Lemlist + Apollo Outreach Builder
Find leads with Apollo, enrich them through Lemlist, and launch personalized cold email campaigns without touching a spreadsheet.
The Challenge
Building a cold email campaign means hours of manual work: searching for leads in Apollo, copying data into spreadsheets, looking up LinkedIn profiles for personalization hooks, then importing everything into Lemlist with the right custom variables. Most reps cut corners on personalization because the process is so tedious, and their reply rates suffer for it.
What This Prompt Does
Find Target Leads
Search Apollo by persona, industry, and company size
Enrich via Lemlist
Get verified emails and enriched contact data
Personalize with LinkedIn
Pull recent posts and activity for custom first lines
Add to Campaign
Create leads in Lemlist with filled custom variables
The Prompt
The Prompt
Task
Use @Apollo/Search PeopleName it "Apollo/Search People" and call it with @Apollo/Search People to find decision makers at target companies, then use @Lemlist/Enrich LeadName it "Lemlist/Enrich Lead" and call it with @Lemlist/Enrich Lead to gather additional contact data and social profiles. Use @LinkedIn/Get Profile with PostsName it "LinkedIn/Get Profile with Posts" and call it with @LinkedIn/Get Profile with Posts to find personalization hooks from their recent activity. Finally, use @Lemlist/Create LeadName it "Lemlist/Create Lead" and call it with @Lemlist/Create Lead to add each qualified prospect to the right Lemlist campaign with personalized custom variables.
Example: Find VP-level marketing leaders at Series B SaaS companies and add them to my "Q1 Outbound" Lemlist campaign with personalized first lines.
Input
The user will provide:
- Target persona (title, department, seniority)
- Company criteria (industry, size, funding stage)
- Lemlist campaign name or ID to add leads to
- (Optional) Custom variable fields to populate
Example: "Find Heads of Growth at fintech startups with 50-200 employees, add them to my cold-outreach-fintech campaign"
Context
Prospecting Strategy
- Search Apollo for people matching the target persona and company criteria
- For each result, enrich the lead via Lemlist to get verified emails and extra data
- Pull their LinkedIn profile and recent posts for personalization
- Google the company for recent news, funding, or product launches
- Build personalized custom variables (first line, pain point, trigger event)
- Create the lead in the specified Lemlist campaign
What to Personalize
For each lead, gather:
- A recent LinkedIn post or comment they made
- A company milestone (funding round, product launch, hiring spree)
- Something from their career history that connects to your offer
- Industry-specific pain points relevant to their role
Quality Checks
- Only add leads with verified email addresses
- Skip leads already in the unsubscribe list
- Ensure custom variables are filled (no blank {{firstName}} fields)
- Verify the person is still at the company (check LinkedIn tenure)
Output
Prospecting Summary:
| # | Name | Title | Company | Email Status | Personalization Hook | |---|------|-------|---------|-------------|---------------------| | 1 | [Name] | [Title] | [Company] | Verified | [Hook] | | 2 | [Name] | [Title] | [Company] | Verified | [Hook] |
Leads Added to Campaign: [Campaign Name] Total Added: [count] Skipped (no verified email): [count] Skipped (already unsubscribed): [count]
Sample Personalized Variables:
For [Name] at [Company]:
- First line: "[Personalized opener based on their LinkedIn activity]"
- Pain point: "[Role-specific challenge]"
- Trigger: "[Recent company event]"
Next Steps:
- Review the campaign sequence in Lemlist before launching
- Check that all custom variables render correctly in preview
- Set your sending schedule and daily limits
Example Usage
Try asking:
- →"Find 20 VP of Sales at mid-market SaaS companies and add them to my Q1-outbound campaign"
- →"Build a Lemlist campaign targeting CTOs at healthcare startups with 100-500 employees"
- →"Find marketing directors at e-commerce companies that recently raised Series A"