> ## Documentation Index
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# Industry Added

> A new industry was added to the company's list.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Signal key" icon="code">
    `industry_added`
  </Card>

  <Card title="Category" icon="category">
    Categorization
  </Card>

  <Card title="Source" icon="world">
    Company Professional Network page (industries array).
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

A new industry was added to the company's list.

## When it fires

<Card title="Trigger condition" icon="bolt">
  A new entry appears in the `industries` array.
</Card>

## Stored fields

This signal persists the following metadata you can read downstream:

| Field           | Description                  |
| --------------- | ---------------------------- |
| `meta.industry` | The industry that was added. |

## Magnitude

Moderate.

<Note>
  For the full bucket definitions used across percentage-based signals, see [Magnitude buckets](/buying-signals/concepts/magnitude-buckets).
</Note>

## Why it matters

Adding an industry means broadening reach. Unlike a primary industry change, adding a secondary industry signals expansion into an adjacent market while keeping the core, growth through diversification.

## How to read it

<CardGroup cols={1}>
  <Card title="Diversification">
    The company is entering an adjacent market.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Expansion mode">
    Adding industries reflects a broadening strategy.
  </Card>

  <Card title="New buyers">
    A new industry footprint may mean new tooling needs.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Outreach playbook

<Tip>
  Signals market expansion. Check meta.industry for new-market fit with your product.
</Tip>

## Related signals

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Industry Change" href="/buying-signals/signals/categorization/industry-change">
    The company's primary industry classification changed.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Industry Removed" href="/buying-signals/signals/categorization/industry-removed">
    An industry was dropped from the company's list.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Specialty Added" href="/buying-signals/signals/categorization/specialty-added">
    A new specialty was added.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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