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Monthly counts and release notes, plus what we have learned about email decay, job changes, technographics and privacy law. 145 posts since 2019, written by the people who build the file.
This month, we are happy to report, RampedUp added 13,393,413 new contact records while updating 228,873,700 in total. That includes an additional 1,363,072 VALID and 8,908,120 professional email addresses…
We rebuilt the site around a simple idea: a data company should be able to show its work. The data dictionaries and counts are published, the use cases are explained, the APIs documented with real-world…
The Linked iNspector Chrome Extension will be getting a "make over."
In August, we updated 474,631,551 contact profiles - our largest monthly update! We added 17,708,886 new contact records to bring our total number of managed profiles to 1,078,306,764.
The Linked iNspector Chrome Extension will be getting a "make over" very soon. We are moving it from within the page so that the Extension now sits outside of the page but on the same tab. That means users…
RampedUp is an originator of global business intelligence. We manage a database of 850 Million Professionals and 90 Million Companies that are updated every month. Customers often ask us - how can we apply…
This month, RampedUp added 43,675,881 new records to the contact data file. We have exceeded the 1 billion milestone for the first time in our history. That includes an additional 335,962 contacts with a…
The web_identity array provides a reliable way to connect a company’s historical, social, or anonymized web assets to its current corporate identity. It can used to create a consolidated map of a company’s…
This month saw significant increases in our contact counts by adding 31,423,059 new records to the file. New sourcing techniques have not only increased the contact count but also increased the number of…
Why the secret to cutting-edge data freshness lies in mastering the past.
This month we added 7,264,690 and updated 360,585,858 contact records. That includes an additional 2,292,670 validated professional emails and 182,515 mobile phones in this month's contact data file. We…
RampedUp uses data from publicly available sources including social media, job posting, career sites, corporate websites, and press releases. We provide the source data on our contact records when…
This month, we added 12,127,274 and updated 296,955,362 contact records. The April Data Dictionary and Contact Counts can be found here! That also includes some big enhancements to help our customers…
New data asset delivers approximately 200 million Personal Hashed Emails paired with 20+ professional attributes, nearly doubling the reach of the company’s core contact database
This month, we added 6,524,554 new contacts and refreshed 380,180,087 existing records, making it one of the largest monthly refresh cycles of the past year.
Unlocking the Power of Data for Effective Outreach
This month we added a contact_direct_dial_phone to 150,276 records and contact_professional_email_validation_status = Valid to 966,591 contacts. February is a short month but we were able to see…
Unleashing the Power of Enhanced Data
We are thrilled to announce that we have added 33,356 companies and 1,933,844 contacts to our files this month. That equates to 150,582 additional mobile phones and 1,297,785 valid email addresses. Much of…
Our Email Intelligence process begins through SMTP Negotiation, which results in a VALID or INVALID response by communicating with the recipient's email server. This is the traditional ping that has been…
Before we look back at 2025, a quick snapshot from this month’s deliverable. In December, 251,224,704 records were updated and we added 399,666 mobile phone numbers. Those figures matter because they…
Company hierarchies are the wiring diagram of the business world. Behind every familiar logo there is usually a network of parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, and brands that determine who controls…
November is a milestone month for RampedUp, we are happy to report we have grown key B2C fields like mobile_phone and contact_personal_email_address to record highs. We are also introducing two new fields…
RampedUp has introduced a Batch Company Appending API, a new endpoint designed to clean, standardize, and enrich company-level records at scale. Each append provides rich firmographic details to facilitate…
In today’s rapidly evolving market, leveraging precise contact data is essential for any business aiming to expand its reach. Accurate and verified contact information not only streamlines communication but…
October is a frighteningly scarry month when you consider the new features, functionality, and data we are delivering. This month – we updated 376,507,635 and identified 3,899,305 contacts with a recent job…
Finding accurate email addresses and mobile phone numbers on the open web isn’t as simple as scanning a single page and calling it a day. The best data often lives inside a small network of related pages…
Company Alerts: Real-Time business intelligence when your customers, competitors, or top prospects are making headlines. RampedUp monitors 12 customized news feeds based on the 12 alert types we support…
This September, we are pleased to announce our total contact universe grew by 697,938 records with 129,884,268 contacts updated.
Contact Data Leader Announces Product Bundle to Help Marketing Agencies.
RampedUp is very pleased to announce that we added 1,046,460 contacts and 33,220 companies in August. VALID Emails grew by 5,015,725 and Contacts with a Mobile Phone grew by 482,637. We updated 360,745,921…
RampedUp monitors hundreds of wire services for information that can spark buying decisions. Be the first to know when your customers, competitors, or prospects are making news!
In July 2025, RampedUp added 2,540,363 new contacts and updated 192,356,960 records to our contact delivery. Check out our Data Overview page for more detail. That includes 487,265 additional mobile phones…
In June, we updated 307,633,594 contact records and increased the contact data file by 4,891,487 active contacts. These numbers encompass the growth of 50,874 personal email addresses 471,109 mobile phones…
Blending POI (Point of Interest) data with contact intelligence allows for highly targeted outreach, where marketers can tailor messages not just to a business, but to the exact person at that location…
This month, we updated 128,016,798 contacts and added 4,266,202 new records to the database.
Incorporating B2B Direct Dial Mobile Numbers into your sales and marketing technologies can significantly enhance your ability to connect with key decision-makers, streamline communication, and ultimately…
We had a tremendous amount of contact updates in April. This month, 430,398,739 contacts were updated and 5,323,351 were flagged as a recent_job_change. Our multi-sourced efforts are paying off as we…
For businesses looking to streamline their outreach efforts or Sales Technologies needing to add the direct dial, having access to an API that appends mobile phone data to business contacts can offer…
RampedUp monitors the newswire for Business Alerts and Trigger Events - here are today's M&A Alerts with links to company and contact data sources.
This month, we updated 149,946,494 contacts and grew the database by 1,385,059 records. This milestone was achieved despite the fact we purged nearly 10 million records without a LinkedIn URL. In many ways…
AI significantly contributes to the extraction of contact data from the web through advanced technologies and techniques. Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a key element, enabling AI systems to…
RampedUp helps marketers and agencies that are experiencing impact of contact data decay. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) reports that the average turnover…
RampedUp is very excited to announce our February 2025 delivery and release notes. If you want to have release notes emailed to you monthly - please register here!
In a data-driven market, understanding job classifications and salary benchmarks is crucial for advertisers and HR professionals alike.
We wrote a blog post exposing the challenges with turnover for sales and marketing organizations and we created products to mitigate the risk of turnover. But we are not the only company, several businesses…
We are very excited to announce our January 2025 file deliveries and product update. This is our largest contact file with 916,308,725 records with 262,667,236 records updated since the December file.
As we enter 2025, a new wave of state-level privacy legislation is set to reshape the landscape of consumer data protection in the United States. While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been…
Validating catch-all email addresses presents unique challenges, but several methods and tools can help improve the accuracy of email verification. But first, its important to know what a Catch All email…
Personal Information can be difficult for B2B Marketers. The concept of crossing the B2C / B2B barrier may feel like you are crossing the Fourth Wall of Marketing – but it really is just an extension of a…
Monday.com has emerged as a powerful work operating system with a diverse customer base across various industries. Because of its popularity, RampedUp tracks hundreds of customers using Monday.com. Below…
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) reports that the average turnover rate in the US was 3.2% in 2024. Turnover includes quits, layoffs, discharges, and other…
The US Government Hierarchy: Download CSV of 650 Agencies, Bureaus, Courts, and Commissions. Complete with Website / Leadership Links / and Hierarchy Affiliation across the 3 Branches of Federal Government.
We are very excited to announce our latest enhancements for our Contact Search API to find Job Changes customized to your requirements. The latest functionality allows you to call for Full Contact details…
Try Something Different in 2025. With the constant flux of job changes and company restructuring, keeping your contact database up-to-date can be a daunting task. However, the benefits of having precise…
This year has brought a lot of change in our industry and our company. We have introduced new technologies and hired industry veterans that have improved the quality of our data products. We have shortened…
We are excited that we can deliver our flat files early this month as RampedUp will be short-staffed for the remainder of 2024. To that end, we are thankful for your business and partnership. This year has…
This month, we updated 303,449,264 contact records while increasing the number of professional email addresses, personal email addresses, and mobile numbers overall. November’s file provides over one…
We are very excited to announce the delivery of our October flat files for Contact / Company and Technology data. In October, 274,920,472 contact records were updated from social media, corporate websites…
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its latest State Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary providing insights into the job market across the nation. At RampedUp, we take a keen interest in…
RampedUp has created a detailed comparison of ZoomInfo, Cognism, Lusha, 6sense, Demandbase, and Apollo based on their features, strengths, and potential drawbacks. They are all great solutions with…
A Business Entity Search is a tool or process used to look up information about registered businesses in a specific state or country. This search is typically performed through the official website of the…
September’s contact file delivery shows growth in terms of coverage within existing products but new products as well.
New Executives often indicate shifts in a company’s strategy, new budgets, and potential opportunities for new vendors.
Our efforts in AI and Data Aggregation are paying off in the form of Real-Time Business Intelligence. We are happy to announce hourly monitoring for the Alert Types of Mergers & Acquisitions / Earnings…
We are very excited to announce that RampedUp will provide a daily job changes feed beginning in Q4. Daily Job Changes are full contact records, complete with job history (when available) and RampedUp ID’s…
Our industry is abuzz with the recent actions of Microsoft and Meta deprecating employment experience on publicly available data. For over a decade, public profiles have been a great source of user-supplied…
In the US, Consumer Data Protection is currently enforced at the state level and part of a broader trend towards more stringent data protection and privacy regulations. While specifics can vary by state…
We are very excited to announce the delivery of our August contact, company, and technology files. This month we are delivering 887,604,693 contacts, our largest delivery to date.
Oracle's acquisition strategy has been central to its growth, particularly in diversifying its offerings from being primarily a database company into a full-fledged cloud computing and enterprise software…
For Savvy Sellers, finding qualified leads is one of the most critical aspects of driving business growth. One of the most effective ways to identify high-potential prospects is by monitoring news alerts…
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average turnover rate in the United States is 4.5% per month. That breaks down to 3.5% in voluntary and 1% involuntary turnover. We are seeing about 10,000…
RampedUp is very excited to announce we added 1,828,956 net new contacts and updated 292,576,171 to bring our July delivery to 887,402,000.
LinkedIn offers powerful tools for prospecting but there are features even the most seasoned sellers can add to their arsenal. Tools like Incognito Mode, People Search, and Job Change notifications allow…
RampedUp has added some great new features to our data products!
RampedUp is very excited to announce our May 2024 deliverables for contact, company and technology files. This month’s delivery shows a substantial increase in the number of VALID email addresses, contacts…
In March 2024, the U.S. job market presented a set of intriguing figures that shed light on the ongoing employment trends and workforce dynamics. A detailed analysis of the latest data from the Bureau of…
Our efforts in applying Artificial Intelligence in data origination has begun to bear fruit. In March 2024, we increased our employee to employer association by 7,153,367 contacts and added 2,544,423…
Most identity resolution companies use “household” consumer data meaning everyone who lives in the house is associated together. As an example, Wife / Husband / Children all live at 123 Main Street and all…
AI can be employed to assist in finding the technologies a company uses through various automated processes and analysis of available data. Here are some ways AI can contribute to this task:
December's data dictionary can be downloaded from our website – here is the link. We have revamped the website to include an interactive map to show contact counts, reports for counts by country, and a new…
As RampedUp gears up for a New Year, we will be introducing new sources and new categories. Below is a description of our technology data sources:
RampedUp Global Data Solutions has been recognized as a top provider by Datarade Marketplace. The Datarade 100 recognizes the most popular data providers on Datarade Marketplace, tracked by reviews…
A/B testing software is a tool used in digital marketing and website optimization to compare two versions of a webpage, email, or advertisement to see which performs better. Marketers and web developers use…
International marketing laws encompass a diverse range of regulations that marketers must navigate when engaging in marketing activities across international borders. These laws vary significantly from one…
AI is significantly impacting Account Based Marketing (ABM), a strategy that focuses on targeting specific high-value accounts with personalized marketing efforts. AI's impact on ABM lies in its ability to…
Direct Dial Phone Numbers are important in prospecting because they offer a more direct and personalized way to connect with decision-makers, leading to improved communication, higher response rates, and…
RampedUp is releasing new functionality for Contact Search - including the addition of Canadian Provinces, New Industries, New Sectors, Drag Bars for Employee Size and Revenue.
RampedUp's April Q2 file provides the largest number of unique contacts, contacts associated with an employer, and contacts associated with a LinkedIn URL to date.
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RampedUp is a global data provider, as such we identify the technologies organizations use to run their business. This line of business intelligence is referred to Technographics, which can provide valuable…
February’s Q1 contact data file provides the largest number of email addresses with a VALID status we have ever delivered as well as company phone numbers. Please review Our data dictionary for more details.
The addition brings an extensive database of more than 700 million contacts to Openprise customers.
ChatGPT (https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt) is going to turn Business Intelligence on its head. Quite simply, data aggregated over months can be collected in hours with this tool. Below is an example of a…
Doug Curling, the former President & COO of ChoicePoint, was quoted as saying, "in the data business, your currency is your currency." Doug's play on words means that the more accurate your data is the more…
As we wind down 2022, some marketers are faced with a Use It or Lose It proposition for their marketing budget – meaning that their marketing dollars will be reallocated if they aren't spent this fiscal…
RampedUp helps our customers understand the technologies companies use to run their business. This type of intelligence is called Technographics and can be used for market analysis, competitive…
At RampedUp, we follow technologies like the ones represented in the Marketing Technology Landscape and the companies that are using them. This is done by matching up job posting, user forums, resumes, or…
At RampedUp, we follow technologies like the ones represented in the Marketing Technology Landscape and the companies that are using them. This is done by matching up job posting, user forums, resumes, or…
At RampedUp, we follow technologies like the ones represented in the Marketing Technology Landscape and the companies that are using them. This is done by matching up job posting, user forums, resumes, or…
At RampedUp, we follow technologies like the ones represented in the Marketing Technology Landscape and the companies that are using them. This is done by matching up job posting, user forums, resumes, or…
At RampedUp, we follow technologies like the ones represented in the Marketing Technology Landscape and the companies that are using them. This is done by matching up job posting, user forums, resumes, or…
As you may be aware, the 2022 Marketing Technology Landscape was released to help people in the Marketing space understand just how rapidly we are growing. There are nearly 10,000 Martech companies…
We help our customers understand the technologies companies use to run their business. This type of intelligence is called Technographics and can be used for market analysis, competitive intelligence, or a…
A recent study from CSO Insights found that 51% of leads are generated by sales people. RampedUp empowers sales people by giving them the names and contact information for every company in their territory…
B2B Contact data expires at a 24% – 36% rate per year. That number compounds when you consider the manual entry errors prone to sellers and the bad data uploaded from third party lists. The result is a…
The Great Resignation is an informal name for the widespread trend of a significant number of workers leaving their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Great Resignation is typically discussed in…
Account Based Marketing is the process of narrowing down your marketing pursuits to a select number of targeted accounts. To find companies that look like your best customers - you first need to find the…
Account-Based Sales and Marketing is THE best practice for modern, revenue-driven organizations. It (ABS) is the product of Sales and Marketing alignment in that both teams are hyper-focused on a select…
We are very excited about the depth and accuracy of this quarter’s update and some highlights are below
We have made some updates to the RampedUp product. Please see below:
Email Validation is a 40 year old technology. The process of one email server communicating with another email server to see if it will accept an email address was once the very best way to validate an…
Marketing in the Americas – Many countries in North and South America have taken strides to protect their citizens' privacy that marketers need to understand before campaigning. Some countries have…
Marketing globally requires an understanding of what you are allowed to send and with what provisions. Your marketing technology should help track individuals that have Opted In to your solicitation but it…
2020 saw a seismic shift in the way that businesses marketed their B2B services. Sales and Marketing, just like most everything in the pandemic, is done virtually. Marketing teams are shifting their budgets…
RampedUp provides API services to help identify and update your contact data. We manage employment history on 500 Million global professionals, including email addresses. By using the RampedUp Data…
RampedUp works with sales and marketing agencies to help them enrich and grow their customer’s contact database. We manage 550 global professionals so a great use case for our partners is to help them…
RampedUp empowers sellers with critical intelligence that sparks buying decisions. Trigger Events are corporate initiatives (either positive or negative) that generally proceed new purchases. Unlike…
Following up on a Big User Interface upgrade in September, RampedUp has added or returned features requested by our customers.
Craig Elias – Founder of Shift Selling coins the term as such, “You’ve been told for years that there is no silver bullet in sales. But there is. It is called timing – getting in front of the right person…
Harvard Business Review reports that B2B brands have a 10X less chance of contacting a lead if they wait more than five minutes to shoot out an email or call to people who show intent.
Sellers have to earn the right to be seen as a credible. Today’s buyer is skeptical of big-promising / know-nothing sales people that just want 20 minutes on their calendar. To be seen as a peer we need to…
Account-Based Sales and Marketing is THE best practice for modern, revenue-driven organizations. It (ABS) is the product of Sales and Marketing alignment in that both teams are hyper-focused on a select…
We are very excited to announce improvements to the platform and the data.
Personal Email Addresses can be difficult for B2B Marketers. The concept of crossing the B2C / B2B barrier may feel like you are crossing the Fourth Wall of Marketing – but it really is just an extension of…
When a customer downloads email records from our system, we run them through an email validation provider for SMTP validation. SMTP validation is an iterative process of identifying if the mail server will…
For as long as I can remember, Marketing professionals have been in the business of growing the contacts in their Marketing Automation Platform and converting those contacts into actionable leads. But that…
The GDPR protects most European citizens from unwanted electronic solicitation. The law attempts to put the onus on the advertiser or company to gather the express consent of the consumer to receive their…
Per Hubspot, B2B Marketing Data expires at a 24% – 36% rate per year. The impact that has on marketing is severe – namely in the form of much lower performance and inbox placement. The remedy: clean your…
Email is a primary tool for Direct Marketing purposes but recent legislation in Europe and Canada prohibits emailing an individual without their permission. California’s new consumer privacy act becomes law…
When is bad news good news for sellers? When one of your existing customers moves to another company. New executives are hired to bring in new agendas and are often looking to replace existing relationships…
Two of the hottest sales acceleration platforms on the market right now are Salesloft and Outreach.io. An SDR platform is a great idea but be mindful it is also very powerful. I can share first-hand…
In the US, the CAN-SPAM act has been in force since 2003, governing commercial emails. CAN-SPAM dictates that marketers cannot be dishonest when sending electronic messages. It also requires them to provide…
B2B contact data expires at a 30% rate per year according to Hubspot. Dirty data not only contributes to poor deliverability but fines for illegal solicitation or blacklisting from email service providers…
Donald DePalma the utmost authority on international marketing once said, “the sun never sets on the internet.” Global marketers know that their charge is to engage their buyers where they reside, in the…
A recent study from Hubspot found the top 5 challenges for sellers in reach region. Not surprisingly, there is a direct correlation to opt-in laws for electronic communication.
Catch-all is the type of email address that causes the most confusion for our clients and handling them properly requires an understanding of what they are and how they work.
Oh the temptation of adding thousands of net new contacts to your marketing database. After all what’s the problem? These people that are a good potential fit for you business. The fact of the matter is…
RampedUp can empower sellers with critical intelligence that sparks buying decisions. Trigger Events are corporate initiatives (either positive or negative) that generally proceed new purchases. Unlike…
Getting the attention of a decision-maker is hard work but sellers are 147% more likely to set an appointment when calling their prospects directly. RampedUp helps hard-working sales people by providing a…
The impact dirty data has on your sales and marketing efforts leads to a direct loss of revenue and productivity! Have you seen conversion rates drop or sellers using tools outside of CRM because the data…
Despite what people might try to tell you, cold emails still work. The trick is knowing how to write them, when to send them, and how to use them to achieve your goals. If you’re serious about mastering…
ABM is all the rage right now and rightly so. 92% of B2B Marketers reported to SiriusDecisions that Account-Based Marketing is a must have for success in today’s hyper-competitive environment. Marketo, the…
Transiency: B2B Contact data expires 24-36% rate per year – Hubspot. Its hard to keep up with everyone who is moving on.
Salesforce is the lifeblood of your organization and the main tool your sellers need to make it through their day. Sure, there are other sales technologies and even LinkedIn for prospecting but…
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