Automation is at the heart of modern companies’ ability to grow. Smart automation makes an entire organization more effective.

But one thing often holds companies back from using it to its fullest potential: clean, reliable data. Automation requires it, but few companies have it. Inaccurate data cost the US economy $3.1 trillion in 2016, and only 3% of companies meet basic data quality standards.

Importing data into your HubSpot CRM can be more complicated than it feels like it should be at times. There are always nuances and considerations that require additional edits, manual updates, or cause errors while importing. 

It can be headache-inducing. 

A common issue that many companies have when importing into HubSpot and other CRMs is importing multi-select field types, also known as […]

It’s that time of the year. We’re gearing up for the holidays and New Year.

Every New Year brings a fresh start. We can wipe the slate clean, set new goals, and focus on new tasks. So what are your business New Years’ resolutions?

If one of those resolutions isn’t “take control of my customer data,” it probably should be. But that requires investments — data management software, customer data[…]

Sales reps spend their days sending emails, making calls, leaving voicemails, and connecting on social media.

HubSpot, powered by their free CRM, is one of the most popular sales solutions in the world. In fact, HubSpot ranks in the top 10 CRMs based on market share, against some heavy enterprise competition.

Most of the tasks that a sales rep undertakes can be performed easily through HubSpot’s[…]

With the announcement of the iOS 15 update for mobile devices, Apple debuted several new privacy features. These features have been a part of a months-long rollout of a new privacy policy update, as Apple positions itself at the forefront of consumer privacy moving forward.

Chief among these for email marketers are the “Mail Privacy Protection” and “Hide My Email.” features.  

According to Apple[…]

Have you ever tried to utilize your CRM data in some way, only to realize that it is improperly formatted, messy, or contains errors that reflect poorly on your brand?

We’ve all been there.

It could be something simple. Maybe you want to use first names in your marketing personalization. The problem? Many of your first names don’t have proper capitalization. Some are all lowercase. Some are all[…]

Who is Quick Attach?

Quick Attach is a construction equipment company that designs, manufactures, and markets attachments for machines by Bobcat, Caterpillar, John Deere, and others. 

Josh Didier is the Senior Database Administrator for Quick Attach. After inheriting a system to manage their contact database, Josh discovered that due to duplicate records and data issues, their sales and[…]

Why should I invest my time, energy, and money into maintaining CRM data?

This is a question that many organizations don’t have a good answer for until they grow, and the true costs of low-quality and poorly maintained data begin to rear their ugly heads.

Over time, the business impact of not maintaining your CRM data becomes more clear, but much of the impact is nuanced and difficult to measure.

You pull some data from your HubSpot CRM or Salesforce marketing and sales database only to find that it is rife with errors. Some names are capitalized, some are not. Phone numbers are stored in a dozen different formats. Addresses are all over the place — some include the state and zip code information in the street address field, while others have them separate. Worse,[…]

In a world where data drives our marketing, sales, and customer success initiatives, bad data has increasingly become a problem for companies of all sizes. Right now, your company is missing out on revenue because of bad data in your HubSpot databases. That’s right. It’s a fact of life for any company that collects and uses even moderate amounts of customer data.

A data entry error might keep a[…]