signal intelligence

what your team sees before the rfq.

MetalMarketer™ shows your reps which distributors, OEMs and fabs are quietly researching alloys, lead-times, and availability — so you're in the conversation before it turns into a four-quote shootout.

HOT SIGNAL

Dormant account reawakening

A previously inactive OEM or fabricator — no RFQ in 18 months — has engineers and buyers back on your site looking at coil specs, tolerance charts, and lead-time pages within a week of each other.

This is one of the highest-value signals in metals sales. Dormant accounts don't come back to browse. They come back because something changed — a new project, a failed supplier, a capacity need.

why it matters:

Your competitors don't know this account is active again. You do. The rep who reaches out first — with context, not a cold pitch — owns the conversation.

HOT SIGNAL

Midwest Fabricators Inc.

Dormant 14 months - reawakened

3 stakeholders this week:

• VP Purchasing — pricing

• Plant Eng — coil specs

• Ops Mgr — lead-times

suggested opener:

"Hey [Name], noticed activity from your team around coil specs. If there's a program for Q3, happy to get updated pricing before things get competitive..."

WARM SIGNAL

multi-contact buying committee activity

WARM SIGNAL

Great Lakes Steel Co.

Buying committee detected

3 contacts engaged this week:

• Purchasing Director - availability

• Sr Buyer - lead-time calc (3x)

• Project Eng - alloy comparion

suggested opener:

"Hey [Name], looks like your team is evaluating flat rolled options. Happy to walk through availability and programs — especially if lead-times are a factor..."

Multiple stakeholders from the same account — purchasing, engineering, and operations — engage within a short window across technical content and availability pages.

When one person visits, that's browsing. When three people from the same company visit within a week — looking at specs, availability, and pricing — that's a buying decision forming.

why it matters:

Your rep doesn't just know someone is looking. They know a committee is mobilizing — and they can engage the right stakeholder with the right conversation at the right time.

BUILDING SIGNAL

Early stage research behavior

Accounts interact with alloy, thickness, application, or availability-related content weeks before issuing an RFQ. You see interest building around specific products and programs before anyone asks for a price.

This is the signal most metals sales teams never see. The buyer is doing homework — comparing materials, checking what's available, understanding lead-times. They haven't sent an RFQ yet. But they will.

why it matters:

Reps who engage during the research phase start value-based conversations — about programs, service, and reliability. Reps who wait for the RFQ start price-based conversations. The difference is $50–60 per ton in margin.

BUILDING

Summit Manufacturing

Early research patter detected

1 contact - Eng Manager

Over last 2 weeks:

• SS 304L/316L comparison

• Thickness tolerance guide

• Downloaded: flat rolled spec

suggested opener:

"Hey [Name], saw some research activity around stainless grades. If you're scoping a project, happy to share availability and current lead-times for 304 and 316..."

How accounts get scored.

Most metals companies have the raw ingredients for a signal engine — a website, a CRM, a LinkedIn presence. But none of them are wired together, optimized for buyers, or feeding intelligence to sales. Phase 1 fixes that.

HOT

  • Multiple stakeholders on website

  • Pricing or inventory pages visited

  • Returning after 30+ days dormancy

  • Expansion signals (hires, facility)

warm

  • Single stakeholder engagement

  • General content browsing

  • Lead magnet or spec sheet download

  • LinkedIn profile view from target

  • Industry event registration

COOL

  • Blog or about page visit only

  • No repeat engagement

  • Small company / low deal potential

  • No buying committee signals

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We'll show you which accounts in your territory are actively researching - and what your reps would see on day one.

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