Signal Detection
30 sales triggers across 6 categories, tiered by reliability, each mapped to the ColdIQ endpoint
that surfaces it. Blend ≥2 independent signals before high-effort plays.
Where a signal is detectable, this skill routes it to a ColdIQ marketplace endpoint; the rest stay
as research guidance.
ColdIQ Marketplace Endpoints
| Signal |
Method |
Path |
Credits |
Endpoint ID |
Notes |
| Funding events |
GET |
/v1/signalbase/funding-signals |
unknown |
signalbase.funding_signals |
Series A+ / rounds |
| Acquisition / M&A |
GET |
/v1/signalbase/acquisition-signals |
unknown |
signalbase.acquisition_signals |
|
| Job changes (champion moves) |
GET |
/v1/signalbase/job-change-signals |
unknown |
signalbase.job_change_signals |
Role-aware |
| Hiring surge |
GET |
/v1/signalbase/hiring-signals |
unknown |
signalbase.hiring_signals |
Open postings |
| Company jobs (one company) |
POST |
/v1/limadata/jobs |
2 |
limadata.jobs |
LinkedIn jobs for a page |
| Financing events (alt source) |
GET |
/v1/predictleads/discover/financing_events |
0.18 |
predictleads.discover.financing_events |
|
| Job openings (alt source) |
GET |
/v1/predictleads/discover/job_openings |
0.18 |
predictleads.discover.job_openings |
By O*NET / location |
| News events |
GET |
/v1/predictleads/discover/news_events |
0.18 |
predictleads.discover.news_events |
|
| Tech adoption / removal |
GET |
/v1/predictleads/companies/{companyIdOrDomain}/technology_detections |
0.18 |
predictleads.company.technology_detections |
|
| Buying intent (job + tech) |
POST |
/v1/theirstack/companies/buying_intents |
3 |
theirstack.companies.buying_intents |
|
| LinkedIn post engagement |
POST |
/v1/limadata/posts/reactions |
2 |
limadata.posts.reactions |
Warm-engager lists |
| News / ads (general) |
POST |
/v1/serper/news |
unknown |
serper.news |
Cheap catch-all |
Reliability tiers
- Tier 1 — highest intent (same-day): Series A+ funding, expansion into new market, leadership
change in the buyer's department. Budget approved or imminent.
→ GET
/v1/signalbase/funding-signals · ? cr · signalbase.funding_signals (unverified)
- Tier 2 — strong (30–90d): competitor tech adoption, partnership/acquisition, hiring surge (5+).
→ GET
/v1/signalbase/hiring-signals · ? cr · signalbase.hiring_signals (unverified)
- Tier 3 — moderate (nurture): 1–3 job postings, award/recognition, product launch.
→ GET
/v1/predictleads/discover/job_openings · 0.18 cr · predictleads.discover.job_openings
- Tier 4 — weak (context only): social activity, traffic spikes, general news.
→ POST
/v1/serper/news · ? cr · serper.news (unverified)
The 30 triggers → where to source them
- Funding & financial: Series A+ (
signalbase.funding_signals), M&A
(signalbase.acquisition_signals), financing events (predictleads.discover.financing_events).
- Hiring & team: new exec / champion move (
signalbase.job_change_signals), hiring surge
(signalbase.hiring_signals), SDR/BDR or dept expansion (limadata.jobs, predictleads.discover.job_openings).
- Technology & digital: new tech adoption / stack removal (
predictleads.company.technology_detections),
buying intent (theirstack.companies.buying_intents), running ads / launches (serper.news).
- Competitive & vendor: competitor reviews / contract expiry / comparison shopping — no native
endpoint; use
serper.news / predictleads.discover.news_events as proxies.
- Product & business events: geographic expansion, new office, partnership, regulatory change
(
predictleads.discover.news_events, serper.news).
- Marketing & reputation: LinkedIn post engagement (
limadata.posts.reactions), PR/media mention
(serper.news).
Freshness windows (outreach timing)
Funding 90d (weeks 2–8) · Series C deployment 180d (weeks 5–12) · LinkedIn posts 30d (0–7d) ·
hiring 60d (14–30d) · new exec 90d (days 14–30) · tech change 60d (0–30d) · champion job change
30d (0–14d, fastest decay) · event attendance 21d (±7d).
Multi-signal stacking
- T1 + T1 = white-glove (immediate): funding + hiring surge; new exec + tech removal;
champion job change + ICP fit.
- T2 + T2 = priority sequence: hiring (1–3) + LinkedIn engagement; competitor review + your
pricing-page visit; industry-news impact + geographic expansion.
- T3 = templated nurture.
"So what?" test for copy
Every signal you reference must be: recent, connected to your offer, something they'd care that
you noticed, tied to a specific pain. Go deeper than the obvious — "hiring SDRs but no rev-ops
lead yet" beats "you're hiring SDRs". Hand off to crawford-method
for the actual opener.
Tips
- Automate Tier 1 with same-day triggers (
/v1/limadata/watch); batch Tier 3–4 weekly.
- Cheapest source first:
serper.news / predictleads.* (0.18) before 3-credit intent calls.
- Track signal→meeting conversion, not detection volume.
1---2name: signal-detection3description: Detect and prioritize buying-intent signals (funding, hiring, tech changes, job changes, news) and map each to a concrete ColdIQ marketplace endpoint. Use when deciding which intent signals to track for a client, sourcing funding/hiring/acquisition/job-change signals, scoring accounts by signal strength, deciding outreach timing from signal freshness, or stacking signals. Triggers on "intent signals", "buying signals", "trigger events", "funding signal", "hiring signal", "job change", "tech stack change", "signal detection", "when to reach out", "signal stacking". Do NOT use for writing the copy that references the signal (see crawford-method / cold-email-copy), list scoring math (see tam-scoring), or generic search (see coldiq-search-enrich).4---56# Signal Detection7830 sales triggers across 6 categories, tiered by reliability, each mapped to the ColdIQ endpoint9that surfaces it. Blend ≥2 independent signals before high-effort plays.1011Where a signal is detectable, this skill routes it to a ColdIQ marketplace endpoint; the rest stay12as research guidance.1314## ColdIQ Marketplace Endpoints1516| Signal | Method | Path | Credits | Endpoint ID | Notes |17|--------|--------|------|---------|-------------|-------|18| Funding events | GET | `/v1/signalbase/funding-signals` | unknown | `signalbase.funding_signals` | Series A+ / rounds |19| Acquisition / M&A | GET | `/v1/signalbase/acquisition-signals` | unknown | `signalbase.acquisition_signals` | |20| Job changes (champion moves) | GET | `/v1/signalbase/job-change-signals` | unknown | `signalbase.job_change_signals` | Role-aware |21| Hiring surge | GET | `/v1/signalbase/hiring-signals` | unknown | `signalbase.hiring_signals` | Open postings |22| Company jobs (one company) | POST | `/v1/limadata/jobs` | 2 | `limadata.jobs` | LinkedIn jobs for a page |23| Financing events (alt source) | GET | `/v1/predictleads/discover/financing_events` | 0.18 | `predictleads.discover.financing_events` | |24| Job openings (alt source) | GET | `/v1/predictleads/discover/job_openings` | 0.18 | `predictleads.discover.job_openings` | By O*NET / location |25| News events | GET | `/v1/predictleads/discover/news_events` | 0.18 | `predictleads.discover.news_events` | |26| Tech adoption / removal | GET | `/v1/predictleads/companies/{companyIdOrDomain}/technology_detections` | 0.18 | `predictleads.company.technology_detections` | |27| Buying intent (job + tech) | POST | `/v1/theirstack/companies/buying_intents` | 3 | `theirstack.companies.buying_intents` | |28| LinkedIn post engagement | POST | `/v1/limadata/posts/reactions` | 2 | `limadata.posts.reactions` | Warm-engager lists |29| News / ads (general) | POST | `/v1/serper/news` | unknown | `serper.news` | Cheap catch-all |3031## Reliability tiers3233- **Tier 1 — highest intent (same-day):** Series A+ funding, expansion into new market, leadership34 change in the buyer's department. Budget approved or imminent.35 → **GET** `/v1/signalbase/funding-signals` · ? cr · `signalbase.funding_signals` (unverified)36- **Tier 2 — strong (30–90d):** competitor tech adoption, partnership/acquisition, hiring surge (5+).37 → **GET** `/v1/signalbase/hiring-signals` · ? cr · `signalbase.hiring_signals` (unverified)38- **Tier 3 — moderate (nurture):** 1–3 job postings, award/recognition, product launch.39 → **GET** `/v1/predictleads/discover/job_openings` · 0.18 cr · `predictleads.discover.job_openings`40- **Tier 4 — weak (context only):** social activity, traffic spikes, general news.41 → **POST** `/v1/serper/news` · ? cr · `serper.news` (unverified)4243## The 30 triggers → where to source them4445- **Funding & financial:** Series A+ (`signalbase.funding_signals`), M&A46 (`signalbase.acquisition_signals`), financing events (`predictleads.discover.financing_events`).47- **Hiring & team:** new exec / champion move (`signalbase.job_change_signals`), hiring surge48 (`signalbase.hiring_signals`), SDR/BDR or dept expansion (`limadata.jobs`, `predictleads.discover.job_openings`).49- **Technology & digital:** new tech adoption / stack removal (`predictleads.company.technology_detections`),50 buying intent (`theirstack.companies.buying_intents`), running ads / launches (`serper.news`).51- **Competitive & vendor:** competitor reviews / contract expiry / comparison shopping — no native52 endpoint; use `serper.news` / `predictleads.discover.news_events` as proxies.53- **Product & business events:** geographic expansion, new office, partnership, regulatory change54 (`predictleads.discover.news_events`, `serper.news`).55- **Marketing & reputation:** LinkedIn post engagement (`limadata.posts.reactions`), PR/media mention56 (`serper.news`).5758## Freshness windows (outreach timing)5960Funding 90d (weeks 2–8) · Series C deployment 180d (weeks 5–12) · LinkedIn posts 30d (0–7d) ·61hiring 60d (14–30d) · new exec 90d (days 14–30) · tech change 60d (0–30d) · champion job change6230d (0–14d, fastest decay) · event attendance 21d (±7d).6364## Multi-signal stacking6566- **T1 + T1 = white-glove (immediate):** funding + hiring surge; new exec + tech removal;67 champion job change + ICP fit.68- **T2 + T2 = priority sequence:** hiring (1–3) + LinkedIn engagement; competitor review + your69 pricing-page visit; industry-news impact + geographic expansion.70- **T3 = templated nurture.**7172## "So what?" test for copy7374Every signal you reference must be: recent, connected to your offer, something they'd care that75you noticed, tied to a specific pain. Go deeper than the obvious — "hiring SDRs but no rev-ops76lead yet" beats "you're hiring SDRs". Hand off to [crawford-method](../crawford-method/SKILL.md)77for the actual opener.7879## Tips8081- Automate Tier 1 with same-day triggers (`/v1/limadata/watch`); batch Tier 3–4 weekly.82- Cheapest source first: `serper.news` / `predictleads.*` (0.18) before 3-credit intent calls.83- Track signal→meeting conversion, not detection volume.
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