HubSpot is pretty awesome!
December 10, 2015

HubSpot is pretty awesome!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review

Software Version

Professional

Overall Satisfaction with HubSpot

We are a HubSpot partner agency. So we use HubSpot ourselves and sell the software to clients. Our clients love HubSpot because it is simple to understand and the idea of inbound marketing makes sense. We love HubSpot because everything is in one place, which makes serving clients' needs so much easier.

Pros

  • HubSpot is great for sending emails and then seeing the email performance. It goes one step further than many email sending services because it ties all email activity back to an individual contact record.
  • I also really love the list performance tool in HubSpot. It is really cool to see how a list is growing (or shrinking) and see how contacts on that list are interacting with you (shows email opens, contacts who have visited your site, etc.)
  • The workflows tool is great - I can set up automated emails to go out based on a contact property, joining lists, and more.

Cons

  • HubSpot just released new editing tools for email, web pages, landing pages. Like anything new, it takes some getting used to. I don't really love it yet...but may change my mind at some point.
  • HubSpot also released a new list building tool. I don't like it because it is hard to see what is already included as criteria on your list while you are working on adding additional criteria.
  • Unless you buy in at the enterprise level, you don't get access to some of the better reports. They just added a reporting add-on...but that also costs $$.
  • HubSpot has enabled us to collect leads and gather insight on them before blindly reaching out to them.
  • When combined with the CRM, HubSpot is great at keeping all of our lead records in one place which saves time for us.
  • We are able to sell more HubSpot subscriptions because we use it ourselves.
In the past I have used Campaign Monitor to send emails - which worked fine. But the email information doesn't tie back to an individual's record. So I could tell who opened the email I just sent - but I couldn't see that they have opened ALL of the emails I have sent...HubSpot's contact records and lists really help grade leads in that way.
HubSpot is really great for businesses who need to nurture their leads and move them through the funnel - it seems like B2B businesses with longer sales cycles really find success with HubSpot. It is a great solution if you have a small team and is easy to learn. I would not recommend HubSpot to companies who do not plan to use the system to its fullest.

HubSpot Marketing Hub Feature Ratings

WYSIWYG email editor
2
Dynamic content
8
Ability to test dynamic content
7
Landing pages
9
A/B testing
3
Mobile optimization
10
Email deliverability reporting
10
List management
10
Triggered drip sequences
9
Lead nurturing automation
9
Lead scoring and grading
8
Data quality management
9
Automated sales alerts and tasks
7
Calendaring
6
Event/webinar marketing
7
Social sharing and campaigns
8
Social profile integration
8
Dashboards
9
Standard reports
6
Custom reports
6
API
9
Role-based workflow & approvals
10
Customizability
9
Integration with Salesforce.com
9
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Not Rated
Integration with SugarCRM
Not Rated

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