Why open-data license CSVs beat cold lists

Cold lists still dominate outbound budgets. Most are recycled firmographics with stale phones. Open-data license and permit CSVs give auditable issue dates from city portals.

Tradeoff: cities often omit phones. Armorlight does not invent numbers. You get the public fields — names, addresses, categories, dates — ready to import.

Where this wins

• Same-week outreach after ISSUE or permit activity.
• Neighborhood and category segmentation.
• Agent-buyable packs with public pricing.

Start with ChiLead, NycLead, or HouPermit. Packs are emailed directly from Armorlight after Stripe.