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Find Your Next Customer With Prospecting Center

Find Your Next Customer With Prospecting Center

Get an all-in-one view of your accounts and their scores, with multiple ways to find your next prospects, depending on how you want them to be categorized. You can prioritize them based on either segments or scores. You can see scores for all accounts or dive into each account for more details.

Required Editions

Available in: Lightning Experience
Available with Sales Engagement, which is included with Sales in Performance, Unlimited Editions, Agentforce 1 Edition, and available for an extra cost in Professional and Enterprise Editions. Sales Engagement is also available for an extra cost in Service and Lightning Platform.
Important
Important Prospecting Center is scheduled for retirement in all Salesforce orgs as of April, 2026. For existing customers, Prospecting Center remains available till April 2027.

Find Prospecting Center

Two ways to open Prospecting Center are available.

  • Click the App Launcher, type Prospecting Center, and then click Prospecting Center. The Prospecting Center app opens in a new tab.
    Find prospecting Center in App Launcher
  • From the Sales Engagement app, choose Prospecting Center from the Navigation menu.
    Prospecting Center in the navigation menu.

View Account Details

To view the details of an account, click Side-panel button to open the details in a side panel. Prospecting Center shows only those accounts owned by you and your subordinates. To view details of all factors contributing to a score, click the score.

Account score details on the Prospecting Center page.

The Account score is an aggregate of Engagement, Fit, and Intent scores, based on your selections and the assigned % weights to each score.

Engagement Score
This score indicates how actively the individuals in this account typically interact with your sales communications.
Fit Score
This score indicates how closely an account matches the characteristics of an ideal customer for your business.
Intent Score
This score indicates buyers who are showing strong purchasing intentions based on their actions in the digital and physical worlds.

Find Prospects by Segments

Segments are attributes of an account, based on which you can categorize your prospects. Segmenting your prospects helps you tailor strategies to direct your sales efforts in the right direction. Your sales teams can then use these segments to target their efforts, personalize their approach, and improve their overall sales performance.

Important
Important You can select up to five segments at a time.

For example, if you're targeting manufacturing customers in California, you can create segments such as Manufacturing and California. By selecting these segments, you can focus your sales efforts on the customers who are most likely to be interested in your products or services.

Filter prospects by segments in the Prospecting Center page.
Note
Note You can search and modify your segment selection at any time.

Find Prospects By Scores

Scores help you find your best prospect, with just a click. Accounts with top scores can turn out to be your prospects.

Filter prospects by scores in the Prospecting Center page
Tip
Tip Click each score to view all the factors contributing to that score. 
Example
Example To view prospects with the highest Intent score, click Top Intent, and all the accounts are sorted based on the Intent score. Similarly, you can sort the accounts based on Engagement, Fit, Intent, or even the Account Scores.
  • Add Prospects to a Cadence in Prospecting Center
    Adding a prospect to a cadence streamlines your outreach efforts by automating and scheduling communications. It helps make sure that follow-ups are consistent and timely without requiring manual effort for each interaction. This structured approach saves time, as it allows you to manage multiple prospects simultaneously with a uniform strategy.
 
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