Autobound's Signal Engine helps your team automatically detect high-value business triggers—like job changes, funding rounds, and hiring surges—so you can add the right contacts into campaigns at exactly the right time.
Rather than relying on static lists or manual research, the Signal Engine continuously watches for meaningful events across millions of companies and prospects. When a match is found, contacts are pushed directly into your campaign—fully personalized, fully automated.
What is a Signal?
A signal is a rule you create that listens for a specific business event (like "company raised funding") and defines which contacts to add to a campaign when that event occurs.
You can filter by things like:
Role or seniority (e.g., “only add if title contains VP Sales”)
Industry, location, or company size
Keywords in a LinkedIn post or job description
Volume or frequency (e.g., “more than 3 job posts in 30 days”)
How to Create a Signal
To create a new signal:
Open a Campaign
Navigate to any campaign in AI Studio.Go to the Automation Tab
Only users with Manager or Admin roles can access this.Click “Create Signal”
This opens the Signal Builder.Define Your Signal
Go through 4 simple steps:Choose Source: Select whether to monitor Autobound’s 250M+ contact database or (coming soon) another campaign.
Trigger Logic: Select a primary business event, then layer in filters (job title, industry, etc.).
Set Daily Limits: Prevent overwhelming your campaign—e.g., max 50 contacts/day.
Activate: Your signal is now live and watching for matches.
Example Signals
Simple: “Add VP Sales at companies that raised funding in the last 7 days”
Advanced: “Add contacts if 3+ sales jobs were posted in the past 30 days AND the company has fewer than 200 employees”
Social: “Add someone who posted about 'sales automation' on LinkedIn in the past 30 days”
What Happens When a Signal Fires?
When a signal finds a match:
The contact is added to your campaign
The contact row is auto-tagged with a lightning bolt icon
Clicking it shows the name of the signal and the matched data
1 credit is consumed per contact added
All core fields (name, email, title, LinkedIn) are auto-mapped
Any additional data can be added as columns like any other prospect
Where Does Signal Data Come From?
Signals are powered by data from:
Job boards & hiring feeds
LinkedIn posts
News & press
Custom CRM fields
SEC filings
Signals are evaluated in real time whenever new data is cached.
Monitoring & Managing Signals
View active signals per campaign
Edit, rename, or delete signals at any time
Deleted signals show as “Deprecated” but keep already-added contacts
Filter the campaign table to show signal-added contacts
Key Rules & Safeguards
Signals won’t add the same contact twice
If credits run out, the signal pauses until replenished
If no filters are applied, we warn you before continuing
Signals only run forward—no retroactive imports (yet)
Pro Tip: Combine with Auto-Sending
Pair signals with Auto-Pilot mode in your campaign to auto-send personalized emails the moment a new contact is added.
Coming Soon
Monitor your own campaigns as signal sources
More aggregation logic (e.g., “# of mentions across platforms”)
Advanced webhook-based actions