Define fit before volume
Start with industry, company size, geography, business model, and the roles involved in a buying decision. Separate must-have conditions from useful signals so your audience has a clear reason to exist.
Turn a broad market into focused groups of companies and people, organized around the characteristics that matter to your business.

Start with industry, company size, geography, business model, and the roles involved in a buying decision. Separate must-have conditions from useful signals so your audience has a clear reason to exist.
Combine company attributes with research and engagement context. Keep exclusion lists close to your targeting rules so existing customers, competitors, and unsuitable accounts stay out of new campaigns.
An audience is useful when it informs an action. Connect each segment to a relevant research question, account owner, and outreach approach rather than sending every account through the same play.
A focused audience with an explicit reason for every account.
An illustrative path through the work. Adapt the inputs, conditions, and review points to your team.
