An Insider's Look at the Newly Launched HubSpot CRM
When we think of HubSpot, we think of inbound marketing. Thanks to HubSpot’s incredible efforts in advancing the inbound marketing methodology. Inbound marketing has completely changed the marketing world forever. Now HubSpot is planning on revolutionizing Inbound selling by launching their much anticipated CRM technology. The announcement was made at Inbound 2014 on September 16th, 2014! The new HubSpot CRM platform and its sale acceleration tool HubSpot Sidekick are now going to be available for users of HubSpot’s game changing Inbound Marketing Software Platform.
HubSpot’s CEO, Brian Halligan, mentioned that the way people shop and buy has been significantly changed forever, the sales tools have not yet caught up. In order to adapt to the changing ways of the modern buyer, the modern salesperson needs to have access to a modern CRM, one that provides current information, reduces the amount of monotonous data entry, and simplifies the sales process to be as effective as possible with minimal complication. Most CRM platforms in today’s market are highly sophisticated and robust but they are not designed with simplicity and the realities of the modern salesperson in mind. In order to help businesses succeed, HubSpot is releasing two new sales tools: HubSpot CRM and Sidekick. Both will help the modern salesperson sell more effectively.
The HubSpot Sales Platform
The HubSpot CRM platform is designed to give the modern salesperson more control and efficiency over their day-to-day selling activities. The salesperson can easily track contacts, look up business information, create deals, log activity, make calls, assign tasks, and generate reports. The HubSpot CRM platform uses the same database that the HubSpot Inbound Marketing platform uses, so every details available in the HubSpot Inbound Marketing platform is also available in the HubSpot CRM platform.
For every contact record created in the HubSpot CRM platform, a timeline will be automatically created to track information on the contact. The salesperson will have the ability to track the contact’s receipt of marketing emails, views of web pages, and visibility into any prior interaction with the organization.
This timeline also simplifies data valuable to the organization. It only takes a single click of a button to email or call a contact. The salesperson also has the option to record phone conversations and takes notes during the call. Another great feature is the ability to create deals after a phone conversation, leading to higher deal velocity and the ability to close deals faster.
Every view in the HubSpot CRM platform is fully customizable and can be adjusted to the salesperson's preference. This allows more control for the salesperson to acquire the right information at the right time in order to become the ultimate trusted advisor.
For those familiar with HubSpot Signals, the new sale acceleration tool, HubSpot Sidekick, is the newly upgraded version of HubSpot Signals. With this sale acceleration tool, a salesperson's work habits such as inboxing becomes the selling tool. Salespeople can easily look up necessary information such as contact insights, company insight, or open and click tracking data right from their inbox. All information will be automatically recorded within the HubSpot CRM or Salesforce, becoming a huge time-saver. With this new feature, salespeople can focus on selling more and focus less on filling out long forms.
Both the HubSpot CRM and Sidekick tool is built to be easy to use and ready for the modern world from day one. It's time to get organized and focus more on selling. With so many great features including but not limited to HubSpot's database, timeline, email, phone integration, and relevant reporting ; the new CRM platform and the new sale acceleration tool Sidekick is here to help the modern salesperson sell more effectively and with greater relevance.
“HubSpot’s new CRM has so many logical features and relevant tools to simplify my life, you would think it was designed by a team that has ACTUALLY thought about what it’s like to sell in today’s fast paced digital world. The features in this CRM are a dream come true for myself and my team, I can’t hardly wait to fully embrace the HubSpot CRM and begin saving valuable time while focusing on meaningful conversations with clients rather than tedious data entry and confusing customization wizards” - Jonathan Tufano, Director of Sales and Marketing
