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Buying signals for target accounts

Reach target accounts when they show signs they are actually looking.

SignalCatalyst watches every account on your target list for new leaders, job postings, funding, technology changes and other buying signals, and explains why each one matters, for B2B teams with long sales cycles.

No account. No card. No sales call.

  • Every named account watched for signals
  • Why each signal matters, with a first line
  • Free scan of up to 200 accounts

The problem

Outbound depends on timing. The right message to the right person in a month when they have no reason to care is indistinguishable from spam.

Companies do have observable moments when they start looking: a new leader in the relevant function, a funding round, a job posting describing the exact problem, a technology change, an office opening. Nobody watches for them systematically.

Who it is for

  • Revenue leaders

    Leaders of B2B sales teams with defined target account lists, deal sizes above 20,000 dollars and long sales cycles.

  • Demand generation leads

    Marketing leads who want to know which target accounts are showing a buying signal, and what it was.

Would you notice when a target account starts looking?

Answer fourteen questions about the people changes, company events and technology changes you watch for, and how your team acts on them. See your coverage score and the signals you are most likely missing. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

Your target accounts today

Answer for how things are today. Runs in your browser. Nothing is sent.

People changes

Do you notice when a target account hires a new leader in the function you sell to?

Do you notice when that leader leaves?

Do you track job postings at target accounts that describe the problem you solve?

Company events

Do you see funding rounds and acquisitions at target accounts when they are announced?

Do you see expansion and new site announcements?

Do you watch regulatory filings where they bear on what you sell?

Technology and vendors

Do you know when a target account adds or removes a technology related to yours?

Do you know which vendor each target account uses now?

Do you see public complaints about a target account's current vendor?

Acting on signals

Is someone responsible for acting on a signal in the week it appears?

Does the first message refer to the event itself rather than a generic pitch?

Is each signal recorded against the account in your customer relationship system?

Do you know which target accounts have shown no signal in the last 90 days?

Have you checked which events came before your past wins?

Answer the questions to see your score. It updates as you go.

Method: yes counts a question in full, partly counts half and no counts nothing. Each is weighted from one to three by how directly it affects reaching an account while it is looking, and the score is the weighted share out of a hundred. Unanswered questions are left out.

How it works

SignalCatalyst, from the first step to the result.

  1. 1

    Share your target list

    Up to 200 accounts for the free Signal Scan.

  2. 2

    See recent signals

    Which accounts have shown a buying signal in the last 90 days, what it was, and which show none.

  3. 3

    Track accounts continuously

    Every named account is watched for the events that precede a purchase in your category.

  4. 4

    Reach out with context

    Use why the signal matters and the suggested first line.

Know when a target account starts looking

SignalCatalyst watches every named account on your list for the events that historically precede a purchase in your category.

  • 01

    Leadership changes

    Executive hires and departures in the relevant function.

  • 02

    Job postings

    Job postings that describe the problem you solve.

  • 03

    Technology changes

    Additions to and removals from an account's technology stack.

  • 04

    Funding, filings and expansion

    Funding and acquisition activity, regulatory filings, and expansion and site announcements.

  • 05

    Complaints about incumbents

    Public complaints about an incumbent vendor.

  • 06

    Context and a first line

    Each signal arrives with why it matters and a suggested first line, so outreach references a real event rather than a generic pitch.

Questions people actually ask

What counts as a buying signal?

Events that historically precede a purchase in your category, such as executive hires and departures in the relevant function, job postings describing the problem, technology stack additions and removals, funding and acquisition activity, regulatory filings, expansion and site announcements, and public complaints about an incumbent vendor.

What does each signal include?

Why it matters and a suggested first line, so the outreach references a real event rather than a generic pitch.

What is the free Signal Scan?

A scan of a target account list of up to 200 accounts, showing which have shown a buying signal in the last 90 days, what it was, and which are showing none.

What does it cost?

490 dollars a month for 500 tracked accounts, or 1,290 dollars a month for 2,500 accounts with customer relationship system integration and alerting. Enterprise pricing applies above that.

Does it integrate with our customer relationship system?

Yes, on the 2,500-account plan, which includes customer relationship system integration and alerting.

Can we define our own signals?

Yes, on enterprise plans, which include custom signal definitions.

Who is it for?

B2B sales and marketing teams with defined target account lists, deal sizes above 20,000 dollars and long sales cycles.

Why should I trust the buying signal coverage check?

The score comes from your own answers, worked out in your browser. It checks what you watch for, not what has happened at your accounts; the free Signal Scan does that for a list of up to 200 accounts over the last 90 days.

Pricing

Start with a free scan. Plans are priced by the number of accounts tracked.

Signal Scan

Buying signals from the last 90 days across your list.

Freeup to 200 accounts
  • Which accounts showed a signal
  • What the signal was
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500 accounts

Signal monitoring for 500 tracked accounts.

$490per month
  • Why each signal matters
  • Suggested first lines
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2,500 accounts

Signal monitoring for 2,500 tracked accounts.

$1,290per month
  • Customer relationship system integration
  • Alerting
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Enterprise

For larger account lists.

Customabove 2,500 accounts
  • Custom signal definitions
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Prices in USD.

Would you notice when a target account starts looking?

Answer fourteen questions about the people changes, company events and technology changes you watch for, and how your team acts on them. See your coverage score and the signals you are most likely missing. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.

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