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AI-powered lead generation system with email personalization and LinkedIn

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1. Workflow Overview

AI Powered B2B Prospecting Automation This automation is a complete end to end system designed to find, qualify, and contact B2B leads — fully automated and powered by AI. 1. Lead Discovery & Sc...

Best for

  • Lead Generation automation workflows
  • Multimodal AI automation workflows
  • advanced n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.aggregate, n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets, n8n-nodes-base.filter, n8n-nodes-base.splitinbatches, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.if, n8n-nodes-base.splitout

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Matthieu.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
AI-powered lead generation system with email personalization and LinkedIn
Workflow name
AI-powered lead generation system with email personalization and LinkedIn

🔧 AI-Powered B2B Prospecting Automation

This automation is a complete end-to-end system designed to find, qualify, and contact B2B leads — fully automated and powered by AI.

1. Lead Discovery & Scoring

  • Searches for target companies on LinkedIn via Ghost Genius API, using filters like location, and company size.
  • Enriches each company with details like website, description, and follower count.
  • Uses OpenAI to score each company (0 to 10) based on fit with your product.
  • Filters out irrelevant companies and stores only qualified ones (score ≥ 7) into a Google Sheet CRM.

2. Decision-Maker Enrichment & Outreach

  • Finds key decision-makers at each qualified company via LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
  • Retrieves their job titles, descriptions, and LinkedIn summaries.
  • Generates a fully personalized 3-email cold outreach sequence using OpenAI.
  • Retrieves verified email addresses using a waterfall enrichment system.
  • Stores all contact data and email content in your CRM and updates lead status.

Key Features

  • Fully automated: runs daily with no manual input required.
  • Smart targeting: all filters and parameters managed in Google Sheets.
  • AI-enhanced: leverages OpenAI for scoring, personalization, and copywriting.
  • Compliant & safe: uses Ghost Genius API (cookieless scraping).

Ideal for B2B startups, agencies, or growth teams looking to scale outbound without manual effort.

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - Schedule Trigger

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - scheduleTrigger
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 2 - Aggregate

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.aggregate - aggregate
Config choices
Version 1

Block 3 - Companies Recovery

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.5

Block 4 - Filter Score and State

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.filter - filter
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 5 - Loop Over Items

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - splitInBatches
Config choices
Version 3

Block 6 - Find Employees

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 7 - Check profiles Found

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices
Version 2.2

Block 8 - Split Profiles

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitOut - splitOut
Config choices
Version 1

Block 9 - Get Email

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 10 - Get Profile details

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 11 - Create Personalization

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - openAi
Config choices
Version 1.8

Block 12 - Generate Emails Messages

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - openAi
Config choices
Version 1.8

Block 13 - Generate Emails Subjects

Type / Role
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi - openAi
Config choices
Version 1.8

Block 14 - Keep relevant information

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 15 - Add lead(s)

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.5

Block 16 - Lead(s) found

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.5

Block 17 - Sticky Note

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 18 - Sticky Note2

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 19 - Sticky Note6

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 20 - Sticky Note3

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 21 - Limit

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.limit - limit
Config choices
Version 1

Block 22 - Process Each Company

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - splitInBatches
Config choices
Version 3

Block 23 - Get Company Info

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 24 - Filter Valid Companies

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.if - if
Config choices
Version 2.2

Showing the first 24 of 52 workflow blocks. Download the JSON for the full node graph.

3. Summary Table

Workflow AI-powered lead generation system with email personalization and LinkedIn
Complexity advanced
Nodes 52
Categories Lead Generation, Multimodal AI
Author Matthieu
Published 15 Jul 2025

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/6027/6027.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

    Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.

  4. 4. Test with sample data

    Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.

  5. 5. Activate and monitor

    Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Frequently asked questions

What does AI-powered lead generation system with email personalization and LinkedIn do?

AI Powered B2B Prospecting Automation This automation is a complete end to end system designed to find, qualify, and contact B2B leads — fully automated and powered by AI. 1. Lead Discovery & Sc...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Lead Generation, Multimodal AI use case.