What is commercial intent data?
Commercial intent data describes available activity that may be associated with evaluating a purchase. It helps frame a relevance hypothesis; it does not confirm that a person has decided to buy.
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Demographic fit: Could this person buy?
Broad audience characteristics may help define a market. They do not establish current need, budget, authority, or channel permission.
Interest: Does this person appear interested in the category?
Category engagement can indicate relevance, but may reflect curiosity, ownership, professional research, or someone else’s needs.
Intent: Is there evidence of purchase-related behavior?
Comparison, pricing research, or an explicit inquiry can suggest consideration. Distinguish recorded behavior from inferred labels and document the source’s limitations.
Demand intelligence: How strong, recent, relevant and actionable is the opportunity?
Combine signal interpretation with audience fit, geography, timing, permitted activation, and downstream measurement. Strength is contextual rather than a universal purchase probability.
Signal strength and combinations
An explicit inquiry differs from broad content interest. Multiple observations may add context, but correlated events should not be counted as independent confirmation. State what each signal actually supports.
Recency and the purchase cycle
Review observation time, delivery delay, and useful windows for the offer. A planned project and an urgent service need should not use identical assumptions.
Identity and geography
An account, household, and individual are different audience units. Matching and geographic precision vary by source. Apply serviceability and document unresolved records before activation.
Activation and limitations
Eligible audiences may support advertising, CRM prioritization, or sales workflows. Aggregate patterns may inform territories. Source permissions, destination restrictions, suppression, and operational capacity still apply.
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Understand the signals behind demand.
A signal indicates potential commercial relevance—not certainty that an individual will purchase.
Explore Signal Library →Demand ScoreMake prioritization explainable.
Demand Score is a framework for organizing available relevance, recency, fit, geography, and activation readiness—not a probability that someone will buy.
Explore Demand Score →Signal RecencyIntent decays.
The usefulness of a demand signal can change over time. A timely observation and a historical record may call for very different actions.
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Turn Intent Into Action ↗Signals indicate potential commercial relevance—not certainty that an individual will purchase. Coverage, permitted destinations, and refresh availability vary by program.