Find emails and phone numbers with BrandJet Contact Finder: step-by-step screenshots
Follow the current BrandJet interface below. Each screenshot matches the numbered action directly beneath it.
Step 1: Open Contact Finder and review the finder types and credit costs.
Step 2: Enter the first name, last name, and company domain in Email Finder.
Step 3: Use the exact LinkedIn profile in LinkedIn to Email.
Step 4: Under Phone Finder, enter a verified email address.
Step 5: Or enter the exact LinkedIn profile URL for a phone lookup.
Step 6: Recheck the credit cost and input accuracy before running a lookup.
Choose the right BrandJet Contact Finder lookup
BrandJet Contact Finder helps you retrieve missing contact details for a person you already know.
Outcome: Find a work email or phone number from the strongest identifier you already have.
Before you start, have one of these ready:
- First name, last name, and company domain
- Exact LinkedIn profile URL
- Email address, when your goal is finding a phone number
Use this rule to choose the lookup:
| What you have | Use | What you want |
|---|---|---|
| First name + last name + company domain | Email Finder | Work email |
| LinkedIn profile URL | LinkedIn to Email | Work email |
| Email address | Phone Finder | Phone number |
| LinkedIn profile URL | Phone Finder | Phone number |
BrandJet's Contact Finder documentation describes these three lookup paths: Email Finder, LinkedIn to Email, and Phone Finder. (BrandJet)
The main decision is simple: start with the most specific reliable identifier you already have.
1. Open Contact Finder and choose the lookup that matches your input
Go to BrandJet Contact Finder and choose the finder based on both your existing data and the result you need.
Do not choose a lookup just because it has fewer fields.
For example:
- You know Maya Chen works at
example.com, but you do not have her LinkedIn URL. Use Email Finder. - You already have Maya's exact LinkedIn profile and need her work email. Use LinkedIn to Email.
- You already have Maya's email and need a phone number. Use Phone Finder.
- You have Maya's exact LinkedIn profile and need a phone number. Use Phone Finder with the LinkedIn URL option supported by the authenticated workflow.
Match your input to the correct lookup
Use the identifier that removes the most ambiguity.
An exact person-level LinkedIn URL is preferable to guessing which person with a common name you mean. A confirmed company domain is preferable to entering a vague company name.
If you do not yet know which person you want to enrich, Contact Finder is not the discovery step. Use the BrandJet B2B Lead Database to identify prospects first.
2. To find an email from a name and company, use Email Finder
Choose Email Finder when you know the person's identity and employer.
Enter:
- First Name
- Last Name
- Company Domain
A clean example would be:
| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| First Name | Maya |
| Last Name | Chen |
| Company Domain | example.com |
Use the actual employer domain, such as:
example.com
Do not substitute a broad company label such as:
Example Software
The company domain helps anchor the lookup to the correct organization.
BrandJet's enrichment guidance recommends accurate names, domains, and LinkedIn information when available because better source information gives the enrichment process better context. (BrandJet)
Check the credit cost before submitting
Before running the lookup, review the credit amount currently displayed in BrandJet.
BrandJet's public Email Finder page currently states that a successful email find uses one credit and that a result that does not pass verification does not consume a credit. BrandJet's broader enrichment documentation also says credits are deducted when enrichment succeeds. (BrandJet)
Treat the amount shown inside your current Contact Finder workflow as the source of truth when you run the search.
Then submit the lookup once and review the returned result.
Do not assume every lookup must produce an email
BrandJet publicly describes Email Finder as using real-time email verification before returning an email. (BrandJet)
That does not mean every person will have a result.
If BrandJet cannot identify a usable email from the information you supplied, move to the troubleshooting process below rather than guessing an address.
3. To find an email from LinkedIn, use LinkedIn to Email
Choose LinkedIn to Email when you already have the exact person's LinkedIn profile URL.
Paste the individual profile URL into the LinkedIn lookup.
Use an individual profile URL, not:
- a LinkedIn company page
- a LinkedIn search page
- a post URL
- a profile that you are not confident belongs to the intended person
BrandJet's public Email Finder page confirms that a LinkedIn profile URL can be used as an input for finding a work email. (BrandJet)
When should you use LinkedIn instead of name and domain?
Use this decision rule:
| Situation | Better input |
|---|---|
| Exact individual LinkedIn profile already known | LinkedIn profile URL |
| No confirmed profile, but person and employer are known | Name + company domain |
| Several people share the same name | Confirmed LinkedIn profile URL |
| Person recently changed companies | Verify the current identity and employer first |
The advantage of LinkedIn here is specificity. Do not claim that LinkedIn lookup is always more accurate than name and domain lookup unless you have product-specific test data supporting that conclusion.
Before submitting, check the displayed credit cost for LinkedIn to Email rather than assuming it has the same cost as another finder.
4. To find a phone number, use Phone Finder
Choose Phone Finder when the output you need is a phone number.
In the authenticated workflow researched for this tutorial, Phone Finder can start from:
- an email address
- a LinkedIn profile URL
BrandJet's Contact Finder documentation describes both as Phone Finder inputs. (BrandJet)
If you already have an email
Use the email directly.
There is no reason to run an email-finding step first when the email address is already available and your actual goal is phone enrichment.
If you have an exact LinkedIn profile
Use the LinkedIn profile URL when that is your strongest confirmed identifier.
Do not attempt to manufacture an email address purely to create a different Phone Finder input.
Check the phone lookup cost separately
Do not assume Phone Finder has the same credit cost as Email Finder.
BrandJet's enrichment documentation says email enrichment is typically one credit and mobile phone enrichment is typically two credits, while also noting that different enrichment fields can have different costs. (BrandJet)
Because those amounts are described as typical, check the cost shown in Contact Finder before submitting the phone lookup.
A useful budgeting formula is:
Expected credits used = successful lookups × displayed credit cost
If the current interface shows a cost of 2 credits and 20 lookups succeed:
20 × 2 = 40 credits
Use the amount displayed in your workspace when calculating actual usage.
5. Review the result before starting another lookup
After submitting a lookup, check its current result or job state before trying the same search again.
The researched Contact Finder workflow includes an Active Jobs area for lookups that are still being processed.
If a job is still active, do not immediately submit an identical lookup.
Wait for the existing job to resolve inside the product workflow before deciding whether a second lookup is necessary.
Distinguish three situations
The lookup is still processing
Do not repeat it yet.
The lookup returns no result
Review your identifier quality before trying another finder.
The lookup returns contact data
Confirm that the result belongs to the intended person before using it in outreach or another workflow.
This distinction prevents repeated searches that do not add any new information.
6. If a lookup fails, improve the identifier before trying another method
When BrandJet returns no usable result, check the input before switching tools.
For Email Finder, verify:
- first-name spelling
- last-name spelling
- current employer
- company domain
For LinkedIn-based searches, confirm that the profile URL belongs to the correct person.
BrandJet's enrichment documentation lists incorrect LinkedIn URLs and company domains among reasons enrichment can return an empty result. (BrandJet)
A useful retry pattern
Suppose this lookup produces no email:
Maya Chen + example.com
Later, you locate Maya's confirmed LinkedIn profile.
Now you have a stronger identifier, so trying LinkedIn to Email is a reasonable second lookup.
By contrast, repeating the exact same name and domain without changing any information gives the system no additional context.
Never invent the missing result
If Contact Finder does not return an email or phone number, do not construct one yourself and treat it as verified BrandJet data.
For example, you might recognize that a company appears to use a pattern such as:
firstname.lastname@example.com
That does not make a guessed address a Contact Finder result.
Keep inferred contact data separate from verified or returned data.
7. Use the contact only after confirming the person and outreach context
A found email or phone number solves an enrichment problem. It does not automatically make the person a qualified prospect.
Before moving the contact into outreach, confirm:
- Is this the intended person?
- Does the person or account fit the audience you are targeting?
- Is there a valid business reason to contact them?
- Is this the appropriate outreach channel?
BrandJet positions its contact-data capabilities alongside lead discovery and multichannel outreach. Its Email Finder page says found contacts can be saved to lead lists, enriched further, or used in outreach workflows. (BrandJet)
If you still need to identify prospects, see BrandJet's B2B Lead Database or the guide to uploading or finding your leads.
If your prospect originated from social listening rather than lead research, first determine whether the signal is genuinely relevant before enriching the contact. The separate BrandJet workflow for turning a brand mention into a qualified lead covers that decision.
A practical sequence is:
Identify the right person → confirm fit or intent → enrich missing contact data → choose the appropriate outreach channel
Finding a contact method is not the same as establishing buying intent or permission to contact someone.
FAQ
I have a name but no company domain
Confirm the person's current employer and obtain the employer's actual domain before using Email Finder.
If you instead have the person's exact LinkedIn profile, use LinkedIn to Email.
I have a LinkedIn URL but no email
Use LinkedIn to Email if your desired output is a work email.
Use Phone Finder if your desired output is a phone number and LinkedIn URL remains an accepted input in the current workflow.
My lookup is still processing
Check the existing job before submitting the same lookup again.
Repeated submission is not a substitute for a stronger identifier.
BrandJet returned no result
Verify the input first.
For name and domain searches, check spelling and employer domain. For LinkedIn searches, confirm the exact person's profile URL.
Try another finder only when you have a better identifier.
How many credits will the lookup use?
Check the current credit cost shown for the specific finder before submitting.
Do not assume Email Finder, LinkedIn to Email, and Phone Finder have identical costs.
Does a found contact mean the lead is qualified?
No.
Contact enrichment tells you that contact information was found. Qualification still depends on fit, context, intent, and your outreach criteria.
BrandJet Contact Finder decision checklist
Before every lookup, confirm:
- I know which person I want to enrich.
- I am using the strongest reliable identifier I already have.
- I selected Email Finder, LinkedIn to Email, or Phone Finder based on the result I actually need.
- My company domain or LinkedIn profile belongs to the intended person.
- I checked the currently displayed credit cost.
- I checked for an existing active job before repeating a lookup.
- I will not treat a guessed contact detail as a BrandJet result.
- I will confirm fit and outreach context before using the enriched contact.
For most searches, the correct Contact Finder workflow comes down to one question: what reliable information do you already have? Start there, choose the finder that accepts that identifier, check the displayed credit cost, and only retry when you can provide better information.