postings (backfill signals), press releases (leadership changes), phone verification databases, and email deliverability to achieve Find Accurate Contacts With AI Contact Finding.
From 3,000 contacts, AI might flag 1,200 as outdated and find verified replacements for 1,050. You get 2,850 contacts that are 98% accurate - not 3,000 contacts where 40% are wrong.
The biggest waste of time isn't bad phone numbers - it's calling people who left months ago. Here's how AI catches job changes in real-time to help you Find Accurate Contacts With AI Contact Finding.
VP Sales - Sarah Chen: LinkedIn shows she's at TechFlow, but she left 4 months ago - database hasn't updated
Director IT - Mike Rodriguez: Still listed in ZoomInfo, but company website removed him from team page last month
VP Revenue - Jennifer Park: Just promoted to CRO 2 weeks ago - databases still show old title and responsibilities
VP Operations - David Kim: Started new role 10 days ago - AI detected job posting, found his LinkedIn update, verified he's the new decision-maker
AI tracks when profiles are updated, job titles change, or activity stops. A profile unchanged for 6+ months triggers verification against other sources.
AI checks team pages, leadership bios, and about sections. When someone disappears from the website, they're flagged as likely departed.
A company posting for 'VP of Sales' means their current VP likely left. AI identifies these signals and finds the new hire within days.
Companies announce leadership changes in press releases weeks before databases update. AI catches these announcements in real-time.
Finding a name is easy - finding a working phone number and deliverable email is hard. Here's how AI verifies contact information before you waste time calling to help you Find Accurate Contacts With AI Contact Finding.
"AI finds 3 potential numbers: (415) 555-0123 from ZoomInfo, (415) 555-0198 from company website, (628) 555-0147 from LinkedIn. AI verifies all three across 6 databases, checks disconnected number registries, validates area codes against company location. Result: (628) 555-0147 is her verified direct dial."
"AI finds email format: sarah.chen@techflow.com. AI tests deliverability: validates MX records, checks SMTP server response, confirms mailbox exists (without sending email), verifies not a catch-all domain. Result: Email is deliverable with 98% confidence."
"AI identifies (628) 555-0147 as a direct dial (not mobile) based on: number format patterns, carrier lookup, business hours activity signals. This means: call during business hours for best results, don't text this number, expect office voicemail system."
"Based on: company timezone (Pacific), her LinkedIn activity patterns (posts 7-9am, 4-6pm), industry norms for RevOps leaders (mornings better than afternoons). AI recommends: call Tuesday-Thursday, 8:30-10am Pacific for highest connect probability."
AI verifies phone numbers, emails, and optimal contact times for 100+ contacts daily to help you Find Accurate Contacts With AI Contact Finding
Contact data doesn't stay accurate - people change jobs constantly. AI monitors your database 24/7 to catch changes before you waste calls on your way to Find Accurate Contacts With AI Contact Finding.
AI checks every contact's LinkedIn profile daily for job changes, promotions, or inactivity signals. When someone updates their profile with a new company, you're notified within 24 hours.
AI scans company team pages and leadership sections weekly. When a contact disappears from the website, they're flagged for verification and replacement.
AI monitors job boards for backfill postings. When a company posts for your contact's role, you're alerted that they likely left and AI begins finding the replacement.
When AI detects a contact has left, it automatically finds and verifies their replacement - so your call list stays fresh without manual work.
AI detects Sarah Chen updated LinkedIn - she left TechFlow for a new company
"Alert: Sarah Chen (VP RevOps, TechFlow) has left the company. Beginning replacement search..."
AI identifies TechFlow posted for 'VP Revenue Operations' - confirms Sarah's departure
"Confirmed: TechFlow hiring for VP RevOps. Monitoring for new hire announcement..."
AI finds new hire announcement: David Park joined as VP RevOps. Begins verification process.
"New contact found: David Park (VP RevOps, TechFlow). Verifying phone and email..."
AI verifies David's phone number, email, and LinkedIn. Adds to call list with full research.
"Contact verified: David Park - (628) 555-0189, david.park@techflow.com. Ready to call."
AI monitors 24/7 and automatically replaces contacts who leave - keeping your database fresh without manual work to help you Find Accurate Contacts With AI Contact Finding.
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3,000 conversations/month
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