How to Use Real Buying Signals to Build Laser Focused Cold Email Lists

How to Use Real Buying Signals to Build Laser Focused Cold Email Lists

You are not getting ignored because your offer is bad. You are getting ignored because your timing is off.


Written by

Hashir Khurram

Published on

November 9, 2025

13

min

If you are still building lists based on basic filters like:

  • Industry: SaaS

  • Headcount: 11 to 50

  • Location: USA

Then you are targeting like everyone else and landing in the same crowded inboxes.

But the highest performing cold email campaigns right now? They start with buying signals.

What are Buying Signals?

Buying signals are public actions that suggest a company is:

  • Growing

  • Spending

  • Open to change

  • Experiencing a pain you solve

Some examples:

  • Recently funded

  • Hiring for sales/marketing roles

  • Using (or switching from) specific tools

  • Expanding into new cities

  • Getting high review volume

These are the clues that separate "just another SaaS company" from "ready to buy.”

Where to Find Buying Signals?

Using Scrapeamax, we identify intent signals across 10+ platforms:

Signal Type

Source

Tech Stack (e.g., Stripe, HubSpot)

BuiltWith

Local reviews + volume

Google Maps, BBB, Yelp

Funding rounds

Crunchbase, Latka

B2B service presence

Clutch, GoodFirms

Ecom tech usage

Store Leads, BuiltWith

Decision maker movement

LinkedIn + Enrichment

You simply give us the prompt and we handle the scrape.

How to Build the List:

Let’s say you want:

“B2B SaaS companies that use HubSpot and recently raised a Series A”

- Step 1: You give Scrapeamax the prompt
- Step 2: We pull company level data from Crunchbase + BuiltWith
- Step 3: You enrich it in Clay with verified contacts
- Step 4: Validate emails with MillionVerifier
- Step 5: Launch highly relevant, timely cold emails

Why This Beats Generic Targeting:

  • 10x reply rates because you’re not cold, you have timely

  • 5x lead quality because the list is signal based

  • 0 wasted seats or credits on Apollo/SalesNav scraping

Want Your First Signal Based List Free?

We’ll build your first signal based list 100% free. No strings. No setup fees. Just pure value.

Book a Call + Get Slack Access

Forget “ideal customer profile.” Start targeting ideal customer behavior.

Scrapeamax isn’t just scraping, it’s signal sourcing for smarter outbound.

Let’s build lists that actually close deals.

Hashir Khurram

🏆 Winner SaaS Bootstrapper of the year 2024 Award by Tekpon | Growing Expandi towards $10M ARR | Prioritizing health -9% body fat year-round 🏋️‍♂️ | Sharing Real Stories in Public


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