What’s changing?
Nexl adds an industry to Company records automatically during data enrichment. Until now, those industries came from a mix of sources, including NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes and LinkedIn’s original industry list.
We’re moving to LinkedIn’s updated industry classification (Industry Codes V2). It’s a single, consistent list of 434 industries, grouped under broad parent categories such as Professional Services, Financial Services and Manufacturing.
You can see the new list here.
Why are we making this change?
Consistency: a single source means you’ll see fewer near-duplicate labels for the same industry.
More precision: many broad categories are now split into more specific ones.
Clearer structure: each industry sits within a parent group, so you can segment broadly or narrowly.
What will I notice?
Most industries carry straight over, sometimes under a slightly different name. Some examples:
Previously | Now |
Law practice | Law Practice (unchanged) |
Management consulting | Business Consulting and Services |
Computer software | Software Development |
Information technology and services | IT Services and IT Consulting |
Marketing and advertising | Advertising Services |
Oil & energy | Oil and Gas |
A small number of industries now cover a narrower or different scope. For example, “Apparel & fashion” is now “Retail Apparel and Fashion”, and apparel makers are classified separately under “Apparel Manufacturing”.
Where you’ll see the new industries
The Industry filter uses the new classifications in these places:
Prospecting: My Prospects > Search Prospects
Workspaces: open a Workspace > Company list > Industry filter
Firmwide: All Companies > Industry filter
Industry Mapper: all enriched industries now appear under their new names (see below)
What about my firm’s custom industries?
If your firm uses its own custom (internal) industries, your existing mappings are not affected and will be honored after the update.
Because the new list is more detailed, some industries will be new to your Industry Mapper and won’t be mapped yet. We recommend reviewing your Industry Mapper after the update.
To map a new industry to one of your custom industries:
Go to [Settings > Industry Mapper, confirm path].
Find the industry you want to map.
Click the pencil icon next to it.
Select the custom industry you want to map it to, then save.
FAQs
Do I need to do anything?
Not to keep things working, because your existing mappings are carried over. If your firm uses custom industries, review your Industry Mapper so the new, more specific industries are mapped where you want them.
What happens to my saved searches that use an industry filter?
Nothing breaks. Saved searches that filter by industry will keep working, and the industries you selected will be carried over to their new equivalents automatically.
Will the industries I’ve added manually change?
No. This update only applies to industries that Nexl enriches automatically.
Why does a company show a different industry than before?
The company may now fall under a more specific industry or a renamed one. If the new industry doesn’t look right, contact our Support team and we’ll look into it.
Where can I see the full list of new industries?
See Nexl Industries.