How to get leads for Accommodation and Food Services businesses

The easy way to generate leads for Accommodation and Food Services businesses for B2B sales using LinkedIn Sales Navigator

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Step 1

Decide if Accommodation and Food Services is the right industry to target

The Accommodation and Food Services industry

The Accommodation and Food Services industry encompasses businesses providing lodging and food services. This includes hotels, motels, restaurants, bars, and caterers. It's important to note that this category combines businesses offering both accommodation and food services, as many establishments, like hotels, often do both. This category is broad and covers a wide variety of businesses, from small independent cafes to large hotel chains.

What businesses are included

Included in this category are hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, restaurants, cafes, bars, caterers, and mobile food services. Surprisingly, it also includes less obvious businesses like ice cream trucks and food carts, as long as they prepare and serve food.

When targeting the Accommodation and Food Services industry on LinkedIn, your search will automatically cover all related sub-industries. To maximize the relevance of your leads, you may want to exclude certain sub-industries that don’t align with your ideal customer profile.

Sub-industries included in Accommodation and Food Services:

Which businesses are not included

This category does not include businesses that solely provide food delivery services, like Grubhub or Uber Eats. It also excludes businesses primarily focused on food production, such as food manufacturers or agricultural businesses.

Industry size on LinkedIn

Est. market size

700K

businesses

Est. market size

700K

businesses

Est. market size

700K

businesses

Est. LinkedIn users

3M

users

Est. LinkedIn users

3M

users

Est. LinkedIn users

3M

users

Est. LinkedIn adoption

2

/ 5

Est. LinkedIn adoption

2

/ 5

Est. LinkedIn adoption

2

/ 5

Step 2

Pick job titles to target

Focus your LinkedIn search on these key decision-maker roles within the Accommodation and Food Services industry to find high-value leads. These roles are typically involved in B2B purchasing decisions and are most likely to respond to your outreach.

Setting your lead filters

Open LinkedIn Sales Navigator and select the ‘Leads’ tab. Use the filters on the left side to narrow down your search. Enter 'Accommodation and Food Services' in the ‘Industry’ filter, and add the job titles you want to target in the ‘Current job title’ field.

Screenshot showing LinkedIn lead filters
Screenshot showing LinkedIn lead filters

How many leads can I export?

You can export up to 2,500 leads per day from Sales Navigator. If your search results is higher than this limit, consider narrowing your filters or breaking your search results into multiple saved lead lists that can be exported over several days.

Do I have to use LinkedIn Sales Navigator?

Yes, to effectively target specific industries like Accommodation and Food Services, you'll need LinkedIn Sales Navigator. It provides the advanced filtering options you need to find the right leads and it has much higher export limits than the regular version of LinkedIn.

What does Sales Nav cost?

Sales Navigator offers a 30-day free trial, after which it costs around $90 per month.

Considering the quantity and quality of the targeted B2B leads you can export from Sales Nav, we think this is a bargain - certainly cheaper than almost any other way of generating leads.

Step 4

Export your leads

  1. Install the Exportli Chrome Extension

To start exporting your leads, first install the Exportli Chrome extension.

Exportli works seamlessly with Sales Navigator and does two main things:

  • It allows you to export lead lists into a CSV

  • It uses 20+ email enrichment providers to find and verify business email addresses for your leads.

When you sign up, you’ll receive 50 free credits to get you started.

  1. Run your lead export

With Exportli installed, you’re ready to run your export. The extension guides you through the process of exporting your selected leads into a CSV file.

Screenshot showing LinkedIn lead filters
Screenshot showing LinkedIn lead filters

Step 5

Import to your CRM or email tool

With your leads exported to a CSV file, you can now import them into your CRM or email outreach tools.

Most tools will let you import CSVs including:

Salesforce
Apollo
Hubspot
Zoho CRM
Pipedrive

Start exporting Accommodation and Food Services leads today

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