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Definitions of the prospect list and data terms B2B sales teams use. To see how SalesHive builds verified prospect lists, visit our List Building page.

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Series A

Series A is the first major institutional equity funding round a startup raises after seed, typically in the $10-20M range. In B2B sales development and list building, Series A status is used as a targeting filter to find venture-backed companies that have fresh capital, are building sales teams, and are ready to invest in growth tools and outsourced pipeline.

Sales Account

A sales account is the company or organization record that B2B sales teams target, track, and develop over time, distinct from the individual contacts within it. In modern sales development and list-building, the sales account is the core unit used to organize firmographic data, buying signals, outreach activities, and pipeline opportunities so teams can plan, prioritize, and execute account-based selling at scale.

Public Companies

Public companies are businesses whose shares are traded on public stock exchanges and are required to publish audited financial and operational information on a regular basis. In B2B sales development, public companies are high-value target accounts because they tend to be larger, more structured organizations with formal buying committees, rigorous procurement processes, and abundant public data that SDR and list-building teams can mine for precise targeting and personalization.

Offshore Contact Research

Offshore Contact Research is the process of using specialized teams in lower-cost countries (such as the Philippines or India) to identify, verify, and enrich B2B decision-maker contact data for sales development. It focuses on building accurate prospect lists, names, titles, emails, phone numbers, and firmographics, so in-house SDRs and AEs can spend more time selling instead of manually researching leads.

NAICS

NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) is a standardized, six-digit industry coding system used by governments and businesses across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to classify commercial establishments by their primary activity. In B2B sales development, NAICS codes power precise industry targeting, cleaner databases, and more effective prospect list-building and outbound campaigns.

MedTech

MedTech, short for medical technology, is the sector of companies that design, manufacture, and deliver medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health solutions. In B2B sales development and list-building, “MedTech” is used as a highly targeted industry segment for building prospect databases of healthcare technology buyers across hospitals, health systems, ambulatory centers, and life sciences organizations to drive complex, high-value sales cycles.

MarTech

MarTech, short for marketing technology, is the stack of software tools teams use to plan, execute, automate, and measure marketing. In B2B sales development, MarTech helps teams identify, enrich, segment, and engage target accounts at scale, connecting data, automation, and analytics so SDRs can build accurate prospect lists, prioritize the right buyers, and run personalized outbound across email, phone, and other channels.

Market Share

Market share is the percentage of total sales, revenue, or customers in a defined market that a single company captures. In B2B sales development, market share shows how deeply you penetrate your ideal customer profile compared with competitors and guides SDR list-building, prospecting, and expansion efforts to maximize growth and protect strategic segments.

List Validation

List validation is the process of verifying that contact data, especially email addresses and phone numbers, is accurate, reachable, and current before it is used. In B2B sales development, it combines automated checks (syntax, domain, MX, SMTP, risk scoring) with human research to reduce bounces, protect sender reputation, and ensure SDRs spend time on real decision-makers instead of dead or low-quality leads.

List Syncing

List syncing is the automated process of keeping the same contact, lead, or account list consistent and up to date across multiple tools. In B2B sales development, it unifies prospect and account lists across CRMs, sales engagement platforms, dialers, and data providers so every SDR works from the same accurate, segmented, compliant database and handoffs stay aligned.

List Segmentation

List segmentation is the process of dividing a larger contact or account list into smaller, well-defined groups based on shared attributes such as industry, company size, role, or behavior. In B2B sales development, SDR and outbound teams use list segmentation to send more relevant cold emails, make smarter calls, and prioritize the right prospects to lift response rates and pipeline quality.

List Scraping

List scraping is the automated extraction of data from websites or databases into a structured list, a common data-collection technique across research and marketing. In B2B sales development, it programmatically pulls contact and company information from websites, platforms, or databases to build prospect lists for outbound campaigns. Done well, it turns fragmented public data into structured records (name, title, company, email, phone, technographics) for targeted cold calling and email outreach while staying compliant.

List Filtering

List filtering is the practice of narrowing a large contact or account database into smaller, prioritized segments using defined criteria. In B2B sales development, teams filter prospect lists by firmographic, technographic, intent, and engagement data to match an ideal customer profile (ICP), so SDRs spend time on the highest-value, most likely-to-convert accounts instead of low-fit leads and stale data.

List Cleaning

List cleaning is the ongoing process of verifying, correcting, and removing invalid, duplicate, or outdated records from a contact database. In B2B sales development, it keeps prospect data accurate by fixing contact details, firmographic data, and buying roles so SDRs reach real decision-makers instead of bad data, improving connect rates, deliverability, and pipeline quality.

List Building Tools

List building tools are software platforms and data services that help B2B sales teams identify, compile, and enrich targeted lists of accounts and decision-makers for outbound prospecting. They automate tasks like firmographic and technographic filtering, contact discovery, data validation, and CRM syncing so SDRs spend more time engaging qualified prospects and less time manually researching or copy-pasting information.

List Building Team

A List Building Team in B2B sales development is a specialized group, internal or outsourced, responsible for identifying, researching, verifying, and segmenting target accounts and contacts for SDRs and AEs. They turn ideal customer profile (ICP) criteria into accurate, actionable prospect lists, continuously enriching and cleaning data so outbound channels like cold calling and email outreach can scale predictably and efficiently.

List Building Software

List building software is a category of B2B sales tools that helps revenue teams automatically identify, compile, and maintain targeted prospect lists that match their ideal customer profile. It unifies company and contact data from multiple sources, verifies emails and phone numbers, and syncs clean records into CRMs and sales engagement platforms so SDRs spend more time selling and less time researching.

List Building

List building is the process of identifying, researching, validating, and organizing a set of contacts or accounts to reach, such as an email list or a prospect list. In B2B sales development, list building targets accounts that match an ideal customer profile (ICP) with accurate contact data and firmographic and technographic signals, so SDRs can run focused, high-conversion outreach at scale.

Job Title

A job title is the official name of a person's role within an organization, such as VP of Operations, Head of IT, or RevOps Manager. In B2B sales development, job titles identify who within a target account should be engaged in the sales process. For list-building, they are a primary filter for selecting decision-makers and influencers, tailoring outbound messaging, and prioritizing SDR effort so outreach reaches people with real authority.

Intent Data

Intent data is behavioral information captured from digital activities, such as content consumption, keyword searches, and comparison research, that signals which B2B accounts are actively exploring a topic, product, or problem. In B2B sales development and list-building, SDR teams use both first-party (your own properties) and third-party (publisher networks and data providers) intent signals to identify, prioritize, and personalize outreach to in-market buyers.

Firmographics

Firmographics are company-level attributes, such as industry, employee count, revenue, geography, and growth stage, used to segment and prioritize B2B accounts. In sales development and list-building, firmographic data helps SDR teams define ideal customer profiles (ICPs), build targeted prospect lists, and tailor outreach sequences for higher conversion and more efficient pipeline generation.

EdTech

EdTech, short for education technology, is the broad category of software, hardware, and digital tools that support teaching, learning, and training. In B2B sales development, EdTech is treated as a specialized vertical where SDRs and sales teams curate highly targeted account and contact data for decision-makers evaluating learning platforms, LMSs, assessment tools, and related services.

Demographics

Demographics are the measurable attributes of a population or individual, such as age, role, income, education, and location. In B2B sales development, demographics are the person-level attributes of prospects, such as job title, role, seniority, department, and location, that help SDRs target the right decision-makers. Combined with firmographic and intent data, they power precise list building, smarter segmentation, and relevant outbound.

Decision Maker

A decision maker is the person or group with the formal authority to approve or reject a choice or purchase. In B2B sales development, decision makers are the high-value contacts your SDR team must ultimately influence, typically budget owners, executives, or leaders of the function your product impacts, even when you start conversations with lower-level champions first.