Industry: E-commerce / SaaS

Lead Generation for a Shopify App Developer

Project Summary

A Shopify app developer offering upsell and cart recovery tools approached us to help them reach online store owners actively scaling their e-commerce operations. 

Their goal was to find decision-makers (store owners, marketing managers) at DTC brands who fit their customer profile and were most likely to benefit from their platform.

Client's Requirements

  1. Industry: E-commerce / SaaS

  2. Service Needed: E-commerce lead research and data enrichment

  3. Service Package: Hybrid research (manual + automated)

  4. Timeline: 7 days

  5. Lead Quantity Goal: 800+ verified e-commerce store contacts

  6. Target Audience:

    • Online store owners

    • Decision-makers such as store owners and marketing managers

    • DTC (Direct-to-Consumer) brands actively scaling operations

  7. Geographic Focus:

    • North America

    • United Kingdom

    • Australia

  8. Client’s Product: Shopify app offering upsell and cart recovery tools

  9. Lead Qualification: Must fit the client’s ideal customer profile and be likely to benefit from the platform.

Client's Feedback/Review

“We’ve worked with a few lead vendors before, but none came close to the quality and strategic insight provided here. The leads weren’t just accurate — they were already primed for our product. Huge win.”

How We Completed The Project

1. Discovery & Target Definition

We kicked off the project with a discovery call and competitive targeting review. Together, we defined the client’s ideal customer profile:

  • Shopify and WooCommerce store owners
  • Average monthly traffic over 10K
  • Selling physical products (not dropshipping)
  • Key regions: USA, UK, Canada, Australia

We built precise targeting criteria based on tech stack, revenue ranges, and product category.

2. Research Strategy & Source Selection

Given the highly specific nature of the client’s product, we used a hybrid research approach:

  • Scraped verified e-commerce websites using BuiltWith & SimilarTech
  • Identified Shopify stores with third-party app integrations
  • Manually validated contact and decision-maker data from LinkedIn, Hunter.io, and company pages

We also prioritized data quality over volume to ensure ROI on outreach.

3. Lead List Building & Data Collection

We gathered detailed data including:

  • Full Name, Job Title, Direct Email, LinkedIn Profile
  • Store URL, Tech Stack (Shopify, Klaviyo, Yotpo, etc.)
  • Monthly traffic estimates, product category, and region

All contacts were organized into a clean, structured Google Sheet and Excel-compatible format, tagged by platform and priority.

4. Email Verification & Quality Control

We ran a complete deliverability sweep:

  • Verified every email using ZeroBounce and NeverBounce
  • Removed duplicates, catch-alls, and role-based emails
  • Applied lead scoring based on traffic, tech stack, and product relevance

The result? An email list with 93% deliverability rate.

5. Data Enrichment & Personalization

We enriched the list with:

  • Company social handles
  • Recent Instagram ad activity (via Meta Ad Library checks)
  • App usage indicators (e.g., whether they use upsell tools)

These insights helped the client personalize messages by mentioning current tools or optimization gaps.

6. Final Review & Delivery

After a double QA pass, we delivered:

  • Fully formatted CRM-ready list (CSV + Excel)
  • A lead scoring guide to help prioritize outreach

Import instructions for Mailchimp and HubSpot.

Key Results

  • 800+ clean, verified Shopify store leads
  • 93% email deliverability
  • 100% contact-level data (not generic emails)
  • Segmentation by store type, traffic level, and location
  • Ready-to-launch within 7 days

Project Information

Clients:

[Confidential – Shopify Plugin Developer]

Services:

Lead Generation

Industry

E-commerce / SaaS

Timeline

7 Days