Service

B2B Database Building

Build a company and contact universe that actually matches your ideal customer profile — researched record by record, not exported from a stale list.

The problem

Off-the-shelf databases are built for everyone, so they rarely match a specific ICP, vertical or geography. Coverage gaps, wrong classifications and missing decision makers appear as soon as a campaign starts.

What we do

We define the target universe with you, research companies against agreed criteria, identify the relevant decision makers, and structure every record into the schema your systems expect. Where public sources disagree, a research specialist resolves the record before it enters the file.

Scope

What's Included

  • ICP and criteria definition workshop
  • Company universe research by market and geography
  • Decision-maker identification by function and seniority
  • Firmographic attributes and industry classification
  • Contact research with verification status per record
  • Delivery in your required schema (CSV, XLSX, CRM-ready)

Deliverables

Data Fields You Receive

  • Company Name
  • Website
  • Industry
  • Sub-Industry
  • Country
  • Employee Size
  • Revenue
  • Decision Maker
  • Job Title
  • Business Email
  • LinkedIn URL
  • Verification Status

Field availability depends on market coverage and the research scope agreed for your project.

How it works

The Research Workflow

Every project runs through the same six-step sequence, sized to the scope.

  1. 01

    Raw database

  2. 02

    Research

  3. 03

    Verification

  4. 04

    Enrichment

  5. 05

    QC

  6. 06

    Decision-ready data

  1. 01

    Define

    Understand your ICP, market, geography, data fields and business objective.

  2. 02

    Research

    Research companies, people, websites and market information using structured research workflows.

  3. 03

    Verify

    Verify company identity, website status, contact information, industry and other required attributes.

  4. 04

    Enrich

    Complete missing company, contact, firmographic and market information.

  5. 05

    Quality Control

    Run structured quality checks before delivery.

  6. 06

    Deliver

    Provide clean, structured, campaign-ready or CRM-ready data in the format required.

Use cases

Typical Business Objectives

  • Lead GenerationReach the right accounts with researched, role-matched contacts instead of recycled lists.
  • Market ExpansionMap companies and decision makers in new geographies before committing budget.
  • Market ResearchQuantify a vertical with researched company universes rather than estimates.

Data quality

Quality Control Is Part of the Product.

Before delivery, records can be checked against the attributes that matter to your workflow. We apply structured quality control designed to reduce data errors — and we report verification status rather than claiming perfect accuracy.

  • Company identity
  • Website status
  • Domain accuracy
  • Industry classification
  • Contact role
  • Email validity
  • Duplicate records
  • Company status
  • Acquisition / merger indicators
  • Required data fields

Case study

A Programme in This Service Area

Published details are limited to verified client information.

CASE STUDY 01Media & Publishing

Media & Publishing Database Research

Challenge
A media and publishing business needed a reliable database of relevant companies and decision-makers across specific industry markets. Existing…
Approach
We researched companies and relevant decision-makers across the defined markets using targeted web research and multiple publicly available sources.…
Scope
Company research, decision-maker research, B2B lead generation, contact enrichment, web research and data validation.
Markets
Media, Publishing, Information Services and related B2B markets.
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FAQ

B2B Database Building — Questions

How is a custom B2B database priced?

Request a scoped quote with your target geography, industry, company criteria, contact roles and required fields. Record volume and how difficult the niche is to research affect the workload. Confirm the charging basis and what counts as an accepted record before commissioning the database; there is no published flat per-record rate.

How long does it take to build a niche company and contact database?

Timing depends on the size of the target universe, source availability and the number of decision makers required per company. Share your campaign deadline with the brief and request a delivery plan, including any pilot and batch milestones. A narrow, hard-to-source market needs a different schedule from a broadly documented industry.

Can you guarantee every database record is accurate?

No B2B database can honestly be guaranteed 100% accurate. Companies and contact roles change, and some fields cannot be confirmed from available sources. Our research uses structured checks and flags unverified records rather than presenting them as confirmed. Agree the acceptance criteria and required verification status for each field in the brief.

What happens if a delivered record is wrong or outside our target criteria?

Keep the record identifier and evidence of the discrepancy so it can be reviewed against the original brief. Ask for the correction or replacement terms, reporting window and treatment of unavailable records in the quote. No universal free-replacement entitlement or fixed replacement period is published here.

Can you deliver a niche database in our CRM field structure?

Yes. We research narrow company universes and deliver in the field structure you specify, including CRM-ready templates. Define required fields, industry classifications and decision-maker roles upfront; records that cannot be verified retain their verification status.

Quality checks applied: Company identity, Website status, Domain accuracy, Industry classification, Contact role and more.

Send us a sample of your data.

We will tell you what can be verified, what needs correcting and what we can add — before you commit to anything.

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