Shipper Profiles
Clicking on a dot on the map for a particular shipper allows you to view all of the researched details for that shipper.
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Clicking on a dot on the map for a particular shipper allows you to view all of the researched details for that shipper.
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From the Magic Map, you can zoom in on a particular region and view dots on the map that correspond with the location of specific shippers. Clicking on any one of these dots will open up the Shipper Profile Card. This card will display detailed information about the shipper, and is also where you can request LinkedIn profiles and save available information to the CRM.
Each Shipper Profile is divided into 3 sections. These sections are explained in detail below.
The first set of details that is displayed on the Shipper Details Card is the location information for the shipper. This is displayed at the top of the details card, and will typically include the following:
Location name
Address
Facility phone number
All locations will have an address. 90% of locations will also have a direct facility phone number.
The next section of the shipper details card contains information about the larger corporation or group that owns or oversees the specific location you've selected. This is useful for a few key reasons:
Unified Information: It's helpful to know if multiple locations you're dealing with are all part of the same corporate family. This can affect negotiations and understanding of the scale of operations.
Consistency Across Locations: The parent company's information stays consistent across all its branches, making it easier for you to manage data and expectations.
Strategic Decisions: Understanding the parent-company relationship can influence strategic decisions such as credit, long-term contracts, and partnership opportunities.
All of the information in this section has been thoroughly researched and vetted by our team. You can expect to find the following information in the parent company details section:
Company Website
Company Description: A brief description of their business will also be provided.
Estimated Revenue: View the shipper's estimated annual revenue.
Predicted Equipment: Understand the type of equipment (dry van, reefer, etc.) likely used by the shipper.
Commodities: View the shipper's main commodities.
The final section in the shipper details card contains the LinkedIn profile suggestions for the shipper. Depending on the shipper, this section may already contain suggested LinkedIn profiles, or will contain a button that allows you to request LinkedIn profiles of logistics contacts. If you request profiles, you can track the status of your request on the request tracking page.
If suggested LinkedIn profiles are already available, you can save them as contacts to the CRM by clicking "Save as Contact in CRM". You can also chose to enrich the contact in the following ways:
Enrich instantly: If human validated phone/email information is already available, you can enrich the contact instantly
Request enrichment: If phone/email information is not immediately available, you can request enrichment, and the phone & email information will be human validated and added to the contact. You can track this from the requests page.
Contacts that you have previously enriched will show their phones/emails in this section of the shipper profile.
If the parent company of a shipper has been assigned to someone on your team, you'll see the person's initials at the top of the shipper profile card. This way, you'll always know who on your team is working on which prospects.
If you save a contact to your CRM, the parent company that the contact belongs to will be assigned to you.
You can learn more about assigning parent companies here.
While we take every effort to make sure all information presented for every shipper is verified and accurate, there is always a chance that some inaccuracies slipped in along the way. If you find any incorrect details for a shipper, please report them so we can correct the relevant information.
This is also a great way to get ensure that our shipper database is up to date by getting feedback from the community. In an effort to incentivize this, we offer 1 free enrichment credit for any report that turns out to be correct.
How to Report: If you find inaccuracies in a shipper's details, use the 'Report Bad Data' button located at the very top left of the shipper details. Explain the inaccuracy for correction.
