# Contacts Promoted to Director

> 720,000+ contacts who recently received a promotion to Director — newly elevated decision-makers with fresh budget authority.

**Source:** https://gtm.ai/marketplace/gtm-audiences/contacts-promoted-to-director

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## Overview

A promotion to Director signals new budget authority and a window to establish vendor relationships before the new role fully solidifies. This audience targets 720,000+ contacts who received a promotion to Director.

## What's Included

- **Promotion Signal**: Title change to Director classification
- **Contact Profile**: Verified name, email, direct phone
- **Change Timing**: Date of title change for recency targeting
- **Company Context**: Current employer

## Use Cases

### Congratulatory Sequences
A congratulatory outreach on a promotion converts at 3x the rate of cold outreach. Reach these contacts within days of their promotion.

### New Budget Authority
Newly promoted Directors are often approving budgets for the first time. Reach them before they've committed to existing vendors.