How do you build this list?
- Set the radius. Crews work out of a yard, so a 25 mile radius describes a real service area. Wider returns firms that would never take the job.
- Describe the people in one sentence. Owners of landscaping companies within 25 miles of 60601 with a phone number. Buzz reads company names and descriptions, so lawn care, grounds maintenance and landscape management come back in one list.
- Use the right titles. Owner, president and founder at small firms. Operations, production, branch and account managers once a company runs several crews.
- Split by the work they do. Maintenance, design build, irrigation, hardscape, tree care and chemical application have different equipment and licensing. A design build firm buys machines and software. A chemical applicator buys product and compliance.
- Time it to the season. Buying happens in the quiet months, roughly December to February in the north, when owners plan crews and replace equipment. Many northern firms clear snow over winter, so they buy blades, spreaders and routing software in autumn. Make contact two months before the need. In the south the quiet stretch is shorter.
- Save, reveal and reach out. Save the list and reveal only the people you will contact. Each reveal uses one contact from your monthly allowance. Export a spreadsheet, or on a paid plan have Buzz write the emails and send them through Buzz Send once you approve.
| Filter | What to use |
|---|---|
| Location | ZIP radius of 25 miles |
| Titles | Owner, President, Operations Manager, Branch Manager |
| Company words | landscaping, lawn care, grounds maintenance, irrigation, tree |
| Size | 1 to 10, then 11 to 100 for multi-crew firms |
What should you watch for?
A two-truck lawn care company may have no website, no company domain and no work email. Judge the list by how many owners you can reach.
