✦ Glossary

Buying Signal

Observable events or behaviors that indicate a prospect is actively considering a purchase in your category. Buying signals include job postings for relevant roles, funding announcements, new product launches, leadership changes, and public statements about a problem you solve.

Why It Matters

Timing is the most underrated variable in outbound sales. Reaching the right company at the wrong moment gets ignored; reaching them during an active buying event gets meetings. Monitoring buying signals lets you compress the space between prospect awareness and conversation.

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