Generate Ideal Customer Profile Leads & Personalized Pitches with GPT-4o-mini, Perplexity and Apify

n8n Workflow: Automated Lead Generation & Personalized Outreach

Overview This n8n workflow automates the entire lead generation and personalized email creation process for businesses. It analyzes a company's profile, identifies ideal customer profiles (ICP), finds matching leads, and generates customized outreach emails.

Workflow Components

1. JotForm Trigger Purpose: Form Submission Entry Point

Captures business information through JotForm (Form ID: 252802732808054) Initiates the automation workflow when form is submitted Collects company website and business details

2. Perplexity API Integration Purpose: Company Analysis

Method:** POST request to Perplexity AI Search API Function:** Performs detailed research on the submitted company website Output:** Comprehensive business intelligence and market positioning data

3. ICP Finder (OpenAI GPT-4o-mini) Purpose: Ideal Customer Profile Creation

Model:** GPT-4o-mini Role:** Expert client acquisition manager Task:** Analyzes company details and generates best-fit customer profile Input:** Company snippet from Perplexity research Output:** Detailed ICP description

4. Edit Fields Purpose: Data Transformation

Extracts and formats the ICP output Prepares data for next workflow stage Ensures clean data flow between nodes

5. ICP Industry Finder (OpenAI GPT-4o-mini) Purpose: Industry Classification

Model:** GPT-4o-mini Role:** Expert ICP analyzer Task:** Identifies specific business sector matching the ICP Rules:** Returns single industry sector only Uses professional terminology (e.g., "healthcare", "call centre", "plumber") Excludes all SaaS-related companies Avoids generic terms like "technology industry" Output:** Single industry sector name

6. Leads Generator (Apify API) Purpose: Lead Discovery

API:** Local Business Lead Generator by james.logantech Method:** Synchronous run with dataset items retrieval Configuration:** Location: United States Maximum Results: 5 leads Business Types: Based on ICP industry output Output:** List of qualified business leads

7. Loop Over Items Purpose: Batch Processing

Processes leads individually Enables personalized email creation for each lead Controls workflow iteration

8. Personalized Emails (Apify API) Purpose: Custom Email Generation

API:** Pitches Pro by onescales Method:** Synchronous run with dataset items retrieval Configuration:** Promoting: Automation services Benefits: "Save 10+ hours per week by automating manual tasks" Goal: Partnership Tone: Professional yet approachable, confident but not pushy Language: English Additional Notes: Focus on time-saving, avoid technical jargon, include soft CTA Output:** Personalized email for each lead

Data Flow JotForm → Perplexity Analysis → ICP Generation → Field Formatting → Industry Classification → Lead Discovery → Batch Processing → Email Personalization

Key Features

✅ Fully Automated: No manual intervention required
✅ AI-Powered: Uses GPT-4o-mini for intelligent ICP analysis
✅ Personalized: Custom emails for each prospect
✅ Scalable: Processes multiple leads in batches
✅ Time-Saving: Automates 10+ hours of manual work per week

Requirements

APIs Required:** Perplexity AI (with Authorization token) OpenAI (GPT-4o-mini access) Apify (2 actors: Local Business Lead Generator & Pitches Pro) Form Platform:** JotForm account n8n Instance:** Self-hosted or cloud