What This Workflow Does
This automation transforms how sales and recruiting teams find business prospects by enabling natural language searches through Explorium's Market Contact Platform (MCP). Instead of struggling with complex filters and manual research, users can describe their ideal prospects in plain English and get automated, structured results.
The workflow connects Explorium MCP with n8n to process natural language queries, retrieve matching companies, enrich the data with additional firmographic details, and export the results to CSV or your CRM system. It eliminates hours of manual prospecting work while delivering more accurate, targeted lead lists.
How It Works
1. Submit natural language query
The workflow starts by accepting a natural language search phrase like "SaaS companies in Denver with 20-100 employees." This can be triggered manually or automatically from other systems.
2. Process query through Explorium MCP
n8n sends the query to Explorium's API which uses NLP to interpret the search intent and convert it into structured search parameters. The system understands business terminology, relative sizes, and geographic references.
3. Retrieve and enrich prospect data
Explorium returns matching companies with complete firmographic data including industry, size, technologies used, growth signals, and key contacts. The workflow can add additional enrichment from other data sources.
4. Format and export results
The final step formats the prospect data into a clean CSV file or sends it directly to your CRM, marketing automation platform, or internal databases for immediate use by sales teams.
Pro tip: Schedule this workflow to run weekly searches for new companies matching your criteria, ensuring your pipeline always has fresh prospects.
Who This Is For
This automation delivers the most value for:
- B2B sales teams needing targeted lead lists
- Recruiters searching for companies with specific hiring patterns
- Marketing teams building account-based marketing campaigns
- Business development professionals researching partnership opportunities
- Startups looking for potential customers in specific niches
What You'll Need
- An active Explorium MCP account with API access
- n8n instance (cloud or self-hosted)
- Basic understanding of n8n workflows
- Destination for prospect data (CRM, spreadsheet, etc.)
Quick Setup Guide
- Download the JSON template file
- Import into your n8n instance
- Connect your Explorium API credentials
- Configure your output format (CSV, CRM integration, etc.)
- Test with sample natural language queries
- Schedule recurring searches if desired
Key Benefits
Reduce prospecting time by 80%: What used to take hours of manual research now happens automatically with a simple query.
More accurate targeting: Natural language understanding surfaces better matches than traditional filter-based searches.
Always-updated data: Automated searches ensure your prospect lists reflect the latest company information.
Seamless CRM integration: Eliminate manual data entry errors by sending results directly to your sales tools.
Scalable outreach: Process hundreds of prospect searches simultaneously without additional work.