Greetings Induction & GREAT post! That is exactly the advice I give people...go for the top when you are sending GW's I usually go for the CFO. Just a couple things to add to your list:
- Another site that has bee extremely helpful in finding these names...Lead411.
- When sending an email, just as you mentioned, you don't know the format of their email system as far as how the first & last names go, so what I did was send the email TO myself, and then put that whole list of first & last possibilities in the BCC line. Several will bounce back as undeliverable, but one goes through.
Over the last few years, I have researched names for many many companies & here on my home laptop, I have a special folder for just these names. You just never know when one might come in handy. I think I have a current list of about 30 names.
Starting Score: 07/2011 TU 732 EQ 717 EX 702