HubSpot

HubSpot set up properly, so sales and marketing finally share one view.

HubSpot can hold your whole customer journey in one place, from first visit to signed deal and beyond. Most companies only scratch the surface, with messy data, half-built pipelines and reports nobody believes. We set HubSpot up around how you actually sell, connect it to the rest of your stack and build the automation and reporting that let your teams spend their time on customers rather than admin.

Every part of HubSpot, set up and working together

Your HubSpot portal

We begin with an audit of your portal, covering data quality, properties, pipelines, automation, integrations and reporting. You get a clear picture of what is working, what is missing and a prioritised plan to make HubSpot genuinely useful to your teams.

An AI agent for your HubSpot portal

Every portal we manage comes with an agent that reads your HubSpot data around the clock. Ask where deals are stalling, which campaigns create pipeline or which records need cleaning, and get a clear answer drawn from live CRM data.

It spots gaps, drafts workflows and prepares reports in minutes. Our team reviews every recommendation before anything changes in your portal, so no workflow, property or email goes live without a person signing it off.

You
Where are deals getting stuck?
Most stall between proposal and negotiation, especially when no follow-up task is set. I have drafted a workflow that creates reminders automatically for the team to review.
You
Which lead sources produce the best customers?
Referrals and organic search lead to larger, faster deals. I have built a dashboard comparing sources and suggested where marketing could focus next.
Ask about your HubSpot portal

Why teams run HubSpot with Vertical

HubSpot works best when it reflects how your business really sells. We bring CRM expertise and a full marketing view, so the platform serves both teams equally well.

Built around your process

We design pipelines, properties and automation around how you actually win customers, rather than forcing your team into a generic template that nobody recognises.

Sales and marketing aligned

Shared definitions, lifecycle stages and handover rules mean both teams agree on what a good lead is, who owns it and what happens next.

Data you can trust

Deduplication, validation and sensible required fields keep records clean, so reports, segments and forecasts reflect what is really happening rather than educated guesswork.

Connected to your marketing

Ads, website, email and outbound activity feed into HubSpot, so you can see which channels create pipeline and revenue, not just leads.

Adoption that sticks

Clear training, simple documentation and a setup people enjoy using mean HubSpot becomes part of daily work for every team rather than a reluctant afterthought.

AI with human judgement

Agents analyse pipeline, draft workflows and flag data issues at speed. Our specialists decide what changes and keep everything aligned with your goals.

See how our clients are changing their businesses

FaceGym
50% more purchases, 41% more bookings
Canagan
900% email revenue growth
Tribal
74.3% more conversion value
McAdams
148% more email revenue
Decant Group
477% more leads
Moskovskaya
5,560% follower growth, 550% ROAS
Elit Vodka
New identity, 400% more engagement
Aesthetic Intelligence
3,000+ leads per webinar, 3,200% ROI
Decant Group
“Vertical transformed the way we approach digital marketing. They helped us simplify a complex investment offer, build high-performing funnels and scale campaigns with confidence. The results speak for themselves with lead volume, quality and efficiency all improved dramatically. They’ve been a true partner in our growth.”
Robbie Heald
VP Growth, Decant Group
477%
more leads

Full-funnel paid media, creative and bespoke landing pages that made whisky and fine wine investment simple to say yes to.

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A powerhouse in a Power Station.

Vertical is a small, senior team of strategists, creatives and performance marketers based at Battersea Power Station in London, with clients and colleagues around the world. Strategy, creative and performance come from one team, with AI built into how we plan, make and measure.

The building has stood on the Thames for the best part of a century, and for fifty years it kept London’s lights on. We like the precedent.

HubSpot questions, answered

What does a HubSpot agency do?

A HubSpot agency helps companies set up, improve and run HubSpot across marketing, sales and service. At Vertical that covers portal audits, CRM architecture, pipelines, properties, workflows, lead scoring, email, integrations, migrations, reporting and training. Because we also run paid media, content, outbound and websites, we connect HubSpot to the activity that fills it. You get a senior team that understands both the platform and the commercial goals behind it, and builds a system your people actually use day to day.

Which HubSpot hubs do we need?

It depends on what you want HubSpot to do. Marketing Hub covers email, forms, landing pages, automation and campaign reporting. Sales Hub adds deal pipelines, sequences, meeting scheduling and forecasting. Service Hub handles tickets and customer support, while Content Hub and Operations Hub cover website content and data tools. Many businesses start with the free CRM plus one or two hubs and grow from there. We look at your goals and processes, then recommend the combination and tier that fit, without paying for features you will not use.

Can you audit our existing HubSpot portal?

Yes, and it is often the best place to start. Our audit reviews your data quality, properties, lifecycle stages, pipelines, workflows, lead scoring, email setup, integrations, user permissions and reporting. We look for duplicated records, broken or conflicting automation, unused features and gaps that stop you seeing the full customer journey. You receive a prioritised plan explaining what to fix first and why, whether you then work with us to deliver it or take it forward with your own team.

Can you migrate us to HubSpot from another CRM?

Yes. We migrate businesses from Salesforce, Pipedrive, Zoho, Microsoft Dynamics, spreadsheets and other tools. We start by deciding what data is worth keeping, then clean, deduplicate and map contacts, companies, deals, activities and custom fields to a well-designed HubSpot structure. Integrations and automation are rebuilt rather than copied, and everything is tested before go-live. We also train your team on the new setup, because a migration only succeeds if people embrace the new system from day one. We stay close in the first weeks to answer questions and fix anything that feels awkward.

How do you set up HubSpot deal pipelines?

We start by mapping how you actually win customers, from first conversation to signed contract. Each pipeline stage is defined by something that has genuinely happened, such as a discovery call held or a proposal sent, rather than a feeling. We set probabilities, required properties and automation for each stage, so deals carry the right information and follow-up tasks are created automatically. Separate pipelines can be used for different products or sales motions, keeping forecasts clean and comparable. We review stage conversion regularly and refine the pipeline as you learn.

What is lead scoring in HubSpot and how does it help?

Lead scoring assigns points to contacts based on how well they fit your ideal customer and how they engage with your brand, such as job title, company size, pages visited and emails opened. When a contact reaches a threshold, they can be marked as sales-ready and routed to the right person automatically. Good scoring helps sales focus on the people most likely to buy. We build scoring models with both teams, then review and adjust them as real results come in.

Can HubSpot integrate with our other tools?

Yes. HubSpot has a large marketplace of native integrations, including ads platforms, website builders, accounting software, calendars, video tools and outbound platforms. Where no native app exists, we connect systems through middleware such as Zapier or Make, or through HubSpot’s API. We plan integrations carefully so data flows in the right direction, fields map correctly and duplicates are avoided. The result is one reliable record of each customer, without your team copying information between systems by hand. Every integration is documented, so you know what connects to what.

How do you build HubSpot reports and dashboards?

We start by agreeing the questions each team needs answered and the definitions behind them, such as what counts as a qualified lead or a new opportunity. Then we build dashboards for leadership, marketing and sales that show pipeline, conversion rates, source attribution, activity and revenue. Custom report builder and calculated properties fill gaps where standard reports fall short. Because the underlying data is clean and the definitions are shared, people stop debating the numbers and start acting on them.

Is HubSpot good for small and growing businesses?

Yes. HubSpot offers a free CRM and starter tiers that give small teams contact management, email, forms and basic automation at an accessible price, with the option to grow into more advanced features later. That makes it a sensible foundation for companies that want to build good habits early rather than migrating from spreadsheets in a hurry. We help growing businesses choose the right starting point, set up a clean structure that will scale and avoid paying for capability they do not yet need.

How does HubSpot work with outbound and cold email?

HubSpot can be the central record for outbound activity, whether you use its own sequences or platforms such as Instantly, Lemlist or Smartlead. We connect those tools so replies, interested leads and booked meetings flow into HubSpot with the right owner, stage and source. Existing customers and open deals can be excluded from outreach automatically. That gives sales one place to manage conversations and lets you measure outbound in terms of pipeline and revenue rather than activity alone. Marketing and sales then see the same story about what outbound is achieving.

Do you use AI in HubSpot?

Yes. HubSpot includes AI features for content, data enrichment, forecasting and summarising records, and we use them where they genuinely help. We also run our own agents across your portal, analysing pipeline health, spotting data issues and drafting workflows or reports for review. Everything is checked by our team before it changes anything in your account. The aim is to give your people more time for customers and better information for decisions, without handing important judgements to a machine. You decide how far automation should go.

How do we get started with Vertical?

Start with a conversation about your sales process, your marketing and where HubSpot fits today. If you already use HubSpot, we usually begin with an audit and a prioritised plan. If you are choosing a CRM or moving from another platform, we scope the setup or migration and agree a realistic timeline. Either way, we will tell you plainly what we think will make the biggest difference to your teams and your revenue, and how we would go about delivering it.

Bring us the ambition. We’ll build the system behind it.