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Last Updated: May 13, 2026, 11:42 AM

Contact Enrichment

Automatically fill in missing contact information with data from third-party sources. Enrich your contact records with company details, professional backgrounds, and firmographic data.


What is Contact Enrichment?

Contact enrichment automatically gathers and adds missing information to your existing contacts. Instead of manually researching, the system:

  1. Takes incomplete contact information
  2. Searches external data sources
  3. Finds matching records
  4. Fills in missing fields automatically

What Gets Enriched:

  • Company name and details
  • Job title and role
  • LinkedIn profiles
  • Company size and industry
  • Revenue and funding information
  • Phone numbers and emails
  • Professional background
  • And much more


Single Contact Enrichment

Enriching One Contact

Step 1: Open Contact

  1. Go to Contacts
  2. Find and select a contact to enrich
  3. Click the contact to open details

Step 2: Trigger Enrichment

  1. Click the Enrich button (usually in the contact header)
  2. Or go to Contact Actions > Enrich Contact
  3. System starts enrichment process

Step 3: Review Results

Enrichment typically completes in seconds:

  1. System displays found information
  2. Shows:
    • Matched company (if found)
    • Company details filled in
    • Professional information
    • Additional contact details
    • Data source and confidence level
  3. Click Accept to save data
  4. Or Reject if data is incorrect

What Gets Filled

When enrichment succeeds, these fields update:

  • Company Name — Verified company
  • Industry — Company industry
  • Company Size — Number of employees
  • Company Website — Company web address
  • Phone — Additional phone numbers
  • Email Addresses — Verified work emails
  • LinkedIn Profile — LinkedIn URL
  • Job Title — Professional title
  • Department — Work department
  • Additional Fields — Other professional data

Note: Enrichment only fills empty fields. Existing data is never overwritten.


Batch Contact Enrichment

Enriching Multiple Contacts

Step 1: Select Contacts

  1. Go to Contacts
  2. Use filters or search to find contacts to enrich
  3. Select multiple contacts using checkboxes
  4. Or click Select All to enrich entire view

Step 2: Start Batch Enrichment

  1. Click Bulk Actions > Enrich Contacts
  2. System shows enrichment dialog:
    • Number of contacts to enrich
    • Estimated time (depends on count)
    • Data sources
  3. Click Start Enrichment

Step 3: Monitor Progress

  1. Enrichment runs asynchronously in background
  2. Progress bar shows:
    • Processed — # of contacts enriched
    • Successful — # with data found
    • Failed — # without matches
    • Pending — # still processing
  3. View report when complete

Limits:

  • Maximum 100 contacts per batch
  • Takes 1-5 minutes depending on count
  • System queues large batches

Step 4: Review Results

When enrichment completes:

  1. Go to Enrichment History
  2. Select your batch job
  3. View summary:
    • Total processed
    • Successful enrichments
    • Partial matches
    • No matches
  4. Export detailed results (CSV)

Company Auto-Enrichment

Automatic Company Detection

When adding contacts, enrichment can run automatically:

  1. Go to Settings > Enrichment Settings
  2. Toggle Auto-Enrich on Import
  3. When contacts imported or created:
    • System identifies company
    • Auto-fills company information
    • No manual action needed

Manual Company Enrichment

Enrich just company information:

  1. Go to Companies section
  2. Select a company
  3. Click Enrich Company
  4. System fills in:
    • Company size
    • Industry
    • Website
    • Revenue (if available)
    • Technologies used
    • And more

Understanding Enrichment Data

Data Confidence Levels

Each enriched field shows confidence:

LevelMeaningAction
HighVery confident matchUse as-is
MediumLikely match, may need reviewReview before using
LowUncertain matchVerify before using

Enrichment Sources

  1. Getting Enrichment data from various data sources.

Enrichment Settings

Configure Enrichment Behavior

  1. Go to Settings > Enrichment
  2. Configure options:

Auto-Enrichment

  • Enable Auto-Enrich — Automatically enrich on import
  • Enrich Companies — Also enrich company details
  • Overwrite Fields — Allow updates to existing data (caution!)

Data Preferences

  • Confidence Threshold — Minimum confidence level to accept
  • Data Source Priority — Which source to trust more
  • Include — Which fields to include in enrichment

Billing

  • Budget Limit — Monthly enrichment budget
  • Alerts — Notify when approaching limit

Best Practices

  • Enrich Strategically — Focus on high-value contacts
  • Review Results — Check medium/low confidence matches
  • Respect Privacy — Only enrich contacts you have permission to contact
  • Update Regularly — Re-enrich annually for current data
  • Monitor Quality — Check that enrichment accuracy stays high
  • Clean First — Remove duplicates before batch enrichment
  • Segment Smart — Enrich leads before outreach

Troubleshooting

Enrichment found no matches?

  • Contact information may be incomplete
  • Company/person may not exist in data sources
  • Try with more complete information
  • Manual research may be needed

Data seems incorrect?

  • Check confidence level
  • Manually verify with online search
  • Report inaccurate data to support

Enrichment slow or stuck?

  • Large batches take time (check progress)
  • System may be queued (wait a few minutes)
  • Check your enrichment quota/limits
  • Contact support if still stuck

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