AI Lead Generation & Prospect Finder

Generates ideal customer profiles (ICP), lead acquisition strategies, LinkedIn and Google search formulas, structured lead lists, and cold outreach connection tips for B2B sales prospecting. Trigger this skill whenever the user wants to find leads, build a prospect list, identify target customers, research their ideal buyer, generate LinkedIn search filters, or asks anything related to lead generation, outbound prospecting, pipeline building, or sales targeting — even when phrased casually such as "who should I be selling to", "help me find customers", "build me a lead list", or "who are my ideal buyers".

Generate a complete B2B lead generation playbook in minutes — ideal customer profiles, LinkedIn Boolean search strings, Google X-Ray queries, structured lead list templates, and cold outreach connection tips. Built for founders, SDRs, and growth teams who need a pipeline fast.

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What This Skill Does

Given an industry, role, location, product, and goal, this skill produces:

• Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) — firmographic, demographic, and psychographic profile of your perfect buyer
• Lead Acquisition Strategies — 5+ actionable channels ranked by effort vs. impact
• LinkedIn Search Formulas — ready-to-paste Boolean strings and Sales Navigator filter configs
• Google X-Ray Search Queries — find prospects on LinkedIn, company sites, and directories via Google
• Structured Lead List — a ready-to-export table with columns for Name, Title, Company, Industry, Location, LinkedIn URL, Email Status, Lead Score, and Notes
• Cold Outreach Bridge — how to connect each lead segment to the right cold email angle

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Skill Files

ai-lead-generation-prospect-finder/
├── SKILL.md       ← You are here
├── manifest.json  ← Deployment metadata
├── prompt.txt     ← Core generation logic
├── config.json    ← Input field definitions
└── README.md      ← End-user documentation

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When to Trigger This Skill

Trigger immediately when the user says anything like:

• "find me leads" / "build a prospect list" / "who should I target"
• "generate an ICP" / "who is my ideal customer"
• "LinkedIn search for prospects" / "Sales Navigator filters"
• "Google search for leads" / "X-Ray search LinkedIn"
• "I need a pipeline" / "help me fill my funnel"
• "outbound prospecting strategy" / "who to cold email"
• "target account list" / "TAL for ABM campaign"
• Mentions Apollo, Hunter, ZoomInfo, Clay, Lusha, Clearbit in research context

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Required Inputs

Collect all required fields in a single ask — do not ask one at a time.

Field	Required	Description
industry	✅	Target industry (e.g. SaaS, Fintech, Healthcare)
target_role	✅	Job title or function (e.g. VP of Sales, CTO)
location	✅	Geography (e.g. United States, EMEA, Global)
product	✅	What you sell — be specific
goal	✅	Outcome you want (e.g. book 10 demos this month)
company_size	Optional	Employee range (e.g. 50–500, Enterprise 1000+)
revenue_range	Optional	ARR or revenue (e.g. $1M–$50M ARR)
tech_stack	Optional	Tools they use (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot, AWS)
excluded_segments	Optional	Who NOT to target (e.g. agencies, solo founders)

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Output Sections

🎯 IDEAL CUSTOMER PROFILE (ICP)
  Firmographics · Demographics · Psychographics · Pain triggers · Buying signals

📋 LEAD ACQUISITION STRATEGIES
  5+ channels ranked by effort vs. impact with action steps

🔍 LINKEDIN SEARCH FORMULAS
  Boolean search strings · Sales Navigator filter configs · InMail tips

🌐 GOOGLE X-RAY QUERIES
  Ready-to-run search strings for Google

📊 STRUCTURED LEAD LIST TEMPLATE
  Table with 10 columns · Scoring criteria · Ready to export to CSV/Sheets

🔗 COLD OUTREACH BRIDGE
  How to match each lead segment to the right email angle

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Example

Input:

Industry: B2B SaaS
Target Role: VP of Sales
Location: United States
Product: AI-powered sales coaching platform that improves rep performance
Goal: Book 20 qualified demos in 30 days
Company Size: 100–1000 employees
Tech Stack: Salesforce, Outreach or Salesloft

Sample ICP Output:

Company: Series B–D SaaS companies, 100–1000 employees, $10M–$100M ARR, US-based, using Salesforce + a sales engagement tool, with an inside sales team of 10+ reps.

Buyer: VP of Sales or Chief Revenue Officer. Promoted from AE or SDR. Currently scaling a team and struggling with ramp time and quota attainment. Has budget authority. Triggered to buy when: team misses quota 2 quarters in a row, or headcount doubles but revenue doesn't.

Sample LinkedIn Boolean String:

("VP of Sales" OR "Vice President of Sales" OR "Head of Sales" OR "CRO")
AND ("SaaS" OR "software" OR "B2B")
AND ("Salesforce" OR "Outreach" OR "Salesloft")
NOT ("agency" OR "consultant" OR "freelance")

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Connected Skill

After running this skill, use AI Cold Email & LinkedIn Outreach Generator to turn your prospect segments into personalized outreach sequences.

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Compatible Tools

Prospect research: LinkedIn Sales Navigator · Apollo.io · Hunter.io · ZoomInfo · Clay · Lusha · Clearbit

CRM import: HubSpot · Salesforce · Pipedrive · Notion · Google Sheets · Airtable

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Limitations

• This skill generates strategy and templates — it does not scrape or pull live contact data from any platform.
• Lead quality depends on how specific your inputs are. Vague inputs produce generic outputs.
• Always verify contact information before outreach.
• Comply with GDPR, CCPA, and platform terms of service when collecting and using prospect data.

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Changelog

Version	Date	Notes
1.0.0	2026-03-22	Initial release