Step 1
Decide if Fabricated Metal Products is the right industry to target
The Fabricated Metal Products industry
The Fabricated Metal Products industry encompasses businesses that transform raw metal into intermediate or finished products. These companies utilize a variety of metalworking processes, such as cutting, bending, forming, welding, and machining, to shape metal into desired forms. The industry serves a wide range of sectors, providing essential components and products for construction, manufacturing, transportation, and consumer goods.
What businesses are included
This industry covers a diverse range of subsectors, including the manufacturing of architectural and structural metalwork (e.g., beams, columns, and metal framing), boilers, tanks, and shipping containers, construction hardware (e.g., hinges, handles, and locks), cutlery and hand tools, and metal valves. It also notably includes firearms manufacturing.
When targeting the Fabricated Metal Products 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 Fabricated Metal Products:
Which businesses are not included
While this industry involves working with metal, it's essential to distinguish it from related sectors. It excludes the manufacturing of machinery, computers, electronics, and metal furniture, as these fall under separate industry classifications. Additionally, while food and beverage processing often involves metal equipment, those businesses are not part of this industry.
Industry size on LinkedIn
Step 2
Pick job titles to target
Focus your LinkedIn search on these key decision-maker roles within the Fabricated Metal Products 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 Fabricated Metal Products
Step 3
Run your Sales Navigator search
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 'Fabricated Metal Products' in the ‘Industry’ filter, and add the job titles you want to target in the ‘Current job title’ field.
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 Fabricated Metal Products, 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
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.
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.
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:
Start exporting Fabricated Metal Products leads today
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