cold-iq List Dedup
A pure data-processing utility: dedup and clean BEFORE any ColdIQ enrichment. This is the single biggest credit saver — every duplicate you remove is a paid find/enrich call you don't make. See resources/credit-optimization.md. This skill makes no API calls.
When to dedup
- Before enrichment (never pay to enrich the same person twice)
- After combining multiple sources (database search + enrichment + ad scrape)
- After scoring (collapse duplicates, keep the highest-scored row)
Primary key: LinkedIn URL (normalize first)
import re
def normalize_linkedin(url):
if not url: return ""
return re.sub(r'\?.*$', '', url).rstrip('/').lower().replace('https://www.', 'https://')
def dedup_people(rows):
seen, out = set(), []
for r in rows:
key = normalize_linkedin(r.get('linkedin_url', '')) or (r.get('email','').lower())
if key and key not in seen:
seen.add(key); out.append(r)
return out
Secondary key: company name / company LinkedIn URL
Normalize company names (strip Inc/LLC/Ltd suffixes, lowercase) or, better, dedup on the company LinkedIn URL when present.
Multi-source combine pattern
- Normalize columns — map each source's columns to one standard schema
(
full_name, title, linkedin_url, email, company_name, company_domain, company_linkedin, source, score). - Load all source CSVs.
- Dedup people by normalized LinkedIn URL (fallback email); companies by company LinkedIn / name.
- Sort & export — Tier 1 first, then by persona, then company name.
Per-company contact caps
Cap 5–10 contacts per company so you don't blast one account. Rank by title priority
(C-level/VP/Director > Manager > IC), keep the top N per company_domain.
Cross-reference against TAM
Left-join the contact list against the scored TAM on company_domain to attach Tier, and drop
contacts at DQ'd companies before enrichment.
Checklist
- Normalize LinkedIn URLs before comparing
- Dedup people by LinkedIn URL (fallback email)
- Dedup companies by LinkedIn URL / normalized name
- Map all sources to one schema before combining
- Keep highest-scored row on duplicate
- Apply per-company contact cap (5–10)
- Cross-reference against TAM, drop DQ companies
- THEN enrich (see contact-enrichment)