How to get leads for Apparel Manufacturing businesses

The easy way to generate leads for Apparel Manufacturing businesses for B2B sales using LinkedIn Sales Navigator

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Step 1

Decide if Apparel Manufacturing is the right industry to target

The Apparel Manufacturing industry

The Apparel Manufacturing industry focuses specifically on businesses that create garments by cutting and sewing fabrics. This includes companies that purchase pre-made fabrics and those knitting their own fabrics before garment construction.

What businesses are included

Apparel Manufacturing includes both large-scale clothing manufacturers and smaller ateliers producing custom garments. It also includes contractors who sew garments using materials provided by other companies. Notably, even small tailoring businesses making custom-made suits fall within this industry.

When targeting the Apparel Manufacturing 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 Apparel Manufacturing:

Which businesses are not included

Apparel Manufacturing doesn't include businesses that solely design clothes without manufacturing them. Similarly, textile mills producing fabrics but not making garments are excluded. For example, a company designing a fashion collection but outsourcing production to another company wouldn't fall under Apparel Manufacturing.

Industry size on LinkedIn

Est. market size

27K

businesses

Est. market size

27K

businesses

Est. market size

27K

businesses

Est. LinkedIn users

540K

users

Est. LinkedIn users

540K

users

Est. LinkedIn users

540K

users

Est. LinkedIn adoption

3

/ 5

Est. LinkedIn adoption

3

/ 5

Est. LinkedIn adoption

3

/ 5

Step 2

Pick job titles to target

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

Influential roles in Apparel Manufacturing

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer

Creative Director

Creative Director

Creative Director

Production Manager

Production Manager

Production Manager

Head of Design

Head of Design

Head of Design

VP, Operations

VP, Operations

VP, Operations

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 'Apparel Manufacturing' 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 Apparel Manufacturing, 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 Apparel Manufacturing leads today

First 50 credits free, no credit card required