Requesting Contacts
Overview
For foodservice contacts, First Bite finds ~10x more decision-makers than any single data source or industry-agnostic lead database.
But because there’s so much turnover in foodservice, we do not store contacts in our database because they would go stale.
Instead, you can request freshly-researched contacts for your outreach campaigns.
Our research team layers public data, various lead platform API’s, advanced web crawling, and manual motions to find the most-likely, validated decision maker contact information.
FAQ
Do contacts exist in the database?
A: No, because there’s so much turnover in foodservice, we do not store contacts in our database because they would go stale.
Instead, you can request freshly-researched contacts for your outreach campaigns.
Our research team layers public data, lead platform API’s, advanced web crawling, and manual motions to find the most-likely, validated decision maker contact information.
How long until contacts are returned?
You can generally expect to wait 1 business day for every 100 contacts requested. So requesting 1 contact per account of 400 accounts, expect to wait 4 business days (give or take a day depending on bandwidth).
Can’t I just use a lead database that I’m subscribed to?
Most horizontal lead databases rely on Linkedin profiles as a foundation. Most decision-maker foodservice operators like owners, chefs, or managers do not have Linkedin pages, especially at smaller regional chains or independents. For this reason, they often don’t exist in lead platforms.
Yes, you could use your database to find contacts at McDonald’s etc, but you’d be overlooking the vast majority of the market.
Why don’t I just look up contacts myself?
You could try! But it would be slow and expensive.
Our offshore research team is affordable, fast, and equipped with all the best public data sources, lead platform API’s, and advanced web crawling capabilities. Plus, they are well trained and experienced in manual motions to ensure the highest contact fill rate and data quality possible.
Does First Bite charge for contacts?
Unless you’re an Activate client or have remaining research credits included in your plan, we pass along our cost of $1 per returned contact. We do not make a profit on the service and aim to make our data more valuable and actionable while saving you time and money.
How are contacts returned?
As soon as contacts are validated, they are returned in the ‘Contacts’ tab in First Bite and will be visible under each associated account, deal, and campaign detail pages. We will also send you a CSV for upload into your other outreach or CRM softwares.