Signals and data

Enrichment

Definition

Enrichment is adding missing data to a record, such as a work email, phone number, job title or company size, by looking it up in external sources.

Enrichment in practice

A raw list is usually a name and a company. Enrichment turns it into something you can act on: a verified email, a direct dial, the person's role, the company's headcount and stack. Each lookup usually costs a credit with whichever provider answers it, so enrichment is where outbound budgets quietly leak.

Enrich in order of need. Qualify the account on cheap data first, then spend on contact data only for accounts that pass. Enriching every row in a list before you know if the account fits is the most common way teams burn credits.

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Last updated 2026-10-14 by Ishan Vats.

Connected to

Part of

Clay tableA Clay table is a spreadsheet-like workspace in Clay where each column runs an enrichment, AI or integration step on every row, automating list building.

Depends on

Data creditsData credits are the usage units enrichment platforms charge for each lookup, so every email, phone or company search draws down a prepaid balance.

Feeds into

Measured by

Cost per verified contactCost per verified contact is the total data and enrichment spend divided by the number of contacts with a verified, deliverable email or phone number.

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