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Firmographics

Descriptive company attributes, such as industry, revenue, employee count, and location, used to segment and target B2B accounts.

By Brandon MinaCEO, BrandPilot AIUpdated November 2026

Short answer

Firmographics are descriptive attributes of companies, such as industry, annual revenue, employee count, location and ownership structure. They are the business-to-business equivalent of consumer demographics. B2B marketers and sales teams use firmographic data to segment markets, define ideal customer profiles, prioritize accounts and target advertising to the right organizations.